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Nick Baker, nature tracker
Nick Baker Wildlife watching talk, Sunday 1 September Springwatch presenter Nick Baker will be giving a special talk at WWT London Wetland Centre on tracking wildlife: how to find out what animals are up to even when they can’t be seen! Every
22 August 2013
Out on the reserve today
Main observatory Curlew sandpiper - 1 Green sandpiper - 5 Greenshank - 1 Black-tailed godwit - 10 Little ringed plover - 2 Oystercatcher - 2 Whinchat - 2 Yellow wagtail - lots in amongst the cattle Clouded yellow butterfly - 2 Lyle hide Black-tailed godwi
22 August 2013
Wildlife sightings for 21st August 2013
2 Yellow Wagtail - main lake shingle islands and edge of marsh near electric fence 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 6 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon, wildside, south route 5 Willow Warbler - sheltered lagoon, wildside 6 Cetti's Warbler - wildside, main la
21 August 2013
Wood Sandpiper again
Wood Sandpiper morning and afternoon on the Mere. Also present Green Sandpiper, 4 Ruff, 8 Black-tailed Godwit, 20+ Common Snipe and 200+ Lapwing. Usual raptors with 2 Marsh Harrier, 3+ Common Buzzard and 2 Kestrel.
21 August 2013
Wildlife artist in residence at nature reserve
Hornbill by Desiree Hart was nominated was short listed for the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation Artist of the year award 2012 Meet wildlife artist Desiree Hart, artist in residence at WWT Arundel Wetland Centre dur
21 August 2013
Today's bird highlights
The lesser yellowlegs is still present in front of the British Steel hide and a spoonbill has been seen from the Peter Scott hide. Other sightings include 350 black tailed godwit, 58 greenshank, 235 redshank, 2 ringed plover, 5 whimbrel, 2 Mediterranean g
21 August 2013
Discover a medieval medicine chest on wetland plant walk
Wetland plants were both medicine chest and kitchen pantry for the medieval population of West Sussex. WWT Arundel Wetland Centre plant specialist Sheila Stenning is taking visitors on a special series of walks in August and September, identifying wetland
21 August 2013
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake (AM, low tide): Snipe - 4 Lapwing - 140 Redshank - 1 Grey heron - 3 Canada geese - 6 Greylag - 1 Common tern - 8 Moorhen - 6 Shelduck - 4 Black-headed gull - 10 Black-backed gull - 3 Mallard - 30 Saline lagoon: Black-headed gull - 9 Mallard -
21 August 2013
Today's sightings-Blue-head
The Holden Tower BLUE-HEADED WAGTAIL 1 adult male Yellow Wagtail 50 Ringed Plover 441 ( 64 juveniles) Dunlin 310 ( 268 juveniles) Sanderling 11 juveniles Turnstone 1 juvenile Red Knot 1 juvenile Curlew 121 Yellow-legged Gull 5 Brent Goose 1 Shelduck 140 P
21 August 2013
Sighting compilation
It generally pays to be further up rather than down to food chain as one or two species have discovered. Marsh Harriers (3+) have been recorded catching Moorhen and Mallard, and an adult Greater Black-backed Gull caught and killed a juvenile Shelduck toda
20 August 2013
Cranes are fighting fit
This pair of Eurasian cranes shows that certain skills are innate and there is no shortage of exuberance among adolescents. As part of the Great Crane Project, the flock is being prepared for life in the wild at Crane School at WWT Slimbridge. They will
20 August 2013
Get GCSE science lessons outside into nature
GCSE science lessons won’t be complete without school children doing fieldwork outside the classroom, says the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust. Government proposals to reform the subject content of science GCSEs currently have little reference to learning
20 August 2013
Latest wildlife sightings
Wader Lake (AM, low tide): Snipe - 2 Black-tailed godwit - 2 Redshank - 2 Curlew - 1 Shelduck - 5 Lapwing - 160 Greylag - 1 Black-headed gull - 11 Common tern - 7 Grey heron - 3 Moorhen - 3 Hawthorn Wood feeding station: Nuthatch - 1 Great tit - 11 Bullfi
20 August 2013
Duckery update
The latest news on what’s been ‘matching and hatching' among our rare and endangered waterbirds... Red-billed whistling duck The breeding season is coming to a close up at the duckery, but there’s still time to
20 August 2013
Wildlife sightings for 20th August 2013
c45 Teal - scrape, main lake 2 Peregrine - perching on hospital 2 Greenshank - flew on to main lake from the west, then headed towards the scrape p.m. 6 Snipe - scrape 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 4 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon, wildside 1 Willow Warb
20 August 2013