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Today's sightings
The South Lake LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1 Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 67 Black-tailed Godwit 201 Lapwing 157 Teal 45 The Holden Tower Curlew 356 Whimbrel 4 Bar-tailed Godwit 1 Black-tailed Godwit 8 Common Sandpiper 4 Spotted Redshank 1 Knot 2 Sanderling 2 Du
21 August 2012
Grasshopper warbler
A grasshopper warbler has just been spotted down at the amphibian ponds - quite a rarity for us and usually seen in spring :-)
21 August 2012
A Gardener’s Friend – It’s Much Less Bother with a Hover
Guest blog by London Wetland Centre’s Chief Ecologist Richard Bullock Hoverfly Volucella inanis - Richard Bullock Many hoverflies mimic wasp colouration to avoid being attacked by predators such as birds. This is an
21 August 2012
Harriers and Waders
Getting use to the recent onset of summer even with autumn just round the corner. Plenty of activity with at least 4 Marsh Harrier hunting around the reserve and keeping 300+ Lapwing on their toes. At least 4 Common Buzzard, Sparrowhawk and a couple of Ke
20 August 2012
Todays' wildlife sightings
Over 50 small red eyed damselfly have been seen around the Peter Scott Hide and fishing platforms in the Millennium Wetlands. Green sandpiper 19 little egret 487 curlew 295 black tailed godwit 44 greenshank 211 redshank curlew sandpiper 2 ruff spot
20 August 2012
Recent Sightings
Sightings from the 13 August have included Main Lake - 36 Greylags, 4 Coots, 2 tufted, 1 Gadwall, 1 shelduck and 1 lesser black backed gull and 51 Mallards. Wader Marsh the following sightings were noted 6 shelducks and 1 Greylag. Freshwater lagoon - 4 t
20 August 2012
‘Seasons’ Watercolour Exhibition by Artist Grahame Booth
On Saturday 25th August at 2pm, Castle Espie Gallery, nature through art, will be opening the doors to the watercolour exhibition ‘Seasons’. This is the inspired title of an exhibition by Belfast artist Grahame Booth. The exhibition will run from Satu
20 August 2012
Junior Wetland Warden Log
Guest blog by Loretta Hoy from WWT London Wetland Centre's Learning Team Investigating the log garden Log gardens are great habitats for a variety of species including invertebrates, reptiles and amphibians. The crevi
20 August 2012
22 species of wader today
The very high tide pushed all the small waders off the saltmarsh shelf where they moved to the Top New Piece. The larger, longer legged waders roosted up on the Dumbles on the edge or fed in the grassland areas and pools. A flock of 17 terns either Arctic
20 August 2012
Wildlife sightings for 20th August 2012
1 Green Sandpiper - scrape 3 Snipe - scrape, marsh 43 Teal - scrape, main lake 61 Shoveler - scrape, main lake 2 Common Tern -main lake 7 Willow Warbler - wildside, south route, sheltered lagoon 6 Chiffchaff - wildside, sheltered lagoon (1 Garden Warble
20 August 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake/AM/Mid tide Redshank - 12 Lapwing - 110 Mallard - 36 Grey Heron - 4 Tufted Duck - 4 Teal - 8 Black Headed Gull - 6 Kestrel (Flying over) - 1 Saline Lagoon/AM/Mid Tide Black Headed Gull - 28 Mallard - 18 Carrion Crow - 4 Jay - 3 Ot
20 August 2012
Sunday's sightings
5 Greenshank 4 Grren sandpiper
20 August 2012
Andean geese goslings
We have three andean geese goslings and another black swan cygnet. The weather has really mixed up our breeding season as the birds are continuing to sit on nests and we still have quite a few ducklings, goslings and cygnets around the centre. It has ce
20 August 2012
Latest's Sightings
Whooper Pond Mute Swan with cygnets Tufted Duck 1 Coot 1 Folly Pond Black-tailed Godwit 12 Teal 122 Shoveler 2 Teal Pond Young Little Grebe Avenue Tower Lapwing 160 Teal 694 Bar-tailed Godwit 2 Golden Plover 38 Pintail 14 Saltmarsh Ospreys 2 Osprey &
20 August 2012
WWT reaction to surprise barrage announcement
Following the revelation today that government officials are to look into proposals for a privately funded barrage across the Severn Estuary, the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) has urged the government to take into account the findings of the Severn
19 August 2012