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Recent Sightings (15th-17th)
British Steel Hide Wader counts from the hide include 436 Black-tailed Godwits, 247 Dunlin, 11 Greenshank, 17 Redshank, 300+ Lapwing, 3 Curlew and 2 Spotted Redshank. Wildfowl have included 82 Greylag Geese, c.200 Shelduck, 36 Wigeon, 5 Teal, 2 Pintail,
17 November 2017
Wildlife sightings for 17th November 2017
1 Bittern - main lake SE corner 1 Pintail (female) - main lake 7 Snipe - main lake, grazing marsh 2 Stonechat - reedbed 2 Siskin - flew over heading West October/early November bird highlights: Common Sandpiper, Dunlin, Black-tailed Godwit, Snipe, Little
17 November 2017
Wildlife sightings 17/11/17
am low tide Wader Lake (frozen) Lapwing 60 Common snipe 5 Teal 10 Saline lagoon Curlew 22 Redshank 10 Common snipe 2 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker 2 Willow tit 2 Coal tit 5 Bullfinch 20 Greenfinch 6 Chaffinch 10 Robin 3 Dunnock 2 Goldcrest Other
17 November 2017
Sightings Thursday 16th November
All hides and Summer walk are open. Sightings so far today: MuteSwan Whooper Swan Pochard Pintail Shoveler Teal Wigeon Great white egret Little egret Bittern Kingfisher Coot Moorhen Black-tailed godwit Curlew Golden plover Lapwing Redshank Snipe Fieldfare
16 November 2017
Reserve Update 16th November - Waders Galore
What a change from yesterday morning, lovely start to the day! Avenue Tower is the place to be with 18 Little Egret, a mixed flock of over 1500 Golden Plover and Lapwing, plus Curlew, Dunlin, Black-tailed Godwit and Redshank. Three drake Pintail on t
16 November 2017
Wildlife sightings for 16th November 2017
1 Firecrest - wildside (mixed coppiced area close to reedbed) with flock of Long-tailed Tit, Great Tit and Goldcrest 1 Bittern - main lake (from the Dulverton Hide) 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 27 Fieldfare - sheltered lagoon + over SW 2 Chiffchaff -
16 November 2017
Mist and murk
Not a very pleasant morning weather wise, although the sun is trying to poke through so it may yet improve. A single Whooper Swan dropped in to the Rushy just after 7am to join the four Bewick's Swans, but all are still keeping to the lower pond and avo
15 November 2017
Success for flamingo solar power bid
Oh wow. You’ve only gone and done it! Our bid for vital M&S funding to install solar power to our flamingo house has been successful and we quite literally couldn’t have won it without you! The public response to our rallying cry for votes was sim
15 November 2017
Wildlife sightings - 15/11/2017
Wader Lake (AM, low tide): Common snipe 3 Redshank 14 Eurasian teal 9 Lapwing 82 Saline lagoon: Curlew 5 Eurasian teal 6 Hawthorn Wood feeding station: Nuthatch 1 Great-spotted woodpecker 1 Hay 2 Robin 1 Plus: Goldfinch at the amphibi
15 November 2017
Today's Sightings
Curlew -12 Black-tailed godwit - 700 Lapwing Golden plover Whooper swan Wigeon Teal Shoveler Pochard Marsh harrier Snipe Tree sparrow Great white egret - Lyle hide Redwing Ruff Dunlin
15 November 2017
Reserve Update- 15th November
A misty start to the morning, but there is still plenty of wildlife around. 12 Twite were seen along the avenue this morning (image below). There was a lovely sight of a sparrowhawk flying between the trees down the avenue. Lots of fieldfare are also stil
15 November 2017
Wildlife sightings for 15th November 2017
112 Wigeon - marsh, scrape 1 Goldeneye - resr lagoon 1 Bittern - main lake (from Headley Hide) 13 Snipe - 11 flew in from the W, landing on the marsh. Also 3 on the main lake 2 Stonechat - marsh 36 Fieldfare - over W 4 Siskin - over W 2 Redpoll - wildsi
15 November 2017
Government creating gaping Brexit environmental legal loopholes warn charities
WWT and a major coalition of 28 environment and wildlife organisations are today warning that despite welcome commitments on environmental protections, the UK Government could still create loopholes in environmental law as part of the Brexit transition.
15 November 2017
Recent Sightings (11th-14th Nov)
British Steel Hide Wader counts from the British Steel hide have included c.300 Black-tailed Godwits, c.300 Knot, 18 Dunlin, 19 Redshank, 9 Greenshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, 54 Lapwing and a Curlew. Counts of wildfowl included a Mute Swan, 11 Greylag Gees
14 November 2017
Whooper flock
Whooper Swans We were rather surprised to see a flock of 11 Whooper Swan on the reserve this morning, they were initially seen on the Top New Piece where they may have roosted overnight. A flock of 11 were seen in South Wales yesterday, they may be the sa
14 November 2017