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Todays Sightings

Todays Sightings

Wader Lake Wigeon - 8 Shoveler - 3 Teal - 46 Shelduck - 28 Canada Goose - 5 Greylag - 4 Mallard - 61 Grey Heron - 45 (9 pairs)  Lapwing - 25 Redshank - 14 [...]

28 February 2012

Some sightings

Some sightings

A very murky start with misty rain limiting viewing for the first few hours. The Mere was quiet early on due to the annual swan catch, although everything looked back to normal by the afternoon feed. [...]

28 February 2012

Spring is in the air!

Spring is in the air!

Fantastic views of displaying, fighting and nest scraping Lapwing from the lapwing and ramsar hides. A pair of Long tailed tits nest building along the tranquil trail. [...]

28 February 2012

Wildlife sightings for 28th February 2012

Wildlife sightings for 28th February 2012

2 Bittern 1 Shelduck - scrape 2 Pintail - main lake 9 Snipe - main lake, grazing marsh 1 Stonechat - grazing marsh 5 Cetti's Warbler - site count 6 Lesser Redpoll - waterli [...]

28 February 2012

Eric! Best. Post. Ever.

Eric! Best. Post. Ever.

This might just be the most exciting piece of news I have ever shared! What with the turmoil over the last few weeks I had completely forgotten all about until I wandered past the Chilean chicks on Saturday... *Drum roll* ... The chicks voices have brok

27 February 2012

Bewick's start migration!

Bewick's start migration!

Last night saw the first mass departure from Slimbridge as large numbers of Bewick’s started their spring migration. The count dropped from 160 birds to 118 (including 31 cygnets) overnight. Swans in flight (G. Hann)

27 February 2012

WeBS Count

WeBS Count

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27 February 2012

Latest Sightings

Latest Sightings

Wader Lake  AM Lapwing  23 Oystercatcher  2 Grey Heron  22 Teal  36 Mallard  50 Shelduck  25 Redshank  12 Canada Goose  6 [...]

27 February 2012

18 Avocet

18 Avocet

Spring just round the corner and an influx of Avocet just to prove it with 18 birds, mostly from the Ron Barker. Other waders included a newly arrived Redshank, 3 Curlew, 3 Dunlin, 20+ Black-tailed Go [...]

27 February 2012

Today's wild bird sightings

Today's wild bird sightings

1 ruff 4 greenshank 36 black tailed godwits 103 wigeon 69 shoveler shelduck, tufted duck, pochard, teal, peregrine, 2 buzzard great spotted woodpecker w [...]

27 February 2012

Todays Sightings

Todays Sightings

Ross's Goose taken a few days ago, M.Youdale © Copyright 2012 WWT Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 185 Wigeon 82 Tufted Duck 40 Oystercatcher 2 Folly Pond Teal 120 Wigeon 100 [...]

27 February 2012

Wildlife sightings for 27th February 2012

Wildlife sightings for 27th February 2012

1 Bittern - reedbed 27th 140 Teal - marsh, scrape 94 Shoveler - marsh, main lake 80 Cormorant - main lake 1 Jack Snipe - main lake 1 Rock Pipit - scrape 9 Redpoll - wildside, w [...]

27 February 2012

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

Rushy Lesser Scaup female still present among the reducing numbers of diving duck. Bewick's Swans- A total of 74 counted so far this morning, we have a group of birds that have been leaving [...]

27 February 2012

Strangford Lough becomes emerged in the world of art

Strangford Lough becomes emerged in the world of art

Turning Tides & Nests Exhibition On the 3rd of March at 2pm Castle Espie Gallery, Ireland’s only environmental art space, will be opening the doors to the exhibition ‘Turning Tides and Nests.” This is the inspired title of a joint exhibition by

26 February 2012

Todays Sightings

Todays Sightings

Wader Lake AM Shoveler  3 Wigeon  15 Teal  42 Grey Heron  32 Shelduck  22 Mallard  51 Redshank  16 Lapwing  32 Moorhen  [...]

26 February 2012