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Today's Sightings
Red Kite Shoveler Mallard Lapwing Avocet and chicks Gadwall Redshank Shelduck Tree Sparrow Linnet Little Egret Reed Bunting Sedge Warbler Swallow Common Tern Meadow Pipit Corn Bunting Skylark Roe Deer Black-tailed Godwit Red-crested Pochard Kestrel Whoop
21 May 2017
Wildlife sightings - 21/05/17
AM, mid tide Wader Lake: Avocet 26 + 11 chicks Black-tailed godwit 1 Oystercatcher 2 + 3 chicks Ringed plover 2 Shoveler 1 Gadwall 2 Swift 3 Common tern 126+ Kestrel (pair observed food passing) 2 Lapwing 16 + 4 chicks Black-headed gull 32 &
21 May 2017
Wildlife sightings for 21st May 2017
8 Shelduck ducklings and 4 adults - resr lagoon 2 Little Egret - wader scrape 2 Little Ringed Plover - main lake, wader scrape 2 Redshank - main lake 1 Whitethroat - singing beside entrance bridge May bird highlights: Wood Sandpiper, Grey Plover, W
21 May 2017
Sightings Saturday 20th May
Bright Sunny start to the day with lots of activity on lady fen and main reserve. Sightings today: Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag goose Gadwall Garganey Mallard Pochard Red crested pochard Shelduck Shoveler Wigeon Little egret Spoonbill Coot Moorhen Cormo
20 May 2017
Cuckoo, Cranes and Avocets!
Rushy Avocet 12 with three young feeding on the lower pool. Several tufted ducks and a couple of gadwall. Lapwing 2 on the causeway. Little gull 1 in front of InFocus No sign of the med gulls by 10:30. Tack Piece Cattle egret 1 with the cows. Lapwing pa
20 May 2017
Reserve Update Saturday 20th May
The Spotted Flycatcher has been seen down the Avenue for the past three days and was in the Hawthorn bushes once more again this morning. There is also a lot of Long-tailed Tit activity high in the Sycamore trees...maybe some little ones up there so kee
20 May 2017
Wildlife sightings for 20th May 2017
4 Little Ringed Plover - reservoir lagoon, wader scrape 2 Redshank - reservoir lagoon 1 Lapwing chick - grazing marsh 1 Snipe - grazing marsh 3 Shelduck - wader scrape 50 Swift - mostly over main lake 1 Whitethroat - singing beside entrance bridge 1 Hobb
20 May 2017
Bird News
Few reports over the last couple of days, but a pair of Garganey were seen from the new Reedbed Walk today (a male, possibly one of this pair was seen from the Ron Barker hide yesterday). 2 Mediterranean Gulls were on the Mere this morning, as was a singl
19 May 2017
Today's Highlights
Spoonbill - Bank farm Oystercatcher Common tern Swallow Redshank Black-tailed godwit Lapwing Avocet Mallard Shelduck Shoveler Tufted Duck Treee sparrow Goldfinch Reed bunting
19 May 2017
Recent sightings - 19th May
The following sightings were recorded today by Toni Castello, warden, at low tide, and a beautiful sunny day start. Estuary Little egret 2, Black-headed gull +50, Lesser black-backed gull 2, Black-tailed godwit 13. Surprisingly, we're still having rel
19 May 2017
Recent Sightings
Blue Tit Cr. Russ Myners Millennium Wetlands Little Grebe 1 Cormorant 2 Little Egret 1 Great White Egret 1 Grey Heron1 Mute Swan 5 adult, 8 juveniles Shelduck 4 Gadwall 5 Teal 2 Pintail 1 Shoveler 2 Pochard 5 (and juv
19 May 2017
Behind the scenes tours offer close up duckling encounters at Llanelli Wetland Centre
Downy Duckling Week is back at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre this spring half term! This exclusive, one week only experience will take visitors behind-the-scenes to our ducking nursery to meet newly hatched fluffy ducklings! You can enjoy a special egg-to-
19 May 2017
Wildlife sightings for 19th May 2017
1 Whimbrel - main lake 2 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 1 Common Tern - fishing along South route 4 Shelduck - wader scrape, reservoir lagoon 80 Swift - reserve and river 5 Swallow - grazing marsh 1 Whitethroat - singing beside entrance bridge May bi
19 May 2017
Our environment: the parties’ promises
Manifestos give a glimpse into the future: not just commitments, but the political priorities of the Parliament to come. At WWT, we’re politically impartial. We’re working with all parties to promote the strongest possible policies to protect the envi
19 May 2017
Dragonflies beginning to emerge
A newly emerged broad-bodied chaser dragonfly. A kingfisher has made a reappearance at the Scrape hide, along the boat safari channels and at the Tundra Pen. This male is stopping in for quick fishing trips and is tak
18 May 2017