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An Avocet feeding at 2 days of age.
I love my job! [yframe url='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=st3TCy8gnwE&feature=youtu.be'] This beautiful Avocet chick hatched out at the beginning of July as a single fertile egg from a clutch of 4. Although initially nervous, we have successfully hat
11 July 2012
Go pink to pay £1 entry on flamingo lagoon opening day
Visitors who wear pink will gain entry for just £1 when WWT Slimbridge opens its new Flamingo Lagoon next week. Greater Flamingos taken by Nick Cottrell To celebrate the launch of Flamingo Lagoon visitors who turn up
11 July 2012
Out on the reserve today
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11 July 2012
Med Gull and other birds
Pleasant day on the reserve and lots of activity. A second summer Mediterranean Gull flew in mid morning with Black-headed Gulls on the Mere. The Black-tailed Godwits are still looking very smart and [...]
11 July 2012
11th July
The folly pond is again the place to be for waders this morning. Three little ringed plovers, three common sandpipers and a wood sandpiper were all feeding in the muddy margins. At last a bit of a res [...]
11 July 2012
Wildlife sightings for 11th July 2012
13 Teal - main lake and scrape 2 Gadwall broods - reservoir lagoon and main lake (2 and 2) 1 Pochard brood - main lake (2) 3 Common Tern chicks - main lake, one of which has fledged 1 [...]
11 July 2012
Today's sightings
Middle Point Common Scoter 1 male The South Lake Knot 2 Avocet 3 Black-tailed Godwit 134 Redshank 13 Lapwing 75 Common Tern 2 The Rushy Green Sandpiper 2 The Tack Pie [...]
11 July 2012
Wild family fun whatever the weather this summer!
Get back to nature and join us for wild family fun at WWT Washington Wetland Centre this summer - whatever the weather! Daily otter feeds (image by Alan Hewitt) With a mixture of indoor and outdoor facilities - plus s
10 July 2012
WWT at Rutland Bird Fair 2012
This year’s British Birdwatching Fair is taking place at Rutland Water between August 17 and 19 this year and, as always, WWT will be there with fascinating talks, a members’ cocktail party and much more. Our stand, in our usual spot in Marquee 3, Sta
10 July 2012
10th of July Sightings
Weather: Light drizzle, no breeze. Bring Wellies. Wader Lake Am - Tide Level: High Avocet - 8 + 3 chicks Oystercatcher - 4 + 2 chicks Common Tern - 100 + 21 c [...]
10 July 2012
New Macro Moth for the Reserve
Althought slightly worn this Tawny-barred Angled is new for the reserve moth list which stands at ~ 560 species. It is of the form nigrofulvata. Click below for more information on this species via th [...]
10 July 2012
10th July
Two little ringed plovers on the Folly pond this morning with one common sandpiper. Three tufted ducks have joined the moulting mallards on the whooper pond along with our mute swan family with their [...]
10 July 2012
Wildlife sightings for 10th July 2012
18 Teal - wader scrape, main lake 6 Shoveler - wader scrape, main lake 4 Tufted Duck broods - main lake, reservoir lagoon, world wetlands 2 Pochard ducklings - main lake 9 Common Tern [...]
10 July 2012
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Large flock of hirundines (martins and swift) feeding over the cattle this morning Robin (black bellied, heavy moulting bird) plus it's brood of three Swift 300 Sand Mart [...]
10 July 2012
Bad weather continues to affect birds
Curlew (Image credit: James Lees) We can all agree that 2012 has been a year of unpredictable weather, and many birds have already been affected. We have heard chiffchaffs singing autumn calls in May, the flamingos ha
9 July 2012