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Wildlife sightings for 16th November 2011
1 Pintail - eclipse male, main lake 30 Wigeon - grazing on the marsh 1 Redwing - perched in tree by WWF hide 2 Collared Dove - Queen Elizabeth Walk Also seen yesterday: [...]
16 November 2011
Today's sightings-Bittern
The Rushy Bewick's Swan 76 Pochard 197 Pintail 102 The Zeiss Hide BITTERN 1 showing well in reeds below hide again all afternoon. Black-tailed Godwit 107 Redshank 17 [...]
16 November 2011
Bewick's return in force at WWT Welney!
The first wave of Bewick’s have made it to their winter home. One of the first Bewick's swan families to arrive at WWT Welney taken by David Featherbe Until now there has been a distinct lack of Bewick’s swan
15 November 2011
Paddling peregrines and baffled daffodils at WWT London Wetland Centre
Peregrine on Main Lake - Mike Caiden The warm winter weather has caused a flurry of unseasonal activity at WWT London Wetland Centre. Temperatures of 16C and clear blue skies proved too much for a couple of peregrines
15 November 2011
Out on the reserve today
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15 November 2011
Sightings Update
White-Fronted Goose in front of the building, next to the stream channel. [...]
15 November 2011
Today's sightings
Wader Lake AM Low tide Wigeon 8 Teal 51 Mallard 26 Curlew 16 Redshank 17 Black-Headed-Gull 72 Peregrine (over) &nb [...]
15 November 2011
More White-fronts
Five European White-fronted Geese with Pink-footed Geese this morning. As usual the geese flocks are mobile so there is always an element of unpredictability in catching up with these birds(see wild g [...]
15 November 2011
Todays Sightings
Avenue Tower Within the 6335 Barnacle Geese this afternoon 8 EURASIAN WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were seen. These were split into two group each a family consisting of adult and two juveniles. Folly [...]
15 November 2011
Wildlife sightings for 15th November 2011
1 Pintail - feeding main lake 1 Bittern - main lake N shore a.m. 9 Snipe - marsh, main lake and scrape 1 Jack Snipe - marsh 3 Redpoll - world wetlands and waterlife 2 Stonech [...]
15 November 2011
Today's sightings
Holden Tower The Dumbles Brent Goose 3 juveniles Barnacle Goose 120 Canada Goose 90 Estuary Grey Plover 2 Zeiss Hide Teal 450+ Black-tailed Godwit 100 Golden Plover 40 Du [...]
15 November 2011
Truly iconic
Peregrine falcon at Slimbridge (James Lees) Iconic is a description that should be hard earned. Overused it loses significance but applying the word in the right place can raise the profile of an ailing species. Th
14 November 2011
Winners of Carmarthenshire Tourism Awards 2011
We are proud to announce that WWT National Wetland Centre Wales won the silver award for 'best tourist attraction' in Carmarthenshire and the bronze award for the 'Sustainable Tourism' category. The awards were organised by the Carmarthenshrie Touris
14 November 2011
Swans flood in!
Swan Lake has been completely transformed with the arrival of 75 new birds, including 24 cygnets, over the weekend! On Saturday night alone, 50 swans dropped down, in the biggest ‘swan-fall’ for seven years! As I write, 100 swans are swimming, preenin
14 November 2011
Walk with a Warden day success.
Every year I hold a Walk with a Warden event where we collect, ring and mark the juvenile Nenes for future breeding, and this year was no exception. Great thanks to the 9 intrepid helpers who booked up. We were blessed with sunshine, but not with luck.
14 November 2011