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Wildlife sightings - 16/08/2017
Wader Lake (AM, mid-tide): Lapwing 3 Avocet 3 Redshank 5 Ruff 1 Black-headed gull 4 Common tern 3 Ringed plover 2 Saline Lagoon: Redshank 15 Hawthorn Wood: Great-spotted woodpecker 1 Jay 1 Blue tit 5 Great tit 4 Bullfinch 6 Chaffinch 5  
16 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
Recent Sightings
Cr. Russ Myners British Steel Hide Black-headed Gull 81 Black-tailed Godwit 199 Buzzard 1 Common Sandpiper 1 Cormorant 14 Curlew 1 Dunlin 6 Gadwall 9 Great Crested Grebe 4 Greenshank 51 Grey Heron 3 Herring Gull 8 Lapwing 32 Lesser-black Backed Gu
15 August 2017
Curlew Sandpiper first of the autumn.
A Curlew Sandpiper joined the Dunlin flock on Vinson's Marsh this morning. The Little Stint was still present in the same area with plenty of opportunity to hide in the undergrowth. Another record count of Black-tailed Godwit with c.1400 birds present. Ot
15 August 2017
Today's Sightings
South Lake Black-Tailed Godwit 185, Ruff 4, Redshank 42, Dunlin 1, Lapwing 70 Zeiss Hide Lapwing 80, Cetti's Warbler 1, Teal 40, Redshank 3 Kingfisher Hide Buzzard 1, Grey Heron 1, Little Grebe 2, Common Crane 3 Holden Tower and Midpoint Peregrine 1, Ma
15 August 2017
Wildlife sightings - 15/08/2017
Wader Lake (AM high tide): Lapwing 79 Ringed plover 1 adult and 2 juveniles Common tern 4 Avocet 4 Black-tailed godwit 6 Dunlin 1 Ruff 1 Curlew 4 Eurasian teal 18 Black-headed gull 28 Saline Lagoon: Kingfisher 1 Black-headed gull Hawthorn Wo
15 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
Today's Sightings
Sparrowhawk Swallow House Martin Tree Sparrow House Sparrow Cormorant Cranes x 4 Hobby Avocet Shelduck Black-tailed Godwit Little Egret Marsh Harrier Kestrel Yellow Wagtail Snipe
14 August 2017
Reserve ramblings - how to spot a kingfisher
How to spot a kingfisher at WWT Washington... After a few months in hiding (or raising kingfisher chicks... we're hoping it's the latter) we've had increased and almost daily sightings of kingfisher down on the saline lagoon, predominantly on the
14 August 2017
Wildlife sightings 14/08/17
a.m. high tide Wader lake Lapwing 67 Redshank 33 Black headed gull 14 Black tailed godwit 7 Pied wagtail 7 Avocet 5 Ringed plover 3 Common tern 2 Ruff 2 Dunlin Curlew Saline lagoon Mallard 50 Redshank Grey heron Hawthorn Wood Sparrowhawk Jay Blue tit 3 Ro
14 August 2017
Today's sightings
It feels like we've had a mini clear out with numbers of all species not quite what they have been over the last week. Just one Wood Sandpiper was on the Tack Piece this morning, although a second bird yesterday did disappear down the back channel so mo
14 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
Little Stint
The adult summer Little Stint is still present and showing well from the Ron Barker hide on the left hand pool Vinson's, at times relatively close with up to 5 Dunlin. Also from here at least 40 Snipe, 350+ Black-tailed Godwit, Green Sandpiper, 20+ Ruff a
13 August 2017
Today's sightings
Only 2 Wood Sandpiper were seen this morning on the Tack Piece along with a reduced number of Green Sandpiper too. The Cattle Egret again dropped in to the South Lake for a short time. South Lake Hides The Black-tailed Godwit flock were at roost this mo
13 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