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Wildlife sightings for 2nd November 2017
2 Water Rail - sheltered lagoon, South route 5 Redwing - flew over heading South 11 Siskin - South route 3 Redpoll - sheltered lagoon 1 Coal Tit - South route feeders 1 Peregrine - grazing marsh October bird highlights: Common Sandpiper, Black-tailed God
3 November 2017
WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre Welcomes Chef Anna Brown to The Kingfisher Kitchen
The recently refurbished Kingfisher Kitchen at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre is excited to welcome Chef Anna Brown to lead the team as Catering Manager. Anna has a wealth of catering experience, including time as a resident chef on S4C’s Prynhawn Da and W
3 November 2017
A busy week
Its been a busy week on the reserve with work in many areas now complete for winter. All we need now are some easterly winds to bring the birds across from Europe! . Rushy Hide Duck numbers continue to build with now at least 74 Pochard, 70 Shelduck and
3 November 2017
Sightings Thursday 2nd November
Overcast but dry start to the day, all hides and Summer walk remain open. Sightings so far today: Mute swan Whooper swan Pochard Shoveler Teal Wigeon Little egret Black-tailed godwit Golden plover Lapwing Long-tailed tit Tree sparrow Marsh harrier
2 November 2017
Wildlife sightings - 01/11/2017
Wader Lake (AM, low tide): Lapwing 100 Redshank 12 Teal 30 Saline lagoon: Curlew 6 Teal 8 Hawthorn Wood feeding station: Great-spotted woodpecker 1 Nuthatch 1 Bullfinch 10 Greenfinch 4 Goldfinch 4 Willow tit 2 Coal tit 7 Plus: 15 sisk
1 November 2017
Vibrant, abstract artworks by Alison Ingram now on display
Artist Alison Ingram Vibrant, abstract paintings and limited edition prints by wildlife artist Alison Ingram are on now display in the Visitor Centre of WWT Arundel Wetland Centre until Jan 2, 2018. The exhibition ope
1 November 2017
North West Bird Fair
TV presenter Nick Baker, wildlife cameraman Doug Allan, Matt Sewell and Flight of the Swans' Sacha Dench are just some of the guest speakers visiting WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre for the annual extravaganza: North West Bird Watching Festival on Saturd
1 November 2017
Reserve Update Wednesday 1st November
Male Hen Harrier was spotted quartering some of the fields next to Avenue Tower this morning. The past couple of days have been a bit of a raptor fest with regular sightings of Hen Harrier, Marsh Harrier, Merlin, Peregrine and Sparrowhawk. The Hybrid
1 November 2017
Wildlife sightings for 1st November 2017
1 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 10 Snipe - wader scrape 3 Fieldfare - sheltered lagoon 1 Pintail - grazing marsh 2 Siskin - South route 1 Redpoll - wildside 110 Starling - grazing marsh October bird highlights: Common Sandpiper, Black-tailed Godwit,
1 November 2017
Latest Sightings
Calm condition continued over the past two days, frosty on Monday and slightly overcast today. The day started off with a catch of 26 Pink-footed Geese on Top Mere and a few Teal. These birds have been ringed and a couple have had satellite tags added so
31 October 2017
Recent Sightings (27th-31st Oct)
Long-tailed Tit. Russ Myners. British Steel Hide A recent count from the British Steel Hide has shown 350 Black-tailed Godwit, a wading species that has also been seen from the Observatory hide
31 October 2017
Lots of passerines
Rushy Hide 2+ Snipe in the cut reeds, 30+ each of Pintail and Pochard among the gathering duck flocks as well as a few duck hybrids including the Pochard x Ring-necked Duck, Red-crested Pochard x Pintail and Pochard x Ferruginous. Tack Piece 250 Wigeo
31 October 2017
Todays sightings
Whooper Swan Mute Swan Poachard Wigeon Canada Goose Greylag Goose Coot Moorhen Teal Shelduck Black-tailed Godwit Little Stint Ruff Cormorant Cetti's Warbler Wren Great Tit Pied Wagtail Grey Heron Goldfinch Tree Sparrow House Sparrow Fieldfare Little Egret
31 October 2017
Wildlife sightings 31/10/17
a.m. mid tide Wader Lake Redshank 2 Eurasian teal 10 Lapwing 30 Black headed gull Saline lagoon Black headed gull 25 Eurasian teal Curlew Wren Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker Great tit 4 Bullfinch 6 Nuthatch Dunnock Chaffinch 6 Mammals Water shrew
31 October 2017
Wildlife sightings for 31st October 2017
1 Brambling - South route feeders 11 Siskin - South route 24 Redwing - flew over South, South West 11 Fieldfare - World wetlands 5 Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh 2 Meadow Pipit - grazing marsh October bird highlights: Common Sandpiper, Black-tailed
31 October 2017