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Part of the Wigeon flock on The Tack Piece today Copyright JSLees WWT The Zeiss Hide BITTERN (2) Showing very well today Cetti's Warbler 1 Water Rail 1 Wigeon 150 The Tack Piec [...]
19 February 2012
Todays Sightings
Road Fields Greylag Goose 170 Lapwing 50 Ruff 2 Curlew 72 Rushy Leser Scaup 1 ad female Bewicks Swan 170 Pintail 250 Oystercatcher 2 Holden Tower and Robbie Garnett Hide [...]
18 February 2012
Todays Sightings
Holden Tower and Robbie Garnett Hide Whitefronted Goose 200 Barnacle, Canada, Greylags Wigean 1400 Shelduck 134 (0n estuary) Oystercatcher 2 Lapwing 1500 Golden Plover 90 Ruff 1 Re [...]
17 February 2012
Today's sightings
Can you see a bird in this photograph? Can you see it now? Ohh there it is! First winter Jack Snipe on the reserve today Copyright JSLees WWT Jack Snipe Jack Snipes [...]
16 February 2012
Today's sightings
The zeiss Hide Bittern 1 Water Rail 1 Cetti's warbler 1 The South Finger White-fronted Goose 249 Little Grebe 1 The Tack Piece Dunlin 500 Golden Plover 320 Redshank 9 [...]
15 February 2012
Today's sightings
The female Lesser Scaup has been showing very well on the Rushy this week, image taken by JSLeesWWT The Rushy LESSER SCAUP 1 Bewick's Swan 193 Pintail 331 Pochard 402 Tufted Duck [...]
13 February 2012
Todays sightings
Very hard frost -6 overnight so most areas frozen. Concentrations of birds at Rushy and South Lake. Dumbles good from Holden tower and feeding opportunities should improve through the day as the g [...]
11 February 2012
Snow overnight but roads still good
Rushy Lesser Scaup 1 ad female. Bewick Swan 180 Teal 300 Pintail 190 Holden Tower Whitefronted Goose 220 Greylag 6 On Estuary Wigeon 1200 Dunlin 700 Grey Plover 2 Peregri [...]
10 February 2012
Today's sightings
This great photograph was sent in by David Fearn. They are currently showing very well under our bird feeders. Send us your photographs We would love to publish your images of our w [...]
9 February 2012
Today's sightings
Reed Bunting taken from the Zeiss hide JSLees WWT Send us your photographs We would love to publish your images of our wildlife here, please send them to james.lees@wwt.org.uk The South La [...]
8 February 2012
Today's sightings-Best Bittern image yet!
This stunning image of the zeiss Hide Bittern was taken by Charles Tyler, they keep getting better! Send us your photographs Have you taken photographs of our wildlife? Send them to james [...]
7 February 2012
Today's sightings
Zeiss Hide Two Bitterns walking around on the ice today Martin Smith Hide Water Rail eating a Smooth Newt Snipe 1 Holden Tower White-fronted Goose 250 Rushy Bewi [...]
6 February 2012
Today's sightings
This looks like a new Bittern that spent all afternoon feeding in front of the Martin Smith JSLeesWWT Martin Smith BITTERN 1 Presumed new individual was found feeding here all afternoon. And s [...]
5 February 2012
Today's sightings
A cold night yet again with -6 temperatures but the roads and car park are all dry and ice free. Most of the widlfowl and waders are to be found in three main ice free areas. South Lake Thous [...]
4 February 2012
Bitterns and Bird Festival
Image: One of the wintering and very showy Bitterns stood on the ice. Taken from the Zeiss Hide (J.S. Lees / WWT) The Zeiss Hide-Re-opens tomorrow! Come and see the newly refurbished Zeiss H [...]
3 February 2012