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Team Chilean at Washington
There's a real flurry of activity going on at WWT Washington. Chilean flamingo eggs have been winging their way from various WWT flocks to Washignton in Tyne and Wear where they have been placed into the experienced care of Owen and his team of aviculturi
14 September 2013
Todays Sightings
Back from The Brink Common Crane 1 immature bird (this bird would like to join the adults but keeps getting chased away) Asian Pen Ruddy Shelduck 1 female unringed and flying wild Zeiss Hide Spotted Redshank 1 Ruff 12 Snipe 1 Lapwing 80 Wigeon 151 Teal 70
14 September 2013
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake - Mid Tide - AM Black Tailed Godwit - 24 Gadwall - 264 Redshank - 38 Lapwing - 45 Common Snipe - 9 Teal - 38 Shelduck - 4 Mallard - 54 Shoveler - 6 Saline Lagoon Mallard - 10 Lapwing - 5 Lesser Black Backed Gull - 1 Other Birds Longtailed Tit -
14 September 2013
Wildlife sightings for 14th September 2013
7 Wigeon - main lake 7 Snipe - main lake, scrape 1 Kingfisher - marsh 30 House Martin 2 Swallow 4 Chiffchaff - entrance area and world wetlands Recent bird highlights: Garganey, Spoonbill, Black Tern, Buzzard, Goshawk, Saker-type Falcon hybrid, Peregrin
14 September 2013
Black-tailed godwit
A tremendous 24 black-tailed godwit are on Wader Lake this morning - three times our typical number!
14 September 2013
Latest Sightings
Folly Pond Teal 800+ Mallard 46 Wigeon 39 Lapwing 161 Black-tailed Godwit 3 Ruff 3 Snipe 4 Curlew 1 Whooper Pond Tufted Duck 3 Canada Goose 132 Mute Swan 7 Merse Canada Goose 32 Buzzard 1
14 September 2013
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/High Greenshank - 1 Redshank - 52 Dunlin - 1 Common Snipe - 5 Lapwing - 110 Curlew - 2 Gadwall - 26 Shoveler - 13 Teal - 55 Shelduck - 4 Mallard - 36 Saline Lagoon Time/AM Tide/High Black-head
13 September 2013
Mike Dilger returns to Martin Mere
The One Show with Mike Dilger are back at Martin Mere today filming a piece about the beavers. The show hope to be able to explore the underground tunnel system that the beavers have created and the piece will be going out in a couple of months so stay tu
13 September 2013
Last day of Wader Watch!
Wader sightings for today: Little Ringed Plover - 8 Ruff - 5 Dunlin - 4 Black-tailed Godwit - 5 Snipe - 1 Three Common Cranes were also spotted in front of the main observatory and a Hobby from Friends hide.
13 September 2013
Today's highlights
British Steel hide/estuary Lesser yellowlegs, spoonbill, 3 curlew sandpiper, ruff, 757 black tailed godwit, 44 greenshank, spotted redshank, 86 knot, 241 redshank and 12 lapwing.
13 September 2013
Wildlife sightings for 13th September 2013
1 Garganey - wader scrape 8 Wigeon - main lake 22 Snipe - main lake, scrape and marsh 1 Kingfisher - wildside 3 Willow Warbler 2 Whinchat - marsh 2 Blackcap - South route 6 Chiffchaff - South route, sheltered lagoon, wildside Recent bird highlights: Garg
13 September 2013
Today's sightings-Fall of migrants
Migrants-Around the ground This morning's rain dropped in a lot of migrants around the grounds, We are sure there were far more about than our counts below. Most of these were seen around the Holden Tower and the South Finger. Spotted Flycatcher 7 Whinch
13 September 2013
Nick Baker and Tony Juniper podcast
Nick Baker, naturalist and TV presenter, introduces some easy animal tracking tips. Learning more about animal tracking can greatly enhance your enjoyment of the natural world. And Tony Juniper, eco-campaigner and writer, explains the importance of wetlan
12 September 2013
Wader watch sightings so far
Curlew sandpiper - 2 Dunlin - 4 Ruff - 8 Black tailed godwit - 6 Snipe - 4
12 September 2013
Wildlife sightings for 12th September 2013
6 Spoonbill - flying W over west Putney 1 Garganey - scrape 88 Teal - scrape 61 Shoveler - main lake, scrape 9 Snipe - main lake, marsh 50 House Martin - feeding over sheltered lagoon and moving S 10 Sand Martin 7 Chiffchaff - south route, sheltered la
12 September 2013