Latest sightings

Brief return of the Bonaparte's
The Bonaparte's Gull made a brief return on Wednesday as other signs of Spring are on show
19 March 2021

30 Dark-bellied Brent on the March WeBS Count
More Spring migrants - 30 Dark-bellied Brent Geese recorded today
14 March 2021

Wet, windy and wild
We've had some wet and windy weather this week but spring continues to march forward
12 March 2021

Spring is coming
The arrival of spring feels like it has stepped up a gear this week
26 February 2021

A second attempt
As we end the week the first of our Bewick's Swans have found a window in the weather to make a second attempt to migrate
19 February 2021

WeBS Count for 14 February 2021
A week of frozen conditions led to extremely low numbers of birds on the reserve and estuary for this count.
15 February 2021

A very rare u-turn
Since last Friday we've witnessed a rarely seen phenomena
12 February 2021

More signs of spring
It's really is starting to feel like spring is upon us, although we've a cold snap to come
5 February 2021

A wet end to the week
After the snow last weekend we end the week on a few wet days as temperatures warm up
30 January 2021

Snow
A spell of heavy snow settled early this morning, the reserve looked fabulous when the sun came out, it was thawing by early afternoon.
24 January 2021

A cold snap to end the week
The temperature has dipped below freezing for the weekend
22 January 2021

Monday WeBS Count results and latest sightings to 20th January
Wetland Bird Survey Count on Monday.
21 January 2021

This week's wildlife
A summary of the last week on the reserve
15 January 2021

End of the week catchup
Although the centre is closed, our conservation work continues
8 January 2021

Centre now closed for lockdown
Unfortunately due to the national lockdown all WWT centres are now closed, but our conservation work continues
6 January 2021