News
Roscoff arrives in cold snap
As I sit here trying to warm up, it’s hard to believe that the last entry started with the phrase ‘spring like temperatures’! It’s no wonder that we are consumed by the weather in Britain! The weather is a key factor in influencing the swans behav
1 February 2012
The Mileage Company donations to WWT top £100k
The Mileage Company, operators of the new UK Avios travel rewards programme, has made its latest donation of over £40,000 to the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT), as part of its on-going support to us. The Mileage Company has now donated over £100,00
1 February 2012
New Sightings
Today at Hawthorn Hide - PM Weather is quite cold, but the hide was busy this afternoon. Coal Tit - 3 Robin - 4 Blue Tit - 12 Bullfinch - 4 Chaffinch - 3 Longtai [...]
1 February 2012
Woodcock
Dawn till dusk sunshine and great visibility yet again, although well worth putting a couple of extra layers on if you want to sit it out in the hides! Woodcock from the Janet Kear Hide was new fo [...]
1 February 2012
Sallow Button (picture)
As promised a picture of Acleris hastiana (B&F 1053) or to use the new(ish) proper name Sallow Button, which is rather pleasant. Caught on the 24th January, it was the first record of this spe [...]
1 February 2012
Today's sightings
A great white egret is present on the saline lagoons and is best viewed from the British steel hide. Other sightings today include; red breasted merganser, 3 goldeneye, 3 little grebe, 3 great cr [...]
1 February 2012
Todays Sightings
Roe Deer, M.Youdale © Copyright 2012 WWT Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 160 Tufted Duck 50 Wigeon 130 Gadwall 1 Shoveler 4 Folly Pond Teal 100 Wigeon 50 Flood Ground [...]
1 February 2012
WIldlife sightings for 1st February 2012
1 Bittern - north side main lake 1 Shelduck - main lake 2 Pintail - male and female, wader scrape 100+ Teal - grazing marsh, scrape, main lake 1 Jack Snipe - main lake 30+ Redwing [...]
1 February 2012
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide BITTERN 2 Showing very well Cetti's Warbler 1 Reed Bunting 6 Water Rail 1 Teal 400 The Holden Tower White-fronted Goose 272 Barnacle Goose 130 Egyptian Goo [...]
1 February 2012
February podcast with Simon King
Simon King In the February edition of our monthly podcast, the naturalist and broadcaster Simon King explains how people can benefit from a visit to London Wetland Centre, and what to look out for in terms of wildlife
31 January 2012
Dawn Swan Count
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31 January 2012
92 Species
What a brilliant start to 2012 it has been. The mild and relatively benign January has meant plenty of observers in the field and bird numbers high on the reserve. A count of 4350 Lapwing at the begin [...]
31 January 2012
Wildlife sightings for 31st January 2012
1 Shelduck - main lake 2 Pintail - main lake 91 Shoveler - main lake, grazing marsh 61 Wigeon - wader scrape 3 Dunlin - main lake 39 Redwing - entrance lake 7 Lesser Redpoll - [...]
31 January 2012
Today's sightings
Holden Tower E White-fronted Geese 290, Barnacle Goose 130, Egyptian Goose 1, Canada Goose 40, Greylag 25, Barnacle x Canada 1, Canada x Greylag 6, Peregrine 1 Zeiss Hide Teal 450, Pintail [...]
31 January 2012
WeBS Count
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30 January 2012