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Severn Barrage sunk - new ideas sought
WWT and other conservation organisations have welcomed the Government’s announcement to throw out plans for a 10 mile long tidal energy-generating barrage across the Severn Estuary. The Severn estuary is home to more than 70,000 wintering birds – that
19 September 2013
Wildlife sightings for 19th September 2013
12 Wigeon - main lake and sheltered lagoon 8 Chiffchaff - south route, wildside, world wetlands 1 Whitethroat - near Dulverton Hide (south route) 4 Meadow Pipit - marsh, plus 1 flew SW 5 Swallow - flew S 120 House Martin - feeding on site, some flying
19 September 2013
Today's sightings
Zeiss Hide Garganey 1 Teal 550 Black tailed Godwit 110 Ruff 4 (one adult with yellow legs) Redshank 5 Spotted Redshank 1 Wigeon 80 South Lake Black-tailed Godwit 14 Redshank 36 Teal 90 Tufted Duck 30 Greylag 180 Holden Tower Sand Martin 10 Swallow 100 Ye
19 September 2013
Latest Sightings - bit of a pink-feet fest!
A very damp morning on the Reserve, but good weather for wildfowl! Plenty of Pink-footed Geese around today, good views of them at the back of the Folly Pond and flying around above many of the fields and the merse! Folly Pond Pink-footed Geese 12 Teal
19 September 2013
Pinks
A top day with skein after skein of Pink-footed Geese arriving throughout the day. Difficult to estimate numbers as birds were moving around the area, but a conservative estimate of 5000 is probably not far off the mark. A good selection of waders again w
18 September 2013
When to expect peak numbers of pink footed geese
The graph shows the numbers of Pink footed geese during weekly dawn counts in 2012. As you can see the peak numbers of geese arrive from mid October to mid November and then decrease as the geese move south. Lancashire is phenomenal for “Pink's” and M
18 September 2013
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Folly Pond Teal 600+ Black-tailed Godwits 28 Wigeon 40+ Snipe Shoveler Whooper Pond Teal Tufted Duck Shoveler Mute Swan Merse Pink Footed Geese 406 Canada Geese Greylag Geese Peregrine Flood Ground Teal Wigeon Shoveler
18 September 2013
See our busy arrivals lounge on a trip to WWT Slimbridge
Migration is in full swing now at WWT Slimbridge as the attraction in Gloucestershire welcomes its first wintering birds to the site. A pintail at Slimbridge by James Lees Over the last week numbers of pintail, wigeon
18 September 2013
Today's sightings
The Holden Tower/Dumbles Curlew Sandpiper 3 Little Stint 4 Dunlin 300 Ringed Plover 140 Ruff 2 Greenshank 2 Golden Plover 1 Bar-tailed godwit 2 Curlew 60 Hobby 1 Wheatear 1 Yellow Wagtail 20 The Zeiss Hide Ruff 11 Avocet 4 Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 25 b
18 September 2013
Wildlife sightings for 18th September 2013
9 Wigeon - main lake 1 Hobby - flew SW 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital 5 Snipe - marsh and main lake 6 Chiffchaff - south route 1 Blackcap - south route 1 Swallow - perched on fox fence on marsh 250 House Martin - feeding on site 10 Sand Martin - feedin
18 September 2013
Geese on the move
A windy and wet start followed by much calmer and settled conditions. More Pink-footed Geese today with 500+ birds. The weather is looking good for bringing further influxes tomorrow. A few reports included Little Stint, Curlew Sandpiper, Dunlin, Avocet,
17 September 2013
WWT Arundel makes the natural world more accessible than ever
Finding a day out that accommodates all the family’s needs doesn’t have to difficult - there is a way to combine close-up natural encounters with gentle paths, wheelchair access, mother and baby facilities, rest and shade stops and beautiful view
17 September 2013
Forage for an Autumn harvest
Foraging & Fire-lighting Walks, September 21 at Arundel Wetland Centre Jonathon Huet takes you on a Foraging & Fire lighting workshop Learn how to reap nature’s bounty this autumn at Arundel Wetland Centre
17 September 2013
Butterflies bounce back after two tough years
Adonis blue visited our wet grassland from the nearby chalk downlands of the South Downs. Sept 11: This summer was been a great one for butterflies. The cold spring was hard species like orange tip but a very mild Jun
17 September 2013
Cool autumn temps affect birds & bugs
Dragonflies, like this southern hawker, were still about last week, despite the cool weather. The autumnal temperatures of the past week have knocked back the butterfly population at Arundel Wetland Centre. The
17 September 2013