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Wildlife sightings for 4th July 2014
1 Mediterranean Gull adult - main lake (long shingle island in front of Observatory). Flew across from the river a.m., as well as flying to the scrape and back again 2 Little Ringed Plover - scrape 1 Hobby - hunting over main lake 6 Shoveler - scrape 2
4 July 2014
Today's sightings
The Big Pen Common Sandpiper 1 The Tack Piece Blue-headed Wagtail 2 Little-ringed Plover 1 Green Sandpiper 15 Wigeon 1 Grey Heron 3 The South Lake Kingfisher 1 Shoveler 18 Redshank 59 Black-tailed Godwit 57 Lapwing 70 The Zeiss Hide Avocet 21 Lapwing 25 G
4 July 2014
Latest Sightings
The Teal Pond Hide is currently closed as we are replacing it with a shiny new hide over the next couple of months. Sorry for any inconvenience. Whooper Pond Mallard 42 Moorhen 2 + 4 chicks Grey Heron 1 House Martins Swallows Folly Pond Snipe 8 Black-tai
4 July 2014
Habitat creation receives funding boost at WWT Washington
WWT Washington Wetland Centre’s mission to bring local people together with inspirational wetlands and wildlife has received a welcome funding boost. WWT Washington’s reserve manager John Gowland accepting the award fr
3 July 2014
Wildlife sightings for 3rd July 2014
1 Mediterranean Gull adult - main lake (long shingle island in front of Observatory) 3 Little Ringed Plover - scrape 2 Ringed Plover - main lake 1 Hobby - hunting dragonflies over reedbed and wildside. Also seen over main lake and scrape 1 Peregrine 2 Ke
3 July 2014
Latest Sightings
The Teal Pond Hide is currently closed as we are replacing it with a shiny new hide over the next couple of months. Sorry for any inconvenience. Whooper Pond Green Sandpiper 1 Snipe 4 Mallard 77 Lapwing 2 Mute Swan 2 + 8 cygnets Moorhen 2 Moorhen chicks
3 July 2014
Today's sightings
The Tack Piece Blue-headed Wagtail 2 still nest building. Green Sandpiper 14 The Holden Tower Little-ringed Plover 1 Green Sandpiper 3 Curlew 1 The Zeiss Hide Green Sandpiper 4 Redshank 8 Avocet 9 The Rushy Avocet 8 Green Sandpiper 3 The Car Park Cuckoo 1
3 July 2014
Wood Sandpiper
A Wood Sandpiper is present today but on land without access, hopefully it will be refound from one of the hides. Both Kingfisher and Barn Owl were seen today, the Kingfisher is best looked for from Ron barker and Kingfisher hides.
2 July 2014
Out on the reserve today
Green sandpiper x3 Black-tail godwits x50
2 July 2014
Wildlife sightings for 2nd July 2014
5 Little Ringed Plover - scrape, including bird still nesting 1 sub-adult Great Crested Grebe - reservoir lagoon, promptly chased off by resident adult 2 Lapwing chick - still present on scrape 1 Kingfisher June bird highlights: Red Kite, Hobby,
2 July 2014
Today's sightings
The Rushy Ruff 1 male (Mobile seen from 3 hides) Avocet 9 Green Sandpiper 1 Little-ringed Plover 2 The Tack Piece Blue-headed Wagtail 2 Green Sandpiper 16 Ruff 1 (Same male) The Holden Tower Green Sandpiper 2 The South Finger Cuckoo 1 The South Lake Black
2 July 2014
Latest Sightings
The Teal Pond Hide is currently closed as we are replacing it with a shiny new hide over the next couple of months. Sorry for any inconvenience. Whooper Pond Mallard 37 Lapwing 1 Moorhen 2 Moorhen chicks 3 Sand Martins House Martins Swallows Folly Pond B
2 July 2014
Common Terns and Little Egret
A pair of adult Common Tern with 5 juveniles appeared on the Mere late afternoon which gave the young Black headed Gulls something to chase and bully! A Green Sandpiper was around the Mere again with a Common Sandpiper and at least 2 male Ruff are still p
1 July 2014
Recent sightings
Lapwing numbers are starting to build up with up to 200 around the mere at the moment, other waders have included 3 male Ruff in breeding plumage along with Green and Common Sandpiper. A single Dunlin and 2 Little ringed Plover were seen yesterday and a f
1 July 2014
Today's sightings
Tack Piece/Robbie Garnett Hide 'Blue-headed' Wagtail-pair nest building, often visit the scrape edge Little ringed Plover juvenile Green Sandpiper 12 Shelduck brood of x5 South Lake Avocet 6 Redshank 65 Black-tailed Godwit 48 Oystercatcher 4 Green Sandpip
1 July 2014