a.m. Tide level: low Wader Lake Black tailed godwit 8 Eurasian teal 22 Redshank 4 Shelduck 3 Saline Lagoon Black headed gull 16 Eurasian teal 6 Shelduck 1 Hawthorn Wood Willow tit 1 Goldfinch 1 Blue tit 1 Chaffinch 4 Great spotted woodpecker 1 Other birds
3 November 2017
Great White Egret. Russ Myners British Steel Hide A Great White Egret was spotted on Wednesday, along with c.300 Black-tailed Godwit, c.70 Knot, 6 Dunlin and 41 Cormorants. Also counted were ducks including 20 Wigeon,
3 November 2017
1 Goldeneye - (female) reservoir lagoon 1 Bittern - main lake North shore 5 Snipe - grazing marsh 6 Meadow Pipit - grazing marsh 7 Redwing - sheltered lagoon 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 1 Firecrest - sheltered lagoon October bird highlights: Common Sandp
3 November 2017
2 Water Rail - sheltered lagoon, South route 5 Redwing - flew over heading South 11 Siskin - South route 3 Redpoll - sheltered lagoon 1 Coal Tit - South route feeders 1 Peregrine - grazing marsh October bird highlights: Common Sandpiper, Black-tailed God
3 November 2017
The recently refurbished Kingfisher Kitchen at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre is excited to welcome Chef Anna Brown to lead the team as Catering Manager. Anna has a wealth of catering experience, including time as a resident chef on S4C’s Prynhawn Da and W
3 November 2017
Its been a busy week on the reserve with work in many areas now complete for winter. All we need now are some easterly winds to bring the birds across from Europe! . Rushy Hide Duck numbers continue to build with now at least 74 Pochard, 70 Shelduck and
3 November 2017
Overcast but dry start to the day, all hides and Summer walk remain open. Sightings so far today: Mute swan Whooper swan Pochard Shoveler Teal Wigeon Little egret Black-tailed godwit Golden plover Lapwing Long-tailed tit Tree sparrow Marsh harrier
2 November 2017
Wader Lake (AM, low tide): Lapwing 100 Redshank 12 Teal 30 Saline lagoon: Curlew 6 Teal 8 Hawthorn Wood feeding station: Great-spotted woodpecker 1 Nuthatch 1 Bullfinch 10 Greenfinch 4 Goldfinch 4 Willow tit 2 Coal tit 7 Plus: 15 sisk
1 November 2017
Artist Alison Ingram Vibrant, abstract paintings and limited edition prints by wildlife artist Alison Ingram are on now display in the Visitor Centre of WWT Arundel Wetland Centre until Jan 2, 2018. The exhibition ope
1 November 2017
TV presenter Nick Baker, wildlife cameraman Doug Allan, Matt Sewell and Flight of the Swans' Sacha Dench are just some of the guest speakers visiting WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre for the annual extravaganza: North West Bird Watching Festival on Saturd
1 November 2017
Male Hen Harrier was spotted quartering some of the fields next to Avenue Tower this morning. The past couple of days have been a bit of a raptor fest with regular sightings of Hen Harrier, Marsh Harrier, Merlin, Peregrine and Sparrowhawk. The Hybrid
1 November 2017
1 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 10 Snipe - wader scrape 3 Fieldfare - sheltered lagoon 1 Pintail - grazing marsh 2 Siskin - South route 1 Redpoll - wildside 110 Starling - grazing marsh October bird highlights: Common Sandpiper, Black-tailed Godwit,
1 November 2017
Calm condition continued over the past two days, frosty on Monday and slightly overcast today. The day started off with a catch of 26 Pink-footed Geese on Top Mere and a few Teal. These birds have been ringed and a couple have had satellite tags added so
31 October 2017
Long-tailed Tit. Russ Myners. British Steel Hide A recent count from the British Steel Hide has shown 350 Black-tailed Godwit, a wading species that has also been seen from the Observatory hide
31 October 2017
Rushy Hide 2+ Snipe in the cut reeds, 30+ each of Pintail and Pochard among the gathering duck flocks as well as a few duck hybrids including the Pochard x Ring-necked Duck, Red-crested Pochard x Pintail and Pochard x Ferruginous. Tack Piece 250 Wigeo
31 October 2017