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More White-fronts
Most of the White-fronted Geese have taken to feeding with the Wigeon on the Bottom New Piece, giving good views from the Kingfisher Hide. Duck numbers are slowly creeping up on the Rushy now our feeding as started. Kingfisher Hide We've got a la
24 October 2016
Wildlife sightings for 24th October 2016
27 Redwing - flew SW+N; some feeding around sheltered lagoon 3 Siskin - flew SW 1 Peregrine 14 Meadow Pipit - flew W+SW; some on the marsh 1 Redpoll - sheltered lagoon 5 Chiffchaff - wildside, sheltered lagoon 1 Tufted Duck x Pochard hybrid - sheltere
24 October 2016
Shelduck number increasing at Ramsar hide
Shelduck feeding - WWT stock photo Sunday 23 Oct Sighted at Ramsar Hide by Guide-in-the-hide Peter. 2 Cormorant, 5 shelducks, 4 teal, 5 shoveler, 1 grey heron, 4 gadwall. Saturday 2
23 October 2016
Today's Highlights
Whooper swans-2,000+ Bewick's swans-9 Cranes-5 at Friends hide Golden plover Starlings Ruff-100 Black-tailed godwit Pintail-male Bearded tits-4 at Lyle hide Peregrine-2 Marsh harriers Curlew Kestrel Tree sparrows-4 on feeders Wigeon Teal Snipe Pochard Wat
23 October 2016
Wildlife sightings - 23/10/2016
a.m. Tide level: high Wader Lake Curlew 1 Grey heron 2 Redshank 67 Lapwing 23 Black headed gull 24 Herring gull 1 Black tailed godwit 9 Eurasian teal 46 Kestrel (female) 1 Saline Lagoon Curlew 1 Eurasian Teal 7 Jay 1 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker
23 October 2016
A sunny Sunday
Its a lovely sunny morning here today and the big news so far is of a Hoopoe, seen flying south past the Kingfisher Hide just after 11am. The bird didn't appear to land and continued heading south over the tree line and then lost to view. Duck and geese
23 October 2016
Wildlife sightings - 22/10/2016
a.m. Tide level: high Wader Lake Curlew 8 Eurasian teal 40 Black tailed godwit 14 Gadwall 1 Lapwing 6 Grey heron 2 Redshank 45 Saline Lagoon Eurasian teal 4 Hawthorn Wood Greenfinch 1 Chaffinch 2 Blue tit 4 Robin 1 Great tit 3 Dunnock 1 Other birds Siskin
23 October 2016
Wildlife sightings for 23rd October 2016
1 Short-eared Owl - flew very high W 1 Common Tern juv - main lake p.m. 28 Siskin - 22 flew W+SW; 6 in wildside 3 Peregrine 5 Skylark - flew SW+NW 40 Meadow Pipit - mostly flew W; some on the marsh 3 Stonechat - marsh (north bund) 8 Song Thrush - fle
23 October 2016
Latest Highlights
More light easterlies and ideal viewing as more winter vistors arrive. First Woodcock of the autumn was flush along the Nature Trail path near the Kingfisher Hide. Keep an eye out for this species from the Janet Kear Hide. A definite influx of Goldcrest w
22 October 2016
Today's Highlights
Whooper swans-2000 Bewick's swans-9 Wigeon Teal Shoveler Pochard Gadwall Snipe-9 Ruff-3 Curlew-3 Black-tailed godwit-45 Golden plover Starling Redwing Fieldfare-100 Chiffchaff Tree sparrow-2 Green woodpecker Marsh harrier-3 Peregrine Buzzard Barn owl seen
22 October 2016
Wildlife sightings for 22nd October 2016
1 Redshank - main lake 1 Buzzard - over main lake 1400hrs 3 Redpoll 6 Siskin 1 Pintail - wader scrape 7 Fieldfare - flew over heading N 16 Redwing - flew over heading W 1 Kingfisher - grazing marsh 1 Peregrine - over main lake Additional sightings
22 October 2016
First feed on the Rushy
Rushy Lots of activity here over the past few weeks to get everything ready for the arrival of the Bewicks Swans, Several are now in the east of England so they should be with us soon. The cold north winds have brought in more Ducks, there were 11 Pochard
22 October 2016
Latest Sightings - 22nd October - Paisley & Renfrew return!
Up early for the Icelandic Breeding Goose Census. Plenty of Pink-feet leaving the roost, mostly heading up the Solway towards Carlisle. The ringtail Hen Harrier was hunting over the merse from the Saltcot Merse Observatory this morning, and a flock of 20
22 October 2016
Swan numbers increase sharply!
Whooper swans by Heather Lowe This week we have witnessed a definite swanfall at Welney. From less than 100 birds at the start of the week, we now have 2,000 winter visitors, most of which are roosting on the main l
22 October 2016
Latest Highlights
A lovely day with light winds, still warm in the sun and not too cool in the hides. Plenty of Whooper Swan in with at least 300 birds this morning. A few family parties of 3 and 4 young. Always a sight watching Whooper Swa
21 October 2016