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Wildlife sightings for 26th December 2017
1 Bittern - main lake N shore (from WWF hide) 1 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 2 Shelduck - wader scrape 4 Siskin - wildside and flying over W 12 Fieldfare - south route 1 Bullfinch - entrance lake 8 Meadow Pipit - over SW 1 Chiffchaff - wildside December
26 December 2017
Wildlife sightings 24/12/17
a.m. mid tide Wader Lake Shelduck 21 Shoveler (female) Herring gull 5 Teal 9 Black headed gull 151 Saline lagoon Common seal (on river 11.30am) Teal 12 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker 3 Jay 2 Magpie Willow tit Nuthatch Treecreeper 2 Bullfinch 20 Go
24 December 2017
Happy Christmas!
Happy Christmas to you all out there. We are coming down to the last few sightings up date before 2018 commences. If we get it together we'll do a highlights of 2017 before the end of the year. Happy Christmas! (A winter s
24 December 2017
Wildlife sightings for 24th December 2017
2 Bittern - main lake 1 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 1 Goldeneye - main lake 3 Shelduck - wader scrape, main lake 4 Pintail - main lake 7 Siskin - sheltered lagoon 1 Stonechat - grazing marsh 14 Redwing - entrance lake 2 Fieldfare - South route No
24 December 2017
Sightings for Sunday 24th December
Very mild start to the day, Summer walk now closed as water levels are higher all hides and footpaths remain open. Sightings so far today: Bewick's swan Mute swan Whooper swan Canada goose Greylag goose Gadwall Pochard Shoveler Teal Tufted duck Wigeon M
24 December 2017
Warm, wet and wonderfull
Zeiss Hide and South Finger The south end of the reserve is getting close to its best with huge flocks of waders and wildfowl all over the flooded fields. Barnacle Goose 180 Red Breasted Goose 1 ( close to Kingfisher hide) Greylag 4 Teal 490 Wigeon 200 P
23 December 2017
Reserve Update Saturday 23rd December - Another foggy start!
It's another foggy morning on the reserve but there is still plenty to see. The female Greater Scaup was back on Whooper Pond first thing this morning. If you are down, try playing the spot the scaup game as it is mixed in with the tufties! There we
23 December 2017
Sightings for Saturday 23rd December
Overcast but Mild start to the day, water levels are up which means Summer walk is now closed, All hides remain open and paths also. Sightings today: Bewick's swan Mute swan Whooper swan Canada goose Greylag goose Gadwall Mallard Pintail Pochard Teal Tuft
23 December 2017
Wildlife sightings for 23rd December 2017
2 Bittern - main lake (North & South shores) 2 Shelduck - wader scrape 2 Pintail - main lake 7 Mandarin - wildside 1 Goldeneye - main lake 1 Water Rail - main lake 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 21 Redwing - entrance lake 2 Fieldfare - South route Novemb
23 December 2017
Recent Sightings (21st-22nd Dec)
British Steel Hide Wader counts from the hide have included 740 Black-tailed Godwits, c.200 Curlew, c.550 Dunlin, 114 Lapwing, 19 Knot, 16 Greenshank, 8 Redshank and 1 Spotted Redshank. Wildfowl counts have included 130 Wigeon, 19 Tufted Ducks, c.430 Shel
22 December 2017
Todays sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Bewick swan Greylag Canada goose Mallard Shoveler Wigeon Teal Pintail Pochard Cormorant Little egret Curlew (x20) Black-tailed godwit Redshank Snipe Dunlin Golden plover Lapwing Black-headed gull Starling Pied wagtail Reed bunting T
22 December 2017
The Fog
Fog has been hampering viewing this morning but eventually lifted and at one point the Mere was bathed in glorious sunshine and birds could be seen. Not many reports today but the usual suspects could be seen once the fog cleared, a Peregrine was seen ove
22 December 2017
WWT Snapshot December 2017
Thank you for your support. Here’s a look at just some of the things WWT has been up to in the last three months to help wetlands, wildlife and people. At our wetland centres A survey of 500 visiting schoolchildren showed 9 out of 10 said they learned
22 December 2017
Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fit! Bird 'fitness tracker' reveals all
Greenland white fronted geese make a 6000km round trip each year to overwinter in Scotland but not every bird finds it a breeze, according to new research from Wildflowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT). Specially designed ‘bird fitness trackers’ have revea
22 December 2017
Wildlife sightings for 22nd December 2017
1 Goldeneye - main lake 2 Shelduck - wader scrape 3 Pintail - main lake 5 Snipe - grazing marsh 4 Fieldfare - South route 17 Redwing - Sheltered lagoon, South route 2 Siskin - South route 1 Buzzard - perched on Peacock tower before heading off NE Novembe
22 December 2017