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Recent Sightings (21st-22nd Dec)
British Steel Hide Wader counts from the hide have included 740 Black-tailed Godwits, c.200 Curlew, c.550 Dunlin, 114 Lapwing, 19 Knot, 16 Greenshank, 8 Redshank and 1 Spotted Redshank. Wildfowl counts have included 130 Wigeon, 19 Tufted Ducks, c.430 Shel
22 December 2017
Todays sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Bewick swan Greylag Canada goose Mallard Shoveler Wigeon Teal Pintail Pochard Cormorant Little egret Curlew (x20) Black-tailed godwit Redshank Snipe Dunlin Golden plover Lapwing Black-headed gull Starling Pied wagtail Reed bunting T
22 December 2017
The Fog
Fog has been hampering viewing this morning but eventually lifted and at one point the Mere was bathed in glorious sunshine and birds could be seen. Not many reports today but the usual suspects could be seen once the fog cleared, a Peregrine was seen ove
22 December 2017
WWT Snapshot December 2017
Thank you for your support. Here’s a look at just some of the things WWT has been up to in the last three months to help wetlands, wildlife and people. At our wetland centres A survey of 500 visiting schoolchildren showed 9 out of 10 said they learned
22 December 2017
Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fit! Bird 'fitness tracker' reveals all
Greenland white fronted geese make a 6000km round trip each year to overwinter in Scotland but not every bird finds it a breeze, according to new research from Wildflowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT). Specially designed ‘bird fitness trackers’ have revea
22 December 2017
Wildlife sightings for 22nd December 2017
1 Goldeneye - main lake 2 Shelduck - wader scrape 3 Pintail - main lake 5 Snipe - grazing marsh 4 Fieldfare - South route 17 Redwing - Sheltered lagoon, South route 2 Siskin - South route 1 Buzzard - perched on Peacock tower before heading off NE Novembe
22 December 2017
Welney Sightings
Whooper swan Mute swan Bewick's swan Black-tailed godwit Mallard Wigeon Tree sparrow Reed bunting Pintail Pochard Lapwing Little egret Teal Shoveler Tufted duck Moorhen Coot Pied wagtail Greylag Canada goose Golden plover Cormorant Stirling Rook Magpie Ma
21 December 2017
Wildlife sightings - 21/12/17
a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Lapwing 36 Black-headed gull 72 Herring gull 3 Saline Lagoon Black-headed gull 11 Hawthorn Wood Robin 5 Jay 2 Chaffinch 6 Other birds Teal - 32 - River Wear Grey heron - 2 - River Wear Shelduck - 10 - Reservoir Tree sparrow
21 December 2017
Wildlife sightings for 21st December 2017
3 Shelduck - main lake, wader scrape 4 Pintail - main lake, reservoir lagoon 2 Bittern - main lake 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 15 Redwing - entrance lake November/December bird highlights: Green Sandpiper, Dunlin, Snipe, Goldeneye, Little Egret, Great
21 December 2017
Latest Sightings - 21st December - foggy start, Great Egret returns!
It's another foggy morning on the reserve with visibility very limited at the moment. After going missing for a while the Great Egret was seen in its usual spot on the merse in front of the Saltcot Merse Observatory yesterday. Goose numbers had increased
21 December 2017
Latest Sightings
Latest sightings from the past two days. Sunset silhouette of the UU Hide. (Andy Bunting) No roost counts of Whooper Swan or Pink-footed Geese but 300+ and 800+ of each respectively during the day. Over 600 Greylag an
20 December 2017
Oldest living member of Slimbridge swan dynasty has arrived from the Arctic
Croupier, the 26-year-old leader of one of the biggest Bewick’s swan families ever studied at Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust’s famous Swan Lake at Slimbridge, arrived on Wednesday to the excitement of researchers. The ‘cobfather’ was sadly minus his
20 December 2017
Recent Sightings (16th-20th Dec)
British Steel Hide Wader counts from the British Steel Hide have included 505 Black-tailed Godwits, 71 Curlew, 14 Dunlin, 3 Knot, 10 Greenshank, 9 Redshank, 2 Snipe, 69 Lapwing and 1 Spotted Redshank (19th). The Spoonbill has been seen on the lagoons up t
20 December 2017
Todays sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Bewick swan Greylag goose Canada goose Shelduck Mallard Shoveler Wigeon Teal Pintail Pochard Tufted duck Coot Moorhen Cormorant Curlew Black-tailed godwit Snipe Lapwing Black-headed gull Starling Cetti's warbler Reed bunting Tree sp
20 December 2017
Wildlife sightings for 20th December 2017
1 Bittern - main lake N shore 4 Pintail - main lake 2 Shelduck - wader scrape 1 Siskin - South route 1 Fieldfare - South route 23 Redwing - entrance area 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 1 Grey Wagtail - Otter enclosure November/December bird high
20 December 2017