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Tribute to Professor Geoffrey Matthews, OBE
Prof Geoffrey Matthews, OBE It is with great sadness that the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust has learned of the passing of Professor Geoffrey Matthews at the age of 89, a pioneer of waterbird and wetland conservation,
29 January 2013
Mike Dilgers visit
I was privileged to meet Mike Dilger yesterday and I can confirm that he is an extremely nice man. He had a tour of our reserve, watched and did swan feeds, undertook some live radio interviews and posed for pictures for our local paper, as well as under
29 January 2013
January - a great time to see the swans!
As we lurch towards the end of January it seems unreal that the Bewick’s will be with us for only a few more weeks before they start to head off back to Russia next month. It seems doubtful that we will see many new arrivals now as the swans will be thi
29 January 2013
Wildlife sightings for 29th January 2013
1 Bittern - reservoir lagoon 62 Wigeon - grazing marsh 2 Pintail - wader scrape 66 Lapwing - main lake 1 Peregrine - mobbed on reserve then flew over to hospital Recent bird highlights: Red-breasted Merganser, Smew, Bittern, Peregrine, Ruff, Woodcock, Jac
29 January 2013
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 234 Mute Swan 50 Wigeon 50 Tufted Duck 10 Teal 4 Canada Goose 130 Greylag Goose 30 Folly Pond Whooper Swan 10 Teal 500 Shoveler 8 Wigeon 120 Redshank 40 Snipe 4 Black-tailed Godwit 2 Saltcot Merse Observatory Peregrine 1 Corner
29 January 2013
WWT welcomes move to prevent another Ash Dieback situation
(c) Trevor Renals The British countryside will be safer from invasive plants following a decision by the government to ban the sale of certain exotic species. The move has been welcomed by the Wildfowl & Wetlands
29 January 2013
Late bittern
The Bittern was spotted again at last light yesterday, drifting low across the reedbed from left to right. Come and see if you can spot him!
29 January 2013
Captain Scott letters competition inspires children
Children are encouraged to switch off their computers and go and see the “immense variety” of wildlife in Britain, in the winning entry to WWT’s Scott 100 Letters letter-writing competition. Brent Astley Richards, 66, wrote the letter to inspire the
29 January 2013
Wildlife sightings for 28th January 2013
1 Smew - sheltered lagoon 2 Bittern - main lake (both S shore) 9 Snipe - sheltered lagoon, marsh 420 Fieldfare - flocks flew S,SW,W 0815-1100 hrs, then a large flock NW at 1615hrs 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon a.m., then near Observatory p.m. 2 Skyla
28 January 2013
Festival of Birds roundup and today's sightings
Festival of Birds Day 2 A huge thank you to all that visited, the weather turned in our favour and provided a great weekend of birding. At least two Bitterns showed from the Zeiss Hide on and off all day. The three Bean Geese also gave themselves up and s
28 January 2013
WeBS Count
Water levels were ok for todays count but look set to rise over the next few days with water coming down from further upsteam after the recent thaw. Highlights Smew - 1 (female) Goldeneye - 4 Little egret - 1 Bean goose - 2 Wigeon - 7065 Teal - 1316 Malla
28 January 2013
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 234 Mute Swan 50 Wigeon 80 Tufted Duck 20 Teal 8 Canada Goose 110 Greylag Goose 30 Pink-footed Goose 1 Tawny Owl 1 (in red willow to west of the Obs) Folly Pond GREEN-WINGED TEAL (drake) Whooper Swan 2 Teal 500 Shoveler 8 Wige
28 January 2013
Green-winged Teal
Drake Green-winged Teal on Vinson Marsh from the Ron Barker Hide again today. Woodcock by the Janet Kear Hide. A few more Lapwing with around 50 birds this morning and a single Oystercatcher returning from the coast after the cold snap.
28 January 2013
Today's sightings
Smew - 1 female seen from the main observatory out a couple of washes to the left hand side. Sightings from the weekend included: Peregrine Water rail snipe Black-tailed godwit Barn owl
28 January 2013
Sunday Sun!
The usual suspects out in the glorious winter sunshine; Ramsar and Sandmartin hides 9 Snipe, 4 lapwing, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Heron, 8 Tufted Duck, 7 Teal, 20 Gadwall, 3 Cormorants, 6 Shelduck, 2 Egyptian geese, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Pochard Scrape Hide 12 Tea
27 January 2013