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Recent Sightings €- 29th October 2018
The following count was taken from the reserve and estuary at high tide today. Strangford Lough is such a remarkable place. The winter bird numbers just keeping increasing; huge flocks of Wigeon now visible everyday and large numbers of Greenshank are bei
5 November 2018
Reserve Sightings- 5th November 2018 - Pochard!
A mild an sunny day on site, with many duck species such as Teal and Wigeon in high numbers. On the folly pond a Pochard has been spotted snoozing and clearly having a lazy morning (nice for some!!!). A Pintail has also been spotted on the Folly Pond this
5 November 2018
'Message in a bottle' bird found by friend over 3000 miles away
A spoon-billed sandpiper reared by a WWT conservationist in Russia was sighted by a friend in China just weeks later. The young bird was identified in Jiangsu over 3000 miles from the Russian east coast where it was raised by aviculturalist Jodie Clement
5 November 2018
Wildlife sightings for 5th November 2018
1 Bittern - main lake 2 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 1 Peregrine - perched on the hospital 4 Skylark - flew over heading W 10 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape 1 Grey Wagtail - main lake October/early November bird highlights: Short-eared Owl,
5 November 2018
Today's sightings 05/11/18
a.m. low tide Wader Lake kestrel female Shelduck Snipe 6 Teal 16 Redwing 11 Saline lagoon Teal 5 Redshank 2 Shelduck Hawthorn Wood Nuthatch 2 Willow tit Blue tit 4 Great tit 5 Coal tit 3 Other birds Hen harrier - river reedbed Buzzard - North Wood Jay - G
5 November 2018
Goshawk and Bittern
Holden Tower/Dumbles A male Peregrine was actively hunting the area this morning, female Marsh Harrier seen late morning and a female Merlin at Middle Point early afternoon. At least 14 E White-fronted Geese fed among Greylag Geese, the Barnacle Goose flo
4 November 2018
Today's Highlights
Whooper swans Mute swans Greylag geese Canada geese Barnacle geese x 2 Egyptian goose Little grebe Shoveler Wigeon Teal Pochard Mallard Gadwall Pintail Moorhen Coot Cormorant Lapwing Bittern at Main Obs Great egret at Lyle hide Golden plover Black-taile
4 November 2018
Latest Sightings
A wildfowl packed Mere as usual with big numbers of Teal, Mallard, Wigeon and Shelduck. Smaller numbers of Shoveler, Pintail, Pochard (34), Tufted Duck, Gadwall (10) and a single female Goldeneye. Whooper Swan numbers continue to increase. Smaller number
4 November 2018
Wildlife sightings for 4th November 2018
1 Marsh Harrier - flew into reed cover on the main lake N shore/end of reedbed area (0820hrs) 1 Goldeneye (female) - reservoir lagoon 115 Wigeon - marsh , scrape 140 Teal - marsh, scrape 2 Bittern - main lake 1 Little Egret - marsh 1 Jack Snipe - marsh
4 November 2018
Today's sightings 04/11/18
a.m. low tide Wader Lake Water rail Teal 53 Snipe 5 Shelduck Saline Lagoon Grey heron Redshank 2 Curlew Hawthorn Wood Brambling (male - winter migrant) Chaffinch 6 Nuthatch Willow tit Greenfinch 2 Bullfinch 5 Great spotted woodpecker Coal tit 3 Wren Great
4 November 2018
Saturday's sightings
Don't forget to find all our latest sightings on Twitter, and you don't need an account yourself. Find us here. Bewick's Swan Indri still on Big Pen outside Visitor Centre Holden Tower - 26 White-fronted Geese on Dumbles, also 224 Barnacle Geese and 131
3 November 2018
Sightings for Saturday 3rd November
Dry and milder day today here at Welney Wetland centre, all hides remain open as is the Summer walk Sightings so far today: Mute swan Whooper swan Barnacle goose Canada goose Greylag goose Gadwall Mallard Pochard Shoveler Teal Wigeon Little grebe Coot Moo
3 November 2018
Wildlife sightings for 3rd November 2018
1 Bittern - main lake 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 97 Wigeon - grazing marsh, reservoir lagoon 3 Jack Snipe - grazing marsh 8 Snipe - grazing marsh 6 Siskin - wildside 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital ledge October bird highlights: Short-eared Owl,
3 November 2018
Bird News
Bearded Tits, (Bearded Reedlings if you prefer), are still present in the Pat Wisniewski reedbed and have been heard and seen regularly from both the path near the United Utilities hide, and that starting from the Harrier hide. No more than four birds se
2 November 2018
Recent sightings 31st Oct-2nd Nov
Kingfisher cr Russ Myners British Steel Hide Small groups of waders can still be seen from the Steel hide, with Black-tailed godwit, Redshank, Greenshank and Lapwing being the most common. Curlew can be heard o
2 November 2018