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Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Tide - Mid/Time - AM Grey Heron - 12 in trees, 5 on ground Mute Swan - 1 Shelduck - 26 Teal - 15 Mallard - 42 Greylag - 1 Canada Goose - 7 Lapwing - 2 Sparrowhawk - 1 Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 2 Teal - 5 Hawthorn Wood Sparrowhawk - 1 Bullfinch -
4 February 2014
Wildlife sightings for 4th February 2014
2 Bittern - main lake S side 2 Shelduck - scrape 190 Tufted Duck - site count 2 Pintail - main lake 1 Kestrel 54 Lapwing - main lake c. 20 Redwing - flew N 1 Brambling - explore feeders 1 Siskin - entrance area January bird highlights: Bittern, Per
4 February 2014
Class of 2013.
Inspired by my colleague James after he pictured the beak of a juvenile Bewick's swan turning from pink to yellow, I've decided to go back and catch up on the class of 2013. A male Freck coming into colour for the first ti
3 February 2014
Bird News
A few internet hiccups over the weekend, however we are back for now! No major rarities to report. A Eurasian Wigeon showing characteristics of American Wigeon was seen over the weekend and is probably the same bird that has been seen a few times in the l
3 February 2014
Spring tides dictate wildfowl numbers and species on the reserve
A goldfinch glares at the female lesser redpoll who has trespassed on the feeders last Sunday. Feb 3: weekly Wildlife Sightings column for Observer series of newspapers. SPRING TIDES have pushed the Arun River over it
3 February 2014
Snipe sightings increase as water levels near normal
From the Jan 30 edition of the weekly Wildlife Sightings column for Observer series of newspapers. During Sunday morning’s driving rainstorm I watched four snipe feeding in the shallows of a large pool from the Ramsar hide. The sun was back this morning
3 February 2014
Today's sightings
Holden Tower The tide again flooded over the Dumbles but was lower than previous two days. Thousands of birds are viewable. Peregrine 2 Dark-bellied Brent Goose 1 Barnacle Goose 10+ Canada Goose 120+ Lapwing 4000+ Dunlin 800+ Golden Plover 3000+ Pintail,
3 February 2014
Wildlife sightings for 3rd February 2014
2 Bittern - main lake 2 Shelduck - main lake 1 Brambling - 'explore' feeders 6 Fieldfare - south route (flew over towards main lake) 7 Redwing - wildside 9 Redpoll - wildside(4) and south route/sheltered lagoon(5) January bird highlights: Bittern,
3 February 2014
Recent Sightings
Estuary From the brent hide 3 great crested grebes, 18 shelduck, 46 eider, 3 cormorants, 1 shag, 280 oystercatchers on roost island with 700 dunlin Limekiln Observatory 71 shelduck, 8 great crested grebes, 53 eider, 14 redshanks, 18 dunlin, 6 knot and 85
3 February 2014
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 170 Tufted Duck 65 Wigeon 120 Shoveler 10 Mute Swan 30 Canada Goose 120 Greylag Goose 2 Oystercatcher 2 Curlew 1 Gadwall 1 Folly Pond Green-winged Teal 1 ♂ Teal 400 Wigeon 350 Shoveler 15 Shelduck 12 Lapwing 10 Curlew 20 Redsh
3 February 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Mute Swan - 2 Shelduck - 21 Teal - 30 Mallard - 56 Heron - 8 Redshank - 22 Canada Goose - 6 Greylag Goose - 1 Black-headed Gull - 8 Lesser Black-backed Gull - 22 Kestrel - 1 Saline Lagoon Teal - 20 Mallard - 12 Hawthorn Wood Siski
3 February 2014
Wildlife sightings for 2nd February 2014
2 Shelduck - main lake 1 Tawny Owl - heard calling sheltered lagoon at 1810 1 Jack Snipe - scrape 5 Snipe - scrape 44 Lapwing - main lake 1 Brambling - explore feeders January bird highlights: Bittern, Peregrine, Woodcock, Jack Snipe, Green Sandpip
2 February 2014
World Wetlands Day; a flamingo's perspective.
Lake Manyara in Africa's Rift Valley is an important environment for lesser flamingos to feed and rest in on their travels between the other lakes across Kenya, Tanzania and the like. The fragile nature of these soda lake
2 February 2014
Today’s sightings-Festival of Birds-Day 2
The Holden Tower GREENLAND WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 1 European White-fronted Goose 266 Dark-bellied Brent Goose 1 Barnacle Goose 140 Grey Plover 2 Oystercatcher 3 Curlew 520 Little Stint 1 Dunlin 1800 Golden Plover 2500 Lapwing 4000 Peregrine 1 Tack Piece Comm
2 February 2014
World Wetlands Day 2014: Wetlands and agriculture
Wetlands and farming are being celebrated around the world today (2 February). It is the theme for this year’s World Wetlands Day, celebrated every year to mark the signing of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands – the only international treaty based on
2 February 2014