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Sightings Sunday 2nd April
Water levels remain low, all hides apart from Allport hide are open. Sightings so far today: Bewick's swan (3 at Friend's hide) Whooper swan Mute swan Gadwall Pintail Pochard Shelduck Shoveler Teal Tufted duck Wigeon Coot Moorhen Water rail Great white eg
2 April 2017
Wildlife Sightings - 02/04/17
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Black-tailed Godwit - 26 Kestrel - 1 Teal - 16 Avocet - 19 Shoveler - 6 Grey Heron - 25 Coot - 4 Tufted Duck - 6 Lapwing - 27 Redshank - 38 Common Snipe - 3 Oystercatcher - 4 Black-headed Gull - 11 Saline Lagoon Oystercatc
2 April 2017
Wildlife sightings for 2nd April 2017
1 Glaucous Gull (2cy) - grazing marsh 3 Little Ringed Plover - grazing marsh, main lake 1 Yellow Wagtail - grazing marsh 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 1 Jack Snipe - main lake, island 21 4 Redshank - grazing marsh, main lake 2 Snipe - grazing marsh 30
2 April 2017
Today's Highlights
Little ringed plover x 2 - Main observatory Ruff Great crested grebe x 14 Meadow pipit Green woodpecker Avocet Skylark Cetti's warbler Great white egret x 3 Chiff chaff
1 April 2017
Firecrest
Holden Tower and Tack Piece A Firecrest has been singing constantly and showing occasionally in the bushes immediately in front of the hide. several each of Blackcap, Willow Warbler and Chiffchaff here as well. A couple of small parties of Sand Ma
1 April 2017
Wildlife Sightings - 01/04/17
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Avocet - 18 Black-tailed Godwit - 5 Redshank - 16 Lapwing - 30 Oystercatcher - 4 Mute Swan - 2 Shelduck - 46 Gadwall - 6 Shoveler - 10 Teal - 15 Saline Lagoon Avocet - 4 Oystercatcher - 2 Gadwall - 4 Shoveler - 2 Hawthorn
1 April 2017
Wildlife sightings for 1st April 2017
1 Little Egret - grazing marsh 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 5 Redshank - grazing marsh, main lake 2 Snipe - grazing marsh, main lake 15 Sand Martin - wader scrape, sheltered lagoon 3 Willow Warbler - West route, wildside 1 Buzzard - flew over heading
1 April 2017
Bird News
Highlight of the day (and the year so far?) was undoubtedly a male Hen Harrier which flew across the back of the reserve this afternoon, seen from the United Utilities hide. A single Marsh Harrier, probably the same bird which has been around the reserve
31 March 2017
Sightings 31/03/2017
After a few days of awful weather it finally brightened up this afternoon and the weekends forecast isn't looking too bad either! Some nice birds about today, the best of the action being at the avenue tower. A single flock of 2750 Golden Plover are usin
31 March 2017
Help find the missing ducks this Easter
Children visiting WWT’s Wetland Centres this Easter are being asked to keep their eyes out for some rather special ducks. A number of GIANT yellow ducks have gone missing and WWT’s own Dusty Duck is asking children to help him in Dusty’s GIANT Duck
31 March 2017
Recent Sightings - British Steel Hide
Common Redshank British Steel Hide - High Tide Count Great Crested Grebe 1 (29/03 Estuary) Cormorant 9 Little Egret 16 Greylag 18 Canada Goose 5 Shelduck 40 Wigeon 12 Gadwall 1 Teal 3 Pintail 2 Shoveler 9 Pochard 2 Tu
31 March 2017
Today's Highlights
Our first Swallow of the season was seen flying around the Centre building today. Spring has sprung!! Sandmartin Kingfisher Reed bunting Barn owl Green woodpecker Kestrel Marsh harrier Peregrine Sparrowhawk Stock dove Whooper swan Mute swan Pintail Wigeo
31 March 2017
Spoonbill still here
The Spoonbill which dropped into the South Lake yesterday is still present this morning, giving great closer views from the Discovery Hide. Also present here are two Mediterranean Gulls - we've had three different birds this week. We've also got many
31 March 2017
Wildlife sightings - 31/03/17
a.m. Tide Level: Mid-high Wader Lake Avocet 20 Shoveler 6 Black-tailed godwit 1 Gadwall 4 Snipe 6 Lapwing 35 Grey heron 22 Shelduck 22 Eurasian teal 17 Oystercatcher 4 Redshank 15 Saline Lagoon Shelduck 6 Gadwall 4 Oystercatcher 2 Lapwing 3 Eurasian teal
31 March 2017
Wildlife sightings for 31st March 2017
1 Little Ringed Plover - main lake 5 Redshank - marsh, main lake 4 Shelduck - main lake, resr lagoon 1 Red Kite - over S 1 Little Egret - marsh 57 Redwing - flew over heading SW 14 Sand Martin - scrape 2 Swallow - over W 1 Willow Warbler - wildside Ma
31 March 2017