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On Thursday 18 September, the café and kiosks will be closed to visitors for operational reasons. The rest of the Centre is open as usual. Thank you for your understanding.

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Wildlife sightings for 19th August 2017

Wildlife sightings for 19th August 2017

1 Spotted Flycatcher - Queen Elizabeth Walk sycamore tree (0940hrs) 7 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon, wildside 2 Garden Warbler - wildside 4 Willow Warbler - south route, sheltered lagoon 1 Kestrel - marsh 4 Swallow 1 Little Egret - scrape 1 Kingfisher

19 August 2017

Wildlife sightings for 18th August 2017

Wildlife sightings for 18th August 2017

1 Dunlin - dropped into main lake island near Observatory during rain storm p.m. 17 Swallow - flew W 8 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon, south route 1 Willow Warbler - south route 1 Blackcap - main lake 8 Snipe - scrape (7 flew in from NW), marsh 1 Kest

18 August 2017

Wildlife sightings for 17th August 2017

Wildlife sightings for 17th August 2017

7 Chiffchaff - wildside, sheltered lagoon, world wetlands 6 Willow Warbler - wildside, south route 2 Blackcap - sheltered lagoon, south route 4 Dunlin - main lake 'gull ridge' island 1 Black-tailed Godwit - main lake 2 Snipe - scrape 2 Kestrel - marsh (

17 August 2017

Wildlife sightings for 16th August 2017

Wildlife sightings for 16th August 2017

8 Swallow - marsh, resr lagoon 5 Snipe - main lake, scrape 2 Shelduck - main lake 5 Chiffchaff - wildside, south route, sheltered lagoon 2 Willow Warbler - wildside, south route 4 Linnet - over N 1 Hobby - main lake 2 Peregrine 1 Monk Parakeet - over S

16 August 2017

Wildlife sightings for 15th August 2017

Wildlife sightings for 15th August 2017

1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 3 Snipe - main lake 56 Lapwing - main lake 4 Shelduck (2 adults, 2 juvs) - main lake 45 Teal - site count 32 Shoveler - site count 1 Lesser Whitethroat - wildside 6 Chiffchaff - wildside, sheltered lagoon 6 Willow Warbl

15 August 2017

Wildlife sightings for 14th August 2017

Wildlife sightings for 14th August 2017

1 Green Sandpiper - marsh, scrape 3 Snipe - main lake, marsh 1 Dunlin - main lake 1 Black-tailed Godwit - main lake p.m. 2 Shelduck - main lake 3 Chiffchaff - wildside, world wetlands 4 Willow Warbler - wildside 1 Yellow Wagtail - marsh p.m. 1 Little Eg

14 August 2017

Wildlife sightings for 13th August 2017

Wildlife sightings for 13th August 2017

1 Hobby - flew over wildside 1 Buzzard - high over wildside 1 Kestrel - wader scrape 2 Shelduck - main lake 2 Garden Warbler 6 Chiffchaff - wildside, south route 2 Willow Warbler - wildside, south route 7 Blackcap - wildside, south route, sheltered lago

13 August 2017

Wildlife sightings for 12th August 2017

Wildlife sightings for 12th August 2017

26 Teal - main lake, wader scrape, grazing marsh 14 Shoveler - main lake, wader scrape 2 Shelduck - main lake 2 Snipe - grazing marsh 1 Kestrel - grazing marsh 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 4 Chiffchaff - wildside 1 Peregrine - perched on the hospi

12 August 2017

Wildlife sightings for 11th August 2017

Wildlife sightings for 11th August 2017

1 Red Kite - flew NE 1 Linnet - wader scrape 3 Snipe - grazing marsh 1 Kestrel - wildside 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 6 Chiffchaff - wildside within Long-tailed Tit flock 1 Garden Warbler - wildside 1 Nuthatch - Queen Elizabeth Walk   Additio

11 August 2017

Wildlife sightings for 10th August 2017

Wildlife sightings for 10th August 2017

1 Green Sandpiper - main lake 2 Shelduck - main lake 3 Snipe - marsh 1 Peregrine - over marsh 1 Kestrel - peacock tower window sill and hunting over the scrape 2 Kingfisher - wildside, sheltered lagoon 6 Sedge Warbler - wildside, scrape   July/ear

10 August 2017

Wildlife sightings for 9th August 2018

Wildlife sightings for 9th August 2018

10 Shoveler - main lake, wader scrape 2 Shelduck juvs - main lake 1 Turnstone - main lake p.m. 1 Knot -  main lake p.m. 6 Snipe - wader scrape, main lake, marsh 23 Teal - main lake, sheltered lagoon, marsh 2 Chiffchaff - South route 1 Peregrine - perch

9 August 2017

Wildlife sightings for 8th August 2018

Wildlife sightings for 8th August 2018

1 Common Sandpiper - grazing marsh 3 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape 20 Teal - main lake, sheltered lagoon, grazing marsh 5 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon, wader scrape bank 3 Blackcap - sheltered lagoon 1 Peregrine - hunting over grazing marsh 1 Kestr

8 August 2017

Wildlife sightings for 7th August 2017

Wildlife sightings for 7th August 2017

3 Little Egret - grazing marsh 1 Kingfisher - wader scrape 1 Peregrine - perched on the hospital 12 Teal - main lake, wader scrape 2 Willow Warbler - South route, wildside 2 Chiffchaff - South route, wildside   Additional sightings from yesterday:

7 August 2017

Wildlife sightings for 6th August 2017

Wildlife sightings for 6th August 2017

1 Black Redstart - female perched on grazing marsh fence 1 Little Egret - main lake 1 Kestrel - wader scrape fence 1 Hobby - main lake 1 Peregrine - perched on the hospital 12 Teal - main lake, wader scrape 3 Common Tern - main lake 1 Willow Warbler - ov

6 August 2017

Wildlife sightings for 5th August 2017

Wildlife sightings for 5th August 2017

1 Black-tailed Godwit - main lake WWF hide a.m. 5 Common Tern - migrants stopped in to feed on resr lagoon and scrape 1 Kestrel - marsh fence post 3 Chiffchaff - (calling) wildside, sheltered lagoon, south route 3 Cetti's Warbler - (singing) wildside,

5 August 2017