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Wildlife sightings for 28th May 2013
4 Redshank chicks - scrape 4+ Lapwing chicks - scrape, marsh 1 Shelduck - scrape (arrived off the river at 1750hrs) 1 Mandarin - scrape 9 Common Tern - main lake, resr lagoon 1 Yellow Wagtail - marsh 4 Swallow - feeding over main lake after rain a.m. 1 W
28 May 2013
Curlew Sandpiper
The change in weather had the desired effect today, the rain forcing a few migrant waders down onto the reserve, the best being a breeding plumaged Curlew Sandpiper which was found early afternoon from Ron Barker hide with 2 Dunlin, a further group of 4 D
27 May 2013
May 27th 2013
A cold, wet and windy day so far. Paerhaps this will push in a migrating skua or two as the spring tide rises towards 2.30pm? Otherwise not a great deal to report, with precious little singing or displaying in the attrocious conditions. Things very much a
27 May 2013
Today's highlights
spoonbill, 90 black tailed godwit, 8 whimbrel, 54 curlew, 9 little egret, sedge warbler, 30 reed warbler, lesser whitethroat, whitethroat, 10 chiffchaff, willow warbler, 5 blackcap, 2 cetti’s warbler, 2 little grebe, peregrine, sparrowhawk and buzzard.
27 May 2013
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Avocet - 10 & 3 chicks Oystercatcher - 4 Lapwing - 4 & 2 chicks Common Tern - 48 & 2 chicks Shelduck - 20 Tufted duck - 38 Little Ringed Plover - 1 Redshank - 1 Grey Heron - 19 Mute Swan - 2 Shovel
27 May 2013
BioBlitz!
On Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 June we will be holding our first ever BioBlitz here at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre. A BioBlitz is a collaborative race, where members of the public and expert naturalists come together to find, identify and record as many di
27 May 2013
Wildlife sightings for 27th May 2013
2 Shoveler - pair, scrape 4 Redshank chicks - scrape. The fourth has hatched since yesterday. 3 Redshank adults - scrape 9 Common Tern - main lake and reservoir lagoon 1 Sedge Warbler - north end of grazing marsh 1 Willow Warbler - singing sheltered lagoo
27 May 2013
Has the Cranes egg hatched ?
Rushy The 24 hour watch on the Cranes nest has had tantalizing glimpses of what might be the chick but no really good sighting yet. Lets hope today is the day. A watch is being mounted from the Peng Observatory but also check from Infocus and the wooden R
27 May 2013
Who decides what a flamingo group does?
I know that it seems like the majority of my diary entries are about the bad weather and I can assure folks that I am not some wannabe weather forecaster, but hey, let's try and turn the rain, wind and hail into something positive and interesting co
26 May 2013
Sightings 26th May 2013
Our Barn Owls, visible on CCTV at the centre have hatched the first of their 5 eggs, similarly we anticipate the CCTV'd Ospreys to begin hatching any time now, maybe today, though no sign of a chick at time of writing. Elsewhere the reserve is fairly qui
26 May 2013
Wildlife sightings for 26th May 2013
2 Shelduck - pair, main lake 3 Redshank chicks - scrape 1 Hobby - flew over high 1 Peregrine 1 Buzzard - flew over high 1 Kestrel - hunting near scrape 2 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon, wildside To allow the sand martins to establish their nests the
26 May 2013
Yellow Wagtail & Ruff
Two Yellow Wagtail continue to be seen from UU Hide out on Woodend Marsh, also 2 Ruff and a Black tailed Godwit were seen today. A Common Tern was briefly on view from Ron Barker along with a Mediterranean Gull (2nd sum/3rd cal yr), a different bird to ye
25 May 2013
Out on the reserve today
Greenshank - 1 (Friends Hide) Barnacle Geese - 5 (Lady Fen) Little Ringed Plover - 2 (Lady Fen) Marsh Harrier - 1 (Reedbed Hide) Whitethroat Common Tern The nesting Moorhen on the Visitor Centre entrance pond is now the proud mother of 1 chick. The reside
25 May 2013
Wildlife sightings for 25th May 2013
12 Common Tern - main lake, reservoir lagoon 50+ Swift - over site 1 Yellow Wagtail - main lake 1 Red-Backed Shrike - male, seen from Headley hide 1 Grey Plover - flew over site 3 Redshank chicks - Wader scrape 1 Peregrine - seen over site To allow the sa
25 May 2013
Duckery tours start today!
Saturday 25th May - Sunday 2nd June Come along this week to join one of our behind-the-scenes duckery tours! The duckery is open to the public for one week only every year, and you can join in any day this week at 12pm, 2pm or 3pm – just book
25 May 2013