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Today's sightings
Rushy Bewick's Swan 170+ still present Lesser Scaup female Holden Tower E White-fronted Geese 175 Barnacle Goose 128 Egyptian Goose 1 Barnacle x Canada 1 South Lake (Hogart [...]
26 February 2012
Just a few pretty pictures on a gorgeous day.
It has been a prefect day for the photographers amongst us! Continuing my obsession with South Georgian pintail, I snapped this stunning little bird sunning itself in the South American pen. The last of our James' flamingos is also enjoying the sunshine.
25 February 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Shoveler 5 Widgeon 11 Teal 36 Shelduck 17 Mallard 52 Common Snipe 2 Lapwing 16 Redshank 10 G [...]
25 February 2012
One-a-Day
Avocet appear to be increasing at a rate of one a day with 7 birds now present. Although unlikely, if this were to continue to occur it'll be the 5 June before we reach last years peak numbers. Oy [...]
25 February 2012
Recent sightings
Reserve Brent continue to come onto the Peninsula saltmarsh with up to 15 (family groups) along with 8 ringed plover, 11 dunlin, 30 Oystercatchers, 55 black-tailed godwit and a single [...]
25 February 2012
Wildlife sightings for 25th February 2012
1 Bittern - middle reedbed channel on the left hand side 2 Pintail - main lake 50 Gadwall - site count 3 Redshank - 2 wader scrape, 1 flew N 9 Redwing - entrance area 5 [...]
25 February 2012
Great sunshine and a real spring feel.
Holden Tower Whitefronted Goose 274 Greylag 12 pale continental birds were on the sea wall south of the tower. Egyptian Goose 1 Dunlin 500 Oystercatcher 2 Peregrine 1 Buzzard 2 Great [...]
25 February 2012
Spring is in the air at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre
Black swan cygnets, the return of Avocets and a flurry of snowdrops on the ground means that spring has sprung at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre. Black swan cygnets Two black swan cygnets have been born at Martin Mere. The cygnets are about 7 days old an
24 February 2012
Latest on ladybirds
Our first active seven-spot ladybird of the season has been recorded today. Spring is on its way!... [...]
24 February 2012
Otters on river
One of the contractors working on our new saline lagoon has told us that he spotted four otters on the River Wear opposite our site yesterday. FOUR!! Out of interest, a group of otters is called a [...]
24 February 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Lapwing - 36 Redshank - 11 Curlew - 18 Wigeon - 7 Teal - 43 Mallard - 81 Shelduck - 14 Grey Heron - 20 Other Birds Grey Wagtail (Stream Channel) [...]
24 February 2012
Bird News
Firstly, late news from yesterday, when a Brimstone butterfly was seen taking advantage of the unusually fine weather - probably a mistake, as the more typical wind and rain had returned by this [...]
24 February 2012
Wildlife sightings for 24th February 2012
1 Bittern - reservoir lagoon opposite wildside hide 3 Pintail - main lake, reservoir lagoon 17 Snipe - grazing marsh, main lake 14 Redwing - entrance area 6 Lesser Redpoll - waterlife [...]
24 February 2012
Todays Sightings
Holden Tower and Robbie Garnett Hide High tide this morning and a little sunshine. Whitefronted Goose 243. After 3 days out of sight to the north good to see there is still a good number here. [...]
24 February 2012
Say "hi" to Jerry!
Jerry is the last New Zealand blue duck in WWT, British and European collections. As such he is not only a rarity, but inevitably; alone. Jerry's normal home is at WWT Arundel where he resides in a beautiful spring fed exhibit designed just for him, but h
24 February 2012