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Wildlife sightings for 14th April 2013
1 Garganey - male, main lake 1 Little Egret - marsh 1 Peregrine - male, hunting over site 4 Redshank - main lake, scrape 310 Herring Gull - main lake 1 Yellow-legged Gull - 1st-winter bird, main lake 2 Yellow Wagtail - grazing marsh with cattle 2 Linnet -
14 April 2013
Spoonbill, Crossbills and White Wagtails
Three Crossbill still this afternoon near the Raines Hide. Spoonbill and Little Egret from the UU Hide. Willow Warbler singing near the Janet Kear Hide. Swallows and Sand Martins also again today. Six White Wagtail on Woodend Marsh dropped in to feed then
14 April 2013
Latest Sightings
Folly Pond Whooper Swan 1 Mute Swan 10 Teal 20 Wigeon 10 Shoveler 1 Redshank 15 Black-tailed Godwit 11 Oystercatcher 2 Shelduck 2 Flood Ground Teal 10 Wigeon 20 Black-headed Gull 6 Oystercatcher 2 Tufted Duck 2 Oystercatcher 2 Avenue Tower Golden Plover 5
14 April 2013
Crossbills showing well
A mega species day on the reserve as spring movement gets fully underway. Star birds in reserve rarity terms were the Crossbills with 2 males and 2 females still present this morning near the Raines Hide, showing well in the spring sunshine. These birds r
13 April 2013
Lots of activity from the Cranes
Cranes This is a great time to come and see these birds. Frenzied activity continues around the favorite sit from the Martin Smith Hide. Lots of calling , displaying and mateing yesterday with some nest building and sitting from the main pair, Chris and M
13 April 2013
Wildlife sightings for 13th April 2013
4 Redshank - wader scrape, main lake 2 Swallow -main lake 1 Rook - flew W @ 11.05hrs 2 Yellow Legged Gull - 1st winter on the main lake 2 Yellow Wagtail - 1 on the main lake briefly before flying N, 1 on the grazing marsh 5 Willow Warbler - sheltered lag
13 April 2013
Flamingo verhalten im Deutschland*
*Flamingo behaviour in Germany. This past week I have left behind the cold environs of Slimbridge and journeyed to the equally cold climate of central Berlin. Not that I was especially looking for sunshine on this particular visit abroad. My trip to Zoo
12 April 2013
More nest DIY and afternoon trout
It was a fairly quiet morning on the nest with a couple of appearances by the male with some sticks. He also did a bit of nest cup shuffling before spending a bit of time perched on the branch at the side of the nest. Both birds were about in the afternoo
12 April 2013
Today's sightings-Spoonbill
Knott Pool SPOONBILL 1 Fist summer (Although did fly around the whole site several times) The Decoy Reed Warbler 1 (First of the year) Chiffchaff 2 The Tack Piece White Wagtail 5 males Common Crane 8 (GCP) Little Egret 4 Teal 80 Snipe 1 The South Lake Yel
12 April 2013
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Mid Avocet - 6 Black-tailed Godwit - 2 Grey Heron - 20 Shelduck - 12 Gadwall - 2 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch - 6 Chaffinch - 5 Blue Tit - 8 Coal Tit - 3 Great Tit - 5 Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 6 Gadwall
12 April 2013
Cold spring slows wildlife
Cold temperatures and low insect levels have made it a tough spring for mallard ducklings. Spring has been slow to arrive this year and it’s having an impact on Sussex wildlife. March in West Sussex was one of the c
12 April 2013
New feed bay opens at WWT Arundel
This spring families can get nose-to-beak with ducks, geese and swans from around the world in the new World Wildfowl feed bay at WWT Arundel Wetland Centre. The new enclosure allows families to feed wildfowl, some who will eat directly from your hand! T
12 April 2013
Wildlife sightings for 12th April 2013
1 Garganey - main lake 2 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon 1 Barnacle Goose - main lake 1 Green Sandpiper - main lake 5 Redshank - wader scrape, main lake 1 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape then flew off W 2 Yellow Legged Gull - main lake, 1 1st winter, 1
12 April 2013
Spring is in the air at Welney
Across the whole site at Welney you can now see and hear Spring getting into full swing with our breeding waders displaying. Look out for lapwing, redshank, snipe, little ringed plover and black-tailed godwits. Other waders passing through include hun
12 April 2013
Today's bird sightings
British Steel hide/estuary spoonbill, 5 swallow, 3 sand martin, wheatear, 3 greenshank, 51 black tailed godwit, 9 little egret, 72 curlew, 15 oystercatcher, 51 redshank, 5 great crested grebe, wigeon, 5 pintail and sparrowhawk. Lagoon 71 black tail
12 April 2013