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Cristen
Sex: Female
Hatch date: 17 May 2019
Release date: 17 Jun 2019
Release site: Lady Fen, WWT Welney
Latest sighting: WWT Welney, Jun 2021
Guardian: The Word Garden
Photo credit: WWT
And her story continues...
July 2019. Cristen is seen at Longaston Pools in south Cambridgeshire, then returns to the Ouse Washes.
April to May 2021. Cristen spends the breeding season at the Nene Washes.
June 2021. Cristen heads back to WWT Welney.
How was he named?
Cristen was named in honour of the Scottish soldiers brought to the Fens as prisoners of war in the 17th century. These soldiers built the New Bedford River (forming the Ouse Washes) and many of the other drainage works that created the modern landscape of the Fens. Cristen is one of the family names of soldiers listed in the Adventurers’ Minute Books.
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