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The first of the Nene goslings!
Our Nene are beginning to hatch all over the place! BBF began the trend last thursday with her 2 fluffy bundles of joy, shortly joined by BAX who lovingly hatched off 3 goslings. Other females are not that far behind, these include BBU, BAP, BCD, BAS and
The latest from the saline lagoon..
The empty lagoon 'before'. Our new saline lagoon was breached for the first time on 7/3/2012, with the River Wear flooding in at high tide. Please see below for pics and footage of this amazing event - to s
£300,000 initiative to turn school grounds into wildlife oases
Sustainable drainage systems improve the environment and help students learn Thousands of pounds funding has been announced to adapt school buildings and grounds to soak up rainfall and create wildlife-rich wetlands that mimic the natural water cycle and
WeBS Count
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Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Avocet - 8 Lapwing - 23 Redshank - 20 Oystercatcher- 5 Shelduck - 19 Wigeon - 7 Mute Swan - 1 Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 14 Oystercatcher - 2 Grey [...]
Ruff
An unusual influx of Ruff this late in 'winter' with 134 birds, making it the biggest count in 2012. Good wader numbers including, 88 Avocet, 62 Black-tailed Godwit, 84 Oystercatcher, 400 Lapw [...]
Todays Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 156 Pintail 1 Wigeon 130 Tufted Duck 35 Oystercatcher 1 Folly Pond Redshank 2 Teal 30 Wigeon 50 Snipe 1 Black-headed Gull 1 Shelduck 2 Shovele [...]
Wildlife sightings for 13th March 2012
2 Pintail - marsh 52 Wigeon - scrape, reservoir lagoon 1 Curlew - marsh 1 Black-tailed Godwit - marsh 5 Redshank - marsh 5 Cetti's Warbler - site count 22 Redwing - entranc [...]
Today's sightings
Zeiss Hide Avocet 4 Black-tailed Godwit 38 Teal 60 Great Crested Grebe 2 Robbie Garnett Hide Lesser Scaup female Wigeon 120 [...]
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Avocet - 8 Lapwing - 46 Shelduck - 43 Grey Heron - 39 Redshank - 10 Wigeon - 6 Oystercatcher - 2 Mute Swan - 2 Black Headed Gull - 180 Greylag - 6 [...]
Afternoon sighting update
A bittern has been sighted from the Peter Scott hide flying south east towards the eastern scrapes and reedbed area. [...]
Today's sightings
At least 3 chiffchaff – the first spring migrants were heard singing in the millennium wetlands this morning. At least 5 cetti’s warbler were heard also. Other sightings include 18 greylag [...]
Webs Count
Sunday was WeBS count day so below it the count summary of the reserve for WeBS Inland Whooper Swan 181 T=181 Tufted Duck 39, 4 T=43 Wigeon 117,3, 11, 136 T=131 Mute Swan 37 T= 37 Moor [...]
Wildlife sightings for 12th March 2012
12 Snipe 1 Kingfisher - world wetlands p.m. 11 Redpoll - wildside, sheltered lagoon 22 Redwing - entrance area Recent bird highlights: Bittern, Peregrine, Red Kite, Buzzard, [...]
Today's sightings
Rushy Bewick's Swan 1 Lesser Scaup @0750 but moved to Tack Piece Lapwing 2 Black-headed Gulls colony getting noisy Holden Tower Chiffchaff 1 singing in Decoy Oystercatcher 8 [...]