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3 waxwings eating hawthorn berries in Saltcot Loaning today

3 waxwings eating hawthorn berries in Saltcot Loaning today

Great news, three waxwings eating hawthorn berries in Saltcot Loaning today. Hopefully the first of many sightings of these beautiful Scandinavian migrants. They can turn up in any location that has berries, supermarket car parks are a favourite!

Today's sightings-Waxwings

Today's sightings-Waxwings

The Car Park WAXWING 2 reported feeding on berries this morning Entrance Fields LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1 Black-tailed Godwit 170 Curlew 80 White-fronted Goose 23 The Rushy Pochard 83 Pintail 70 Bewick's Swan 8 The Zeiss Hide BITTERN 1 Showed very well at

Latest Sightings

Latest Sightings

The highlight today so far has been three Waxwings showing well along the Salcot Loaning oppostite the Silver and Gold Hide. Waxwing along Saltcot Loaning this morning. Photo by Reserve Warden Mike Youdale © Copyright 2012  Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 50

Government scores poorly on tackling drought risk

Government scores poorly on tackling drought risk

The risk of flooding and water shortage in 2013 has increased because the Government is too slow in changing the way we manage our water, environmental leaders warn. The authors of the ‘Blueprint for Water’ report say that after two dry winters, it to

Todays Sightings

Todays Sightings

Wader Lake/AM/High Tide Wigeon - 2 Teal - 54 Mallard - 27 Common Snipe - 3 Black Headed Gull - 36   Hawthorn Wood Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 Nuthatch - 1 Robin - 2 Blackbird - 2 Greenfinch - 1 Bullfinch - 6 Chaffinch - 5 Willow Tit - 5 Coal Tit - 4

Ferruginous duck

Ferruginous duck

There is a single female Ferruginous duck on site at Welney.  It is coming really close to the main hide and is coming in to the swan feeds along with the pochard.  There are good photographic opportunities at the moment as the water is quite high, br

Wildlife sightings for 6th November 2012

Wildlife sightings for 6th November 2012

1 Red-throated Pipit - flew NW at 8:20 a.m. 12-14 Waxwing - in birches by Dulverton hide, 2:10 p.m. Stayed for a few minutes, then flew E. Several minutes later 12-14 flew back from that direction, heading W.   1 Bittern - north side main lake 5 Mead

Merlin and other birds

Merlin and other birds

Merlin showed well this morning to the wardens while checking on the cattle. This shot was 'digi binned', that is taken through binoculars with a small digital camera. Other raptors included 3 Peregrine, Marsh Harrier, 3 Common Buzzard, Kestrel and Sparro

Launch of

Launch of "Still Waters" Exhibition by Award Winning Artist Rosie McClelland

On Saturday 10 November at 2pm, Castle Espie Gallery, nature through art, will be opening the doors to the exhibition ‘Still Waters’. This is the inspired title of an exhibition by Belfast artist Rosie McClelland. The exhibition will run from Saturday

Sponsor a ‘Lard Log’ to feed winter birds

Sponsor a ‘Lard Log’ to feed winter birds

WWT Arundel Wetland Centre wants to install ‘lard logs’ onsite to provide vital calories for birds during the winter months.  These free-standing posts are drilled with dozens of holes then  WWT staff fills the holes with lard for the birds to eat.

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

Today’s highlights include brambling, red kite, 3 water rail, nuthatch, 2 peregrine, 3 spotted redshank, 8 greenshank, 358 knot, 446 black tailed godwit, 45 dunlin, 50 greylag goose, 72 wigeon, 16 little egret and 2 kestrel

Latest Sightings

Latest Sightings

Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 71 Wigeon 111 Teal 5 Tufted Duck 70 Canada Goose 90 Greylag Goose 10 Corner Field GREEN-WINGED TEAL 1 Teal 225 Wigeon 100 Black-tailed Godwit 9 Lapwing 100 Teal Pond Teal 20 Wigeon 6 Gadwall 1 Snipe 1 Flood Ground Teal 600 Wigeon

Ferruginous duck

Ferruginous duck

Ferruginous duck - 1 (female, in front of the main observatory)

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

Rushy Bewick's Swan family (parents and one cygnet) see Julia's Blog to follow. Pochard 40 Pintail 55 Tufted Duck 110 Zeiss Hide Green-winged Teal (has vertical stripes and lacks yellow lines on head) Teal 740 Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 2 Black-tailed G

Wildlife sightings for 5th November 2012

Wildlife sightings for 5th November 2012

1 Pintail - marsh 39 Wigeon - marsh 36 Lapwing - main lake 1 Stonechat - male, perched on marsh fence Flock of Redpoll flew W, heard but not seen   Additional sightings from yesterday: 1 Bittern - sheltered lagoon 2 Stonechat - male and female, marsh