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Wildlife sightings for 23rd May 2016
3 Lapwing chicks - main lake 1 Buzzard - entrance area 50 Swift - feeding low over main lake 1 Common Sandpiper - scrape May bird highlights: Shelduck, Little Egret, Knot, Whimbrel, Common Sandpiper, Little Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Greenshank, Ringed
23 May 2016
Otterly exciting weekend
An otterly exciting day was had at WWT Washington Wetland Centre yesterday with first birthday celebrations for Asian short-clawed otter Ruby. Ruby, named in celebration of the centre’s 40th anniversary last year, was born on 22 May 2015; the first cub
23 May 2016
Cuckoo
A fresh breeze with a couple of showers around midday before sunshine set in. Highlights for today; 3 1st summer (2cy) Little Gull, perhaps the same birds seen earlier in the week. At least 2 adult Mediterranean Gull hanging around the Mere. A Cuckoo seen
22 May 2016
Wildlife sightings for 22nd May 2016
3 Lapwing chicks - main lake, in front of WWF hide 2 Shelduck - main lake and scrape 1 Little Egret - scrape 5 Common Tern - main lake 1 Kestrel - hunting over sheltered lagoon 1 Kingfisher - south route May bird highlights: Shelduck, Little Egret,
22 May 2016
Today's sightings
Rushy Pen Our first Avocet chicks have hatched with 11 pairs still on nests. We have 17 pairs of Black-headed Gull nesting and a pair of Oystercatcher. The most obvious nest is the Great Crane Project pair Monty and Sedge which are still incubating two eg
22 May 2016
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Grey Heron - 30+ Avocet - 16 + 5 chicks Shelduck - 30 + 7 Chicks Oystercatcher - 1 Common Tern - 50+ Little Ringed Plover - 2 Ringed Plover - 1 Lapwing - 16 Swallow - 3 Lon-tailed Tit - 5 Shoveler - 2 Sal
22 May 2016
Wildlife sightings for 22nd May 2016
2 Shelduck - main lake and scrape 1 Little Egret - scrape 5 Common Tern - main lake May bird highlights: Shelduck, Little Egret, Knot, Whimbrel, Common Sandpiper, Little Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Greenshank, Ringed Plover, Common Tern, Arctic Tern, Ic
22 May 2016
Sunday May 22nd
Both Mute Swan families "out and about". Still a few Wigeon around, also a pair of Pintail. Lots singing this morning, with eight Sedge Warbler territories down the main avenue, plus Blackcap, Whitethroat, Willow Warbler etc. Today's high tide is at 13:3
22 May 2016
Bird News
The showery weather today didn't produce anything much but there's always tomorrow! Still plenty of species to see on site with Med Gulls regular on the Mere, Little ringed Plovers looking set to nest again around the Mere. At least 2 Raven over the reser
21 May 2016
Saturdays bird news
Dunlnin at Slimbridge by James Lees (Archive Picture) Great-white Egret 1 summer plumage adult still in restricted area. The Rushy Avocet 29 Oystercatcher 3 The Holden Tower Sanderling 12 Ringed Plover 56 Dunlin 79 Cu
21 May 2016
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Avocet - 16 Little Ringed Plover - 2 Common Tern - 57 Shoveler - 1 Black-headed Gull - 2 Grey Heron - 23 Shelduck - 32 + 7 juvenile House Martin - 2 Oystercatcher - 3 + 2 juvenile Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 3 Hawthor
21 May 2016
Reserve Update Saturday 21st May
Blustery start to the day. Wood sandpiper was not seen all day yesterday but the south-westerly breeze could see some other visitors being blown into the reserve today. Second mute swan family has hatched six cygnets on the flood ground. Today's high
21 May 2016
Recent sightings - 21st May
The following sightings were recorded today by Toni Castello, warden, at low tide. Main lake – visible from Sensory garden and Visitor centre Mallard 10, Tufted duck 10, Black-headed gull 60, Shelduck 1, Coot 2, Cormorant 1. Wadermarsh - visible fr
21 May 2016
Wildlife sightings for 21st May 2016
6 Common Tern - main lake islands 2 Shelduck - main lake 4 Redshank - grazing marsh, wader scrape 2 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon, South route 200 Swift - site count mostly over reservoir lagoon 18 Reed Warbler - main lake, South route, sheltered lagoon 4
21 May 2016
Gulls
At least 3 Mediterranean Gull were showing well on the Mere including one near adult bird displaying to Black-headed Gulls. An adult Black-headed Gull nesting on the Mere at the moment sporting a yellow ring was ringed in Essex in January this year. At le
20 May 2016