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Wildlife sightings
Amazing numbers of Sand martins still swarming around the sand martin hide and the scrape areas. There has been around two hundred at any one time with a sprinkling of around 100 House martins as well. Sightings of Sparrowhawk and Hobby attracted to fee
11 September 2014
Today's sightings-the scrapes are alive with birds
Rushy Curlew Sandpiper up to 4 Black-tailed Godwit 4 Snipe 2 Green Sandpiper 5 Ruff up to 12 Teal 60 Little Egret 1 Yellow Wagtails 2 among Pieds. Holden Tower Little Stint adult on scrape Ringed Plover 8 on scrape Hobby 1 Little ringed Plover on scrape i
11 September 2014
Today's highlights
Meditrerranean gull, 2 kingfisher, 2 curlew sandpiper, 2 ruff, spotted redshank, 71 greenshank, 265 redshank, 475 black tailed godwit, 466 curlew, 51 knot, 35 lapwing, 44 little egret, 215 pintail, 22 teal, 37 wigeon, 280 mallard, 38 shelduck, 8 cormorant
11 September 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Mid Lapwing - 40 Black-headed Gull - 20 Snipe - 4 Teal - 25 Dunlin - 1 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch - 2 Great Tit - 4 Blue Tit - 2 Greenfinch - 1 Jay - 1 Other Birds Cormorant (river wear) - 1 Redshank (riv
11 September 2014
Wildlife sightings for 11th September 2014
5 Snipe - 2 flew over very high east + 3 on the main lake 12 Wigeon - main lake 2 Meadow Pipit - over the marsh 1 Nuthatch - south route 2 Willow Warbler - wildside and sheltered lagoon 12 Chiffchaff 4 Swallow 27 Sand Martin 10 House Martin A
11 September 2014
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Mallard 234 Canada Geese 400+ Canada-Greylag Hybrid 1 Tufted Duck 5 Wigeon 4 Teal 4 Little Grebe 2 Moorhen 7 House Martins Sand Martins Swallows Folly Pond Again rare migrating waders coming in over the high tide: Curlew Sandpiper 3 Little
11 September 2014
Great White Egret
A Great White Egret was seen mid afternoon from the Ron Barker Hide and then flew towards Woodend Marsh. Worth noting if you see anything interesting like this pop into the in focus shop or phone on 01704 897020 and we can disseminate the news to all conc
10 September 2014
Today's highlights
2 kingfisher, curlew sandpiper, 2 ruff, spotted redshank, 146 redshank, 492 black tailed godwit, 44 greenshank, 59 knot, 47 lapwing, 16 little egret, 55 teal, 18 wigeon, 7 shoveler, 2 Cetti’s warbler, peregrine, sparrowhawk and buzzard.
10 September 2014
Wildlife sightings for 10th September 2014
4 Red-crested Pochard - 2 pairs, main lake 1 Mandarin - main lake 4 Snipe - main lake 1 House Sparrow 6 Cetti's Warbler 19 Meadow Pipit 4 Willow Warbler 22 Chiffchaff 2 Swallow 5 Sand Martin 2 House Martin 1 Yellow Wagtail August/early September b
10 September 2014
Today's sightings- high tide delivers
Holden Tower The tide did flood onto the Dumbles overnight and re-filled the pools. A flock of waders came in to roost and feed in the scrape over the tide. Little Stint 4 (1 adult and 3 juvs) Ringed Plover 6 Dunlin 23 Peregrine juv Curlew 70 Little Egret
10 September 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Time - AM/Tide - Low Lapwing - 30 Black Headed Gull - 12 Teal - 35 Snipe - 2 Saline Lagoon Wren - 1 Hawthorn Wood Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 Great Tit - 4 Blue Tit - 2 Chaffinch - 2 Robin - 1 Dunnock - 1
10 September 2014
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Mallard 200 Canada Geese 476 Greylag Geese 5 Canada-Greylag Hybrid 1 Wigeon 26 Little Grebe 1 Cormorant 1 Moorhen 7 House Martins Sand Martins Swallows Folly Pond Lots of waders dropping in during the high tide, including: Curlew Sandpiper 3
10 September 2014
Creeping Upwards
A few more Pink-footed Geese arriving with 470 birds recorded early afternoon. Pink-footed Geese on Vinson's Marsh (Andy Bunting) A high count of 790 Greylag Geese. These feral birds flock with the same instincts as wild birds although it is thought wild
9 September 2014
3 species of egret
A great day today at WWT Welney for our second day of Wader Week. We started off the walk on the veranda overlooking Lady fen where we saw the cattle egret. Also lots of little egrets feeding around the main pool. We saw lots more exiting things alo
9 September 2014
Today's sightings- rising tides, perfect scrape levels and lots of birds!
Tides- We have a series of very high tides daily until the end of the weekend which should, at times flood onto the Dumbles. This will bring estuary birds to the scrapes. We have managed our marshes and scrapes so they have exposed mud, this is ideal fo
9 September 2014