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Today's sightings
Whooper swan Greylag Shelduck Mallard Pintail Cormorant Coot Moorhen Spoonbill (x2) Grey heron Little egret (x22) Black-tailed godwit Ruff Redshank Avocet Green sandpiper Snipe Lapwing Common tern Black-headed gull Starling House martin Swallow Whitethroa
14 July 2018
Wildlife sightings for 14th July 2018
1 Black-Tailed Godwit - main lake 1 Redshank - wader scrape 7 Common Tern - main lake, reservoir lagoon 6 Mandarin - reservoir lagoon 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital 2 Sedge Warbler - singing from grazing, wildside June bird highlights: Green Sandp
14 July 2018
Wildlife Sightings 14/07/18
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Common Tern - 140+ (54 & 80 young) Avocet - 26 (11 & 15 young) Teal - 4 Lapwing - 38 Little Ringed Plover - 1 Curlew - 1 Pied Wagtail - 4 Gadwall - 2 Shelduck - 3 Grey Heron - 5 Saline Lagoon Cana
14 July 2018
Reserve Update - Saturday 14th July
The touch of rain that we had yesterday has started to draw the waders into Folly Pond. A Little Ringed Plover dropped in for a brief visit late on last night and we currently have 16 Lapwing, 2 Black-tailed Godwit and a couple of Snipe. There are als
14 July 2018
Sightings 14th July
Rushy Avocet 8ad 5 fledged young and broods 3,2 and 1. Oystercatcher 4 Shelduck large creche of 23 Tufted Duck broods of 3,2,2,2. Pied Wagtail feeding young. Holden and Walkway Green Sandpiper 8 Little Egret 1 Lapwing 4 Avocet 2 Curlew 102 on high tide ro
14 July 2018
Chris Packham’s UK Bioblitz Campaign
TV presenter and naturalist Chris Packham is coming to WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre, on Tuesday 17th July 2018 as part of the first independent audit of its kind in the UK. His goal is to investigate the extent to which the nation’s wildlife species
13 July 2018
Today's Highlights
Common sandpiper Greenshank Redshank Oystercatcher Avocet Snipe Lapwing Little egret-21 Spoonbill-2 at Lyle hide Ruff-9 Black-tailed godwit-30 Moorhen Coot Black-headed gull Common tern-15 Greylag geese-10 Mute swan Whooper swan Cuckoo Tree sparrow Goldfi
13 July 2018
Recent Sightings (7th-13th July)
Swans and their Cygnets Millennium Wetlands This week saw a duck count on the Millennium Wetlands to be 8 Gadwall, 1 Pochard, 21 Mallard, 2 Tufted Duck and 3 Shelduck. Also on the water has been 3 Little Egret, 5 Litt
13 July 2018
Wildlife sightings for 13th July 2018
1 Avocet - main lake 10 Common Tern (6 adults, 4 juveniles) - reservoir lagoon, main lake 16 Teal - wader scrape, reservoir lagoon, main lake 7 Mandarin - reservoir lagoon 1 Peregrine - perched on the hospital 40+ Swift - main lake, reservoir lagoon, gr
13 July 2018
High Tide = more Dunlin
South Lake Oystercatchers 2 Avocet 2 Lapwing 11ad 1 juv Tufted Duck Brood 1 Great Crested Grebe 2 ad 1 juv Zeiss Hide Crane both adults well grown young. Ruff 6 all males in summer plumage Redshank 37 ad and 2 juvs Black Tailed Godwit 173 Avocet 54 Dun
13 July 2018
Wildlife sightings - 12/07/18
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Avocet 12 ad + 17 chicks: broods of 4, 4, 3, 2, 2 and 2 (new brood) Black-tailed godwit 2 Little-ringed plover 1 Common tern 80 ad + 9 young Black-headed gull 117 + 3 chicks Grey heron 11 Saline Lagoon Lapwing 3 Common gul
12 July 2018
Sightings Thursday 12th July
Overcast but mild start to the day here at Welney, all hides and Summer walk are open. Sightings today: Greylag goose Mallard Shoveler Shelduck Teal Wigeon Coot Moorhen Great egret (2) Little egret Spoonbill Avocet Black-tailed godwit Common sandpiper Gre
12 July 2018
Wildlife sightings for 12th July 2018
1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 4 Common Tern - reservoir lagoon, wildside 30+ Swift - main lake, reservoir lagoon, grazing marsh 2 Peregrine - perched on the hospital 23 Teal - wader scrape, reservoir lagoon, main lake 2 Shoveler - reservoir lagoon
12 July 2018
Wildlife sightings - 11/07/18
Wader Lake (AM, low tide): Avocet 11 adults and broods of 4, 4, 3, 3 and 2 chicks Common snipe 2 Linnet 2 (pair) Common tern 58 adults and 71 juveniles Little ringed plover 3 Grey heron adult 1 and 4 juveniles Pied wagtail 3 Saline lagoon (AM, low
11 July 2018
Today's sightings
The warm dry weather continues and some of our pools and scrapes are really struggling as we're unable to maintain levels much higher without some inflow. Sadly the South Lake, Tack Piece and Pillbox Pool are drying but the scrape on the Top New Piece f
11 July 2018