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On the reserve today
Crane - 19 (flew over late afternoon) Barnacle geese - 5 [...]
23 November 2011
Today's sightings
Wader Lake AM Teal 48 Curlew 4 Mallard 63 Redshank 1 Lapwing 3 Black Headed Gull 37 Hawthorn Wood Woodpecker 1 Bullfinch 1 [...]
23 November 2011
23rd November
Refuge Light bellied brent now down to 500 within the estuary gathering close to the Limekiln Observatory at high-water. Wigeon similarly reduced to approximately 130 with northern shoveler [...]
23 November 2011
Todays Sightings
Folly Pond Whooper Swan 150 Wigeon 600 Teal 600 GREEN-WINGED TEAL 1 Black-tailed Godwit 40 Tufted Duck 60 Shoveler 50 Spotted Redshank 1 Common Redshank 1 Greenshank 1 Snipe 2 [...]
23 November 2011
Wildlife sightings for 23rd November 2011
4 Bearded Tit - reedbed at 12:28. 3 seen flying over the main lake at 14:35. 1 Bittern - north shore main lake 1 Fieldfare - waterlife c.20 Lesser Redpoll - waterlife Recent [...]
23 November 2011
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide BITTERN 1 showing on and off in the reed bed in front of hide Water Rail 1 Cetti's Warbler 1 Black-tailed Godwit 78 Lapwing 320 Dunlin 55 Teal 670 Bewick's S [...]
23 November 2011
Eric! Teenage-hood looms.
Teenage-hood is looming as feather quills push the skin and down begins to shed. The babes are currently being weaned, and someone is none too happy about it! Number 2 is by far the biggest of the three flams, and through a mixture of greed and blind luc
22 November 2011
WeBS count
Wigeon (2940) Teal (695) Mallard (452) Shoveler (79) Northern Pintail (19) Gadwall (10) Pochard (74) Pink-footed Goose (2) White-fronted Goose (3) Canada Goose (110 [...]
22 November 2011
The 150th Species
Another quality day for any birders visiting the reserve. Difficult to call a highlight as you could choose from a number of different competing birdwatching experiences. Was it 1000+ Whooper Swan? Wa [...]
22 November 2011
Wildlife sightings for 22nd November 2011
2 Red-crested Pochard - male and female, reservoir lagoon. Later seen on the main lake (see photo above) 1 Shelduck - main lake 1 Pintail - male, main lake (on the left in the photo abo [...]
22 November 2011
Today's sightings
Holden Tower The Dumbles @0830 Rooks and Jackdaw Greylag 2 Lapwing 250 Ruff 2 in the scrape Linnet 22 Tack Piece Wigeon 1200 E. White-fronted Goose 64 Barnacle, Canada and Grey [...]
22 November 2011
Three smew is good news
Guest blog by London Wetland Centre's Chief Ecologist, Richard Bullock Smew - Yvonne Simmonds We've been very excited about a visit from three redhead (female or juvenile) smew on the reservoir lagoon today. Three sme
21 November 2011
White-fronts drop in
Six European White-fronted Geese dropped in at 2.15pm onto Plover Field yesterday with around 100 Pink-footed Geese. Also 4 Barnacle Geese with them. An early morning count showed that there are still 3,600 Pink-footed geese using the reserve with a massi
21 November 2011
Walk away those Christmas calories on Boxing Day
Wake up on Boxing Day feeling like a pig in a blanket? Many of us overindulge on turkey, booze and Christmas pud, so why not clear those foggy heads with some fresh air and work off those festive excesses with a visit to WWT Arundel Wetland Centre – one
21 November 2011
Out on the reserve today
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21 November 2011