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Wildlife sightings - 12/04/17
AM, mid tide Wader Lake: Ringed plover 3 Avocet 21 Common snipe 5 Redshank 6 Oystercatcher 2 Pied wagtail 1 Black-tailed godwit 31 Kestrel 1 Northern lapwing 25 Stock dove 2 Saline lagoon: Black-tailed godwit 1 Avocet 4 Shoveler 2 Oystercatc
12 April 2017
Wildlife sightings for 12th April 2017
8 Yellow Wagtail - grazing marsh 1 Wheatear - grazing marsh 2 Swallow - main lake 2 Little Ringed Plover - grazing marsh 5 Redshank - grazing marsh, main lake 2 Snipe - grazing marsh 3 Willow Warbler - South route, wildside 10+ Blackcap - entrance l
12 April 2017
Kingfisher news and our latest arrivals
Holden Tower A 'new in' Greenshank dropped in mid morning and then toured the scrapes. Over the high tide a Whimbrel and 8 Curlew arrived on the foreshore. A male Wheatear was on the Dumbles as was 12 Lapwing, a Buzzard and Peregrine. 35+ Sand Martin and
11 April 2017
Sightings Tuesday 11th April
All hides remain open apart from Allport hide, Summer walk is closed. Sightings today: Mute swan Whooper swan Egyptian Goose Gadwall Pintail Shelduck Shoveler Tufted duck Great white egret Grey heron Little egret Kingfisher Avocet Black-tailed godwit Lapw
11 April 2017
Recent Sightings
Blackcap Cr. Russ Myners Millennium Wetlands Little Grebe 1 Cormorant 2 Little Egret 1 Grey Heron 1 Mute Swan 9 Greylag 2 Canada Goose 4 Shelduck 5 Gadwall 19 Pintail 2 Teal 4 Shoveler 3 Pochard 4 Tufted Duck 37 Buzza
11 April 2017
Wildlife sightings - 11/04/17
a.m. Wader Lake Black-tailed godwit 28 Avocet 23 Northern lapwing 25 Oystercatcher 4 Northern shoveller 4 Common snipe 2 Gadwall 2 Shelduck 16 Redshank 3 Kestrel 1 Saline Lagoon Northern lapwing 3 Oystercatcher 2 Avocet 2 Eurasian curlew 1 3rd winter he
11 April 2017
Autism-friendly LEGO® workshops
We’re pleased to be able to offer 2 awesome autism-friendly LEGO® brick workshops on Wednesday 19 April, 11am – 12noon and Saturday 22 April 11am - 12noon. The workshops feature lots of building, including your very own model to make and take home wi
11 April 2017
Wildlife sightings for 11th April 2017
2 Little Ringed Plover - main lake 7 Redshank - grazing marsh, main lake 3 Snipe - main lake, grazing marsh 2 Willow Warbler - West route, wildside 6 Blackcap - entrance lake, sheltered lagoon, South route 5 Chiffchaff - wildside, sheltered lagoon 1 Reed
11 April 2017
Latest figures reveal current state of UK’s birds
More than one quarter of UK birds are in need of urgent conservation effort with curlew, puffin and nightingale joining the growing list of threatened species – but there is good news for some, according to a new report from conservation bodies includin
11 April 2017
Kingfisher news
Kingfisher news... After another unwelcome incident at the Kingfisher Hide today we encourage our members and visitors to report anyone seen outside of the hide to us as soon as possible. It is not at all permissible to ignore the signs, climb over fence
10 April 2017
Recent spring sightings
So ugly they're cute! Moorhen and coot chicks are hatch around the grounds. Photo: Susan Lamb Mon 10 April Lapwing hide: lapwing, teal, shoveler, Grey heron, mallard Ramsar & Sand Martin hide: snipe, lapwing, oyst
10 April 2017
Sightings Monday 10th April
All hides apart from Allport hide remain open. Summer walk closed. Sightings so far today: Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag goose Egyptian goose Gadwall Garganey Pintail Shelduck Shoveler Tufted duck Wigeon Coot Moorhen Great white egret Grey heron Little e
10 April 2017
Wildlife sightings - 10/04/17
a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Little ringed plover 3 Avocet 24 (multiple pairs on nest scrapes) Mute swan 2 Kestrel 1 Gadwall 2 (pair) Shoveler 6 Black-tailed godwit 28 Common snipe 2 Oystercatcher 2 Grey heron 28/9 chicks Northern lapwing 19 Saline Lag
10 April 2017
Wildlife sightings for 10th April 2017
1 Bearded Tit (male) - affording close views and calling on sheltered lagoon 2 Swallow - grazing marsh 1 Reed Warbler - singing in reedbed by wildside hide 8 Redshank - grazing marsh, main lake, reservoir lagoon 4 Snipe - grazing marsh 2 Shelduck -
10 April 2017
Sightings
A great time to see Mediterranean Gulls at the Mere, we are getting many birds passing through daily at the moment, with at least 7 birds (2 pairs, a single adult, 2nd cal year, 3rd cal year) present today including an apparent Polish ringed bird (awaitin
9 April 2017