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Wildlife sightings for 23rd January 2013
1 Woodcock - flew in from the SE corner, circled over main lake+south route before heading across Queen Elizabeth Walk towards the 'copse' (1200hrs) 1 Bittern - main lake 1 Smew - reservoir lagoon 47 Wigeon - marsh 1 Skylark - south route 40 Fieldfare -
23 January 2013
TV presenter’s nationwide nature quest
On 25 January TV naturalist Mike Dilger starts a nationwide tour to raise awareness and money for wetland conservation. The quest will take in all nine Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) centres across the U.K. in just nine days, with Mike visiting Castl
22 January 2013
Today's bird highlights
British Steel hide/estuary Hen harrier, 2 brambling, 41 greylag goose, 118 shelduck, 115 wigeon, 72 gadwall, 13 teal, 6 shoveler, 90 lapwing, 1170 oystercatcher, 145 dunlin, 11 snipe, 18 black tailed godwit, 7 redshank, 3 greenshank, 4 little egret, 11 gr
22 January 2013
The Andean flock returns home!
Mark Roberts in the catching corral. We recently moved the Andean flamingos back to
22 January 2013
Common Crane again.
The 'elusive' Common Crane dropped onto the reserve late morning but no further sign by 4pm. It was initially viewable on the left hand side marsh from the path approaching the Harrier Hide. Given that Common Crane is nearly 4 feet tall, it's been doing a
22 January 2013
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake 100% Frozen Fieldfare - 24 Jackdaw - 80 Great Black Backed Gull - 1 River Wigeon - 14 Grey Heron - 4 Cormorant - 2 Redshank - 5 Resrvoir Tufted Duck - 67 Shelduck - 10 Gadwall - 4 Coot - 10 Greylag - 11 North Wood Redwing - 15 Hawthorn Wood G
22 January 2013
Wildlife sightings for 22nd January 2012
1 Bittern - main lake flew from S side to N side 2 Dunlin - main lake 1 Smew - main lake infront of Dulverton hide 50+ Fieldfare - moving around entrance lake and South route 30 Siskin - sheltered lagoon Recent bird highlights: Red-breasted Merganser, Sme
22 January 2013
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide Bittern 1 The Willow Hide Water Rail 1 House Sparrow 1 Chaffinch 40 Lesser Redpoll 10 Bullfinch 2 Great-spotted Woodpecker 1 The Rushy Bewick's Swan 276 The Roadside Fields Tundra Bean Goose 2 White-fronted Goose 172
22 January 2013
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan Mute Swan Wigeon Tufted Duck Teal Pintail Gadwall Shoveler Canada Goose Greylag Goose Pink-footed Goose Tawny Owl (viewable in Red Willow out the west windows of the observatory) Folly Pond Whooper Swan Teal Shoveler Wigeon Sheld
22 January 2013
Swans and snow
Baldur the whooper swan and family Lots of snow at WWT Welney today but we are still open and plan to be all week. The roads are regularly gritted but wellies are still advisable along the paths of the reserv
21 January 2013
Today's sightings/news
Still lots of snow lying about and a re-freeze overnight. Paths are slippery in places but usable with care, all hides are open and accessible. A thaw has occured through the day melting a little more snow and opening some feeding/grazing areas for birds.
21 January 2013
Today's highlights
Brambling, 4 water rail, kingfisher, 20 linnet, 14 fieldfare, 40 redwing, 3 bulfinch, treecreeper, 2 goldcrest, peregrine, sparrowhawk, 3 greenshank, 43 lapwing, 12 redshank, 19 brent goose, 44 greylag goose, 77 shelduck, 193 wigeon, 60 gadwall, 39 teal,
21 January 2013
Wildlife sightings for 21st January 2013
4 Bittern - main lake, sheltered lagoon p.m. 1 Smew - main lake a.m. 2 Bearded Tit - calling from middle of marsh amongst tall Purple Loosestrife 1 Waxwing - staff car park 4.15p.m. 120 Fieldfare - a few perched in wildside, but mostly flew W throughout
21 January 2013
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan Mute Swan Wigeon Tufted Duck Teal Pintail Gadwall Shoveler Canada Goose Greylag Goose Pink-footed Goose Folly Pond GREEN-WINGED TEAL Teal Shoveler Wigeon Shelduck Lapwing Avenue’s and Trails Yellowhammer 52 Reed Bunting 15 Tree
21 January 2013
Today's sightings-2 Bean Geese!
Photographs of the new First winter and Adult Tundra Bean Geese, Copyright JSLees Road Side Fields TUNDRA BEAN GOOSE 2 White-fronted Goose 151 Greylag Goose 60 Snipe 15 The Willow Hide WOODCOCK 1 Flew from Decoy and landed near hide. Water Rail 1 Still s
20 January 2013