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Todays Sightings
Wader Lake - AM - Tide Level: High Mallards - 49 Teal - 90 Wigeon - 3 Shoverler - 3 Black-Headed Gull - 140 Redshank - 16 Barn Owl - 1 Hawthorn Wood Bull [...]
6 December 2011
Grey Phalarope still
Much calmer conditions for viewing today. The Grey Phalarope is still present early afternoon from the Ron Barker Hide. At least 3 Marsh Harrier, 2 Common Buzzard, Sparrowhawk and Kestrel active. [...]
6 December 2011
Todays Sightings
Common Snipe on Folly Pond, M.Youdale © Copyright WWT 2011 Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 100 Wigeon 60 Teal 16 Shoveler 4 Folly Pond GREEN-WINGED TEAL 1 Teal 700 Wigeon 500 [...]
6 December 2011
Wildlife sightings for 6th December 2011
1 Bittern - main lake beside Headley hide 1 Pintail - reservoir lagoon 1 Shelduck - main lake 52 Wigeon - grazing marsh, wader scrape 10 Lesser Redpoll - waterlife, sheltered lagoon [...]
6 December 2011
Today's sightings
One of the Bitterns posing in the area we cut for posing Bitterns! This fantastic shot was taken by WWT member Michael Colquhoun. Thanks for sending this cracking image Michael! Send us your Slimb [...]
6 December 2011
Beware ducks swimming up a hill of water
Water droplets can appear to bounce off a bird's back. WWT/James Lees Photographing wetlands is exciting, challenging and always unpredictable, according to WWT’s James Lees. Birds arrive in their thousands in
5 December 2011
Darwin Scholarship Programme
The UK Field Studies Council are launching the next round of their Darwin Scholars programme, which offers professional conservationists under the age of 35 the chance to spend two weeks in the UK learning basic techniques of biodiversity monitoring and i
5 December 2011
On the reserve today
Highlights from todays bird count. [...]
5 December 2011
Out on the reserve today
The WeBS count is being conducted today so we will have updated duck numbers on the sightings page soon. [...]
5 December 2011
Wonderful woodland birds
Flocks of tit and finch are converging around site, particularly in Hawthorn Wood, feasting on the fat balls, lard-smeared trees and niger seed. [...]
5 December 2011
Grey Phalarope still present
Grey Phalarope still present 2pm at least moving between Vinsons Marsh and Woodend. Two Peregrine in action and 4 Marsh Harrier. Four Raven also around the reserve today, with one spending some ti [...]
5 December 2011
Today's wild bird sightings
460 pintail 246 wigeon mallard shelduck shoveler tufted duck gadwall pochard 2 water rail 4 snipe 5 greenshank c300 curlew 55 bl [...]
5 December 2011
Todays Sightings
Folly Pond GREEN-WINGED TEAL 1 Teal 600 Wigeon 550 Black-tailed Godwit 40 Snipe 20 Whooper Swan 92 Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 15 Wigeon 100 Teal 5 Shoveler 5 Flood Groun [...]
5 December 2011
Wildlife sightings for 5th December 2011
1 Caspian Gull juv - main lake 0820hrs 56 Wigeon - marsh 1 Pintail - marsh 80 Teal - marsh, scrape and resr lagoon 1 Bittern - main lake N shore (showing well in the sunshin [...]
5 December 2011
Snow Geese results & sightings
Peregrine hunting over the 100 acre this morning JSLees WWT Send us you slimbridge photos If you think you have some shots that beat this one we would love to see them send them to james. [...]
5 December 2011