News
Released Black-Tailed Godwit seen at WWT Steart Marshes
WWT have been working in partnership with the RSPB on a joint venture, entitled Project Godwit that aims to secure the future of black-tailed godwits in the UK. Black-tailed godwits are large wading birds and the UK is home to a small breeding population
24 July 2017
Wildlife sightings for 24th July 2017
2 Green Sandpiper - main lake 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 8 Linnet - grazing marsh 1 Hobby - main lake Brood of 10 Gadwall - main lake Brood of 3 Pochard - wader scrape Brood of 2 Little Grebe - wader scrape 1 Lapwing juvenile - wader scrape 14 Teal
24 July 2017
Water levels on the up
Another night of rain kept the levels up, the wader flocks remained on site with some moving to the estuary. Rushy Pen A juvenile Little-ringed Plover, 2 Redshank, 40 Black-tailed Godwit and up to 15 Green Sandpiper on the lower pond today. Tack Piece T
23 July 2017
Weekend Sightings
Sighting from the weekend... Continuing the wader theme with Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 15+ Ruff, 100+ Black-tailed Godwit, 200+ Lapwing, 2 Avocet, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Oystercatcher, 10 Dunlin, Redshank and Snipe. Raptors inclu
23 July 2017
Today's Sightings
Yellow Wagtail Tree Sparrow House Sparrow Avocet Lapwing Swallow House Martin Whooper Swan Mute Swan Little Ringed Plover Mallard Common Sandpiper Green Sandpiper Oystercatcher Stock Dove Pied Wagtail Reed Warbler Sedge Warbler Cetti's Warbler Greylag Gee
23 July 2017
Wildlife sightings for 23rd July 2017
2 Common Sandpiper - main lake 1 Common Tern - wader scrape Brood of 10 Gadwall - main lake Brood of 3 Pochard - wader scrape Brood of 2 Little Grebe - wader scrape 1 Lapwing juvenile - wader scrape 11 Teal - main lake, wader scrape 3 Shoveler - main lak
23 July 2017
sightings Sunday 23/07/17
a.m. low tide Wader lake Avocet 12 Little ringed plover Grey heron 10 Common tern 110+ Stock dove Redshank 6 Shelduck 9 Lapwing 65 Saline lagoon Common tern 4 Lapwing 6 Grey heron Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker (1 juvenile) Chiff chaff (1 juvenile
23 July 2017
Latest Sightings - 22nd July - Barn Owls nesting!
News just in! Barn Owls have nested near the Visitor Centre for the first time since 2013. They appear to have fledged 2 chicks from the triangular nest box near the Peter Scott Observatory where we had Tawny Owls nest last year! Unfortunately unlike the
22 July 2017
Today's sightings
South Lake Hides A tightly packed flock of mixed waders were on the far shoreline of the wader scrape comprising 145 Black-tailed Godwits, 100 Lapwing, 41 Redshank and 7 Ruff. A total of 7 Oystercatchers were spread across the area. . Zeiss Hide After t
22 July 2017
Todays sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag goose Mallard Crane (x7) Moorhen Redshank Oystercatcher Common sandpiper (x2) Green sandpiper (x3) Little ringed plover (+3 juv's) Avocet Lapwing Black-headed gull Lesser black-backed gull Kingfisher Tree sparrow House sparr
22 July 2017
Wildlife sightings for 22nd July 2017
1 Kingfisher - wader scrape 1 Whimbrel - main lake 1 Common Tern - main lake 1 Little Egret - main lake 1 Whitethroat - singing on wader scrape bank 1 Brood of 10 Gadwall - main lake 1 Brood of 3 Pochard - wader scrape 2 House Martin - main lake 2 Peregri
22 July 2017
Wader action to come..
With wader migration picking up the next few weeks should be interesting particularly if we get some weather fronts moving through. Currently we have a good selection on the reserve over the past two days which includes 150+ Black-tailed Godwit, 200+ Lapw
21 July 2017
Today's Highlights
Cuckoo juvenile Sparrowhawk Goldfinch Tree sparrow + juvs Moorhen + chicks Mallard Swallow House martin Grasshopper warbler-Reedbed hide Reed warbler Sedge warbler Reed bunting Whooper swan juvs x 2 Marsh harrier Kestrel Yellow wagtail Pied wagtail Meadow
21 July 2017
Get your summer off to a wild start with Dusty's Wildlife Rangers!
This summer bring your kids to WWT London Wetland Centre so they can enjoy the excitement of becoming a Wildlife Ranger! Children of all ages can join Dusty Duck, pick up their very own log book and collect stickers for each exciting activity they comple
21 July 2017
Kids make a colourful splash at inspirational new wetland garden
An award-winning sustainable water garden designed to inspire and educate has opened at WWT Washington Wetland Centre. Part raingarden and part outdoor classroom; our colourful new ‘Working Wetland garden and Waterlab’ demonstrates how you can better
21 July 2017