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WWT welcomes MPs' invasives report
Invasive and damaging - South American Water Primrose The UK’s much-loved wildlife needs to be protected from damaging invasive species – and WWT is urging the Government to act on MPs’ concerns published today
16 April 2014
Today's Sightings
Weather: Warm and sunny! Time: AM / Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Avocet - 12 Black-tailed Godwit - 1 Oystercatcher - 4 Mute Swan - 2 Shoveler - 3 Teal - 4 Shelduck - 20 Mallard - 25 + 6 chicks Grey Heron - 12 + 38 chicks Lapwing - 8 Black-backed Gull
16 April 2014
Wildlife sightings for 16th April 2014
1 Shelduck - scrape 3 Little Ringed Plover - marsh, scrape 6 Green Sandpiper - marsh 7 Snipe - marsh, scrape 6 Redshank - scrape and marsh 1 Wheatear - Thames bank 1 Reed Warbler 6 Cetti's Warbler - all singing April bird highlights: Buzzar
16 April 2014
Today's sightings-Ruff weather!
The Martin Smith Hide COMMON CRANE 1 pair with the female sitting on nest The South Lake COMMON CRANE 1 pair with the female sitting on nest Ruff 5 In breeding plumage Black-tailed Godwit 148 Avocet 4 The Holden Tower TAIGA BEAN GOOSE 2 Whimbrel 7 Grey P
16 April 2014
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Tufted Duck 5 Mute Swan 1 Oystercatcher 2 Swallow 6 White Wagtail 1 Pied Wagtail 1 Folly Pond Teal 30 Wigeon 10 Shoveler 10 Shelduck 30 Oystercatcher 4 Swallow 6 Gadwall 4 Avenue Tower Teal 20 Oystercatcher 2 Black-headed Gull 18 Golden Plov
16 April 2014
Out on the reserve today
Main hide Marsh harrier - 1 (female, hunting along the reeds) Little ringed plover - 1 Avocet - 10 Redshank - 6 Lady Fen Yellow wagtail Lapwing and chicks Shelduck
16 April 2014
Whimbrel new for the year.
Top spring day weather wise loads of butterflies on the wing, plenty of breeding birds in song around the reserve too. First Whimbrel of the year with c.70 Curlew from the Ron Barker Hide this morning. Other waders included Little Ringed Plover, 22 Ruff i
15 April 2014
Out on the reserve today
Water vole - 1 (possibly 2) on the pond between the visitor centre and the car park, sat in the reeds on a fresh reed platform! Lady Fen Yellow wagtail - 3 Lapwing chicks Pond dipping stations With this spring being warmer than last year we are already se
15 April 2014
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Dumbles and scrape Avocet 6 pairs Lapwing 23 birds Greylag 5 Sedge Warbler singing Estuary TAIGA BEAN GEESE pair out on the spartina (vegetated) island in the estuary among Canada Geese. At high tide Dumbles edge Dunlin 23 Ringed Plover 3 Gre
15 April 2014
Wildlife sightings for 15th April 2014
2 Common Tern - mating on main lake island 1 Whimbrel - on wader scrape before flying off NE 3 Little Ringed Plover - grazing marsh, wader scrape 1 Green Sandpiper - grazing marsh 6 Snipe - grazing marsh 8 Redshank - wader scrape, grazing marsh c.20 Sand
15 April 2014
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Mute Swan 1 Tufted Duck 17 Mallard 9 Little Grebe 1 Oystercatcher 2 Folly Pond Whooper Swan 4 Mute Swan 10 Teal 30 Wigeon 20 Shoveler 4 Shelduck 24 Gadwall 2 Redshank 27 Black-tailed Godwit 12 Oystercatcher 4 Avenue Tower Teal 45 Tufted Duck
15 April 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Tide - Low/Time - AM Avocet - 14 Black Tailed Godwit - 1 Lapwing - 14 Oystercatcher - 4 Redshank - 10 Mute Swan - 2 Gadwall - 10 Shoveler - 22 Mallard - 32 + 8 ducklings Grey Heron - 30 + 34 chicks Saline Lagoon Tufted Duck - 6 Other Birds Arou
15 April 2014
Latest Sightings
A Redpoll spp. was photographed on Friday and was seen again on Saturday which shows features you would expect in a COUES' ARCTIC REDPOLL. Today we managed to get a photo of the rump of the bird which showed a very white unmarked area of more than 10mm an
14 April 2014
Grasshopper Warbler
More arrivals with Grasshopper Warbler reeling along the Reedbed Walk, Sedge and Reed Warbler also singing there. Waders have included 75 Curlew, 4 Dunlin, 20 Black-tailed Godwit and 40 Avocet. Breeding plumage Ruff on Woodend Marsh. Seven Whooper Swan fl
14 April 2014
Wildlife sightings for 14th April 2014
1 Shelduck - scrape 2 Snipe - marsh 1 leucistic Herring Gull - a very bright white gull which had us looking through the books. Flew off towards the river. 1 Wheatear - marsh, perched on sluice near Peacock Tower c. 20 Sand Martin - mating and collecting
14 April 2014