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Wildlife sightings - 29/01/2019
Wader Lake (AM, high tide, 80% frozen):Canada goose 1Shelduck 9Wigeon 5Black-headed gull 20Saline lagoon (AM, high tide, 90% frozen):Shelduck 2Hawthorn Wood feeding station:Jay 2Siskin 1Mealy redpoll 1Lesser redpoll 5Nuthatch 1Great spotted woodpecker 2Go
29 January 2019
Wildlife sightings 28/01/19
a.m. high tideWader LakeCanada gooseShelduck 7Herring gull 6Greater black backed gullKestrel male - outside nest boxBlack headed gull 172Grey heron (meadow)Grey heron 4 (heronry)Grey wagtailSaline lagoonShelduck 2RedshankGrey heron 2 - meadowHawthorn Wood
28 January 2019
Wildlife sightings - 27/01/19
a.m. Tide level: HighWader LakeCanada goose 1Shelduck 14Grey heron 4Shoveler 2Redshank 2Kestrel 1Herring gull 18Curlew 13Teal 58Black-headed gull 210Saline LagoonCurlew 1Redshank 1Teal 59Shelduck 2Hawthorn WoodBullfinch 11Goldfinch 9Nuthatch 1Lesser redpo
27 January 2019
Wildlife sightings - 26/01/19
a.m. Tide Level: HighWader LakeTeal 27Shoveler 5Canada goose 12Grey heron 3Lapwing 24Shelduck 10Black-headed gull 154Herring gull 4Lesser-black-backed gull 1Saline LagoonCurlew 53Redshank 1Shelduck 4Teal 57Hawthorn WoodNuthatch 2Great spotted woodpecker 3
26 January 2019
Wildlife sightings - 24/01/19
a.m. Tide Level: MidWader LakeCurlew 120Black-headed gull 20Saline LagoonTeal 18Hawthorn WoodNuthatch 1Treecreeper 1Mealy redpoll 1Lesser redpoll 4Brambling 3Great spotted woodpecker 1Willow tit 1Greenfinch 2Bullfinch 5Goldfinch 3Robin 6Chaffinch 12Other
24 January 2019
Today's Sightings
Bewick’s swan Mute swan Whooper swan Canada goose Greylag goose White-fronted goose Gadwall Goldeneye Mallard Pintail Pochard Teal Tufted duck Shelduck Shoveler Wigeon Cattle egret Crane Great egret Little egret Cormorant Coot Moorhen Black-tailed godwi
16 January 2019
Wildlife sightings 16/01/19
a.m. mid/high tide Wader Lake Grey heron 3 Shoveler 4 male, 1 female Mute swan 2 Shelduck 9 Tufted duck Water rail (heard at Prince's Trust hide) Teal 15 Saline lagoon Teal 3 Hawthorn Wood Lesser redpoll 4 Mealy redpoll Brambling 10 Nuthatch Treecreeper G
16 January 2019
Chiffchaff overwintering in Wildside
1 Bittern - main lake 4 Pintail - main lake, reservoir lagoon 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 1 Shelduck - main lake 4 Snipe - wader scrape 1 Chiffchaff - Wildside January bird highlights: Shelduck, Goldeneye, Bittern, Snipe, Black-tailed Godwit,
16 January 2019
Great Whites
Martin Smith Hide Chiffchaff calling from the nearby trees, two birds have been seen here lately and are probably roosting in the ivy. The Jack Snipe made another appearance along with 5 Common Snipe, if you don't see it first time it's well worth return
15 January 2019
Today's Sightings
Bewick’s swan Whooper swan Mute swan Greylag Canada goose Tundra bean goose (x3) Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Pintail Gadwall Wigeon Teal Ringed teal (escapee) Pochard Tufted duck Moorhen Crane x 4 (Friends hide) Great egret Cattle egret (following sheep o
15 January 2019
Wader Lake essential works - Jan 2019
WWT Washington's reserve team will be carrying out some essential maintenance on Wader Lake this week (Wednesday 16 and Thursday 17 January 2019). The dedicated team of staff and volunteers at WWT Washington will be renewing and enhancing the existing
15 January 2019
Wildlife sightings - 15/01/19
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Lapwing 36 Curlew 19 Canada goose 10 Shelduck 21 Shoveller 4 Black-headed gull 5 Grey heron 6 Redshank 1 Teal 15 Saline Lagoon Curlew 19 Carrier crow 1 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch 18 Blue tit 8 Goldfinch 9 Redpoll 6 Dunnock 1
15 January 2019
Siskin along the South route
2 Bittern - main lake (North shore & close to Headley hide) 6 Pintail - main lake 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 3 Siskin - South route 1 Peregrine - hunting over the main lake 1 Kestrel - South route January bird highlights: Shelduck, Goldeneye, Bitt
15 January 2019
White-fronts in the Four Score again
Rushy Hide Good roost of Bewick's Swans with 110 birds on site. One of the satellite transmitter birds (Catalana) visited Gwent (Llandegfedd/Usk) over the weekend. Martin Smith Hide No reports of the Jack Snipe today but Common Snipe, Chiffchaff and Cetti
14 January 2019
Wigeon grazing thanks to summer sheep
Male wigeon On Sunday afternoon I counted 11 wigeon across from the Ramsar hide. Four were up on the cut, grazing on the fresh grass. Droppings from the Jacob’s sheep we had grazing this wet meadow last summer have added nutrients to the soil bringing
14 January 2019