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A damp cold overcast day. Plenty of birds of course just getting on with it. No specific counts but 1000+ Whooper Swan roosting on the reserve with good numbers present throughout the day. Green-winged Teal on Vinson's Marsh around 12pm. It's regularly se
3 February 2013
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 200 Mute Swan 52 Wigeon 105 Tufted Duck 31 Canada Goose 114 Greylag Goose 8 Folly Pond Teal 500 Shoveler 2 Wigeon 110 Redshank 2 Snipe 6 Lapwing 10 Golden Plover 10 Oystercatcher 2 Saltcot Merse Observatory Peregrine 1 Kestrel 1
3 February 2013
Wildlife sightings for 3rd February 2013
2 Bittern - main lake, 1 later flew over to the sheltered lagoon 1 Smew - sheltered lagoon 1 Kestrel - hunting near the Peacock Tower 1 Cetti's Warbler - singing in wildside 22 Siskin - wildside and south route Recent bird highlights: Red-breasted
3 February 2013
Three Bewick's Swan
Chilly today with a North Westerly airflow. There seems to be a few more Pink-footed Geese around as birds start returning from the Norfolk wintering grounds. Only a matter of time before something rarer is found with them. Three adult Bewick's Swan on
2 February 2013
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake/High Tide/Time - AM 80% Frozen Grey Heron - 21 Shelduck - 10 Teal - 26 Moorhen - 4 Sparrow Hawk - 1 Other Birds Kestrel - River Footpath - 1 Long Tailed Tit - Pond Zone - 15 Jay - Pond Zone - 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker - North Wood - 1 Coot -
2 February 2013
Wildlife sightings for 2nd February 2013
1 Bittern - main lake South shore 1 Smew - sheltered lagoon 77 Gadwall - grazing marsh, sheltered lagoon 1 Peregrine - sat on main lake island Recent bird highlights: Red-breasted Merganser, Smew, Bittern, Peregrine, Ruff, Woodcock, Waxwing, Skylark, Bear
2 February 2013
Today's sightings
The Tack Piece TUNDRA BEAN GOOSE 3 (2 adults and 1 First winter) White-fronted Goose 186 Egyptian Goose 1 Barnacle goose 140 Teal 560 Pintail 270 Wigeon 900 Ruff 7 Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 50 Lapwing 1400 Dunlin 200 Snipe 3 Common crane 4 (GCP) feeding
2 February 2013
Black-tailed Godwit
Great to see a sizable flock of Black-tailed Godwit coming in from the coast. Around 90 birds spent sometime flying in formation over the Mere before coming into land. Peak numbers here can hit 300+ and the majority, if not all are icelandic birds. Other
1 February 2013
Today's sightings
The Tack Piece Tundra Bean Goose 2 (3) White-fronted Goose 202 Pintail 279 Teal 600 Wigeon 900 Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 45 Dunlin 500 Curlew 10 The Holden Tower Common Crane 4 (GCP) Tundra Bean Goose 1 (3) White-fronted Goose 1 Golden Plover 120 Lapwin
1 February 2013
Otter-feeding, flamingo-cuddling and cake-eating with Mike Dilger!
Mike Dilger has visited WWT Washington on the seventh leg of his Big 9 Challenge - and what a visit it was! Mike feeds Musa Marketing manager Leanne McCormella said: “We had a fantastic day with Mike, who proved a n
1 February 2013
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/High Grey Heron - 19 Shelduck - 14 Teal - 52 Redshank - 47 Jay - 1 Saline Lagoon Time/AM Tide/High Moorhen - 2 Mallard - 14 Teal - 26 Hawthorn Wood Great Spotted woodpecker - 1 Spar
1 February 2013
Fircrest & bittern delight Mike
Simon Wotton watches Mike Dilger take the boat for a spin around Wetlands Discovery. TV Nature presenter Mike Dilger visited WWT Arundel last Friday. The TV nature presenter's day at WWT Arundel was the first
1 February 2013
Todays morning sightings
LAPWING HIDE; 11 Lapwing, 2 Gadwall, 6 Teal, 9 Mute swans. RAMSAR & SANDMARTIN HIDES; 1 Grey heron, 11 Greylag geese, 3 Cormorants, 24 Canadian geese, 18 Gadwall, 37 Tufted duck, 12 Pochard, 14 Common Shelduck, 9 Lapwing, 16 Teal, 43 Snipe, Black head
1 February 2013
Wildlife wonders on World Wetlands Day, 2 February
TV wildlife presenter Mike Dilger is urging everyone to head down to their nearest wetland centre on this year’s World Wetland Day, Saturday 2 February, to find out just how amazing these habitats are. While wetlands might sound a bit muddy and soggy, t
1 February 2013
Today's sightings and conditions
Water levels have increased since Monday but there is still a good variety of birds to be seen from the main hide and at swan feed times. Today we have TV Wildlife Presenter, Mike Dilger, taking on the task of feeding the birds at the 3.30pm swan feed.
1 February 2013