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Today's highlights
British Steel hide kingfisher, 7 greenshank, 3 spotted redshank, 600 lapwing, 5 snipe, 2 brent goose, 29 pintail, 10 wigeon, 8 little egret, peregrine and buzzard. Millennium wetlands 6 snipe, 2 little grebe, 31 gadwall, 2 shoveler, 19 teal, 27 tuf
22 January 2014
Today's sightings
The Holden Tower Little Stint 4 Dunlin 800 Lapwing 4300 Golden Plover 1800 Curlew 320 Brent Goose 1 White-fronted Goose 146 Peregrine 1 Buzzard 2 The South Lake Oystercatcher 2 First returning breeders Kingfisher 1 Hybrid Ruddy Shelduck 1 The Tack Piece B
22 January 2014
Dawn swan count
WWT Welney totals Bewick's swan - 964 Whooper swan - 2641 Ouse washes totals Bewick's swan - 964 Whooper swan - 5083
22 January 2014
Wildlife sightings for 22nd January 2014
1 Pintail - main lake 1 Water Rail - on marsh near Peacock Tower, right out in the open 10 Fieldfare - flew SW 20 Redwing 1 Coal Tit - explore feeders 7 Redpoll - 6 wildside, 1 explore feeders Additional sightings from yesterday: 2 Pintail - main lake 23
22 January 2014
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 111 Tufted Duck 80 Wigeon 130 Shoveler 8 Mute Swan 60 Canada Goose 170 Gadwall 2 ♂ Oystercatcher 1 Folly Pond Green-winged Teal 1 ♂ Greater Scaup 1♀ Teal 250 Wigeon 300 Shoveler 14 Shelduck 2 Lapwing 15 Oystercatcher 4 Re
22 January 2014
Bird News
Bewick's swan again, reliable at the moment on the Mere from the Swan Link Hide particularly around the 3pm swan feed. Over 1000 Whooper Swan roosting on the reserve, also 4000+ Pink-footed Geese. A flock of over 300 Herring Gull which dropped onto Wooden
21 January 2014
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Little Stint 2 feeding around the scrape. Merlin- female resting on the foreshore driftwood. Peregrine female on the fence at south end. E White-fronted Geese- 232. Greenland White-fronted Goose 1- dark bird with long bill. Avocet 4 roosting
21 January 2014
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 145 Tufted Duck 77 Wigeon 180 Shoveler 25 Mute Swan 41 Canada Goose 40 Greylag Goose 2 Oystercatcher 2 Folly Pond Green-winged Teal 1 ♂ (very elusive at the moment) Teal 400 Wigeon 350 Shoveler 13 Shelduck 1 Lapwing 10 Curlew
21 January 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Tide - Low/Time - AM Shelduck - 15 Grey Heron - 1 Canada Goose - 7 Greylag - 1 Teal - 32 Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 2 Other Birds Goosander - River Wear - 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker - North Wood - 1 Hawthorn Wood Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 Sis
21 January 2014
Wildlife sightings for 21st January 2014
2 Bittern - main lake N + SE shores 100+ Teal - grazing marsh, wader scrape 2 Pintail - main lake 234 Tufted Duck - site count 5 Water Rail - reedbed 2 Jack Snipe - marsh 13 Snipe - marsh, scrape, main lake 69 Lapwing - main lake, scrape 11 Redwing - fle
21 January 2014
Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS)
Highlights: Goldeneye - 1 Hen Harrier - 1 Short-eared owl - 1 Wigeon - 6383 Teal - 895 Mallard - 774 Pochard - 244 Tufted duck - 185 Pintail - 30 Shoveler - 24 Gadwall - 7 Great crested grebe - 11 Lapwing - 604 Black-tailed godwit - 14 Redshank - 11 Snipe
20 January 2014
Bird News
Another very pleasant day with light winds and mostly sunny. Two Peregrine active for most of the day scaring the 1500+ Lapwing and 80+ Ruff into chaotic swirling flocks. Marsh Harrier from the Ron Barker Hide eating a dead goose. At least 4 Common Buzzar
20 January 2014
Recent Sightings
Estuary 6 great crested grebes, 33 grey plover, 45 widgeon, 8 shoveler, golden eye, heron, 385 dunlin, 83 curlew, 333 oystercatchers, 65 black tailed godwit, 16 bar tailed godwit General Kingfisher spotted on Saline Lagoon along side little grebe Main
20 January 2014
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 100 Tufted Duck 60 Wigeon 120 Shoveler 10 Mute Swan 41 Canada Goose 120 Greylag Goose 15 Bar-headed Goose 1 Oystercatcher 2 Folly Pond Green-winged Teal 1 ♂ (very elusive at the moment) Teal 300 Wigeon 450 Shoveler 25 Shelduck
20 January 2014
Wildlife sightings for 20th January 2014
2 Pintail - main lake 46 Lapwing - main lake 6 Snipe - marsh Additional sightings from yesterday: 1 Bittern - main lake 1 Kingfisher - reservoir lagoon Late December/early January bird highlights: Goosander, Brent Goose, Bittern, Peregrine,
20 January 2014