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Wildlife sightings for 25 April 2014
2 Shelduck - main lake 3 Common Tern - main lake 3 Little Ringed plover - wader scrape 5 Snipe - grazing marsh 26 Swallow - main lake, grazing marsh 1 Garden Warbler - South route feeders 2 Whitethroat - in scrub around sand martin bank, sheltered lagoon
25 April 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Avocet - 12 Oystercatcher - 4 Lapwing -12 Redshank - 4 Shelduck - 23 Gadwall - 4 Shoveler - 5 Swallow - 22 Sand Martin - 10 Saline Lagoon Time/AM Tide/Low Avocet - 2 Gadwall - 2 Ha
25 April 2014
WWT chairs global swan conservation effort
Eileen gives a wild whooper swan a health check WWT has taken on a lead role in global swan conservation, in the same year it celebrates the 50th anniversary of its Bewick’s swan study, one of the longest running wil
25 April 2014
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Mute Swan 1 Oystercatcher 2 Swallow 10+ Folly Pond Sand Martins House Martins Shelduck 7 Gadwall 3 Oystercatcher 2 Teal Pond Mute Swan 2 (on nest) Little Grebe 2 (on nest) Avenue Tower Teal 18 Shoveler 2 Gadwall 3 Shelduck 9 Golden Plover Oy
25 April 2014
Whimbrel
Classic time for Whimbrel moving through the North West, with two birds new in today from the Ron Barker Hide. Other waders present include 100+ Lapwing a few with newly hatched chicks. At least 30 Avocet, 8 Redshank, 4 Curlew, 6 Ruff, Ringed Plover, Oyst
24 April 2014
Wildlife sightings for 24th April 2014
1 Nightingale - singing from Hawthorn/Willow scrub along the sheltered lagoon southern loop footpath a.m. 3 Common Tern - main lake 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 1 Yellow Wagtail - flew over scrape towards main lake a.m. 4 Chiffchaff - wildside and s
24 April 2014
Class of 2014s first new arrival
The first hand-reared crane chick of 2014...NOT to be confused with the historic crane Easter egg out on the Slimbridge reserve that could produce the first wild-reared chick in western Britain for 400 years. Read on and a
24 April 2014
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Tufted Duck 5 Mute Swan 1 Oystercatcher 2 White Wagtail 1 Pied Wagtail 1 Folly Pond Teal 10 Wigeon 10 Shoveler 10 Shelduck 30 Oystercatcher 4 Swallow 6 House Martin 2 Gadwall 5 Black-tailed Godwit 4 Ruff 2 Avenue Tower Teal 20 Oystercatcher
24 April 2014
More migrants
A few new migrants around today, the best of which was a male Redstart by the feeding station at Janet Kear Hide. A Common Tern was around the Mere most of the morning and at least 1 Grasshopper Warbler is still singing along the Reedbed walk along with R
23 April 2014
Wildlife sightings for 23rd April 2014
5 Common Tern - main lake 3 Sandwich Tern - flew down river@ 07.30hrs 1 Common Sandpiper - wader scrape 1 Green Sandpiper - grazing marsh 2 Little Ringed Plover - a pair on the wader scrape 1 Lapwing chick - main lake 'gull ridge' 2 Yellow Wagtail - one o
23 April 2014
Breeding Birds Survey
Today we started the morning with the breeding birds survey which enables us to estimate the breeding populations at WWT Welney. We have been carrying out the survey since 1972! Highlights include: Buzzard 1 Garganey (Lyle Hide) Whimbrel (Main Observato
23 April 2014
Today's sightings- Lots of Meds
Five of the 8 Med Gulls by Reserve Warden JSLees WWT The South Lake Mediterranean Gull A minimum of 8 individuals but possibly more. Black-tailed Godwit 15 Little Grebe 1 Great-crested Grebe 2 with young Sand Martin 60 House Martin 15 Swallow 10 The Hold
23 April 2014
Migrants
Plenty of summer migrants to be seen on site at the moment, 2 Grasshopper Warbler can be seen and heard along the reedbed walk along with Reed and Sedge Warbler. Other warblers include Whitethroat, Blackcap, Willow Warbler and Chiffchaff. A slow trickle o
22 April 2014
Today's highlights
Spoonbill, Mediterranean gull, 2 common sandpiper, 3 whimbrel, 403 black tailed godwit, spotted redshank, 4 greenshank, 12 little egret, 20 swallow, 2 sand martin, 9 blackcap, 8 chiffchaff, 6 cetti’s warbler, 3 jay and 2 great spotted woodpecker.
22 April 2014
Wildlife sightings for 22nd April 2014
5 Common Tern - 1 Greenshank - grazing marsh 1 Dunlin - main lake 3 Green Sandpiper - grazing marsh 2 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 2 Common Sandpiper - main lake 2 Whimbrel - flew over N @ 09.05hrs 20 Yellow Wagtail - grazing marsh 3 Blue Headed
22 April 2014