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Sightings 16/12/14
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Mid Black-headed Gull - 50 Herring Gull - 14 Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2 Shelduck - 6 Canada Geese - 9 Greylag Goose - 1 Grey Heron - 1 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch - 5 Chaffinch - 4 Great Tit - 5 Blue Tit - 3 Ro
18 December 2014
Christmas freckles!
Despite all evidence to the contrary, our Freckled duck groups have decided that it is now Spring. As with many of our southern hemisphere gems, these Australian beauties have decided to breed the whole year through! We have had a Freckled duck nest for e
18 December 2014
Harriers everywhere!
The Zeiss Hide Marsh Harrier 2 male & Female Peregrine 1 male Buzzard 2 Black-tailed Godwit 140 Teal 700 Wigeon 200 Pintail 150 The Holden Tower Marsh Harrier 1 male Buzzard 5 Peregrine 1 female Little Egret 1 Lapwing 1800 Golden Plover 700 Dunlin 300
18 December 2014
Today's bird sightings
British Steel hide/estuary 2 water rail, merlin, peregrine, sparrowhawk, 3 greenshank, 35 black tailed godwit, 456 lapwing, 18 snipe, 3 goldeneye, 226 wigeon, 32 shelduck, 304 pintail, 56 greylag goose, 2 stonechat, 2 chiffchaff, 4 jay, and 2 goldcrest.
17 December 2014
Latest Sightings
A brief update with this mornings roost counts producing 1220+ Whooper Swan and 5120+ Pink-footed Geese. Raptors included 6+ Common Buzzard, Marsh Harrier, 2+ Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel and probable (but unseen) Peregrine if the Lapwing flocks are to be belie
17 December 2014
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese Around 5,000 on the reserve from Farmhouse Tower Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 140 Mute Swan 50 Mallard 150 Tufted Duck 40 Wigeon 190 Teal 15 Gadwall 1 Greylag Goose 1 Canada Goose 70 Folly Pond GREEN-WINGED TEAL ♂ Teal 200 Wigeon 200 Shove
17 December 2014
Record number of visitors see Father Christmas outdoors
Record numbers of children have enjoyed meeting Father Christmas at WWT Wetland Centres this year, with unique experiences like "Santa and the Swans", elf house tours, Sail-to-Santa boat trips and the chance to meet huskies and real reindeer! December vi
17 December 2014
Wildlife sightings for 17th December 2014
1 Shelduck - marsh 1 Pintail - main lake 81 Wigeon - marsh 1 Peregrine - female, on long shingle island on main lake Additional sighting from yesterday: 1 Little Owl - entrance area, calling at 5:15 p.m. December bird highlights: Brent Goos
17 December 2014
Today' bird news
The Rushy Whooper Swan 1 Bewick's Swan 76 Pintail 150 Kingfisher 1 The Tack Piece Marsh Harrier 1 Buzzard 4 Common Crane 3 Ruff 6 Redshank 22 Dunlin 200 Lapwing 900 Grey Heron 1 The South Finger Pink-footed Goose 1 White-fronted Goose 90 The Holden Tower
17 December 2014
Sighting's for 16/12/14
Holden Tower The Dumbles-area of saltmarsh and salt pasture Little Stint 1 Dunlin 500+ (including a white darvic ringed bird, code not read) Golden Plover 500 Lapwing 1400 Peregrine 1 Marsh Harrier 1 at least White-fronted Geese 90 and adult Pink-footed G
17 December 2014
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese: 6,000 around the reserve. Whooper Swans: 132 High tide: 07:04 7.3m Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 132 Mute Swan 49 Mallard 290 Tufted Duck 38 Wigeon 197 Gadwall 3 ♂ Teal 40 Greylag Geese 1 Canada Geese 112 Folly Pond Green-winged Tea
16 December 2014
Wildlife sightings for 16th December 2014
1 Little Owl - entrance area, calling at 5:15 p.m. 81 Wigeon - grazing marsh 107 Teal - wader scrape, grazing marsh 4 Water Rail - main lake, grazing marsh 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 1 Chiffchaff - south route 7 Redwing - flew W December bird hi
16 December 2014
Today's sightings
The Rushy Bewick's Swan 74 at 0800 Whooper Swan 1 (ringed as cygnet in N Iceland 2013, yellow darvic BXI) The swans have been feeding on the Tack Piece during the day) Pintail 70 Pochard 150 Tufted Duck 220 Holden Tower Little Stint 3 among the 300 Dunli
15 December 2014
Short-eared Owl Again
Bright and clear early on with some passing showers later, feeling cold. Short-eared Owl again mid afternoon from the Ron Barker Hide. Hopefully the bird will hang around this winter. At least 6 Common Buzzard on the reserve, 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Peregrine,
15 December 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Mid Black-headed Gull - 75 Herring Gull - 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 Teal - 15 Shelduck - 11 Canada Geese - 8 Greylag Goose - 1 Tufted Duck - 25 Saline Lagoon Teal - 20 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch - 8
15 December 2014