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Autumn goose events
Over the next couple of weeks there will soon be the familiar sound of geese passing overhead – yes Autumn has officially begun, and WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre will soon be expecting the arrival of up to 30,000 Pink-footed geese after their journey
15 September 2016
Wildlife sightings for 15th September 2016
1 Spotted Flycatcher - wildside (NW of the Field Lab structure) 3 Swallow - flew S 2 Buzzard - flew N+NW 8 Meadow Pipit - flew W 1 Peregrine - main lake 1 Kingfisher - reservoir lagoon 10+ Chiffchaff - mostly wildside September bird highlights: W
15 September 2016
Thursday September 15th
Once more the Folly Pond holds most of the interest, with a good flock of Black-tailed Godwits (C100), 3 Ruff and a Greenshank, along with ever more Shoveler (22) and lots of Teal. Great White Egret and Goshawk again yesterday Today's high tide 12:03, 8.8
15 September 2016
Llanelli Bat Expert at Evening Event
Bat expert and WWT Llanelli volunteer, Laura Bowen 25 from Llangennech will be passing on her knowledge to families attending an after-dark bat walk at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre on Friday 23 September. The evening event will give families a unique chan
15 September 2016
Osprey on the hangar this morning
A buzzard (left) chases off the juvenile osprey at Arundel on Tuesday. Photo: Russell Tofts After showing well around the reserve yesterday, including low passes over Wetlands Discovery area, the osprey was seen above
14 September 2016
Slough gets a taste for nature on the Salt Hill Stream
The people of Slough got a taste for nature today when TV naturalist David Lindo aka The Urban Birder helped the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) launched an initiative to restore the Salt Hill Stream.
14 September 2016
Wildlife Sightings - 14/9/16
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Curlew Sandpiper - 1 Black-tailed Godwit - 10 Common Snipe - 7 Redshank - 14 Teal - 23 Gadwall - 6 Shoveler - 2 Other Birds Blackcap (North Wood) - 1 Long-tailed Tit (Spring Gill) - 12 Treecreeper (Spring
14 September 2016
Recent sightings - 14th September
The following sightings were recorded today by Toni Castello, warden, near high tide. Main lake - visible from Sensory garden and Visitor centre Mallard +150, Tufted duck 5, Coot 3, Common teal 30, Black-headed gull 16. Wadermarsh - visible from
14 September 2016
Wildlife sightings for 14th September 2016
3 Yellow Wagtail - Flew S 2 Snipe - Grazing Marsh 1 Hobby - south route (hunting dragonflies) 1 Peregrine 13 Wigeon - Main Lake 1 Kingfisher - Sheltered Lagoon 10+ Chiffchaff - Sheltered Lagoon, Wildside, South Route 10+ Blackcap - Sheltered Lagoon, Wil
14 September 2016
More than one in 10 UK species threatened with extinction, new study finds
It’s not too late to save UK nature but we must act now - that is the conclusion from WWT and a coalition of more than 50 leading wildlife and research organisations behind the State of Nature 2016 report. Following on from the ground breaking State of
14 September 2016
Great White
Calm and warm with a light south easterly, rain later in the day. Two days in a row and another new species for the year list in the shape of the formerly rare Great White Egret. We didn't record one in 2015 and although birds are hanging around on the Ri
13 September 2016
Heat & sun brings out the dragonflies
Mostly migrant hawkers out today but there are a few southern hawkers around, too. Paul Stevens photographed this southern hawker last weekend at Arundel. Gorgeous sunny day - lots of migrant hawker dragonflies about
13 September 2016
Quick update, Tuesday September 13th
Reserve looks largely as yesterday; most activity is focussed on The Folly Pond again, where 178 Black-tailed Godwits and a Greenshank number among the 2200 Teal. The Great Egret is still present, having moved as usual from Folly Pond out to Saltcot Merse
13 September 2016
Wildlife sightings for 13th September 2016
3 Common Sandpiper - main lake 3 Snipe - grazing marsh 34 Lapwing - main lake 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 1 Grey Wagtail - Otter exhibit 7 Chiffchaff - entrance area, South route, wildside 1 Hobby - sheltered lagoon September bird highlights: Whinch
13 September 2016
Wildlife Sightings - 13/09/2016
a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Common Snipe 8 Black tailed godwit 10 Eurasian teal 20 Lapwing 25 Grey heron 4 Pied wagtail 2 Lesser black backed gull 1 Black headed gull 15 Redshank 3 Saline Lagoon Redshank 4 Hawthorn Wood Chaffinch 2 Blue tit 1 Great ti
13 September 2016