The phenomenal celebrity-designed Dusty Ducks are coming back to WWT Llanelli this spring! Originally designed by the world-famous Aardman studios to celebrate WWT’s 70th anniversary, Dusty is a big duck on an exciting adventure – exploring, trying ne
11 April 2018
Water levels remain high on the washes with only the Main observatory open, mist is starting to lift from early this morning so more birds becoming visable now. Sightings so far today: Mute swan Whooper swan Egyptian goose Greylag goose Crane Mallard Shel
11 April 2018
1 Black Redstart (female) - main lake scrub en route to Peacock Tower 1 Ring Ouzel - wader scrape bank 1 Little Gull - main lake (p.m.) 1 Goosander - main lake (p.m) 4 Wigeon - marsh 9 Snipe 3 Jack Snipe - scrape 1 Yellow Wagtail - marsh 7 Swallow - over
11 April 2018
The first Swallow has been recorded for the site this spring. Seen flying over the Folly Pond yesterday afternoon. We have also heard the first Willow Warbler in the hedgerow surrounding the Peter Scott Observatory. The Mute Swans are sitting
11 April 2018
British Steel Hide Wader counts from the steel hide including 738 Black-tailed Godwits, 231 Redshank, 17 Greenshank and 121 Knot. 3 Spoonbills have been present up until the 8th, and then there were 2 present on the 9th. A Peregine, 7 Shoveler, 20+ Tuft
10 April 2018
Migrants Plenty of Swallows over the pools and scrapes today, a few Sand Martin with them. A Sandwich Tern over the Severn at 0845am kept the near daily run of sightings going. A Reed Warbler was singing near the Holden Tower, Sedge Warblers were singing
10 April 2018
A fairly miserable start to the day with rain coming through from first light until near midday. A Reed Warbler was in song along the public footpath on the Outer Reed Bed Walk. This is possibly our earliest sighting of this species. Reed Warbler are one
10 April 2018
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Avocet 25 Kestrel 2 Gadwall 3 Shelduck 24 Shoveler 8 Common snipe 2 Lapwing 22 Grey heron 19 Oystercatcher 2 Tufted duck 18 Eurasian teal 5 Saline Lagoon Shoveler 2 Shelduck 10 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch 7 Great tit 8 Chaffin
10 April 2018
Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Gadwall Wigeon Teal Goldeneye Great crested grebe Coot Moorhen Water rail Crane (x2) Little egret Oystercatcher Black-tailed godwit Redshank Avocet Lapwing Black-headed gull Starling Pied wagtail Ye
10 April 2018
1 Redstart (male) - sheltered lagoon by Peacock Tower 2 Little Ringed Plover - grazing marsh 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh (in almost full summer plumage) 1 Rock Pipit - grazing marsh 3 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 2 Pintail - main lake 4 Redshank - grazing
10 April 2018
Marsh harrier-female Redshank Moorhen Coot Black-tailed godwit Lapwing Oystercatcher Avocet Snipe Great crested grebe Little egret Crane Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag geese Egyptian Geese Wigeon Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Gadwall Teal Black-headed gull Re
9 April 2018
Chiff chaff in the catkins Photo: Romney Turner Summary: Good numbers of gadwall, tufted duck on the water and a few teal & shoveler. Pairs of lapwings nesting on wet grasslands. Two pairs of oystercatcher
9 April 2018
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Avocet 24 Mute swan 1 Gadwall 2 Shoveler 4 Oystercatcher 4 Shelduck 7 Black-headed gull 5 Little-ringed plover 1 Redshank 5 Common snipe 2 Grey heron 28 Saline Lagoon Shelduck 6 Redshank 1 Shelduck 2 Oystercatcher 2 Hawt
9 April 2018
Wardens at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre are celebrating a late Easter present after nine rare Nene goslings recently hatched. Only about 3,000 Nenes – pronounced ‘nay-nay’ after their call – survive in the wild in their native Hawaii. The goslin
9 April 2018
Well it appears that various of our birds are now making serious nesting attempts. One of our Oystercatcher is sitting pretty on the raft outside the window of Teal Pond hide. A Black-headed gull is making use of another of our rafts on the Flo
9 April 2018