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Notable club-tailed dragonfly shopping at Arundel
Female club-tailed dragonfly, a nationally notable species, sits in the window of WWT gift shop. While the wardens were out on a survey counting over 600 dragonflies of 12 species around the reserve at Arundel Wetland
21 June 2018
Special arrivals
Seven Baer’s Pochard ducklings, one of the world’s rarest ducks, have hatched in the nursery at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre. In 2012 the world’s conservation authority, the IUCN, classified the bird as “Critically Endangered”, meaning it is j
21 June 2018
Wildlife sightings for 21st June 2018
1 Little Ringed Plover - main lake 1 Hobby - hunting over main lake 1 Kestrel - hunting over South route 1 Shelduck - grazing marsh 2 Common Tern - reservoir lagoon 3 Teal - main lake 30+ Swift - main lake 1 House Martin - main lake 1 Mediterranean Gull
21 June 2018
Mixed Brexit outlook for water, WWT tells MPs
Brexit could be both bad and good for the UK’s natural water resources, WWT has told a Committee of MPs. WWT was giving evidence to a Parliamentary inquiry into regulation of the water industry, as chair and spokesgroup on water policy for a national c
20 June 2018
A tale of triumph! Hand-reared godwits survive odds to fly the nest.
21 black-tailed godwits were released in the Cambridgeshire Fens after being hand-reared by conservationists at WWT Welney. Many of the birds released today were not expected to hatch due to the terrible condition of the eggs as a result of the late spr
20 June 2018
Trapping moths with Ross and Karoline
Every Monday, Ross and Karoline from our reserve team record the numbers of moths caught in a specialist trap at Castle Espie Wetland Centre. The trap is set out on Sunday evening and offers the moths (plus other species), a safe and warm place to spend t
20 June 2018
A 'tail' of triumph! Hand-reared godwits survive odds to fly the nest
38 black-tailed godwits have been released in the Cambridgeshire Fens after being hand-reared by conservationists at WWT Welney. Many of the birds released were not expected to hatch due to the terrible condition of the eggs as a result of the late sprin
20 June 2018
Wildlife sightings - 20/06/18
Wader Lake (AM, high tide): Little stint (rare visitor to site) 1 Little ringed plover 1 Avocet 24 Shelduck 4 plus 8 chicks Common tern 74 plus 33 chicks Grey heron 22 Redshank 7 Black-headed gull 46 Lapwing 4 Pied wagtail 1 Saline lagoon (AM, high
20 June 2018
Today's sightings
Whooper swan + 2 cygnets Mute swan + 7 cygnets Greylag Shelduck + 8 ducklings Shoveler Tufted duck Gadwall Mallard Wigeon Coot Moorhen Little egret Avocet Common sandpiper Black tailed godwit Redshank Lapwing Little ringed plover Black headed gull Kingfis
20 June 2018
Green Sandpipers
A Green Sandpiper that was seen from UU Hide on Monday was joined by another bird on Tuesday and both were viewable from Harrier Hide, also from here the Great Crested Grebes still have 2 young. A female Pochard was on the Mere with one medium sized young
20 June 2018
Giant LEGO® Brick Animal Trail returns to Slimbridge!
From the 7th of July until the 23rd of September the popular Giant LEGO® Brick Animal Trail is heading to WWT Slimbridge, inspired by species from across the WWT sites in a new exciting trail featuring brand new life-size animal characters. A recent LEGO
20 June 2018
Wildlife sightings for 20th June 2018
1 Hobby - hunting over wader scrape 1 Kestrel - over main lake 1 Redshank - grazing marsh 2 Common Tern - reservoir lagoon 2 Teal - main lake May/June bird highlights: Temminck’s Stint, Jack Snipe, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Redshank,
20 June 2018
Swift Awareness Week and Swifts at WWT Slimbridge
Swifts are a familiar species here at WWT Slimbridge, we expect to see large numbers migrating north in the Spring and often spot them from mid April. We usually have large feeding flocks over the reserve in the summer, presumably birds from local towns
19 June 2018
Recent Sightings (16th-19th June)
Male Reed Bunting with food, Russ Myners. Millennium Wetlands Lots to see this week around the reserve. Keep a particular eye out for newly fledged or semi-fledged birds, including Reed Warblers, Blue-tits, Ree
19 June 2018
Sightings for Tuesday 19th June
Warm but overcast here now at Welney after a fine bright start, all hides are open but Summer walk still closed. Please note if traveling from the North Ten mile bank road is closed but you can still approach the Centre from the South (Suspension bridge e
19 June 2018