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Wildlife sightings for 17th January 2016
2 Bittern - reservoir lagoon 108 Shoveler - site count 134 Tufted Duck - site count 70 Wigeon - site count 3 Pintail - main lake 12 Mandarin - world wetlands, wildside 78 Lapwing - site count 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital 2 Stonechat - marsh Ja
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake - Frozen Saline Lagoon - Frozen River Wear Shelduck - 16 Grey Heron - 2 Cormorant - 3 Goldeneye - 2 Goosander - 1 Other Birds Eurasian Teal - Filter Reedbeds - 10 Tufted Duck - Reservoir - 15 Kestrel - Reservoir/Reedbeds - 2 Hawthorn Wood Bullf
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Harrier Hide view this morning Cold this morning with temperatures down to minus 3 degrees. So cold that frost appeared on some of the roosting Lapwing. We've not seen that here since the winter of 2010-11 were temp
Frozen ponds & Pink feet
Pink-footed goose at Slimbridge by James Lees Highlight A adult PINK-FOOTED GOOSE was a new arrival today. Never seemed to be settled for long and was seen from the Zeiss, South Lake and Robbie Garnett Hides throughou
Todays Sightings - Festival of Swans
A fantastic start to the day with our swans awake event, a beautiful sunrise and lots of whooper and Bewick's swans! The wash road is unfortunately still closed due to flooding this affects visitors from the West side of the Ouse washes (eg Wisbech, Manea
Sunny Saturday 16th January 2016
Good Afternoon all! It's certainly chilly but beautiful clear skies and sunshine. The pair of Peregrines are displaying beautifully over the hanger and reserve today. SANDMARTIN & RAMSAR HIDES Cormorant, Canada geese, Black headed gulls, Teal, Mute sw
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time - AM/Tide - Mid Black Headed Gull - 32 Herring Gull - 2 Curlew (Flew off west) - 250 River Wear Goosander - 1 Goldeneye - 2 Teal - 21 Shelduck - 16 Heron - 2 Jay - North Wood - 1 Kestrel - Stream Channel - 1 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch - 4 Rob
Wildlife Sightings 5/1/16
Wader Lake Time - PM/Tide - Low Curlew - 450 Shelduck - 18 Stock Dove - 1 Other Birds Greater Black Backed Gull - Flew over site from flooded field next to golf course - 50 Herring Gull - 30 Black headed Gull - 160 Gadwall - Reservoir - 1 Jackdaw - Over s
Latest Sightings - 16th January - Ice here, snow forecast!
Very cold and frosty this morning. Take care if visiting as the roads and paths are icy and we have snow forecast for this afternoon. Extra care is needed to get down the Avenues today as the flooded areas have now frozen and although the ice is broken i
Wildlife sightings for 16th January 2016
2 Bittern - reservoir lagoon, main lake 7 Mandarin - reservoir lagoon 3 Pintail - main lake 88 Lapwing - main lake, grazing marsh 12 Redwing - entrance lake, 5 flew over heading W January bird highlights: Bittern, Brent Goose, Goldeneye, Jack Snipe, Ston
Todays Sightings
The wash road is unfortunately still closed due to flooding this affects visitors from the West side of the Ouse washes (eg Wisbech, Manea) a diversion is in place, the flooded road and diversions do not affect anyone coming to WWT Welney from the East si
Recent Sightings
15/01/2016, Millennium Wetlands Hen Harrier - Western scrapes Red Kite - Peter Scott Hide Common Crossbill - calling and seen near welsh water hide Weekly Highlights, British Steel Hide Glossy Ibis 1 Dunlin 640 Red Breasted Merganser Great Crested Grebe
There's a 'finchy' feel to the place
Redpoll on a seedhead at Arundel Wetland Centre Pic: Paul Stevens Paul Stevens' Jan 14 weekly Wildlife Sighting column as seen in the Chichester Observer and Worthing Herald. Wildlife guide Lizzy Pearce gave me a lift in on of the Wetland
Europe’s most endangered swans have their first political champion
South West MEP Julie Girling today became the first ever Bewick’s Swan Champion on a visit to the world-famous Bewick’s swan roost at Slimbridge, headquarters of the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT). L-R: RSPB's Pau
Frosty sightings
Black-tailed Godwit reflected in calm water by Ray Cottrell A fairly heavy covering of ice on most of the scrapes and ponds this morning. The Tack Piece Ruff 19 Little Stint 1 Dunlin 700 Redshank 45 Golden Plover 600