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Top Day
Lovely day for those out birding. Great visibility and calm condition mean all the open areas of water are packed with birds. Male Hen Harrier out and about, 3 Peregrine (two adult and the pale young male), 3 Common Buzzard, 2 Sparrowhawk and Kestrel. Woo
16 December 2012
Cranes and a Fenland sunrise
Sunrise over Bank Farm Crane - 7, in the ploughes field next to Lady Fen and the next field across the road they are in 2 groups one of 4 and one of three, just like they were yesterday. They were very close to the
16 December 2012
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 125 Mute Swan 70 Wigeon 110 Tufted Duck 60 Canada Goose 110 Greylga Goose 9 Pintail 3 Teal 60 Avenue’s Yellowhammer Reed Bunting Tree Sparrow Fieldfare Song Thrush Treecreeper Coal Tit Linnet Saltmarsh Hen Harrier 1 Merlin 1 Ge
16 December 2012
Today's Sightings
WADER LAKE/AM/LOW TIDE Teal - 56 Shelduck - 4 Mallard - 31 Grey Heron - 2 Tufted Duck - 4 HAWTHORN WOOD/AM Nuthatch (just outside of hide calling to each other)- 2 Bullfinch - 4 Pheasants - 24 Blue Tit - 6 Coal Tit - 4
16 December 2012
Wildlife sightings for 15th December 2012
2 Bittern - main lake N shore, main lake S shore to the right of Dulverton hide 2 Pintail - grazing marsh 42 Lapwing - main lake 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 1 Kestrel - over court yard Recent bird highlights: Goosander, Bittern, Little Egret, Peregrine, W
15 December 2012
Cranes
Crane - 7 on the ploughed field next to Lady Fen, viewable from the visitor centre in the cafe or on the veranda. Ferruginous duck - 1
15 December 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake/Time - AM/Low Tide Shelduck - 5 Teal - 27 Coot - 2 Mallard - 14 Grey Heron - 1 Saline Lagoon Mallard - 4 Tufted Duck - 12 Grey Heron - 4 Other Birds Wader Lake Footpath: Waxwing - 8 Redwing - 1 Robin - 2 Hawthorn Wood Great Spotted Woodpecker -
15 December 2012
Today's sightings
The Holden Tower Grey Plover 3 Curlew 150 Dunlin 80 Egyptian Goose 1 Barnacle Goose 127 Wigeon 2400 Peregrine 2 Buzzard 6 The Tack Piece Ruff 8 Redshank 47 Dunlin 900 Black-tailed Godwit 6 Golden Plover 190 Lapwing 500 Wigeon 500 Shoveler 40 The Road Fiel
15 December 2012
Early openings and water levels dropping
Sunrise over bank farm WWT Welney will be opening at 7am on the following dates to allow people access to see the flight out of swans just after dawn. Sat 15 Mon 17 Sat 22 Mon 24 Thurs 27 Sat 29 Mon 31 Water levels
14 December 2012
Today's sightings
Waxwing - 1 Crane - 1 (on Lady Fen) Ferruginous duck - 1
14 December 2012
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide BITTERN 1 Showing very well all morning Water Rail 1 Cetti's Warbler 1 Buzzard 2 The Rushy Bewick's Swan 200 Pochard 220 Pinatail 115 The Tack Piece Ruff 3 Dunlin 500 Teal 500
14 December 2012
Winners of WWT Photography Competition 2011/12
Wetland Wildlife winner - Egg Thief by Wayne Davies WWT are pleased to announce the national winners of the Canon/WWT Photography Competition 2011/12. Thousands entered and voted for the People's Choice award on our w
14 December 2012
Prize-winning photographs capture the wonder of wetlands
These prize-winning photographs taken in wetlands capture the beautiful wildlife of one of nature’s most vulnerable ecosystems. A panel chaired by TV presenter and wildlife photographer Chris Packham judged the Canon/WWT Photography Competition. Richie
14 December 2012
Wildlife sightings for 14th December 2012
2 Bittern - main lake N shore, main lake S shore 4 Snipe - main lake, grazing marsh 1 Pintail - reservoir lagoon 1 Peregrine - on hospital across river 4 Redpoll - wildside 5 Siskin - entrance lake Additional sightings from yesterday: 1 Snow Bunting - fl
14 December 2012
Photograph captures the wonder of wetlands to win national recognition for local talent
A stunningly colourful sunset illuminates the winter sky over WWT Washington Wetland Centre’s Wader Lake... Sunset from the hide by Ian Cook This striking image has scooped second place for photographer Ian Cook, in
14 December 2012