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Wildlife sightings - 04/11/16
a.m. Tide Level: mid Wader Lake Eurasian teal 20 Redshank 4 Curlew 1 Saline Lagoon Black-headed gull 30 Eurasian teal 12 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch 2 Chaffinch 2 Robin 1 Blue tit 3 Other birds Bullfinch - 5 - Wader Lake footpath Redwing - 10 - Saline Lagoon
4 November 2016
Wildlife sightings for 4th November 2016
4 Skylark - marsh(1), flew W(3) 1 Water Pipit - marsh 8 Meadow Pipit - marsh, scrape bank 2 Stonechat - scrape 2 Siskin - wildside 5 Water Rail - reedbed, sheltered lagoon October bird highlights: Wheatear, Water Pipit, Rock Pipit, Stonechat, Pint
4 November 2016
Hen Harrier
An overcast, cool and moody looking day although no rain until late on. The first Hen Harrier of the autumn/winter, a rintail bird flew North around midday. Other raptors included Marsh Harrier, 2 adult Peregrine, 2 Sparrowhawk and 2 Kestrel. With the rec
3 November 2016
18 snipe at Scrape hide on Wednesday
A snipe blending in with the reeds at the waters edge. Morning sightings from our wardens. Wed 2 Nov Wer
3 November 2016
Wildlife sightings for 3rd November 2016
1 Goldeneye (male) - main lake 1 Water Pipit - marsh 10 Meadow Pipit - marsh + flew W 1 Redpoll - wildside 14 Song Thrush - flew NW 3 Stonechat - marsh, scrape 8 Siskin - wildside + flew W October bird highlights: Wheatear, Water Pipit, Rock Pipit,
3 November 2016
Cattle Egret
Beautiful weather, along with a good variety (and number!) of birds has made the past couple of days a joy to experience! Lots of Whooper Swans here, with numbers slowly increasing to the point where there are currently about 600 birds on the Mere. Lots o
2 November 2016
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Cattle Egrets- the six arrived on South Lake by 3pm yesterday and left the roost at 0825am today. South Lake 95 Black-tailed Godwit, 36 Lapwing, 12 Redshank, 3 Ruff and Grey Heron. Holden Tower 7 Fieldfare, 2 Reed Bunting, Dunnock, Blackbird, Robin, Sparr
2 November 2016
Wildlife sightings - 02/11/16
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Little egret 1 Common snipe 2 Eurasian teal 60 Saline Lagoon Kestrel 1 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker Bullfinch Great tit Coal tit Wren Robin Willow tit Other birds Redwing - 7 - Middle Wood /Forgotten Meadow Redsha
2 November 2016
Reserve Update Wednesday 2nd November - Snow Goose & Great Egret
Above is a photo taken last night of the Great Egret roosting next to the Teal Pond, observed as we were locking up the Peter Scott Obs. In other news, a Snow Goose has turned up mixed in with the Barnacle Geese and has once again been seen this morning
2 November 2016
Recent Sightings
Teal Cr. Russ Myners Millennium Wetlands Shoveler 36 Gadwall 76 Teal 21 Pintail 2 Buzzard 1 Cormorant 7 Cetti's Warbler 3 Grey Heron 1 Snipe 2 Wigeon 10 Little Grebe 1 Song thrush 3 Water Rail 1 Great Tit Long Tailed Tit 5 Goldcrest 1 Goldfinch 7 Britis
2 November 2016
Wildlife sightings for 2nd November 2016
3 Peregrine - perched on Charing Cross Hospital (across the river) 2 Water Pipit - marsh 3 Redpoll - flew SW 2 Kingfisher - scrape 1 Pintail - scrape 3 Stonechat - grazing marsh, wader scrape 6 Snipe - grazing marsh 22 Redwing - flew NW 4 Siskin - fle
2 November 2016
Parliament pushes back on flood defence
SuDS capture rain naturally. This image is from WWT and RSPB's guide to SuDS (c) naturebureau.co.uk Today, the EFRA Select Committee has reasserted the will of Parliament to insist once more that the Government
2 November 2016
Winter opening times
Winter opening times from today, Tuesday 1 November.... Mon-Wed 10am - 5pm Thurs-Sun 10am - 8pm That means our floodlit swan feeds start this week - hooray!! Wigeon cafe is open from 10am daily, closing at: 4.30pm Mon-Fri 6pm Sat & Sun
1 November 2016
Annual habitat management is a vital part of our work
It’s the time of year when we have a small window of opportunity to undertake the management of vegetation across all 42 hectares of our site. Our site is essential for wildlife throughout the year. It’s where many birds, mammals, amphibians and inse
1 November 2016
Santa's coming to Washington this December - SOLD OUT
Christmas is coming and Santa is preparing for a busy festive period. What better way to spend a chilly December day than on a guided winter walk with a warden before a whole load of festive fun. Make a reindeer snack for Rudolph, create a wooden animal
1 November 2016