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Wetland Wildlife Weekend
Join us to celebrate World Wetlands Day (2 Feb), an international celebration of wetlands. Mantella Environmental Education will be bring along their amphibians and insects for everyone to meet, take part in wetland themed activities in a day long
28 January 2014
Get involved in a wetlands bioblitz
Reconnect with nature on World Wetlands Day Join us for a unique opportunity to help with wildlife surveys which will feed into the conservation work that WWT Welney Wetland Centre is so important for. World Wetlands Day is chance to recognise the importa
28 January 2014
Today's Sighings
Bird Survey/28/1/14/12am - 1pm Reedbed Moorhen - 2 Coot - 2 Reservoir Tufted Duck - 26 Mallard - 26 Moorhen - 1 Hawthorn Hide: Bullfinch - 37 male, 27 female Goldfinch - 11 Siskin - 19 Greenfinch - 2 Great Tit - 16 Long-tailed Tit - 7 Chaffinch - 10 male,
28 January 2014
Waders
A far more sensible day with the winds dropping back, making the sun seem warm. Impressive numbers of Lapwing present with over 3000 birds. A Woodcock was reported flying over the car park. A few Common Snipe showed well from the Gladstone Hide. At least
28 January 2014
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Little Stint 1 (flying around and visiting scrape) Lapwing 5000 Golden Plover 1800 Dark-bellied Brent Goose 1 Peregrine 2 (male and female with a kill) Buzzard 1 Curlew 488 Tack Piece Crane 6 GCP Black-tailed Godwit 134 Wigeon 1200 Teal 350 R
28 January 2014
Wildlife sightings for 28th January 2014
1 Bittern - main lake S shore 2 Shelduck - wader scrape 2 Pintail - main lake 1 Jack Snipe - main lake infront of Headley hide 5 Snipe - grazing marsh 7 Redpoll - South route explore feeders 1 Brambling - South route explore feeders 2 Peregrine - January
28 January 2014
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 150 Tufted Duck 77 Wigeon 180 Shoveler 25 Mute Swan 41 Canada Goose 40 Greylag Goose 10 Oystercatcher 2 Field to the north from Peter Scott Tower Curlew 200 Lapwing 384 Golden Plover 275 Redshank 25 Folly Pond Green-winged Teal
28 January 2014
Nice weather for ducks!
Record numbers of water birds are being seen at some WWT Wetland Centres due to the mild, wet winter. While heavy rains and flooding are causing misery for thousands of people, some wetland species are actually benefitting from sodden ground while it’s
27 January 2014
Artists inspired by Nature
Castle Espie Gallery, nature through art, will be opening the doors on Saturday 1 February at 2pm to an inspiring mixed exhibition of art works by Irish artists. The theme of the exhibition was to capture the surrounding nature using various mediums. The
27 January 2014
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 150 Tufted Duck 77 Wigeon 180 Shoveler 25 Mute Swan 41 Canada Goose 40 Greylag Goose 10 Oystercatcher 2 Folly Pond Green-winged Teal 1 ♂ Teal 400 Wigeon 350 Shoveler 13 Shelduck 1 Lapwing 10 Curlew 20 Redshank 40 Oystercatcher
27 January 2014
Today's sightings
Holden Tower E. White-fronted Geese- c 100 at times with some in Tack Piece and rest in fields to N. Dark-bellied Brent Goose 1 Barnacle Goose 140 Little Stint 2 Dunlin 400 Lapwing 2000 Curlew 400 Tack Piece Black-tailed Godwit 80 Lapwing 1000 Golden Plov
27 January 2014
Raptors
A good day for raptors probably resulting from the weekends wet and windy weather which would have made hunting difficult for these birds. Merlin seen on and off, 3 Peregrines early on, with one catching a Coot. At least 5 Common Buzzard, 2 Marsh Harrier,
27 January 2014
Today's highlights
2 greenshank, 3 spotted redshank, 150 lapwing, 15 snipe, 120 wigeon, 3 little egret, 2 raven, 2 redwing, 4 song thrush, 2 mistle thrush and water rail.
27 January 2014
Wildlife sightings for 27th January 2014
1 Brambling - south route Explore bird feeders 4 Redpoll - south route Explore bird feeders 4 Siskin - flew NW 11 Redwing - sheltered lagoon 1 Jack Snipe - marsh 2 Shelduck - scrape 1 Bittern - main lake W shore a.m. January bird highlights: Bitte
27 January 2014
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Slow start this morning but numbers of birds built up to thousands by midday. Golden Plover 3500 Lapwing 4000 Dunlin 600 DB Brent 1 Barnacle 160 Curlew 450 over high tide Tack Piece Little Stint 1 Ruff 6 Black-tailed Godwit 90 Bewick's Swan 1
26 January 2014