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Help find the missing ducks this Easter
Children visiting WWT’s Wetland Centres this Easter are being asked to keep their eyes out for some rather special ducks. A number of GIANT yellow ducks have gone missing and WWT’s own Dusty Duck is asking children to help him in Dusty’s GIANT Duck
31 March 2017
Recent Sightings - British Steel Hide
Common Redshank British Steel Hide - High Tide Count Great Crested Grebe 1 (29/03 Estuary) Cormorant 9 Little Egret 16 Greylag 18 Canada Goose 5 Shelduck 40 Wigeon 12 Gadwall 1 Teal 3 Pintail 2 Shoveler 9 Pochard 2 Tu
31 March 2017
Today's Highlights
Our first Swallow of the season was seen flying around the Centre building today. Spring has sprung!! Sandmartin Kingfisher Reed bunting Barn owl Green woodpecker Kestrel Marsh harrier Peregrine Sparrowhawk Stock dove Whooper swan Mute swan Pintail Wigeo
31 March 2017
Spoonbill still here
The Spoonbill which dropped into the South Lake yesterday is still present this morning, giving great closer views from the Discovery Hide. Also present here are two Mediterranean Gulls - we've had three different birds this week. We've also got many
31 March 2017
Wildlife sightings - 31/03/17
a.m. Tide Level: Mid-high Wader Lake Avocet 20 Shoveler 6 Black-tailed godwit 1 Gadwall 4 Snipe 6 Lapwing 35 Grey heron 22 Shelduck 22 Eurasian teal 17 Oystercatcher 4 Redshank 15 Saline Lagoon Shelduck 6 Gadwall 4 Oystercatcher 2 Lapwing 3 Eurasian teal
31 March 2017
Wildlife sightings for 31st March 2017
1 Little Ringed Plover - main lake 5 Redshank - marsh, main lake 4 Shelduck - main lake, resr lagoon 1 Red Kite - over S 1 Little Egret - marsh 57 Redwing - flew over heading SW 14 Sand Martin - scrape 2 Swallow - over W 1 Willow Warbler - wildside Ma
31 March 2017
Cape barren gosling hatched
A Cape Barren gosling has hatched at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre. The gosling was hatched on Friday 24 March and he is growing well, he has very distinctive black and grey markings on his body and black patch around his eyes. Grounds manager, Steve Nas
30 March 2017
Today's Highlights
Black-tailed godwit Ruff Dunlin Grey plover-2 Little ringed plover-2 Redshank Lapwing Avocet Snipe Oystercatcher Curlew Little egret Great white egret-3 Shelduck Pintail Wigeon Pochard Tufted duck Shoveler Gadwall Teal Canada goose Greylag geese Egyptian
30 March 2017
Spring showers
There have been a few damp periods this morning, but the weather looks to be brightening up for the rest of the day. The drizzle bought a few Sand Martin and Swallow down over the Dumbles, with the birds busy outside the Holden Tower. The weather didn
30 March 2017
Recent sightings - 30th March
The following sightings were recorded today by Toni Castello, warden, at low tide. Estuary Brent geese 3, Shelduck 30, Little egret 1, Black-headed gull +200, Black-tailed godwit +11, Lesser black-backed gull 1. Main lake - visible from Sensory gar
30 March 2017
Wildlife sightings - 30/03/17
a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Avocet 8 Lapwing 36 Redshank 14 Oystercatcher 2 Grey heron 38 (20 nests) Kestrel 1 Gadwall 4 Shoveler 4 Shelduck 16 Saline Lagoon Avocet 10 Oystercatcher 2 Shelduck 12 Hawthorn Wood Bramling 2 Bullfinch 10 Goldfinch 2 Siski
30 March 2017
Breeding hopes for bird of prey at Burry Inlet
A new nesting platform and perching post has been installed at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre in the hopes of attracting Ospreys to the Bury Inlet following their absence for hundreds of years. In recent years, only a few pairs of this spectacular bird of p
30 March 2017
Missing Ducks at WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre Help us Find Them this Easter
Here at Slimbridge Wetland Centre we have lost some rather special ducks. A number of our GIANT yellow ducks have gone missing and we need children to help us and Dusty Duck find them this Easter holidays as part of Dusty’s GIANT Duck Hunt. Du
30 March 2017
Wildlife sightings for 30th March 2017
3 Sandwich Tern - main lake island (having come across from river), then headed W 1210hrs 1 Wheatear (male) - marsh fence post 7 Blackcap - wildside, sheltered lagoon, south route 6 Chiffchaff - wildside, south route, sheltered lagoon 1 Caspian Gull 2nd
30 March 2017
Today's sightings
The day started promising with a glimmer of sunshine, but the weather quickly clouded completely over and then light rain for the afternoon. It didn't stop the Chiffchaffs singing though. They can be heard across the reserve at present along with at l
29 March 2017