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Great Crested Grebe
A Great Crested Grebe arrived today and spent most of it's time preening, fishing and sleeping on the Mere. Great Crest's are unusual on the reserve as they prefer deeper water. They are just [...]
Wildlife sightings for 9th March 2012
2 Pintail - main lake 3 Water Rail - main lake beside WWF hide, reedbed, sheltered lagoon 9 Redwing - around the entrance 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 4 Lesser Redpoll - waterlife 3 [...]
todays sightings
Rushy Bewicks Swan just 6 left this morning Lesser Scaup 1 ad female Pintail Still around 40. Robbie Garnett Hide Redshank 18 Wigeon 130 Shoveler 26 At feeding station Water Ra [...]
Nene nests!
BAY has by far the most beautiful nest of 2012... Her 5 eggs are surrounded by a lovely layer of golden juncus and a very dense down lining. Sat on the African fence line she has done an excellent job, with 4 fertile eggs plus one that I am uncertain wi
UK’s largest new wetland to be created in Somerset
Innovative plans will improve flood protection and create new habitats Planning permission has been granted to create one of the UK’s largest areas of new wildlife habitat on the Steart Peninsula in Somerset. The Environment Agency and the Wildfowl &a
UK’s largest new wetland to be created in Somerset
Innovative plans will improve flood protection and create new habitats Planning permission has been granted to create one of the UK’s largest areas of new wildlife habitat on the Steart Peninsula in Somerset. The Environment Agency and the Wildfowl &a
UK’s largest new wetland to be created in Somerset
Innovative plans will improve flood protection and create new habitats Planning permission has been granted to create one of the UK’s largest areas of new wildlife habitat on the Steart Peninsula in Somerset. The Environment Agency and the Wildfowl &a
UK’s largest new wetland to be created in Somerset
Innovative approach improves flood protection and creates new habitats Atlantic marsh creation - before Planning permission has been granted to create one of the UK’s largest areas of new wildlife habitat on the Ste
Why I otter! (or 'When Rod and Musa met a tasty-looking video camera')...
Rod and Musa (pic by Charlie Syme) Ahhhh, fame at last! Check out our cheeky Asian short-clawed otters Rod and Musa on the Sky Tyne and Wear website... http://tyneandwear.sky.com/news/article/14262 To see more great videos, visit the Sky Tyne and Wear
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake - AM - Tde Level: Low Avocet - 6 Oystercatcher - 4 Lapwing - 47 Redshank - 29 Shelduck - 37 Wigeon - 14 Teal - 31 Grey Heron - 44 Kestrel - 1 Stock D [...]
Winter, Spring and Aurora
Many signs of spring with catkins out and Lapwing on territories, however there is still a winter feel and spectacle to the bird life around the reserve. Had a search for the Common Sandpiper that [...]
Todays Sightings
Whooper Pond Tufted Duck 32 Wigeon 90 Whooper Swan 140 Folly Pond Shelduck 1 Oystercatcher 7 Teal 30 Shoveler 10 Wigeon 40 Black-headed Gull 2 Avenue Tower Yellowhamm [...]
Wildlife sightings for 8th March 2012
2 Redshank - main lake 16 Snipe - main lake, marsh 7 Pintail - marsh, main lake 1 Red Kite - flew N 2 Peregrine - across the river 155 Cormorant - main lake 2 Skylark - flew SW [...]
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Grey Plover 6 Dunlin 45 Curlew 40 All waders on Dumbles edge at high tide Peregrine 1 Tack Piece E White-fronted Geese 81 (42 left last night) Bewick's Swan [...]
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