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Wildlife sightings for 15th March 2017
3 Buzzard 1 Willow Warbler 3 Sand Martin - sheltered lagoon, wader scrape 4 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon, wildside 4 Red-crested Pochard - main lake 2 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 5 Snipe - grazing marsh, main lake 4 Shelduck - wader scrape, main lake
Tuesday sightings
Greylag geese Pic: Peter Ashley Tues 14 March Arun Riverlife: 2 Med. gull, 2 lapwing, 4 pochard, 6 tufted duck Ramsar hide: 6 lapwing, Canada geese, gadwall, greylag geese, shelduck, tufted duck, pintail, pocha
Evidence sought to make wetlands the number one solution
The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) is asking designers and managers of man-made wetlands to complete a short survey that will help gather evidence for natural solutions to become the number one option for water management. The survey is available at
Recent sightings - 14th March
The following sightings were recorded today by Toni Castello, warden, at low tide. Estuary Black-tailed godwit 10, Black-headed gull 350, Shelduck +100, Lesser black-backed gull 1. Main lake - visible from Sensory garden and Visitor centre Greylag
Recent Sightings
Great White Egret cr. Russ Myners Millennium Wetlands Little Grebe x 3 Cormorant x 6 Grey Heron x 3 Mute Swan x 4 Greylag x 3 Canada Goose x 4 Shelduck x 11 Gadwall x 29 Teal x 9 Mallard x 15 Shoveler x 8 Pochard x 9
Wildlife sightings - 14/03/17
a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Kestrel 1 Avocet 18 Gadwall 6 Oystercatcher 2 Eurasian teal 7 Wigeon 1 Northern shoveler 6 Reed bunting 1 Common snipe 9 Grey heron 45 Saline Lagoon Shelduck 2 Curlew 2 Grey heron 1 Eurasian teal 6 Hawthorn Wood Siskin 5
Wildlife sightings for 14th March 2017
1 Wheatear - marsh 4 Shelduck - wader scrape, main lake 2 Pintail - main lake 1 Little Egret - grazing marsh 4 Redshank - grazing marsh 7 Sand Martin - sheltered lagoon and also high over site 1 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon 1 Buzzard - flew over heading
Avocet increase and yesterday's WeBS count
South Lake The wader scrape continues to be a busy place with 56 Avocet, 238 Black-tailed Godwit, 18 Lapwing (two male nest scraping) 13 Ruff, 9 Snipe, 6 Oystercatcher (three pairs), Spotted Redshank (afternoons), 3 Redshank, Little Stint and 40 Dunlin.
What's Wild at WWT Arundel
Lapwing at Arundel Toads have been flocking to Arundel over the past week. To breed toads return to the water where they first emerged as toadlets, and can travel up to three miles. There was a mass emergence on our f
Update, Monday March 13th
After the excitement of the early Garganey at the weekend, we're back to normal today. There is no sign today so far of the 7 which graced the reserve yesterday... A shame as 7 constitute a record at one site for Dumfries & Galloway, as well being un
Wildlife sightings - 13/03/17
a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Avocet 20 Gadwall 3 Shoveler 8 Common snipe 12 Eurasian shelduck 21 Grey heron 43 Oystercatcher 2 Lapwing 59 Mute swan (juv) 1 Kestrel 1 Saline Lagoon Wigeon 1 Oystercatcher 2 Eurasian curlew 1 Gadwall 2 Hawthorn Wood Nutha
Wildlife sightings for 13th March 2017
1 Short-eared Owl - Flew N over reserve before landing in wildside 2 Jack Snipe - main lake, grazing marsh 1 Dunlin - reservoir lagoon, main lake 1 Caspian Gull 3rd cy - flew on to marsh from river p.m. 1 Little Egret - grazing marsh 3 Shelduck - main l
Artist Gill McCoy features in the gallery this March & April
Throughout March and April the gallery is alive with colourful, creative artwork by Gill McCoy. Gill currently works at WWT Welney, and you may well see her as you are welcomed to the centre on a visit. Gill's collection depicts many different specie
Weekend Wildlife sightings
Snipe from the Scrape hide by Mike Powney Sun 12 March Lapwing hide: 9 teal, 4 lapwing Ramsar hide: mute swan, greylag geese, black-headed gull, common gull, 5 snipe, Med. gull, shelduck, 4 teal, oystercatcher
Today's Highlights
Barn owl Tree sparrow Great white egret Little egret Grey heron Goldfinch Reed bunting Moorhen Coot Lapwing Golden Plover Wigeon Teal Pochard Greylag geese Avocet Snipe Black-tailed godwit Oystercatcher Redshank Shoveler Gadwall Kingfisher Skylark