News
Out on the reserve today
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8 May 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Avocets - 8 (11 Chicks & 4th brood hatching) Oystercatcher - 5 Lapwing - 6 Redshank - 2 Common Tern - 12 Shelduck - 10 Gadwall - 2 Tufted Duck - 7 [...]
8 May 2012
Two Garganey
Two drake Garganey again from the Ron Barker Hide. A few Dunlin and 'tundra' Ringed plover on the move with 13 of the former and 7 of the later. A good count of 6 Little Ringed Plover, 10+ Ruf [...]
8 May 2012
Todays Sightings
Reed Bunting, M.Youdale © Copyright 2011 Whooper Pond Oystercatcher 4 Tufted Duck 3 Swallow 10 House Martin 12 Teal Pond Little Grebe 1 Moorhen with chicks Mute Swan on [...]
8 May 2012
Wildlife sightings for 8th May 2012
2 Hobby - over site New lapwing brood - SW corner of marsh, 3 chicks (4th brood total) 3 Little Ringed Plover - scrape, main lake 6 Common Tern - main lake 1 Jack Snipe - marsh 7-8 [...]
8 May 2012
Today's sightings
South Lake Oystercatcher Two pairs with two young each. Common Tern 2 Med Gull 3 Black-tailed Godwit 20 Common Sandpiper 1 The Holden Tower Avocet 2 Whimbrel 40 Oystercatcher 2 [...]
8 May 2012
Strangford Stop-Over for Icelandic birds
Film buffs will remember the line, “If you build it, they will come”, from ‘Field of Dreams’. Wildlife management is often this simple - if you provide a habitat that meets the needs of wildlife, it will come. At WWT this seems to have happened.
7 May 2012
Bird News
A quick list of some of today's sightings. Two Curlew Sandpiper, Little Stint, 14 Ruff, 12 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Curlew and Whimbrel. A 2nd summer Med Gull present thi [...]
7 May 2012
Today's sightings
A drake garganey has appeared on the lagoon, where 82 black tailed godwit, 3 Mediterranean gull and a common sandpiper have been seen. Other highlights include 2 ruff, brent goose, pink footed goose, [...]
7 May 2012
Todays Sightings
Folly Pond Shelduck 12 Black-tailed Godwit 3 Shoveler 2 Teal 2 Gadwall 2 Whooper Pond Tufted Duck 1 Oystercatcher 1 Teal Pond Gadwall 1 Mute Swan on eggs Little Grebe [...]
7 May 2012
Wildlife sightings for 7th May 2012
3 Shelduck - flew over main lake 1 Red Kite - flew over main lake, drifted SE 2 Peregrine - having a wash on the main lake 1 Hobby - over main lake 1 Ringed Plover - scrape 1 Bar-t [...]
7 May 2012
Today's sightings
Holden Tower over high tide 0900-0930 Curlew Sandpiper 2 Turnstone 1 Knot 1 Curlew 3 Peregrine 1 Yellow Wagtail 2 Lapwing-now four broods of chicks and still some incubating eggs. Av [...]
7 May 2012
sightings Sunday 6th May
WADER LAKE Avocet - 8 adults + 10 chicks Greylag goose - 13 adults + 10 chicks Canada goose - 6 Oystercatcher - 2 Common tern - 5 Shelduck - 8 Tufted duck - 24 Grey her [...]
6 May 2012
Two Garganey and some migrants.
Two drake Garganey today on Woodend Marsh from the United Utilities Hide. Also from there Yellow Wagtail and 4 Wheatear. More Wheatear ~ 8 just off the reserve on a ploughed field near the [...]
6 May 2012
Today's sightings
Lagoon A drake smew has been seen at two locations this morning and last seen on the lagoon from the observatory hide. Other sightings include at least 5 Mediterranean gull, 70 black headed gull, [...]
6 May 2012