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Northern Ireland welcomes special arrivals
Northern Ireland welcomed two very special arrivals this week – the first light bellied brent geese to be hatched in captivity. (c) Chris Henry WWT The young birds took their first steps outside in front of the publ
16 July 2015
Pupils use conservation techniques to help endangered species
London school children are the first to use this innovative teaching experience Pupils are being given the opportunity to use research techniques adopted by conservationists to study endangered birds in an innovative new learning session at WWT London Wet
16 July 2015
Unveiled at Slimbridge, WWT’s first giant LEGO® brick animal trail
On Tuesday the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust’s first LEGO brick animal trail was launched at Slimbridge Wetland Centre by WWT Chief Executive Martin Spray. This is the first time these amazing characters have been seen among the real life ani
16 July 2015
Tufted Duck broods every where.
Tufted Ducks This late breeding species is really coming into the peak time for youngster. You can come across broods almost anywhere but some of the hot spots are The South Finger Reed Bed settlement pool (5 broods) South Lake (4 broods) and Rushy (3 bro
16 July 2015
Wildlife sightings for 16th July 2015
1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 10 Teal - scrape, marsh, main lake 8 Shoveler - main lake, marsh 6 Common Tern (Including two juveniles) - main lake, wildside Gadwall broods 0f 7, 5 and 3 Tufted Duck broods of 12, 3, 5, 9, 1, 4, 2, 4, 3 and 3 Mallard bro
16 July 2015
Waders
More new birds in with 4 Dunlin (3 adult and the seasons first juvenile), 230 Black-tailed Godwit, 4+ Little Ringed Plover, 2 Ringed Plover, 300+ Lapwing, 6+ Oystercatcher, 2 Avocet and 12 Ruff. The birds roam around when flushed by raptors but most activ
15 July 2015
Garden Bird Feeders area opens
WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre has opened a new garden bird feeders area this week. The new area can be viewed from the old beaver lodge and it is designed to have feeders really close to the lodge so that children and adults can have fantastic photograph
15 July 2015
Migrant Dunlin in full summer plumage.
Rushy Green Sandpiper 3 Black-Tailed Godwit 1 Oystercatcher 1 Crane 1 Avocet 8 + (7 Chicks) Martin Smith Tufted Duck + 4 young ducklings Teal 1 Crane 3 Robbie Garnett Blackcap 1 Bullfinch 1 Green Sandpiper 10 Oystercatcher 2 Cranes 4 Pied wagtail family
15 July 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Tide - Mid/Time - AM Lapwing - 82 Tufted Duck - 7 + 30 chicks Common Tern - 40 + 5 chicks Gadwall - 4 Avocet - 11 + 3 chicks Black Headed Gull - 13 + 3 chicks Reed Warbler - 4 Saline Lagoon Black Headed Gull - 20 Hawthorn Wood Goldfinch - 8 G
15 July 2015
Wildlife sightings for 15th July 2015
1 Hobby - flew SW over main lake 1 Kingfisher - flew N over main lake 30 Swift - feeding on site 3 House Martin - reservoir lagoon July bird highlights: Little Egret, Hobby, Kestrel, Green Sandpiper, Black-tailed Godwit, Little Ringed Plover, Redsh
15 July 2015
Wood Sandpiper
Early cloud cover and a few spots of rain cleared later followed by a fresher North Westerly and sunshine. The second Wood Sandpiper of the year on the reserve feeding in the shallower areas to the left of the Harrier Hide. The number of post breeding Lap
14 July 2015
Today's sightings
The Tack Piece Greenshank 1 Green Sandpiper 7 The Rushy Avocet 13 The South lake Redshank 47 Black-tailed Godwit 8 Middle Point Fulmar 1
14 July 2015
Wildlife sightings for 14th July 2015
3 Common Tern - (2 Juveniles) main lake 11 Tufted Duck broods - site count 7 Siskin - circled over South route before heading West 200 Swift - over reserve 20 House Martin - reservoir lagoon June/July bird highlights: Garganey, Little Egret, Hobby, Red Ki
14 July 2015
Latest Sightings
High Tide 11:54 8.6m Whooper Pond Mute Swan 2 + 5 cygnets Mallard 23 - in eclipse plumage Little Grebe 1 juv Oystercatcher 1 Folly Pond Mallard 17 Teal 3 Lapwing 1 Black-headed Gull 2 Moorhen 2 - with 2 chicks Avenue Tower Mute Swan 2 + 1 cygnet Wi
14 July 2015
Latest Sighting
A murky day with misty rain on and off making visibility difficult at times. On the up side of that it did feel 'rare' today although at the time of writing this no 'mega's' have been found.. A nice influx of Black-tailed Godwit is underway as more bird
13 July 2015