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Cranes -over Lady Fen Kingfisher Marsh harrier Teal Wigeon Shoveler Great Egret at Reedbed hide Little egret Heron Ruff Lapwing Black-tailed godwit Kestrel Sparrowhawk-juv Starling flocks Yellow wagtail Water vole-by cafe
30 September 2016
High Tide and Waders
Zeiss Hide Good high tide this morning pushed a lot of Ducks and Waders onto the Top New Piece. There were over 1200 Teal with a scattering of Pintail and Shoveler among them, 150 Wigeon were grazing in the field when another 150 were flushed from the est
30 September 2016
Wildlife sightings for 30th September 2016
1 Pintail - wader scrape 3 Mandarin - reservoir lagoon 4 Snipe - grazing marsh, main lake 2 Kingfisher - flew across main lake and the wader scrape 7 House Martin - South route 4 Swallow - flew over heading South 8 Chiffchaff - South route, wildside 1 Kes
30 September 2016
Reserve Update Friday 30th September
Wigeon numbers are building up on the reserve with birds to be seen at Folly Pond, Whooper Pond, out on the Flood Ground and Merse. A Peregrine was once again seen swooping along the Merse from the Avenue Tower yesterday afternoon. Once again we would l
30 September 2016
Recent Sightings
Common Buzzard (T. Disley) Turtle Dove seen in the car park daily until yesterday (Wednesday) British Steel Hide Greenshank 34 Ruff (Reeve) 1 Snipe 6 Common Sandpiper 1 Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank
29 September 2016
Autumnal cranes
Cranes by Roger Rawson At this time of the year we tend to get regular visits by the local crane population. They become very mobile after the breeding season looking for good places to feed, showing the youngsters
29 September 2016
Cranes and other sightings
Cranes by Roger Rawson Crane - 6 flying towards the visitor centre from the East, went towards the South end of the reserve (Summer walk/Reedbed hide) The photo above is of the five cranes yesterday taken by Roger Raw
29 September 2016
Two turtle doves? Almost... at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre
Visitors to WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre have been treated to a very exciting, early Christmas gift this year with the arrival of a turtle dove, a bird that has only been seen at WWT Llanelli once in the last ten years and is rarely seen in Wales! You’d
29 September 2016
More stints...
A quick hide round between 0800 and 0930 produced the following species of note.... Zeiss Hide/Top New Piece At least 5 juvenile Little Stint feeding on the (left-hand) gravel island in the SW corner of flood. Among the 1000+ Teal at least 4 Dunlin, 2 adu
29 September 2016
Latest Sightings - 29th September
Very windy on the reserve, but visibility is much improved on yesterday. Unfortunately we have had to close the Coffee Shop today to allow the new kitchen to be fitted. It will also be closed tomorrow (Friday) but open as normal on Saturday. We apologise
29 September 2016
Wildlife sightings for 29th September 2016
4 Yellow Wagtail - marsh (1), flew S (3) 1 Greenshank - marsh 4 Snipe - marsh 1 Peregrine - marsh 1 Kestrel - flew SW 8 Chiffchaff - mostly on the south side 1 Willow Warbler - sheltered lagoon 100+ Shoveler - main lake 50 Wigeon - main lake September
29 September 2016
Sightings wrap up of wc Sept 19
We are still seeing a juvenile osprey around the reserve five weeks after the first sightings in August. We believe it is the same bird but it isn’t ringed so we can confirm. Initially this young raptor was seen throughout the day, hovering and diving f
29 September 2016
Spoonbill is still here but elusive...
South Lake Black-tailed Godwit 128, Redshank 30, Ruff 6, Greenshank 1, Lapwing 213, Shoveler 39, Great Crested Grebe. Zeiss Hide/ Top New Piece Redshank 10, Spotted Redshank, Curlew Sandpiper, 10 Dunlin, 350 Lapwing, 500 Teal, Cetti's Warbler, Wigeon 68,
28 September 2016
Pecs Again
Positively tropical by the afternoon after another morning of misty rain. It certainly gives an air of 'rarity potential' at this time of year with low cloud hanging over the reserve. Yesterday's two Pectoral Sandpiper were present in the afternoon. They
28 September 2016
Reserve Update Wednesday 28th September
Blustery, breezy day again today. A solitary osprey was observed flying across the merse first thing this morning. The female sparrowhawk was once again lurking around the Folly Pond, making the ducks and waders slightly nervous. Good numbers of sho
28 September 2016