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Wildlife sightings for 30th March 2018
1 Iceland Gull - main lake 1 Mediterranean Gull - grazing marsh 1 Green Sandpiper - grazing marsh 7 Redshank - wader scrape 1 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 9 Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh, sheltered lagoon 6 Pintail - main lake, reservoir lagoon, grazin
30 March 2018
WILDLIFE SIGHTINGS 30/03/18
a.m. mid tide level Wader Lake lapwing 25 Grey heron 30 Oystercatcher 4 Tufted duck 35 Shelduck 27 Shoveler 18 Mute swan 2 Eurasian teal 35 Saline lagoon Shelduck 12 Redshank 2 Hawthorn Wood Great tit 3 Blue tit 5 Dunnock Chaffinch Goldfinch 2 Other birds
30 March 2018
A foggy start
A foggy start started to burn off but the cloud has returned to give a bright but overcast morning. Waders numbers seem to be on the up again with at least 394 Black-tailed Godwit and 79 Avocet on the reserve plus several displaying Lapwing and a few li
30 March 2018
Cranes are busy
Its been a busy day on the reserve with our Cranes, and a few developments amongst our pairs. Oakie who was frequently seen with Evie and Cotton seems to be re-pairing with Sherbert and Kia, leaving Evie on her own in the Tack Piece and Cotton missing i
29 March 2018
Sightings for Thursday 29th March
All hides are now open but you will need wellies for Friends and Reedbed hides. Sightings so far today: Bewick's swan Whooper swan Mute swan Greylag goose Crane Gadwall Goldeneye Pintail Shelduck Shoveler Teal Wigeon Grey heron Little egret Little grebe C
29 March 2018
Wildlife sightings - 29/03/18
a.m. Tide Level: Very low Wader Lake Grey heron 33 + 2 chicks (21 nests) Avocet 6 Lapwing 27 (19 territories) Common snipe 10 Redshank 6 Black-tailed godwit 3 Oystercatcher 2 Gadwall 6 Shoveler 4 Teal 9 Shelduck 37 Saline Lagoon Shelduck 10 Greylag 2 Hawt
29 March 2018
Wildlife sightings for 29th March 2018
2 Sand Martin - main lake 5 Redshank - wader scrape, marsh 11 Snipe - wader scrape, marsh, main lake, wildside 2 Willow Warbler - wildside, sheltered lagoon 7 Chiffchaff - wildside, sheltered lagoon 2 Meadow Pipit - marsh 2 Blackcap - sheltered lagoo
29 March 2018
Reserve Update Thursday 29th March - Avocets!
Two Avocets are currently taking a snooze on one of the little islands on Folly Pond this morning. They are joined by a few Redshank and Black-tailed Godwit. A fun game for the Teal Pond hide is spot the Snipe competition! There were four that we c
29 March 2018
Sunshine and showers
Its been a classic Spring day - relatively mild compared to recent cold snaps, sunshine poking through a cloudy sky and the odd sharp shower including a bit of hail, and we haven't even made it to April yet. Other signs of Spring can be seen around the
28 March 2018
Wildlife sightings - 28/03/18
Wader Lake (AM, mid tide): Mute swans 3 Avocet 5 Shelduck 24 Lapwing 28 Shoveler 6 Gadwall 4 Tufted duck 16 Herring gull 4 Kestrel 1 Canada geese 16 Greylag 12 Saline Lagoon: Shelduck 18 Redshank 2 Eurasian teal 18 Hawthorn Wood: Great tit 8
28 March 2018
Today's sightings
Whooper swan Mute swan Greylag Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Wigeon Coot Moorhen Crane (x2) Oystercatcher Black-tailed godwit Avocet Redshank Lapwing Black-headed gull Pied wagtail Reed bunting Tree sparrow House sparrow Goldfinch Chaffinch Great tit Robin Bl
28 March 2018
Bewick’s Swan Champion Workshop in Russia
(Photo above by Yury Tyulibayev) Last week, WWT's 'Team Swan' ventured to the Russian Arctic to participate in a workshop we had jointly organised with our Russian partners. The meeting was to plan activities that champion Bewick’s swans and their wetla
28 March 2018
Wildlife sightings for 28th March 2018
1 Iceland Gull - marsh p.m. 4 Sand Martin - feeding over main lake 1 Water Pipit - wader scrape (coming into summer plumage) 4 Redshank - wader scrape 2 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 20+ Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh, main lake, wildside 2 Chiffchaf
28 March 2018
Reserve Update Wednesday 28th March
Whooper Swan numbers continue to drop on the reserve with just over fifty on Whooper Pond first thing. Numbers in the local area remain high with over a hundred feeding on fields to the East. They were joined by a Bewick's Swan yesterday so keep you
28 March 2018
Mediterranean Gulls
The Jack Snipe (below) was with a Common Snipe and viewable from the hole in the wall viewing slots between Willow and Knott Hides. South Lake 326 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Avocet, 2 pairs of Oystercatcher, the Great Crested Grebe pair and 8 Pochard among
27 March 2018