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Wildlife sightings - 22/02/17
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Pink footed goose 1 Avocet 1 Jack snipe 1 Common snipe 5 Oystercatcher 4 Lapwing 50 Redshank 26 Grey heron 38 Shelduck 44 Shoveler 17 Wigeon 4 Saline lagoon Curlew 32 Teal 10 Mallard 26 Hawthorn Wood Bramling 2 Bullfinch 14
22 February 2017
Here comes Doris
The weather is certainly picking up at Storm Doris makes herself known. The windy conditions may be preventing the Bewick's Swans and some of our other wintering species from leaving, but once the weather system has passed we may see a big departure und
22 February 2017
New wildlife record for WWT Washington
The regionally rare avocet has made its earliest ever return to one North East wetland reserve. An unringed female adult was spotted on Wader Lake at WWT Washington Wetland Centre yesterday morning (21 February 2017) – two days earlier than the site’s
22 February 2017
Reserve Update Wednesday 22nd February
Bit of a blustery start to this morning. Good numbers of Redshank, Lapwing and Black-tailed Godwit feeding (and sleeping!) around the edges of the Folly Pond. No sign of either of the drake Green-winged Teal so far. If visiting, you may notice that
22 February 2017
Wildlife sightings for 22nd February 2017
2 Bittern - main lake N shore, middle reedbed channel 5 Pintail - main lake, sheltered lagoon 2 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh January/February bird highlights: Bittern, Firecrest, Brent Goose, Shelduck, Jack Snip
22 February 2017
Recent Sightings - Millennium Wetlands
Tufted Duck Cr. Russ Myners Millennium Wetlands Songthrush 4 Wren 6 Water Rail 2 Snipe 26 Little Egret 1 Gadwall 39 Shoveler 6 Teal 5 Scaup x Tufted Duck Hybrid 1 Tufted Duck 25 Cetti's Warbler 1 Reed Bunting 1 Bullfi
21 February 2017
Avocets return
Spring is in the air at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre with the first 5 avocets returning to the centre on 19 February as part of the spring migration. The avocets, now currently 11, will remain at the centre until early August, using the reserve as their
21 February 2017
Wildlife sightings - 21/02/17
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Avocet 1 (adult female - earliest arrival on site record!) Grey heron 44 Oystercatcher 4 Northern Lapwing 45 Tufted duck 8 Shelduck 28 Coot 3 Redshank 25 Common snipe 8 Northern shoveler 12 Saline Lagoon Eurasian teal 4 Ha
21 February 2017
Sightings Tuesday 21st February
Water levels starting to drop, islands of land starting to become more visable, small puddle of water on footpath to reedbed hide. All hides apart from Allport hide are open. Sightings so far today: Bewick's swan Mute swan Whooper swan Canada goose Egypti
21 February 2017
Wildlife sightings for 21st February 2017
1 Mediterranean Gull - main lake 1 Caspian Gull (2nd cy) - wader scrape 1 Bittern - main lake N shore 5 Pintail - main lake, sheltered lagoon 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 1 Kestrel - flew over entrance lake 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 1 Grey Wagtail
21 February 2017
Swans begin their spring migration
Hundreds of Bewick's swans were visible on our final two swan's awake mornings last week and seemed reluctant to fly out very early. This seems to be because they were resting up ready to migrate - as seen with one of our GPS tagged birds, Daisy Clarke, s
20 February 2017
Misty morning, limited news, sorry.
No hide round due to the dense mist rolling in from the Severn estuary. It cleared by 1100hrs, there were plenty of birdwatchers on site so we may get some additional news via our Twitter account later. Just about visible on the South Lake at 0900hrs were
20 February 2017
Sightings Monday 20th February
Golden Plover Whooper Swans Green Woodpecker Peacock butterfly Snipe Redshank Dunlin Black-tailed Godwit Egyptian Goose Pintail Wigeon Teal Lapwing Stonechat Oystercatcher Kestrel White-fronted Geese Bewick's Swans Marsh Harrier Little Egret
20 February 2017
Avocets and Brambling
A few more Avocets arrived overnight/early morning bringing the total to 11 birds this morning on the Mere, also the Woodcock is still present between Gladstone Hide and Janet Kear Hide. Keeping with Waders, a Dunlin was with the flock of 60 Ruff and 2 Cu
20 February 2017
Recent sightings - 20th February
The following sightings were recorded today by Toni Castello, warden, near high tide, and under a light drizzle. Estuary Good numbers of waders this morning, as the tide was pushing them towards the shore: Black-tailed godwit 330, Curlew 20, Dunlin 7
20 February 2017