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Wildlife sightings for 13th July 2014
WeBS count highlights: 31 Teal - main lake and marsh channel 5 Shoveler - sheltered lagoon 2 Ruddy Duck - males, main lake 2 Mandarin - world wetlands 8 Little Grebe - site count 3 Little Ringed Plover - pair still nesting on scrape, plus ju
13 July 2014
Little Egrets
Wader numbers continue to increase with at least 11 Ruff now from Ron Barker Hide, with 4 Little ringed Plover and 3 Common Sandpiper. Up to 30 Black tailed Godwit were seen from United Utilities Hide and another Common Sandpiper was on the Mere. The Barn
12 July 2014
Today's Highlights
Lady Fen 2 Cranes Main observatory Avocet Mallard Moorhen 5 green sandpipers Yellow wagtail Gadwall Teal Common tern
12 July 2014
Latest Sightings
The Teal Pond Hide is currently closed as we are replacing it with a shiny new hide over the next couple of months. Sorry for any inconvenience. Whooper Pond Mute Swan 2 + 8 cygnets Mallard 60 Moorhen 2 + 4 chicks Oystercatcher 1 juv House Martins Swallo
12 July 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Time - AM/Tide - Low Black Tailed Godwit - 26 Common Tern - 56 + 32 juvenile + 25 chicks Lapwing - 42 Oystercatcher - 5 Redshank - 1 Grey Heron - 10 Black Headed Gull - 24 Saline Lagoon Black Headed Gull - 16 Lapwing - 5 Cormorant - 2 Dunlin -
12 July 2014
Todays Sightings
Rushy Five adult Avocet, 2 fully grown young and 2 newly hatched young all very active. Robbie Garnett Dominated by the Green Sandpipers, there were 18 here this morning. No sign of the Blue Headed Wagtails but two Little Egret were very close. Holden Tow
12 July 2014
Wildlife sightings for 12th July 2014
16 Teal - wader scrape, main lake 3 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape, main lake 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 1 Kestrel - hunting over South route 1 Kingfisher - flying through world wetlands heading north Additional sightings from yesterday: 1 Littl
12 July 2014
Common Sandpipers
A few more waders coming through, with at least 4 Common Sandpiper on the reserve and 1 Green Sandpiper. There are still a few Black tailed Godwits with 6 being seen today, up to 200+ Lapwing and still several Avocet. One Little Egret is still on show fro
11 July 2014
Highlights on Lady Fen
Redshank Little egret Oystercatcher Lapwing Wood sandpiper Green sandpiper
11 July 2014
Wildlife sightings for 11th July 2014
2 Black-Tailed Godwit - main lake 3 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 120 Swift - over reserve and river 6 House Martin - main lake 1 Whitethroat - singing beside the wader scrape hide 1 Kestrel - hunting over grazing marsh July bird highlights: Hobby,
11 July 2014
Latest Sightings
Apologies for the lack of sightings updates. We have been at the Reserve Managers Meeting at WWT London the past few days, but normal service will now be resumed! The Teal Pond Hide is currently closed as we are replacing it with a shiny new hide over th
11 July 2014
Todays Sightings
Rushy Avocet 8 Green Sandpiper 1 Sedge Warbler 2 Robbie Garnett Hide Little Egret 2 Green Sandpiper 18 Mediteranean Gull 1 ad Black Headed Gull 90 Holden Tower Goldfinch 40 Curlew 35 Zeiss Hide Avocet 29 Redshank 18 (7 juvs) Dunlin 16 Black Tailed Godwit
11 July 2014
Wildlife sightings for 10th July 2014
1 Green Sandpiper - scrape 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 2 Little Ringed Plover - scrape 2 Little Egret - main lake 1 Whitethroat - in brambles by the scrape hide 100+ Swift July bird highlights: Hobby, Red Kite, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpip
10 July 2014
Common Sandpipers
Another pleasant day, if slightly hazy in the distance. Three Common Sandpiper showing well in front of the Swan Link Hide. Other waders included 100+ Lapwing, ~ 12 Avocet including 6 fledged/near fledged birds, 10+ Black-tailed Godwit, 8 Oystercatcher, 8
10 July 2014
Government should be the “guardian of the future”, WWT tells MPs
Martin Spray arriving at Westminster to give evidence to MPs WWT Chief Executive Martin Spray CBE has told MPs the Government must aim for sustainable growth so that damage to the environment does not cost us more in
10 July 2014