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Walk with a Warden at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre this spring and discover wonderful wetland wildlife
Explore the Millennium Wetlands with our wardens for the second in a series of special “Walk with a Warden” events this Saturday at 10.30am (14 May, cost included in admission price, free for members). Visitors will be encouraged to use all their sen
11 May 2016
Wildlife sightings for 11th May 2016
1 Mute Swan brood - 5 cygnets with parents in wildside 2 Shelduck - main lake 2 Greenshank - marsh 1 Dunlin - main lake 1 Ringed Plover - main lake 2 Common Sandpiper - wader scrape 5 Redshank - wader scrape 1 Buzzard - perched in the wildside trees 2
11 May 2016
Wildlife sightings - 11/05/16
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Common sandpiper 7 Avocet 16 Little ringed plover 2 Common tern 45 Black headed gull 2 Lapwing 18 Gadwall 4 Oystercatcher 1 Grey heron 35 Shovoler 4 Shelduck 10 Saline Lagoon (Tide level: mid) Oystercatcher 2 Sedge warbler
11 May 2016
Wednesday May 11th
A lone Greenshank on the Folly Pond this morning. Lots of Sedge Warblers on territory and a couple of Whitethroats also in full voice in The Avenue Around the reserve today: Whooper Pond Mallard 5 Wigeon 2 Tufted Duck 1 Grey Heron 1 Moorhen 1 Oystercat
11 May 2016
LEGO® brick trail breaks visitation record
Kate the Kingfisher is one of nine LEGO brick model visitors are flocking in to see. The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust’s (WWT) giant LEGO brick animal trail opened at WWT Arundel Wetland Centre, over the May Bank holi
10 May 2016
Lesser white throat warblings & cuckoo calls
This is Paul Steven’s Wildlife Sightings column for May 12, 2016. You can read Paul's column every week in the Observer series of newspapers. I spotted a lesser white throat again on Sunday (May 8). We have a few singing on site each spring but this is
10 May 2016
Wildlife Sightings May 10
Lots of greylag & Canada goslings about Spotted this morning From the Ramsar and Sand Martin hide: A marsh harrier, black-headed gulls, tufted duck, Canada & greylag geese, shoveller (2), gadwall, lapwings,
10 May 2016
All about waders
Thirteen species of wader seen today as a result of the rain produced by the predicted weather front. This front is looking like it will be stationary for a couple of days so more birds may drop in! Two new species for the year with two Knot on Woodend Ma
10 May 2016
New hide brings wildlife and people closer
A specially designed hide introduced to bring wildlife and people closer together has now opened. The new 16-sided, accessible hide was officially opened last week by Zelda Baveystock and WWT’s CEO Martin Spray, along with other funders and local counci
10 May 2016
Wildlife sightings - 10/05/16
a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Avocet 18 Little ringed plover 2 Common turn 23+ Oystercatcher 3 Shovoler 3 Canada goose/Greylag (hybrid) 1 Black headed gull 2 Lapwing + chicks 24 Grey heron 3-+ Gadwall 4 Stock dove 2 Saline Lagoon Shoveler 2 Lesser black
10 May 2016
Wildlife sightings for 10th May 2016
1 Whimbrel - main lake 7 Godwit sp. - flew NE 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 1 Little Ringed Plover - grazing marsh 6 Redshank - wader scrape, grazing marsh 15 Swift - main lake 4 Swallow - main lake 1 Kestrel - hunting around the entrance lake 4 Willow W
10 May 2016
Transit of Mercury
Transit of Mercury showed well at Martin Mere today. Mercury in front of the Sun (the 10 o'clockish dot) Hottest day of the year with pretty much non stop sunshine and easterly winds. Clear condition aren't usually th
9 May 2016
Sightings 9/5/16
Wader Lake (Time: AM Tide Level: Mid) Common Tern: 32 Little Ringed Plover: 2 Avocet: 16 Gadwall: 8 Shoveler: 3 Whitethroat: 2 Sedge Warbler: 1 Stock Dove: 2 Lapwing (& chicks): 20 Saline Lagoon (Time: AM Tide Level: Mid) Grey Heron
9 May 2016
Sighting 8/5/16
Wader Lake (Time/AM Tide/Low) Common Sandpiper: 1 Avocet: 18 Gadwall: 8 Shoveler: 3 Lapwing: 20 Common Tern: 21 Little Ringed Plover: 2 Saline Lagoon (Time - AM Tide - Low) Shelduck: 3 Gadwall: 2 Tufted Duck: 4 Oyst
9 May 2016
Today's sightings
Osytercatcher at Slimbridge by James Lees (Archive Picture) Holden Tower Two Peregrine at 0800hrs, later over high tide the Dumbles flooded again and distant views (telescope required) of 1 Curlew, 11 Whimbrel, 1 S
9 May 2016