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Bristol UWE Field Trip
On the 30 May, as part of the Advanced Ecosystems Conservation in Practice, Masters students from Bristol UWE came to WWT Steart Marshes for the second year in a row. Utilising the reserve as the fantastic outdoor learning space that it is, they learnt s
11 June 2018
Wildlife sightings for 11th June 2018
2 Common Tern - fishing on all waterbodies 1 Swallow - marsh 5 Shoveler - scrape, main lake 4 Blackcap - singing from wildside and sheltered lagoon 1 Chiffchaff - south route May/June bird highlights: Temminck’s Stint, Jack Snipe, Green Sandpi
11 June 2018
Today's Highlights
Snipe-drumming Redshank Avocet Coot Moorhen Little ringed plover Oystercatcher Shoveler Tufted duck Mallard Pintail Gadwall Garganey Teal Wigeon Shelduck Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag goose Grey heron Little egret Bittern-booming Swallow House martin Tre
10 June 2018
Black-tailed Godwits
Big influx of Black-tailed Godwit in the past couple of days, perhaps resulting from some of the coastal summering sites drying out? Around 500 birds present today. Black-tailed Godwits on the Mere Lapwing numbers are
10 June 2018
Wildlife sightings 10/06/18
a.m. low tide Wader Lake Kestrel (female) Grey heron 9 + 24 juvenile Oystercatcher 4 + 2 chicks Lapwing 5 Common tern 160+ Little ringed plover Avocet 27 + 1 chick Black tailed godwit 4 Redshank 4 Shelduck 26 Saline lagoon Shelduck 4 Grey heron 1 Swallow
10 June 2018
Wildlife sightings for 10th June 2018
1 Whitethroat - South route by Dulverton Hide 2 Common Tern - reservoir lagoon 1 Peregrine - perched on the hospital 22 Swift - main lake 3 Blackcap - South route, wildside 2 Teal - wader scrape May/June bird highlights: Savi’s Warbler, Temmin
10 June 2018
3 Crane Families
South Lake Med Gulls 2 full adults extra to the breeding birds which remain hidden in nettles on the island. Avocets 29 including several incubating birds. Blackwit just 1 on the main scrape at first but main flock moved in from Hogarth end later in morni
9 June 2018
Today's Highlights
Green sandpiper Moorhen and chicks Coot Lapwing Redshank Avocet Bittern (booming at Main Obs) Cranes-2 ad + juv on Lady Fen Grey heron Cormorant Little grebe Black headed gull and chicks Common tern Lesser black-backed gull Mute swan Whooper swan and cygn
9 June 2018
Wildlife sightings for 9th June 2018
2 Common Tern - main lake 2 Shelduck - wader scrape 25+ Swift - main lake 1 Kestrel - South route May/June bird highlights: Savi’s Warbler, Temminck’s Stint, Jack Snipe, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Redshank, Greenshank, Oystercatcher, Ringed
9 June 2018
Bird News
No further sign of the Hen Harrier today, but lots of other birds around to keep interest levels high. On the raptor front both Hobby and Peregrine were seen today, along with the regular Sparrowhawk, Common Buzzard and Kestrel. Around 200 Black-tailed Go
8 June 2018
Duckling day
Today the team have completed the first breeding duck survey of the season with lots of broods of several species now just starting to hatch, including Tufted Duck, Gadwall, Shelduck, Shoveler and a few new broods of Mallard. South Lake Hides A total of
8 June 2018
Latest Sightings - Friday 8th June
Still plenty of breeding birds around the site at the moment, many of them feeding chicks. If you walk slowly down the Avenues you can hear chicks in the nestboxes calling to their parents to bring them food. The Oystercatchers on the Folly Pond have sadl
8 June 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan +7 cygnets (Lady Fen) Whooper +2 cygnets (main observatory) Greylag Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Pintail Gadwall Garganey (main observatory) Wigeon Teal Tufted duck Cormorant Coot Moorhen Crane Grey heron Bittern (heard booming) Little egret Oyster
8 June 2018
Wildlife Sightings - 08/06/18
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Mid Wood Sandpiper - 1 Avocet - 22 + 2 young Little Ringed Plover - 2 + 2 chicks Oystercatcher - 4 + 2 chicks Lapwing - 10 Black-tailed Godwit - 4 Common Tern - 110 Black-headed Gull - 40 Lesser Black-backed Gull -
8 June 2018
Wildlife sightings for 8th June 2018
1 Dunlin - main lake 2 Shelduck - wader scrape 1 Common Tern - wader scrape 1 Teal - wader scrape 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital May/June bird highlights: Savi’s Warbler, Temminck’s Stint, Jack Snipe, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Redshank,
8 June 2018