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Recent Sightings, Millennium Wetlands
Short eared owl 1 Red Kite 1 Merlin 1 Gadwall 17 Pochard 5 Teal 15 Shoveler 4 Mallard 12 Tufted Duck 7 Grey Heron 1 Little Egret 6 Moorhen 2 Coot 3 Shelduck 2 Lapwing 420 Dunlin 1 Snipe 33 Black-Headed Gull 1
First buffalo born in simple plan for Cambodia wetlands
A Cambodian family has received its first buffalo calf, born to a buffalo loaned to them by a Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) scheme to beat poverty and help the environment. WWT's "buffalo bank" loans poor communities in the Mekong Delta working anim
Wildlife sightings for 1st February 2016
2 Pintail - reservoir lagoon 6 Mandarin - reservoir lagoon 83 Lapwing - main lake 3 Snipe - scrape January bird highlights: Bittern, Brent Goose, Goldeneye, Jack Snipe, Caspian Gull, Stonechat, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Marsh Tit, Brambling, Siskin, R
Reserve update, Monday Feb 1st
No road problems today... so far... Visitors should bring wellies as despite our best efforts the avenues are still very wet. 160 Whoopers at the early feed, with well over 200 in the lacal area. Green-winged Teal on station on Folly Pond, Greater Scaup w
Today's sightings- record Pintail count
Northern Pintail at Slimbridge by James Lees Holden Tower/Tack Piece A huge flock of Pintail (at least 1300 birds) present on the River Severn at midday with 275 on the Tack Piece at the same time. The majority of the
Kittiwake
It pretty much rained all day with that misty murk that isn't ideal for anything, except perhaps for dropping a Kittiwake onto the reserve! Seen for less than a minute the bird took flight off the Mere and headed into the gloom. Almost annual (we had two
Today's Sighting's
WADER LAKE / AM / MID TIDE Grey Heron - Canada Goose - 2 Lapwing - 29 Shelduck - 14 Redshank - 5 Eurasian Teal - 29 Curlew - 15 SALINE LAGOON /AM /MID TIDE Goosander - 4 OTHER BIRDS Eurasian Teal (Window on the Wear) - 2 Jay (Wader Lake foot
Reserve update, Sunday Jan 31st
Still largely dry, with no road problems, though there is a "Road Closed" sign up on the B725 just west of Ruthwell. Visitors from the direction of M6/Carlisle/Annan should ignore this. Plenty to see on the reserve, with a good broadcast of duck and eg La
Wildlife sightings for 31st January 2016
1 Caspian Gull adult - main lake (from WWF hide) a.m. 2 Bittern - one flew from the resr lagoon into the middle of the reedbed, the other bird was still along the N shore of the resr lagoon 1 Shelduck - flew W 4 Fieldfare - entrance area, sheltered lag
Wildlife sightings for 30th January 2016
3 Bittern - resr lagoon 2 Stonechat - marsh 5 Redpoll - flew NW January bird highlights: Bittern, Brent Goose, Goldeneye, Jack Snipe, Stonechat, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Marsh Tit, Brambling, Siskin, Redpoll, Linnet. Up to 4 Bittern can be found on
Bewick's Swan again
Two days in a row for the Bewick's Swan feeding on Top Mere viewed from the Hale Hide on a fairly wild and blustery day. The wind drops tomorrow so it should be a better days viewing all round if slightly more showery. A good selection of hides provide so
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time - AM Tide - Mid/High Shelduck - 30 Curlew - 2 Lapwing - 30 Black Headed Gull - 15 Herring Gull - 3 Eurasian Teal - 30 Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 5 Tufted Duck - 35 Other Birds Goosander - River Wear - 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker - Flying ov
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All of the hides are open! Walking boots or good shoes are recommended as the footpaths still have a little bit of mud on them. There are a few puddles at the sides of the footpaths, if you would like to bring your wellies and go for a splash! Good
Latest Sightings - 30th January
A better morning, with no rain at the moment, but it's not far away as usual. Today's high tide is at 16:02 8.3m Around the reserve today: Barnacle Geese: 5000 Whooper Swans: 173 Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 173 Mute Swan 61 Greater Scaup 1♂ Mallard
Saturdays sightings
Flock of Eurasian Wigeon taking flight by David White The Tack Piece Little Stint 1 Dunlin 400 Ruff 12 Redshank 50 Black-tailed Godwit 180 Lapwing 2800 Golden Plover at least 5000 Common Crane 4 Wigeon 1000 Teal 600