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Out on the reserve today
Marsh harrier has just been gliding over the far end of Lady Fen (easily seen from visitor centre), being mobbed by lapwing. [...]
21 March 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake AM/Low Tide Avocet 6 Black Tailed Godwit 2 Redshank 8 Teal 18 Black Headed Gull 25 Lapwing 31 Shelduck 5 Grey Heron [...]
21 March 2012
Wildlife sightings for 21st March 2012
1 Red Kite - flew S along western perimeter, then off SW towards Mortlake 1330hrs 1 Buzzard - flew high over main lake 2 Shelduck - marsh 1 Pintail - main lake 2 Redshank - marsh 8 [...]
21 March 2012
Today's sightings
Cackling Canada Goose and Greater Canada Goose on the Rushy (showing the size) JSLeesWWT The Rushy CACKLING CANADA GOOSE 1 ( canadensis minima ) LESSER SCAUP 1 The Zeiss Hide Bl [...]
21 March 2012
Get more out of your garden with WWT London Wetland Centre
Marsh Marigolds - Ross Paxton WWT London Wetland Centre’s Garden weekend, part of the WWT Festival of Gardening for Wildlife, offers both budding and keen gardeners the chance to find out how to make the most of the
20 March 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake AM Avocet 8 Black Headed Gull 56 Lesser Black Backed Gull 4 Common Gull 2 Teal 30 Wigeon 8 Heron 39 Lapwing&nb [...]
20 March 2012
Whooper Count
Keeping with yesterday's winter theme, a roost count of 940 Whooper Swan was larger than expected. A Tundra Bean Goose was seen again late yesterday on Top Mere feeding on waste potatoes with ~ 70 [...]
20 March 2012
Wildlife sightings for 20th March 2012
2 Shelduck - wader scrape 3 Redshank - main lake, grazing marsh 11 Snipe - main lake, grazing marsh 7 Chiffchaff - wildside, waterlife, sheltered lagoon 1 Buzzard - circling over site [...]
20 March 2012
Cackling Canada Goose!
The Holden Tower CACKLING CANADA GOOSE 1 (Present with the Greater Canada Geese) Feeding on the Dumbles edge and came in to drink on the Rushy late afternoon. Oystercatcher 6 Curle [...]
20 March 2012
Find out about the Birds & the Bees at Castle Espie's Gardening Weekend
Alittle bit of spring by Richie Lort Whether you have a tiny backyard, a strip of lawn or a huge back garden; everyone can do their bit to create a bountiful oasis for wildlife. So join us for ‘Wildlife in your Gard
19 March 2012
Top Gun of the Bird World goes LIVE!!
Peregrine - Jules Cox The first egg laid by a pair of Peregrine falcons nesting on the roof of a Fulham hospital, just a short flight from their daytime haunt at WWT London Wetland Centre, has been captured for the fi
19 March 2012
Ready, set, go for the wetland Olympics
Hares boxing by Simon Stirrup Whilst the UK's sporting elite prepare for the Olympics; nature's athletes compete for much higher stakes. The reserve at WWT Welney is now brimming with courtship displays and competiti
19 March 2012
Out on the reserve today
Waders are displaying including lapwing and redshank whilst avocets can be seen anywhere between the main observatory and Friends hide. At least 3 little egrets on site today as well as ple [...]
19 March 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake AM Avocet - 8 (2 pairs are starting to nest!) Black Tailed Godwit - 2 Black Headed Gull - 50 Teal - 21 Wigeon [...]
19 March 2012
European White-fronts
Ah.. see, winter isn't over yet, with at least two adult European White-fronted Geese in a flock of ~ 1000 Pink-footed Geese on Plover Field this morning. A single Tundra Bean Goose was also seen [...]
19 March 2012