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Today's Sightings
Moorhen - Wader lake - 1 Mallard - River Wear - 30 Mute Swan - River Wear - 2 Redshank - River Wear - 6 Blue Tit River path 2 Coal Tit - River path - 4 Goldfinch - Filer reed bed - 6 Black Bird - North Wood - 1 Jay - Spring Gill - 2 Pheasant - Hawth
1 December 2013
Tawny Owl
Great winter condition for viewing across the reserve with blue skies and light winds. Tawny Owl was showing well today along the Nature Trail between the Janet Kear and UU Hides. Marsh Harrier still present, 3 Peregrine, 2 Common Buzzard, Kestrel and Spa
30 November 2013
Today's Sightings
Wader lake/Tide - low/Time - AM Teal - 14 Redshank - 5 Grey Heron - 3 Saline Lagoon Teal - 15 Mallard - 22 Other Birds Long Tailed Tit - River path - 12 Great Spotted Woodpecker - North Wood - 1 Greenfinch - Pond Zone - 1 River Wear: Jay - 1 Coal Tit - 6
30 November 2013
Out on the reserve today
Water rail - 1 (pond behind the visitor centre was showing well all day)
30 November 2013
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese Approx 5000 around the reserve Saltcot Merse Observatory Hen Harrier 1 (female or juvenile) Barnacle Geese Peregrine Buzzard Golden Plover Curlew Shelduck Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 105 Tufted Duck 57 Wigeon 152 Shoveler 8 Mute Swan 50 Cana
30 November 2013
Wildlife sightings for 30th November 2013
2 Bittern - main lake N shore 162 Teal - wader scrape, grazing marsh 2 Mandarin - wildside 1 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 20 Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh, main lake 7 Redwing - flew over NW 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital ledge 1 Kestrel - hunting
30 November 2013
Wet and windy
Not the best day for observing, less people around so only a few reports. at least 2 Peregrine and a Marsh harrier were seen along with Sparrowhawk, Kestrel and several Common Buzzard. No reports of the Woodcock or Tawny Owls today but a Dunlin was with t
29 November 2013
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese Approx 7600 around the reserve Saltcot Merse Observatory Barnacle Geese Peregrine Buzzard Golden Plover Curlew Shelduck Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 124 Tufted Duck 48 Wigeon 138 Shoveler 4 Mute Swan 50 Canada Goose 87 Greylag Goose 2 Gadwall
29 November 2013
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Teal - 12 Mallard - 50 Greylag - 1 Hawthorn Wood Great Tit - 10 Bullfinch - 11 Chaffinch - 5 Robin - 3 Pheasant - 13 Blue Tit - 4 Coal Tit - 7 Other Birds Mute Swan (river) - 2
29 November 2013
Today's sightings
The Rushy Bewick's Swan 90 Pochard 201 Pintail 147 The Zeiss Hide Water Rail 2 Wigeon 2400 Teal 700 Lapwing 300 Black-tailed Godwit 80 The Tack Piece White-fronted Goose 125 Wigeon 500 Curlew 30 Dunlin 180 Golden plover 240 Lapwing 300 The Holden Tower La
29 November 2013
Wildlife sightings for 29th November 2013
2 Bittern - main lake (seen from Headley hide) 2 Pintail - wader scrape 7 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape 1 Kingfisher - wildside 1 peregrine - perched on hospital ledge November bird highlights: Great Skua, Bittern, Red Kite, Peregrine, Jack Snipe, D
29 November 2013
The Festival of Swans
Well, what a busy weekend! As part of WWT Welney wetland centre annual weekend ‘Festival of swan’s’ we held one of our open Flock Together workshop sessions down in the pond room. It was a really special session because the Fenland Poet Laureate, Le
28 November 2013
Tawny Owl
The Tawny Owl continues to show well near the United Utilities hide, there was also a 2nd individual briefly today. The usual 3 Peregrines were around the Mere on and off all day giving great views. Good numbers of Ruff are present and at least 3 Black ta
28 November 2013
Birdwatch Morning Sightings
20 visitors enjoyed todays ‘Birdwatch Morning’ with our local bird expert Dot Blakely. Lots of Knot and Brent spotted along with some noisy Greylag in flight. 5 Swans were also witnessed flying overhead. Little coal tits, blue tits and a robin enjoyed
28 November 2013
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Mid Redshank - 52 Common Snipe - 2 Teal - 14 Grey Heron Saline Lagoon Teal - 8 Hawthorn Wood Sparrowhawk - 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 Willow Tit - 1 Long-tailed Tit - 5 Coal Tit - 5 Blue Tit - 21 G
28 November 2013