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UK hand-reared rare birds head south for winter
A total of 26 black-tailed godwits, hand-reared at WWT Welney in Norfolk, have spread their wings for warmer climes. The first-time adventurers were released from their aviary only eleven weeks ago and have already been sighted in various locations along
5 September 2017
Today's sightings
Rushy Hide Juvenile Little-ringed Plover (pic by MJM below), Little Grebe and two Green Sandpiper. The reserve team work party were cutting vegetation here today. Robbie Garnett Hide Two Green Sandpiper, 50+ Teal, 12 Gadwall and 6+ Blackcap in the hedg
5 September 2017
Recent Sightings (2nd- 5th Sep)
British Steel Hide A few notable sightings on both the saline lagoons and the NRA scrapes from the over the weekend include a juvenile Little Stint and the first Curlew Sandpiper of the autumn. Other notable birds included a Common Tern, a
5 September 2017
Wildlife sightings - 05/09/2017
Wader Lake (AM, low tide): Knot (juvenile) 1 Redshank 29 Teal 12 Lapwing 139 Black-tailed godwit 1 Kestrel (male) 1 Pied wagtail 2 White wagtail family on passage (2 adults and 3 juveniles) Saline lagoon: Eurasian teal 9 Hawthorn Wood feedin
5 September 2017
600 sand martins, Daubenton's bats and neonate snake
Neonate grass snake. There is a lot happening at Arundel Wetland Centre at this time of year but it does require spending a bit of time in one of the hides and watching with patience to catch the action. The ‘secret
5 September 2017
Wildlife sightings for 5th September 2017
2 Spotted Flycatcher - reservoir lagoon 1 Common Sandpiper - grazing marsh 2 Whinchat - grazing marsh 4 House Martin - main lake 1 Swift - reservoir lagoon August bird highlights: Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Dunlin, Black-tailed Godwit, Sn
5 September 2017
A dusky redshank
Zeiss Hide/Top New Piece The Teal flock numbered over 300 but they move back and forth from the Bottom New Piece and here, 60+ Shoveler and the Garganey is still with them. Some vegetation cutting work was undertaken here today in preparation for the Seve
4 September 2017
Today's Highlights
Tree sparrow x 23 Little egret Cormorant House martin Pied wagtail Goldfinch Lapwing Stock dove Little ringed plover Snipe Ruff Black-tailed godwit Green sandpiper Wigeon Teal Mallard Shelduck Shoveler Gadwall Moorhen Coot Whooper swan Bewick's swan Mute
4 September 2017
Exciting new play area launched at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre!
An overgrown woodland, which has been closed to the public for 20 years, has been transformed into a wild trek for adventurous youngsters at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust’s Llanelli Wetland Centre in Carmarthenshire. The Explore play area is a maze of
4 September 2017
Recent Sightings 4th September 2017
The following sightings were recorded today from the reserve at Castle Espie - good count on the Estuary this morning! Estuary - visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Observatory 339 Oystercatcher, 12 Black-headed gull, 9 Cormorant, 162 Lesser blac
4 September 2017
Wildlife sightings 04/09/17
a.m. low tide Wader Lake Knot (juvenile) Redshank 27 Black tailed godwit - 4 Icelandic, 5 Limosa Curlew Eurasian teal 5 Lapwing 200 stock dove 2 Pied wagtail 2 Jay Saline lagoon Eurasian teal 7 Hawthorn Wood Blue tit 6 Greenfinch Robin 3 Coal tit 2 Other
4 September 2017
Wildlife sightings for 4th September 2017
2 Whinchat - marsh 2 Yellow Wagtail - scrape 1 Hobby - marsh 22 Chiffchaff - site count (mostly on the south side) 3 Willlow Warbler - sheltered lagoon 10 House Martin - feeding over main lake a.m. 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 1 Green Sandpiper - sc
4 September 2017
September migrants
It was very busy with Chiffchaffs today, 120+ seen and heard around the site with Willow Warblers and Goldcrests also in evidence, this is likely to be a large undercount, who knows how many are out there? A few new waders were seen today, September is th
3 September 2017
Todays Sightings
Whooper swan Mute swan Greylag Canada goose Mallard Shoveler Shelduck Wigeon Teal Gadwall Moorhen Great white egret Little egret Grey heron Redshank Black-tailed godwit Ruff Snipe Little ringed plover Green sandpiper - 2 Greenshank Lapwing Goldfinch Tree
3 September 2017
Snipe a plenty
Great weather for Snipe. It's probably just us but when it's raining Snipe do look a little perky, celebrating the soft conditions perhaps. Difficult to accurately count the numbers but with 43 counted on the Mere alone there must be twice that number sec
3 September 2017