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White-letter Hairstreak, Cr. Wayne Davies Millennium Wetlands Kingfisher 1 Reed Warbler 5 Chiffchaff 8 Blackcap 4 Lesser Whitethroat 1 Whitethroat 1 Sedge Warbler 1 Cetti's Warbler 2 Goldcrest 3 Treecreeper 3 Reed Bu
18 July 2016
Wildlife sightings 18/07/2016
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Grey heron 6 Avocet 24 Lapwing 5 Willow warbler 6 Little ringed plover 5 Black-headed gull 4 Shoveler 1 + 6 ducklings Common tern 300+ Whitethroat 2 Shelduck 9 Saline Lagoon Common sandpiper 4 Grey heron 1 Lapwing 25 Redsha
18 July 2016
Get closer to nature - get more from your summer. Be a Nature Explorer!
For budding explorers, adventure seekers and those looking to get more from the summer holidays this year, become a Nature Explorer at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre! Visit between 21 July – 4 September and armed with your very own passport of discovery,
18 July 2016
Flight of the Swans superhero Sacha Dench arrives at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre today
The Wildfowl and Wetland Trust’s (WWT) Sacha Dench, leader of the first ever lone female paramotor expedition to follow Europe’s smallest swan on migration, has arrived at Llanelli Wetland Centre in Carmarthenshire today with her paramotor to chat ab
18 July 2016
Cute names for cheeky otter babies
The four cheeky cubs (from left) Ash, Tod, Pip and Sam © Ian Greneholt Although it seems like just yesterday these cheeky Asian short-clawed otter quadruplets were born, they’re now 4 months old and are positively
18 July 2016
Today's highlights
Quail - 3 Little egret - 40+ on Lady Fen
18 July 2016
Wildlife sightings for 18th July 2016
10 Teal - main lake, scrape 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital 4 Common Tern - main lake 1 Kingfisher - wildside 1 Garden Warbler - wildside 2 Blackcap juvenile - wildside 1 Whitethroat - singing from scrape bank Additional sightings from yesterday
18 July 2016
Reserve update Monday July 18th
Little Grebe chicks from The Teal Pond have relocated to The Flood Ground, with a single older chick now established on The Back Pond. A few passerines still in song periodically, notably Blackcap, Sedge Warbler and Whitethroat Today's high tide is at 12
18 July 2016
Today's highlights
Common Shelduck taken by Joe Connolly (Archive Picture) The 1100am and 2pm Land rover safaris produced Marsh Harrier, 100+ Curlew, 60+ Shelduck, Oystercatcher, 3 pairs of Common Tern, Sand Martins, Zeiss Hide 2 Greens
17 July 2016
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Grey Heron - 7 Little Ringed Plover - 3 Common Tern - 300+ Avocet - 27 + 2 chicks Lapwing - 17 Chiffchaff - 1 Black-headed Gull - 15 Saline Lagoon Common Sandpiper - 6 Grey Heron - 7 Redshank - 5 Lapwing
17 July 2016
Today's Highlights
Little egrets-50+ on Lady Fen until Peregrine flew through Great spotted woodpecker Common tern Tree sparrow feeding juv under feeders Dunlin- Lyle hide Ruff of various colours-4 Greenshank Cuckoos-5 adults and juv on power lines over Summer walk Green s
17 July 2016
Wildlife sightings for 17th July 2016
3 Common Tern - reservoir lagoon 140 Coot - main lake 2 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon Great Crested Grebe - still nesting on main lake 1 Little Egret - marsh 1 Black-tailed Godwit - main lake 1 Common Sandpiper - scrape 1 Mediterranean Gull - main lake &n
17 July 2016
Latest Highlights
Sightings from the past few day. Bird of the week has to go to a Green Woodpecker seen in flight near the Canoe Safari around midday Saturday. It is only the second confirmed record for the reserve. More waders passing through the reserve, with a Whimbrel
16 July 2016
Today's Highlights
Little egret-15 Whooper swans-10 + 2 cygnets Avocet-17 Green sandpiper-3 Redshank-5 Oyster catcher-3 Curlew-1 Black-tailed godwit-14 Common tern-4 at Friends hide Marsh harrier-female, carrying lunch Newly hatched Moorhen chicks-4 A family of 4 Water shre
16 July 2016
So where is Hawaii?
Hello! Food? Having contributed to this current edition of Waterlife, it has been pointed out to me that I might need to look at a map... Turns out, they're right! For years (and years) I have stuck to m
16 July 2016