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Today's Sightings

Today's Sightings

Tree Sparrow Little egret Mallard Coot Black tailed godwit Whooper swan Mute swan Lapwing Ruff Greylag goose Wood sandpiper Teal Snipe Shelduck

5 September 2017

UK hand-reared rare birds head south for winter

UK hand-reared rare birds head south for winter

A total of 26 black-tailed godwits, hand-reared at WWT Welney in Norfolk, have spread their wings for warmer climes. The first-time adventurers were released from their aviary only eleven weeks ago and have already been sighted in various locations along

5 September 2017

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

Rushy Hide Juvenile Little-ringed Plover (pic by MJM below),  Little Grebe and two Green Sandpiper. The reserve team work party were cutting vegetation here today. Robbie Garnett Hide Two Green Sandpiper, 50+ Teal, 12 Gadwall and 6+ Blackcap in the hedg

5 September 2017

Recent Sightings (2nd- 5th Sep)

Recent Sightings (2nd- 5th Sep)

  British Steel Hide A few notable sightings on both the saline lagoons and the NRA scrapes from the over the weekend include a juvenile Little Stint and the first Curlew Sandpiper of the autumn. Other notable birds included a Common Tern, a

5 September 2017

Wildlife sightings - 05/09/2017

Wildlife sightings - 05/09/2017

Wader Lake (AM, low tide): Knot (juvenile) 1 Redshank 29 Teal 12 Lapwing 139 Black-tailed godwit 1 Kestrel (male) 1 Pied wagtail 2 White wagtail family on passage (2 adults and 3 juveniles)   Saline lagoon: Eurasian teal 9   Hawthorn Wood feedin

5 September 2017

600 sand martins, Daubenton's bats and neonate snake

600 sand martins, Daubenton's bats and neonate snake

Neonate grass snake. There is a lot happening at Arundel Wetland Centre at this time of year but it does require spending a bit of time in one of the hides and watching with patience to catch the action. The ‘secret

5 September 2017

Wildlife sightings for 5th September 2017

Wildlife sightings for 5th September 2017

2 Spotted Flycatcher - reservoir lagoon 1 Common Sandpiper - grazing marsh 2 Whinchat - grazing marsh 4 House Martin - main lake 1 Swift - reservoir lagoon   August bird highlights: Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Dunlin, Black-tailed Godwit, Sn

5 September 2017

A dusky redshank

A dusky redshank

Zeiss Hide/Top New Piece The Teal flock numbered over 300 but they move back and forth from the Bottom New Piece and here, 60+ Shoveler and the Garganey is still with them. Some vegetation cutting work was undertaken here today in preparation for the Seve

4 September 2017

Today's Highlights

Today's Highlights

Tree sparrow x 23 Little egret Cormorant House martin Pied wagtail Goldfinch Lapwing Stock dove Little ringed plover Snipe Ruff Black-tailed godwit Green sandpiper Wigeon Teal Mallard Shelduck Shoveler Gadwall Moorhen Coot Whooper swan Bewick's swan Mute

4 September 2017

Exciting new play area launched at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre!

Exciting new play area launched at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre!

An overgrown woodland, which has been closed to the public for 20 years, has been transformed into a wild trek for adventurous youngsters at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust’s Llanelli Wetland Centre in Carmarthenshire. The Explore play area is a maze of

4 September 2017

Recent Sightings 4th September 2017

Recent Sightings 4th September 2017

The following sightings were recorded today from the reserve at Castle Espie - good count on the Estuary this morning! Estuary - visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Observatory 339 Oystercatcher, 12 Black-headed gull, 9 Cormorant, 162 Lesser blac

4 September 2017

Wildlife sightings 04/09/17

Wildlife sightings 04/09/17

a.m. low tide Wader Lake Knot (juvenile) Redshank 27 Black tailed godwit - 4 Icelandic, 5 Limosa Curlew Eurasian teal 5 Lapwing 200 stock dove 2 Pied wagtail 2 Jay Saline lagoon Eurasian teal 7 Hawthorn Wood Blue tit 6 Greenfinch Robin 3 Coal tit 2 Other

4 September 2017

Wildlife sightings for 4th September 2017

Wildlife sightings for 4th September 2017

2 Whinchat - marsh 2 Yellow Wagtail - scrape 1 Hobby - marsh 22 Chiffchaff - site count (mostly on the south side) 3 Willlow Warbler - sheltered lagoon 10 House Martin - feeding over main lake a.m. 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 1 Green Sandpiper - sc

4 September 2017

September migrants

September migrants

It was very busy with Chiffchaffs today, 120+ seen and heard around the site with Willow Warblers and Goldcrests also in evidence, this is likely to be a large undercount, who knows how many are out there? A few new waders were seen today, September is th

3 September 2017

Todays Sightings

Todays Sightings

Whooper swan Mute swan Greylag Canada goose Mallard Shoveler Shelduck Wigeon Teal Gadwall Moorhen Great white egret Little egret Grey heron Redshank Black-tailed godwit Ruff Snipe Little ringed plover Green sandpiper - 2 Greenshank Lapwing Goldfinch Tree

3 September 2017