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Latest Sightings
WADER LAKE/AM/HIGH TIDE Lapwing - 117 Redshank - 82 Teal - 33 Gadwall - 2 Shoveler - 10 Wigeon - 1 Black Headed Gull - 114 Lesser Black Backed Gull - 1 Herring Gull - 2+1 juvenile Grey Heron - 5 Stock Dove - 10 SALINE LAGOON/RIVER/AM/HIGH TIDE Grey
Wildlife sightings for 7th September 2012
71 Teal - main lake, wader scrape, reservoir lagoon 63 Shoveler - main lake, wader scrape 4 Snipe - main lake 1 Little Grebe brood - sheltered lagoon 1 Kingfisher - wader scrape 1 Peregrine - on hospital across river Recent bird highlights: Garganey, Pere
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1 Adult winter plumage Ruff 6 Red Knott 5 Redshank 57 Spotted Redshank 1 Greenshank 1 Black-tailed Godwit 182 Common Snipe 9 Teal 450 Shoveler 45 The Holden Tower Whimbrel 2 Curlew 220 Black-tailed Godwit 30 Ruff 3 Gol
Migration update
Curlew Between 40,000 and 50,000 migratory wildfowl and waders travel to the Burry Inlet to spend the winter every year. This year, we saw the unprecedented early arrival in July of hundreds of these birds due to cold weather and flooding resulting i
Autumn action
The most exciting bird of the last 2 days would have to be the probable Black necked Grebe that was seen briefly yesterday in flight, with another report today of a Grebe that wasn't a Little or Great crested and from the description yesterday everything
Buzzard on site
A buzzard was spotted above the play area at about 4pm today, heading over the flamingo house then up river towards Penshaw Monument.
September podcast: harvest time for wetland wildlife
September's a time of change at WWT London Wetland Centre. In this mini podcast Jamie and Victor look at seeds, and explain why you shouldn't rush to deadhead the plants in your garden. Missed any of our podcasts? August: Bats and other summer wildlife J
Todays Moth Count
Bordered Pug - 1 Six Striped Rustic - 12 Sallow - 3 Frosted Orange - 1 Lempke's Gold Spot - 1 Rosy Rustic - 3 Lesser Yellow Underwing - 2 Canary Shouldered Thorn - 1 Mouse Moth - 1
Todays Sightings
Wader lake/am/Mid Tide Black Tailed Godwit - 1 Redshank - 62 Lapwing - 109 Common Snipe - 4 Black Headed Gull - 52 Curlew - 5 Mallard - 52 Shoveler - 12 Gadwall - 5 Saline Lagoon/River Wear Black Headed Gull - 90 Mallard - 32 Grey Heron - 2 Cormorant - 1
Wildlife sightings for 6th September 2012
2 Wigeon - resr lagoon 64 Shoveler - main lake, scrape 2 Green Sandpiper - marsh, main lake 8 Snipe - main lake 8 Meadow Pipit - flew NW Recent bird highlights: Garganey, Peregrine, Marsh Harrier, Hobby, Buzzard, Little Ringed Plover, Ringed Plover,
Sand martin richness
Great excitement this morning as around 60 Sand martins were feeding over the reserve, then some twenty were observed at close quarters as they checked out the sand martin hide nesting banks. Several poked their heads in to the tunnels while many more hov
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Marsh Harrier 2 at Middle Point Buzzard 3 Black tailed Godwit 39 Curlew 270 Tack Piece Wigeon 22 Rushy Green Sandpiper 4 Zeiss Hide Long-billed Dowitcher 1 Black-tailed Godwit 118 Red Knot 2 Snipe 5 Ruff 2 Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 15 Garga
Not quite pink all over...
Look closely at the flamingos next time you visit a WWT Wetland Centre that houses these birds and you see that whilst everyone associates the colour pink with them, not all feathers on a flamingo are of that hue. In fact some of the most important feathe
1000’s of Migratory Geese make a Surprisingly Early Return to Strangford Lough
Over 5000 Light-bellied Brent Geese have arrived early in Strangford Lough having bypassed their normal stopover in Iceland. This is an unusual occurrence and likely caused by strong tail winds which carried them on from Greenland to Strangford Lough. Som
Martin Mere from a Volunteer Perspective
Martin Mere not only welcomes a huge range of birds and other wildlife, but also welcomes a large team of volunteers. As a recent volunteer in the shop and ‘behind the scenes’ with the marketing and administration departments, I’ve learnt a lot abou