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Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 200 Mute Swan 60 Wigeon 90 Tufted Duck 30 Canada Goose 124 Greylag Goose 4 Folly Pond Teal 100 Shoveler 15 Wigeon 70 Redshank 4 Lapwing 10 Oystercatcher 2 Saltcot Merse Observatory Hen Harrier 1 (Male) Gooander 1 Corner Field Tea
5 February 2013
Wildlife sightings for 5th February 2013
1 Bittern - flew onto grazing marsh from main lake 1 Smew - in grazing marsh channel 1 Pintail - grazing marsh 17 Redwing - wildside, world wetlands 9 Siskin - wildside 3 Redpoll - wildside Recent bird highlights: Smew, Bittern, Peregrine, Ruff, Woodcock,
5 February 2013
Today's sightings
The Rushy Bewick's Swan 237 The Tack Piece Common Crane 4 (GCP) Pintail 306 Wigeon 700 Teal 500 Shoveler 40 Dunlin 500 Redshank 50 The Holden Tower Tundra Bean Goose 3 White-fronted Goose 180 Barnacle Goose 140 Peregrine 1 Dunlin 300 Golden Plover 500 Th
5 February 2013
Centre wins gold in regional tourism awards
Staff and volunteers at WWT Washington Wetland Centre are celebrating after scooping a major tourism award. The centre has been named the region’s Best Small Visitor Attraction in the North East England Tourism Awards 2012 and now goes forward to the pr
4 February 2013
More waders
Breezy, which didn't make for showy birds today. Many species keep there heads down in these conditions. Any hopes for a Little Gull arriving in from the coast were dashed, maybe tomorrow. Green-winged Teal was present as usual from the Ron Barker Hide. L
4 February 2013
Today's sightings
Holden Tower E. White-fronted Goose 180+ (scattered parties in all fields and estuary at 0830-0900). Barnacle Goose 140 Canada Goose 30 Egyptian Goose 1 Tack Piece Tundra Bean Goose 1 (drinking with White-fronts briefly) Wigeon 900 Teal 200 Dunlin 550 Gol
4 February 2013
A Bar Headed Goose!
LAPWING HIDE; 4 Common Shelduck, 4 Lapwing, 3 Teal, 2 Canadian Geese, Mallard, Coot, Moorhen. RAMSAR & SANDMARTIN HIDES; 20 Teal, 2 Cormorant, 19 Lapwing, 17 Common Shelduck, 32 Gadwall, 15 Snipe, 1 Eygptian goose, 1 Bar Headed goose, 21 Greylag geese
4 February 2013
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 200 Mute Swan 60 Wigeon 90 Tufted Duck 25 Canada Goose 124 Greylag Goose 4 Folly Pond GREEN-WINGED TEAL Teal 200 Shoveler 18 Wigeon 110 Redshank 4 Snipe 2 Lapwing 10 Oystercatcher 2 Saltcot Merse Observatory Peregrine 1 Hen Harri
4 February 2013
Wildlife sightings for 4th February 2013
1 Smew - marsh (main 'weir' channel) 1 Bittern - observed on N+S shores 1 Peregrine - main lake 6 Snipe - marsh, main lake 1 Kestrel - hunting near the Peacock Tower 80+ Fieldfare - entrance lake area, wildside, sheltered lagoon (all through the day) 2
4 February 2013
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Tundra Bean Goose 3 ( two adults and a first winter) E. White-fronted Goose 180+ Barnacle Goose 142 Egyptian Goose 1 Greylag Goose 4 Canada Goose 25 Peregrine 1 Grey Plover on the mudflats Curlew 57 Wigeon 400 Tack Piece Spotted Redshank 1 Cr
3 February 2013
Bird News
A damp cold overcast day. Plenty of birds of course just getting on with it. No specific counts but 1000+ Whooper Swan roosting on the reserve with good numbers present throughout the day. Green-winged Teal on Vinson's Marsh around 12pm. It's regularly se
3 February 2013
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 200 Mute Swan 52 Wigeon 105 Tufted Duck 31 Canada Goose 114 Greylag Goose 8 Folly Pond Teal 500 Shoveler 2 Wigeon 110 Redshank 2 Snipe 6 Lapwing 10 Golden Plover 10 Oystercatcher 2 Saltcot Merse Observatory Peregrine 1 Kestrel 1
3 February 2013
Wildlife sightings for 3rd February 2013
2 Bittern - main lake, 1 later flew over to the sheltered lagoon 1 Smew - sheltered lagoon 1 Kestrel - hunting near the Peacock Tower 1 Cetti's Warbler - singing in wildside 22 Siskin - wildside and south route Recent bird highlights: Red-breasted
3 February 2013
Three Bewick's Swan
Chilly today with a North Westerly airflow. There seems to be a few more Pink-footed Geese around as birds start returning from the Norfolk wintering grounds. Only a matter of time before something rarer is found with them. Three adult Bewick's Swan on
2 February 2013
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake/High Tide/Time - AM 80% Frozen Grey Heron - 21 Shelduck - 10 Teal - 26 Moorhen - 4 Sparrow Hawk - 1 Other Birds Kestrel - River Footpath - 1 Long Tailed Tit - Pond Zone - 15 Jay - Pond Zone - 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker - North Wood - 1 Coot -
2 February 2013