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Tack Piece still at its best.
More stunning birding on the Tack Piece. Whitefronted Goose around 90 flew in from the north and stayed on view for 30 minutes before heading back again. Wigeon 900 Teal 300 Pintail 300 Shoveler 20 Golden Plover 700 Lapwing 1600 Dunlin 600 Ruff 11 Redsha
17 February 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Bewick's swan Greylag Tundra bean goose Pink-footed goose Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Gadwall Pintail Wigeon Teal Pochard Tufted duck Goldeneye Great-crested grebe Coot Moorhen Grey heron Great egret (x2) Little egret Oystercatcher Bl
17 February 2018
Wildlife sightings for 17th February 2018
2 Bittern - main lake North shore & SE corner 4 Shelduck - main lake, wader scrape 7 Pintail - main lake 1 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 3 Snipe - main lake 12 Siskin 11 Fieldfare - wader scrape bank 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital ledge 170+ Cormorant
17 February 2018
Cold but sunny
A cold start this morning with many open areas of water frozen including the lower pond of the Rushy, Dumbles scrape and most of the surface of the scrapes at the South Lake and Zeiss Hide. As they have thawed through the morning birds have begun to mov
16 February 2018
Todays sightings
Bewick's swan Whooper swan Mute swan Greylag Pink-footed goose (x12) Tundra bean goose Shoveler Mallard Wigeon Teal Pintail Pochard Tufted duck Goldeneye Cormorant Coot Moorhen Little egret Oystercatcher Black-tailed godwit Redshank Golden plover Lapwing
16 February 2018
Recent Sightings (14th-16th Jan)
Little Grebe. Russ Myners Millenium Wetlands Eight snipe were spotted amongst the vegetation and scrapes on Deep Water Lake, as well as 23 Teal, 38 Tufted Ducks, 7 Shoveler, 16 Gadwall, 8 Pochard,8 Cormorant and the Ring Neck Duck. Other wa
16 February 2018
Wildlife sightings for 16th February 2018
1 Bittern - close to Headley hide 2 Shelduck- wader scrape 7 Pintail - main lake 1 Goldeneye - main lake 1 Jack Snipe - wader scrape p.m. 4 Snipe - main lake 7 Fieldfare - wader scrape bank 2 Stonechat - main lake close to Peacock tower January/February
16 February 2018
Avocets return
The first three Avocet (Philip Appleton) Spring is in the air at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre with the first 3 avocets returning to the centre on 13 February as part of the spring migration. The avocets, now current
15 February 2018
Sightings Thursday 15th February
Bright and warmer start to the day here at Welney, all hides are now open although footpath may be a little muddy towards Reedbed hide. Sightings so far today: Mute swan Whooper swan Bewick's swan Greylag Gadwall Goldeneye Mallard Pochard Shelduck Shovele
15 February 2018
Wildlife sightings - 15/02/18
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Mute swan 2 Shelduck 30 Teal 28 Wigeon 6 Lapwing 12 Common snipe 8 Redshank 4 Grey heron 8 Grey heron (6 on nests) 8 Common gull 1 Black-headed gull 74 Saline Lagoon Oystercatcher 2 Curlew 2 Hawthorn Wood Siskin 2 Greenfinc
15 February 2018
Wildlife sightings for 15th February 2018
2 Bittern - main lake SE corner and N shore 4 Shelduck - main lake, wader scrape 6 Pintail - main lake, reservoir lagoon 1 Caspian Gull - main lake from WWF Hide 7 Fieldfare - wader scrape and reservoir lagoon bank 15 Siskin - South route Januar
15 February 2018
Wildlife sightings - 14/02/18
Wader Lake (AM, low tide): Curlew 200 (flew off and headed west at 8.10am) Shoveler 19 (15 male and 4 female) Grey heron 4 Kestrel 1 (male) Gadwall 2 (a pair) Stock dove 3 Lapwing 29 Shelduck 28 Black-headed gull 250+ Wigeon 2 (a pair) Herring gull 2 &nb
14 February 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Bewick's swan Mallard Wigeon Pintail Pochard Coot Moorhen Little egret Redshank Snipe Lapwing Black-headed gull Starling Reed bunting Tree sparrow House sparrow Goldfinch Blackbird Collared dove Wood pigeon Kestrel Marsh harrier Bar
14 February 2018
Latest Sightings
Good viewing conditions on Tuesday but a little on the wet and windy side on Wednesday. At least the forecast into the weekend looks much better. Still packed with wintering wildfowl. The numbers will tend to hold up into March but then quickly decline as
14 February 2018
Today's sightings
Another cold start on the reserve with ice covering the pools from the Zeiss Hide and the lower pond on the Rushy. Rushy Hide & Peng Observatory A few waders roosted on the causeway and islands including 150+ Lapwing, single Redshank and Ruff and a pa
14 February 2018