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Sightings- Yet another 20 species of wader day!
Mediterranean Gull- juvenile just starting moult to first winter hence the few grey mantle feathers. Image by MJMcGill South Lake Long-billed Dowitcher 1 if not viewable from South Lake Obs try Hogarth Hide especially afternoons. Black-tailed Godwit 187
19 August 2012
Latest wildlife sightings
Wader lake Time/AM Tide/Low Redshank - 4 Lapwing - 142 Black Headed Gull - 16 Mallard - 36 Grey Heron - 2 Saline Lagoon Time/AM Tide/Low Black Headed Gull - 46 Mallard - 15 Grey Heron - 3 Hawthorn Wood Jay -
19 August 2012
Latest wildlife sightings
Wader Lake (AM, mid tide) 3 common sandpiper 14 redshank 92 lapwing 5 common snipe 9 grey heron 15 teal 25 mallard 3 Canada goose Wader Lake footpath 11 long-tailed tit 5 blue tit 1 blackcap 6 common whitethroat Plus 42 black-headed gull on the sal
18 August 2012
Today's sighting-Migration in full swing
The overnight showers delivered more migrants to the reserve to add to those already present. Water levels rose sharply with the deluge all day and night yesterday but enough mud exists on the scrapes to keep the waders here. Duck numbers have risen, Teal
18 August 2012
Wildlife sightings for 18th August 2012
1 Green Sandpiper - marsh 3 Snipe - main lake, marsh 1 Curlew - flew NW (0950hrs) 59 Teal - scrape 36 Shoveler - scrape, resr lagoon, main lake 1 Crossbill - flew W (1010hrs) 11 Swallow - flew S 5 House Martin - flew S/SW Recent bird highlights: Peregr
18 August 2012
Latest wildlife sightings
Apologies for the lack of sightings on here of late - normal service will resume as of this weekend. For any queries about sightings, please email info.washington@wwt.org.uk Wader Lake, mid-afternoon: Lapwing - 53 Curlew - 2 Green sandpiper - 1 Kingfisher
17 August 2012
Out on the reserve today
5 Green Sandpipers 2 Common Sandpipers 12 Little Egrets 1 Hobby 1 Marsh Harrier
17 August 2012
Wildlife sightings for 17th August 2012
3 Green Sandpiper - scrape and marsh 4 Snipe - scrape and marsh 70 Teal - scrape 33 Shoveler - scrape and main lake 2 Common Tern - main lake 1 Goldfinch family - marsh (feeding on thistles) Recent bird highlights: Peregrine, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandp
17 August 2012
Friday 17th August
A possible reserve record of 76 snipe was counted by Richard Hesketh this morning with the lapwings in the wet fields. As the rains eased just after lunchtime, the huge lapwing flock moved from Prince Phillip's field to the corner field, right in front of
17 August 2012
Two's company in some cases.
Just a short note to highlight the strength of the relationships that can be seen between flamingos, illustrated beautifully by the Andean flamingos at WWT Slimbridge. I have mentioned two birds, JAU and JAY, before as an example of a pair of flamingos to
17 August 2012
Broad-leaved Helleborine - our fifth orchid
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine – A new orchid for WWT London Wetland Centre Guest blog by London Wetland Centre’s Chief Ecologist Richard Bullock Broad-leaved Helleborine - David Widdowson This is
17 August 2012
Today's sightings
After a showery but warm day yesterday today has been mostly wet. At least 21 species of wader were present on the reserve yesterday. The weekend tides are rising and it is a good time to visit the centre and hides as many waders will be present on the
17 August 2012
Latest otter cub images
We did another weigh-in this morning with the otter cubs and got this lovely image. They are now too big for the box that we weigh them in and they are becoming very lively so we can expect them to start exploring any time now.
17 August 2012
Saving the spoon-billed sandpiper film shows highs and lows of pioneering conservation project
[yframe url='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-ohpqYzBCU&list=UUQlb1STeXF0bnO74Kc9x9jw&index=1&feature=plcp'] Shot guerrilla-style, in the field by its stars, Saving the spoon-billed sandpiper brings real-life human drama to the nature document
17 August 2012
Locally rare mammal gives Severn Seal of approval
Harbour Seal-Severn sands off WWT Slimbridge image by MJMcGill Best viewed from Middle Point or the Severn Way at Hock Dith, Fretherne. High tide on the Dumbles edge Curlew Sandpiper 4 Little Stint 1 Dunlin 70 Golden Plover 1 Bar-tailed Godwit 9 incl 4 m
16 August 2012