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Whooper Count
Keeping with yesterday's winter theme, a roost count of 940 Whooper Swan was larger than expected. A Tundra Bean Goose was seen again late yesterday on Top Mere feeding on waste potatoes with ~ 70 [...]
20 March 2012
Wildlife sightings for 20th March 2012
2 Shelduck - wader scrape 3 Redshank - main lake, grazing marsh 11 Snipe - main lake, grazing marsh 7 Chiffchaff - wildside, waterlife, sheltered lagoon 1 Buzzard - circling over site [...]
20 March 2012
Cackling Canada Goose!
The Holden Tower CACKLING CANADA GOOSE 1 (Present with the Greater Canada Geese) Feeding on the Dumbles edge and came in to drink on the Rushy late afternoon. Oystercatcher 6 Curle [...]
20 March 2012
Find out about the Birds & the Bees at Castle Espie's Gardening Weekend
Alittle bit of spring by Richie Lort Whether you have a tiny backyard, a strip of lawn or a huge back garden; everyone can do their bit to create a bountiful oasis for wildlife. So join us for ‘Wildlife in your Gard
19 March 2012
Top Gun of the Bird World goes LIVE!!
Peregrine - Jules Cox The first egg laid by a pair of Peregrine falcons nesting on the roof of a Fulham hospital, just a short flight from their daytime haunt at WWT London Wetland Centre, has been captured for the fi
19 March 2012
Ready, set, go for the wetland Olympics
Hares boxing by Simon Stirrup Whilst the UK's sporting elite prepare for the Olympics; nature's athletes compete for much higher stakes. The reserve at WWT Welney is now brimming with courtship displays and competiti
19 March 2012
Out on the reserve today
Waders are displaying including lapwing and redshank whilst avocets can be seen anywhere between the main observatory and Friends hide. At least 3 little egrets on site today as well as ple [...]
19 March 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake AM Avocet - 8 (2 pairs are starting to nest!) Black Tailed Godwit - 2 Black Headed Gull - 50 Teal - 21 Wigeon [...]
19 March 2012
European White-fronts
Ah.. see, winter isn't over yet, with at least two adult European White-fronted Geese in a flock of ~ 1000 Pink-footed Geese on Plover Field this morning. A single Tundra Bean Goose was also seen [...]
19 March 2012
Recent Sightings
Sunday 18th March - A pair of Mediterranean gulls are now residing with the 800 or so black headed gulls. Shelduck numbers are up to 46 squabbling over who gets who on the Main Lake.&nb [...]
19 March 2012
Todays Sighings
Pintail on Whooper Pond, M.Youdale © Copyright 2012 WWT Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 140 Tufted Duck 42 Wigeon 60 Oystercatcher 2 Pintail 1 Folly Pond -The Folly Pond hide is now [...]
19 March 2012
Wildlife sightings for 19th March 2012
2 Shelduck - main lake a.m. 15 Snipe - mostly on marsh 3 Redshank - main lake, marsh 24 Lapwing - main lake, marsh, scrape 1 Meadow Pipit - marsh 7 Chiffchaff - all in full s [...]
19 March 2012
Osprey
Good water levles on the reserve mean that the waders are nice and close to the hides, with lapwing displaying on the reserve and Lady Fen/Bank Farm, redshank, avocet and curlew feeding near Lyle hide [...]
18 March 2012
Todays Sightings
Whooper Pond Tufted Duck 35 Whooper Swan 190 Wigeon 40 Teal Pond Gadwall 8 Little Grebe 2 Wigeon 10 Teal 5 Avenue Yellowhammer 10 Reed Bunting 10 Tree Sparrow 3 Son [...]
18 March 2012
Wildlife sightings for 18th March 2012
7 Shelduck - main lake 4 Redshank - main lake 11 Snipe - main lake, marsh 1 Peregrine - on roof opposite side of the river 1 Sand Martin 8 Chiffchaff - reedbed, wildside, [...]
18 March 2012