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Todays Sightings
Newfield Hide Dunlin 190 Redshank 46 Lapwing 30 Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 140 Wigeon 90 Oystercatcher 1 Avenue Yellowhammer 20 Song Thrush 1 Goldcrest 1 Reed Bunting [...]
7 March 2012
Wildlife sightings
A really good mix of birds on the reserve at the moment. Highlights were 9 Shoveler and 9 Snipe from the Ramsar and Sand martin hides. Little grebes and water voles are busy on wetlands discov [...]
7 March 2012
Wildlife sightings for 7th March 2012
42 Wigeon - marsh and main lake 4 Pintail - marsh 88 Cormorant - main lake 1 Redshank - main lake Lots of Little Grebe activity today, with at least 12 seen across the reserve &nbs [...]
7 March 2012
Festival of Gardening for Wildlife
WWT Castle Espie will be celebrating gardening for wildlife throughout March by inspiring the community to make the most of the smallest patch of outdoor space and offering advice on how to entice wildlife into your garden. The Festival of Garde
6 March 2012
Follow in the footsteps of Scott of the Antarctic (without leaving London)
Captain Scott (centre) and his team of Polar explorers To celebrate the centenary of Captain Scott’s expedition to the South Pole visitors to WWT London Wetland Centre can take part in their own ‘expedition’. T
6 March 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Avocet - 6 Oystercatcher - 5 Lapwing - 26 Redshank - 11 Black Headed Gull - 82 Lesser Black Backed Gull - 4 Herring Gull - 1 Shelduck - 33 Grey Heron - 4 [...]
6 March 2012
Twelve species of wader.
A very early record of Common Sandpiper from the Ron Barker Hide this morning. It is possibly the earliest record for Lancashire. Plenty of other waders with 45 Golden Plover, 60+ Avocet, 6 Dunlin, 4 [...]
6 March 2012
Today's sightings
A pink footed goose is present with the flock of greylag geese on the lagoon. Also there, are 166 black tailed godwit, 6 greenshank and 5 knot. Other highlights include 118 shelduck, 33 wigeon, 14 tea [...]
6 March 2012
Todays Sightings
Pink-footed Goose from Avenue Tower, M.Youdale © Copyright 2012 WWT Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 139 Wigeon 105 Oystercatcher 2 Tufted Duck 45 Avenue Tower Wigeon 107 Teal 15 [...]
6 March 2012
Wildlife sightings for 6th March 2012
2 Shelduck - main lake 64 Wigeon - main lake, grazing marsh 7 Pintail - marsh and main lake 2 Peregrine - on building over river 1 Bittern - flew from west end reservoir lagoon to main [...]
6 March 2012
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide Ruff 10 Dunlin 85 Lapwing 50 Black-tailed Godwit 4 Wigeon 200 Great-crested Grebe 2 Buzzard 2 The Holden Tower White-fronted Goose 140 Peregrine 1 The Rush [...]
6 March 2012
Ducky companion saves blue Jerry from a lonely life
Jerry the New Zealand blue duck lived alone at WWT Arundel Wetland Centre, the only one of his kind left in the UK. Young Jerry had paired with Cherry, the last UK female blue duck at Arundel, when he first arrived from WWT London in 2008. Cherry proved
5 March 2012
Mass migration underway!
Over the weekend, the count at Slimbridge dropped from 120 swans to just 56 recorded today, with many making the most of the clear skies and south-westerly winds on Saturday evening to start their spring migration. Swans o
5 March 2012
Today Sighting
Wader Lake Shelduck - 46 Wigeon - 7 Teal - 28 Shoveler - 3 Redshank - 48 Lapwing - 2 Oystercatcher - 4 Avocet - 6 Black Headed Gull - 220 Lesser Black Back Gul [...]
5 March 2012
Some sightings
A crisp day, sunshine and a chilly breeze. Plenty of waterfowl activity still with thousands of ducks, geese and swans present. Waders included 70+ Avocet, 80+ Oystercatcher, 30+ Black-tailed Godw [...]
5 March 2012