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Song Thrush cr. Russ Myners British Steel Hide Black Tailed Godwit 692 Black-headed Gull 75 Cormorant 25 Dunlin 2 Greenshank 50 Grey Heron 2 Knot 11 Lapwing 31 Lesser Black-backed Gull 60 Little Egret 3 Mute Swan 3 Re
11 August 2017
Summer Movie Competition - Top Tips!
We’re really excited to see people getting involved in our Summer Movie Competition. If you haven’t heard, all summer long we’re asking you to create a film – super simple or extravagant as you like – about being a Dusty’s Wildlife Ranger or g
11 August 2017
Today's Sightings
Greenshank Cranes x4 Green Sandpiper Common Sandpiper Marsh Harrier Hobby Little Ringed Plover Swallow House Martin Tree Sparrow House Sparrow Peregrine Buzzard Yellow Wagtail
11 August 2017
Wildlife sightings - 11/08/17
Wader Lake (AM, mid-tide): Shoveler 1 Avocet 5 Eurasian teal 6 Dunlin 1 Ruff 1 Redshank 22 Lapwing 74 Curlew 2 Common tern 8 Saline Lagoon: Black-headed gull 18 Eurasian teal 10 Hawthorn Wood: Lesser redpoll 2 Greenfinch 1 Blue tit 6 Great t
11 August 2017
Wildlife sightings for 11th August 2017
1 Red Kite - flew NE 1 Linnet - wader scrape 3 Snipe - grazing marsh 1 Kestrel - wildside 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 6 Chiffchaff - wildside within Long-tailed Tit flock 1 Garden Warbler - wildside 1 Nuthatch - Queen Elizabeth Walk Additio
11 August 2017
Sightings Thursday 10th August
After the rain of yesterday it is warm and Sunny here at Welney, all hides and Summer walk remain open. Sightings today: Greylag goose Mallard Teal Crane (4) Moorhen Avocet Black-tailed godwit Common Sandpiper Green sandpiper Greenshank Snipe House martin
10 August 2017
Wildlife sightings for 10th August 2017
1 Green Sandpiper - main lake 2 Shelduck - main lake 3 Snipe - marsh 1 Peregrine - over marsh 1 Kestrel - peacock tower window sill and hunting over the scrape 2 Kingfisher - wildside, sheltered lagoon 6 Sedge Warbler - wildside, scrape July/ear
10 August 2017
Today's sightings
Blue skies are probably the rarest sighting of the week so far! Its a gorgeous day here with a great selection of birds to come and see, stars of the show currently being the two Wood Sandpiper on the Tack Piece. South Lake Hides A nice mix of waders an
10 August 2017
Wildlife sightings - 10/08/17
a.m Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Avocet 2 Black-tailed godwit 3 Lapwing 100 Curlew 1 Black headed gull 10 Redshank 22 Eurasian teal 3 Grey heron 1 Little ringed plover 1 + 2 juveniles Common tern 5 Saline Lagoon Black-headed gull 18 Redshank 2 Hawthorn Wood
10 August 2017
Spotted Redshank new for the year
A day without rain made for pleasant birding on and around the reserve today. Perhaps it was last nights weather that dropped in a mostly moulted adult Spotted Redshank that was present on Vinson's Marsh this morning. Spot
9 August 2017
Experience the Spectacle of Severn Waders at Slimbridge this September
WWT Slimbridge are joining forces with shorebird conservation specialists, Wader Quest to celebrate and spread the word of enigmatic wading birds on the River Severn, with the first ever Severn Wader Festival. On Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 September the exp
9 August 2017
Wildlife sightings for 9th August 2018
10 Shoveler - main lake, wader scrape 2 Shelduck juvs - main lake 1 Turnstone - main lake p.m. 1 Knot - main lake p.m. 6 Snipe - wader scrape, main lake, marsh 23 Teal - main lake, sheltered lagoon, marsh 2 Chiffchaff - South route 1 Peregrine - perch
9 August 2017
Latest Sightings - 9th August
A sunny start to the day, which makes it great for watching butterflies and dragonflies in the meadow. An Osprey has just been seen flying over the reserve, and there appears to be a Goshawk kill in the Avenue. A large Woodpigeon has been killed and eaten
9 August 2017
Recent Sightings
British Steel Hide Black-tailed Godwit 16 Bullfinch 4 Buzzard 2 Cattle Egret 1 Cormorant 6 Curlew c.500 Dunlin 4 Greenshank 11 Grey Heron 1 Herring Gull1 Lapwing 31 Lesser Black-backed Gull 62 Little Egret Mute Swan 2 Redshank 122 Sand Martin 1 Shelduck
8 August 2017
Getting Otter
Sighting of the day goes to an Otter seen swiming down Lanley's Brook past the Ron Barker Hide heading into the reserve. We had sighings last year from the Harrier Hide so keep your eye's peeled. More showery weather and a continued turnover of waders in
8 August 2017