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Countryfile Magazine Awards 2012: honours for London Wetland Centre and the Great Crane Project
The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) is delighted this week to have been given not one but two awards by the readers of Countryfile Magazine. London Wetland Centre, opened in 2000, was voted the favourite nature reserve and the Great Crane Project, whi
Wildlife sightings for 23rd August 2012
3 Green Sandpiper - scrape 1 Common Sandpiper - river, then seen on sheltered lagoon 1 Ringed Plover - immature bird on the scrape 16 Chiffchaff - site count 7 Willow Warbler - site count Recent bird highlights: Garganey, Peregrine, Ringed Plover, Commo
Out on the reserve
Main observatory Garganey - 1 Green sandpiper - 1 Common sandpiper - 2
The whistling flamingo.
I was going through some photos from my time over the past few months at Slimbridge in an attempt to start my data analysis when I came across two short videos of the James' flamingo (that very special bird) making an interesting noise. I have posted th
WWT London Wetland Centre is Britain's favourite nature reserve!
Wildside Pond at WWT London Wetland Centre WWT London Wetland Centre has been chosen as the UK’s ‘Favourite Nature Reserve’ by members of the public. The astonishing array of wildlife that calls the Centre home,
Birds on the move
A fresher day than of late with a brisk West-South-Westerly blowing. A notable influx of hirundines with 200 Swallow, 30+ House Martin feeding low over the reserve. A couple of Common Swift appeared to be moving North, but undoubtedly just moving to feed
Help us name a baby otter
We have joined forces with the Champion newspaper to run a competition to name one of our baby otters after your favourite olympian. The otter we are naming is a little girl. The prize is to win a behind the scenes day at Martin Mere, working with Alex wh
Todays Moth Counts
Svenssons Copper Underwing - 1 Dun-bar - 2 Dark Arches - 2 Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing - 3 Large Yellow Underwing - 9 Common Rustic - 15 Rosy Rustic - 2 Flame Carpet - 1 Willow Beauty - 3
Today's wildlife sightings
At least 20 small red eyed damselflies have been seen from the Peter Scott hide and the fishing platforms around the millennium wetlands. Other sightings include: spoonbill 3 garganey 49 greenshank 2 ruff green sandpiper 375 black tailed godwit 28 little
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake/AM/High Tide Curlew - 7 Redshank - 64 Lapwing - 107 Tufted Duck - 13 + 3 young ducklings Gadwall - 4 Shoveler - 1 Mallard - 40 Saline Lagoon/AM Black Headed Gull - 44 Cormorant - 1 Common Sandpiper - 2 Hawthorn Wood/AM Nuthatch
Latest Sightings
Black-tailed Godwit (not taken today), M.Youdale © Copyright 2012 WWT Whooper Pond Mute Swan with cygnets Black-tailed Godwit 3 Tufted Duck 1 Teal Pond Little Grebe (juv) Teal 4 Avenue Tower Marsh Harrier Gargan
Wildlife sightings for 22nd August 2012
40 Shoveler - scrape and main lake 80 Teal - scrape and main lake 3 Green Sandpiper - scrape 1 Little Ringed Plover - main lake 36 Lapwing - main lake 1 Wheatear - perched on grazing marsh bridge Recent bird highlights: Garganey, Peregrine, Common
Today's sightings
Long-Billed Dowitcher on the South lake today JSLees WWT The Tack Piece MARSH HARRIER 1 Juvenile Wood Sandpiper 1 Common Sandpiper 1 Green Sandpiper 6 The Holden Tower Little Stint 1 juvenile Turnstone 5 Sanderling 3
A few birds and a bit of mothing.
We had time to run the moth trap last night and caught 49 species including the migrant Dark Sword-grass. A few more Black-tailed Godwit with 25 birds on the Mere including a few juveniles. Also 8 Ruff with one juvenile present, 20+ Common Snipe, 300+ Lap
Wildlife sightings for 21 August 2012
59 Shoveler – main lake, scrape 54 Teal – scrape, main lake 1 Garganey – scrape, resr lagoon 3 Green Sandpiper – scrape 1 Snipe – marsh 2 Common Tern – main lake, sheltered lagoon 4 Swallow – flew SW 4 Willow Warbler – south route, shelter