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WWT festive fun – mixing tradition and treats
Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without a visit to Santa, but a festive day out at a Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) Centre is a great opportunity to mix tradition with nature too.
Wildlife sightings - 29/11/16
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake (frozen) Kestrel 2 Redshank 3 Redwing 5 Lapwing 16 Saline Lagoon Frozen! Hawthorn Wood *very busy* Nuthatch 2 Great spotted woodpecker 2 Crossbill *heard* Robin Bullfinch Greenfinch Goldfinch Chaffinch Blue tit Willow tit G
Latest Sightings - 29th November - Two Hen Harrier!
Cold and frosty again this morning, with most of the ponds frozen over. The drake Green-winged Teal is easy to spot as he is in the only patch of open water on the Folly Pond. Two male Hen Harriers are hunting over the merse this morning. Todays high tide
Wildlife sightings for 29th November 2016
1 Bittern - main lake close to Headley hide 4 Pintail - main lake, grazing marsh 2 Jack Snipe - grazing marsh 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 1 Stonechat - grazing marsh 3 Peregrine - perched on hospital ledge 14 Redwing - flew over heading NW November bi
Today's Highlights
Kingfisher in willow tree by cafe Short eared owl Black-tailed godwit Dunlin Redshank Snipe Lapwing Marsh harriers Hen harrier-female at Lyle to Friends hides Buzzard Pochard Wigeon Teal Pintail Whooper swans 2 Moorhen climbed tree to eat apples Bewick's
Today's sightings
Rushy Hide & Peng Observatory A total of 87 Bewick's Swans this morning after a few left early on. Many are staying for the morning feed, heading out to graze and then coming back for the afternoon feed at 4pm. Why not join us and see these amazin
Santa is coming to Llanelli Wetland Centre
For a magical experience this Christmas, visit Santa at his wetland winterland for a fun-filled, festive evening at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre! Book your Santa’s workshop experience at WWT Llanelli on Friday 16 or 23 December and enjoy an after-hours
Santa is coming to Llanelli Wetland Centre
For a magical experience this Christmas, visit Santa at his wetland winterland for a fun-filled, festive evening at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre! Book your Santa’s workshop experience at WWT Llanelli on Friday 16 or 23 December and enjoy an after-hours
Wildlife sightings - 28/11/16
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Shoveler 3 Shelduck 7 Redshank 4 Eurasian teal 8 Saline Lagoon Black-headed gull 20 Moorhen 5 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch 9 Goldfinch 3 Greenfinch 1 Chaffinch 7 Blue tit 5 Great tit 1 Coal tit 4 Dunnock 1 Robin 2 Great spotted
Wildlife sightings for 28th November 2016
1 Goldeneye male - reservoir lagoon 1 Bittern - main lake N shore near Headley Hide 1 Jack Snipe - marsh 10 Water Rail - main lake(3), reedbed(3), reservoir lagoon(2), sheltered lagoon(2) 6 Snipe - marsh 3 Pintail - scrape 1 Yellow-legged Gull 1st winter
Todays Sightings
Bewicks swans 500 (dawn) Whooper swans 7000 (dawn) Mute swan Wigeon Teal Tufted duck Pochard Shoveler Sheldduck Pintail Gadwall Black-tailed godwit Lapwing Ruff Snipe Redshank Buzzard Marsh harrier Kestrel Sparrowhawk Barn owl Redwing Fieldfare Mistle thr
Green-winged Teal again
Slightly warmer over night melting most of the ice out on the reserve. The drake Green-winged Teal was picked out on Vinson's Marsh early afternoon. On the Mere 2 Goldeneye (female) joined big numbers of Shelduck, Pintail and Mallard. Small numbers of Tuf
More in overnight
We've had more arrivals over night, not least with the Bewick's Swans who are up to at least 90 birds now on site, including a few more familiar faces and a some new birds making their first visit to us. And its not just bird arriving, the skies are fil
Wildlife sightings for 27th November 2016
2 Dunlin - main lake 5 Pintail - main lake, wader scrape 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 1 Stonechat - grazing marsh 6 Snipe - grazing marsh, main lake 2 Peregrine November bird highlights: Bittern, Water Pipit, Jack Snipe, Curlew, Dunlin, Yellow-legged
Woodcock Winter Wonderland
Another beautiful frost covered morning which lingered right through the day in sheltered spots. The back of the Mere iced over although the mass of wildfowl present helped keep most of the water open. Wildfowl numbers are high with 2500+ Teal and 1000+ W