News
Wildlife sightings for 23rd May 2014
1 Bar-Tailed Godwit - wader scrape 2 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 1 Kingfisher - flew across wader scrape towards reservoir lagoon 80 Swift - 1 Kestrel - hunting around the entrance lake and South route Please note, the number of Sand Martins nesti
23 May 2014
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Mute Swan 1 Oystercatcher 2 Mallards House Martins Swallows Folly Pond Shoveler 2 Shelduck 1 Oystercatcher 2 Swallow 20 House Martin 20 Avenue Tower Garganey 1 ♂ Whooper Swan 1 Oystercatcher 2 Black-headed Gull 9 Lapwing 1 Mallard duckling
23 May 2014
Today's Sightings- Baby Cranes still
Common Crane news The two chicks are still present today after serving a rather scary encounter with a Fox yesterday evening. Amazing photograph sent into us by Mark Hughes of the adults chasing the fox away. Since the Fox attack the Crane family is spen
23 May 2014
Animal Encounters
Animal Encounters at WWT London Wetland Centre Meet some of our mysterious wildlife – flying pink elephants and mini-dragons! Did you know that hidden here at WWT London Wetland Centre there are flying pink elephants? It’s easy to spot the ducks whi
22 May 2014
Latest sighting
Were ever you look there are signs of breeding birds. The first Shelduck chicks were seen today. The small Black-headed Gull colony on the Mere is littered with small brown recently hatched chicks. The Avocets on Woodend Marsh are also hatching young. The
22 May 2014
Wildlife sightings for 22nd may 2014
1 Little Egret - main lake 8 Common Tern - main lake, reservoir lagoon 3 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape, grazing marsh 1 Kingfisher - wader scrape 120 Swift - 3 House Martin - main lake 1 Peregrine - perch on hospital across river 1 Kestrel - hunt
22 May 2014
Today's sightings
Kingfishers Looks like at least two different broods of young have fledged their nests. At least 12 Kingfishers spotted around the grounds this morning (South lake, Canoe Trail, South Finger, Rushy, Zeiss Hide, Big Pen) Common Cranes The pair Monty and Ch
22 May 2014
Today's highlights
Cuckoo, 2 knot, little gull, Mediterranean gull, 300 black tailed godwit, greenshank, common sandpiper, 6 sedge warbler, 12 reed warbler, lesser whitethroat, 4 cetti's warbler, 2 great spotted woodpecker and 2 jay.
21 May 2014
Baby boom
The Mallard ducklings from first broods are now well grown. Smaller second broods are now appearing but the other species of duck are now starting to hatch their first broods. Gadwall are the most numerous with four females from the sctrape hide with a to
21 May 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Avocet - 7 & 6 chicks Tufted Duck - 26 Lapwing - 4 & 2 chicks Shelduck - 12 & 8 chicks Common Tern - 36 Gadwall - 4 Mallard - 42 Heron - 33 Shoveler - 4 Coot - 2 Redshank - 1 Saline Lagoon Heron - 1 Shelduck - 2 Mallard - 4 &
21 May 2014
Wildlife sightings for 21st May 2014
1 Ringed Plover - wader scrape 2 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 1 Willow Warbler - singing from trees behind Otter exhibit Please note, the number of Sand Martins nesting has dropped over the last couple of years, so we will close the nest bank until
21 May 2014
Today's sightings-Cranes!
Common Cranes Pair showing well with 2 young from Martin Smith Hide Pair still incubating on the South Lake 3 Adults flying high over grounds The Holden Tower Marsh Harrier 1 Female Peregrine 1 The Zeiss Hide TEMMINCK STINT 1 adult Common Sandpiper 1 Avoc
21 May 2014
White-winged black tern
A great end to a lovely day as a white-winged black tern hunts for insects low over the wet areas on Lady Fen
20 May 2014
Little Stint again
After yesterday's arrival of 3 Little Stint and apparent departure, at least one or perhaps a new Little Stint was found today mid afternoon on Woodend Marsh from the United Utilities Hide. Two Common Tern and the 1cy Little Gull also on Wood End in the a
20 May 2014
Todays sightings
Lady Fen Lapwing and chicks Avocets Shelduck Roe deer Main observatory Whooper swans Black-tailed godwits Little ringed plovers Avocet chicks - 5 Lyle hide - 10 Friends hide Friends hide Garganey Cuckoo
20 May 2014