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Lots of activity from the Cranes
Cranes This is a great time to come and see these birds. Frenzied activity continues around the favorite sit from the Martin Smith Hide. Lots of calling , displaying and mateing yesterday with some nest building and sitting from the main pair, Chris and M
13 April 2013
Wildlife sightings for 13th April 2013
4 Redshank - wader scrape, main lake 2 Swallow -main lake 1 Rook - flew W @ 11.05hrs 2 Yellow Legged Gull - 1st winter on the main lake 2 Yellow Wagtail - 1 on the main lake briefly before flying N, 1 on the grazing marsh 5 Willow Warbler - sheltered lag
13 April 2013
Flamingo verhalten im Deutschland*
*Flamingo behaviour in Germany. This past week I have left behind the cold environs of Slimbridge and journeyed to the equally cold climate of central Berlin. Not that I was especially looking for sunshine on this particular visit abroad. My trip to Zoo
12 April 2013
More nest DIY and afternoon trout
It was a fairly quiet morning on the nest with a couple of appearances by the male with some sticks. He also did a bit of nest cup shuffling before spending a bit of time perched on the branch at the side of the nest. Both birds were about in the afternoo
12 April 2013
Today's sightings-Spoonbill
Knott Pool SPOONBILL 1 Fist summer (Although did fly around the whole site several times) The Decoy Reed Warbler 1 (First of the year) Chiffchaff 2 The Tack Piece White Wagtail 5 males Common Crane 8 (GCP) Little Egret 4 Teal 80 Snipe 1 The South Lake Yel
12 April 2013
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Mid Avocet - 6 Black-tailed Godwit - 2 Grey Heron - 20 Shelduck - 12 Gadwall - 2 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch - 6 Chaffinch - 5 Blue Tit - 8 Coal Tit - 3 Great Tit - 5 Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 6 Gadwall
12 April 2013
Cold spring slows wildlife
Cold temperatures and low insect levels have made it a tough spring for mallard ducklings. Spring has been slow to arrive this year and it’s having an impact on Sussex wildlife. March in West Sussex was one of the c
12 April 2013
New feed bay opens at WWT Arundel
This spring families can get nose-to-beak with ducks, geese and swans from around the world in the new World Wildfowl feed bay at WWT Arundel Wetland Centre. The new enclosure allows families to feed wildfowl, some who will eat directly from your hand! T
12 April 2013
Wildlife sightings for 12th April 2013
1 Garganey - main lake 2 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon 1 Barnacle Goose - main lake 1 Green Sandpiper - main lake 5 Redshank - wader scrape, main lake 1 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape then flew off W 2 Yellow Legged Gull - main lake, 1 1st winter, 1
12 April 2013
Spring is in the air at Welney
Across the whole site at Welney you can now see and hear Spring getting into full swing with our breeding waders displaying. Look out for lapwing, redshank, snipe, little ringed plover and black-tailed godwits. Other waders passing through include hun
12 April 2013
Today's bird sightings
British Steel hide/estuary spoonbill, 5 swallow, 3 sand martin, wheatear, 3 greenshank, 51 black tailed godwit, 9 little egret, 72 curlew, 15 oystercatcher, 51 redshank, 5 great crested grebe, wigeon, 5 pintail and sparrowhawk. Lagoon 71 black tail
12 April 2013
The Sound of Wildlife
Sound recordist Nick Davison with recording equipment We'll be celebrating the unique sounds of birds and animals with a special Sound of Wildlife weekend on 20 and 21 April, when you’ll be able to meet sound record
12 April 2013
Today's bird highlights
British Steel hide/estuary spoonbill, 6 greenshank, 23 little egret, ringed plover, 27 curlew, 55 oystercatcher, goldeneye, 3 great crested grebe and peregrine. Lagoon/observatory 150 black tailed godwit, 200 knot, 110 redshank, 350 black headed gu
11 April 2013
power back on and images from the nest up on the web
We had no electricity at the centre today due to essential maintenance in the parish which meant we had no osprey nest images. We are now up and running and when it came back on we could see the male bird on the nest with another large fish. He flew off t
11 April 2013
Chiffchaff arrival
Chiffhcaff - 1 (the first one of this Spring at Welney calling at the back of the visitor centre. Red kite - 1 (flew over the Northern end of the reserve)
11 April 2013