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Reserve Update 16th November - Waders Galore

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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 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

Today's Sightings

Today's Sightings

Whooper swan  - 2,400 Bewick's swan - 24 Pintail Dunlin Black-tailed godwit Pochard Wigeon Shoveler Shelduck Teal Kestrel Marsh harrier Lapwing Redshank Little egret Cetti's warbler Redwing Fieldfare Tree sparrow

14 November 2017

Whooper Swan Count

Whooper Swan Count

Early morning count of Whooper Swan produced ~1000 birds the biggest count of the autumn so far. The birds are roosting on site with the majority feeding in the surrounding area. Three Bewick's Swan have just arrived on the Ribble Estuary so might visit t

14 November 2017

Wildlife sightings - 14/11/2017

Wildlife sightings - 14/11/2017

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Lapwing 73 Black-headed gull 13 Redshank 22 Eurasian teal 15 Common snipe 6 Saline Lagoon Curlew 1 Shelduck 1 Eurasian teal 5 Hawthorn Wood Robin 1 Bullfinch 4 Chaffinch 3 Coal tit 2 Blue tit 4 Great tit 3 Other birds Kingf

14 November 2017

Swan arrivals

Swan arrivals

Whooper swan family Jane Rowe Whooper swans have been arriving in good numbers over recent weeks, and a dawn count this week has revealed that we now have 2,400 at WWT Welney.  We also have 24 Bewick's swans so far,

14 November 2017