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Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide Curlew Sandpiper 1 Spotted Redshank 2 Greenshank 3 Redshank 47 Ruff 12 Black-tailed Godwit 19 Lapwing 160 Pintail 19 Teal 500 Kingfisher 1 Cetti's Warbler 1 The Tack Piece Green Sandpiper 1 Common Crane 2 The South Lake Black-tailed Godwit
Today's sightings-wild Crane
Late news from 25th September - An unringed COMMON CRANE presumed wild was seen with 7 of the Great Crane Project Cranes on the Tack Piece. The Tack Piece Common Crane 5 (GCP) Ruff 2 Green Sandpiper 1 The Dumbles Marsh Harrier 2 Juveniles Peregrine 1 Bu
Today's sightings
British Steel hide little stint, curlew sandpiper, 66 greenshank, 2 spotted redshank, 669 black tailed godwit, 3 bar tailed godwit, 336 redshank, 191 knot, 364 curlew, whimbrel, grey plover, 8 lapwing, 68 dunlin, 27 little egret and 2 great crested grebe.
Latest Sightings
Yesterday we had 10,500 Barnacle Geese in just 2 fields from the Avenue Tower. Not quite as many in this morning, but still a very good total... Barnacle Geese: 7310 around the reserve Whooper Pond Mallard 200 Mute Swan 2 + 8 cygnets Tufted Duck 9 Wigeon
Pink-footed Goose count hits 21,500
Biggest count of the year so far with 21,500 Pink-footed Geese roosting on the reserve last night. Impressive numbers from the off this morning with 10,000+ present with lots of birds coming and going throughout the day. Definitely new skeins coming in fr
Today's sightings
British Steel hide 2 kingfisher, marsh harrier, little stint, 4 curlew sandpiper, 2 ruff, 49 greenshank, 2 spotted redshank, 125 black tailed godwit, 2 bar tailed godwit, 228 redshank, 276 curlew, 5 lapwing, 30 dunlin, 36 little egret, 2 buzzard, peregrin
Avocet on Wader Lake
Three avocet are present on Wader Lake this morning - the first time we've ever had this species on site in autumn. A sure sign that the migratory season is well underway! Other wildlife highlights today include: Wader Lake AM mid-tide Shoveler 5 Teal 30
Today's sightings
Ruff Lady Fen Roe deer - 1 Buzzard - 1 Marsh harrier - 1 Kestrel - 1 Little egret - 4 Teal Mallard Wigeon - 146 Snipe - 2 Redshank - 1 Ruff - 1 Lapwing - 1 Main observatory Ruff - 4 Buzzard - 3 Marsh harrier - 2 Malla
See nature's most incredible journeys this autumn
Curlew in flight Autumn is upon us in all its colourful glory and at WWT Washington Wetland Centre, the changing of the seasons brings spectacular new scenery and wildlife. Enjoy the unforgettable sights and sounds of
Wildlife sightings for 25th September 2014
1 Sandwich Tern - flying downriver (0845hrs) 17 Snipe - marsh and main lake 1 Kingfisher - perched on reedbed boardwalk (several days running) 13 Meadow Pipit - marsh 1 Whinchat - marsh, then flew towards the Headley Hide 11 Reed Bunting - one flock of
Latest Sightings
Huge numbers of Barnacle Geese have now arrived, with an early estimate of 8-10,000 now on the reserve and very close to some of the hides! Whooper Pond Mallard 200 Mute Swan 1 + 8 cygnets Tufted Duck 7 Wigeon 15 Teal 10 Little Grebe 1 Canada Geese 50 Fo
Today's sightings
The Holden Tower Marsh Harrier 2+ Juveniles Buzzard 1 Peregrine 1 Kestrel 1 Curlew 5 Common Crane 4 Reed Warbler 1 Chiffchaff 3 Willow Hide Blackcap 3 Chiffchaff 1 The Zeiss Hide Curlew Sandpiper 2 Dunlin 7 Ringed Plover 8 Snipe 4 Spotted Redshank 1 Redsh
A quick Chilean interlude
So it's well and truly the end of summer and the crunch of leaves and chilly mornings show that autumn is firmly entrenched. The flamingos are still tending to their chicks and birds are moulting into new plumage, with some of the pens littered with black
Latest Sightings
Latest Sightings Today a flock of nearly 5500 Barnacle Geese arrived!! Winter has begun. They are currently very flighty across the reserve producing an amazing sight and sound. Whooper Pond GARGANEY Mallard 221 Mute Swan 2 + 8 cygnets Tufted Duck 11 Wi
Today's sightings
Dumbles/Bottom and Top New Piece 2 juvenile Marsh Harrier fighting and hunting the area Peregrine Zeiss Hide 2 Spotted Redshank 5 Ruff 1 Curlew Sandpiper 30 Redshank 3 Greenshank 82 Black-tailed Godwit 800 Teal 1 Avocet 8 Dunlin South Lake 300 Lapwing The