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Wildlife sightings for 13th May 2018
1 Greenshank - wader scrape 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 1 Yellow Wagtail - main lake 2 Shelduck - wader scrape 2 Redshank - wader scrape 1 Little Egret - grazing marsh 3 Lapwing chicks - grazing marsh (close to wildside hide) 25+ Swift - main lake 1
13 May 2018
Wildlife Sightings 13/05/18
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Avocet - 36 Oystercatcher - 2 Lapwing - 14 Little Ringed Plover - 2 Redshank - 3 Common Tern - 60 Black-headed Gull - 30 Grey Heron - 33 Swift - 3 Shoveler - 5 Saline Lagoon Lapwing - 2 Oystercatcher - 2
13 May 2018
Marsh Harrier
A highlight today was the welcome sightings of a Marsh Harrier, there haven't been any reports for 3-4 weeks. Other birds today included 2 Ringed Plover on the Mere along with the usual 4 Little Ringed Plover, also a breeding plumaged Dunlin here. A pair
12 May 2018
Artist Sally Newton features in the gallery this May & June
Sally Newton is an artist and ceramist, as well as a keen birder and nature enthusiast. Sally is delighted to be exhibiting at WWT Welney this spring. Sally works in watercolour, oil paint, pencil and print, and all of her subjects are taken from life. M
12 May 2018
Wildlife Sightings 12/05/18
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Avocet - 38 Oystercatcher - 2 Lapwing - 10 Little Ringed Plover - 2 Redshank - 6 Common Tern - 70 Black-headed Gull - 12 Grey Heron - 40 + 10 young Teal - 2 Gadwall - 4 Shoveler - 4 Saline Lagoon Whimbrel
12 May 2018
Kingfishers have hatched
Kingfisher Hide Lots of feeding activity yesterday with tiny fish and insects going into the borrow. Feeding events were roughly every half hour but this should increase dramatically over the next few days. The next two weeks should be a great time to co
12 May 2018
Reserve Update Saturday 12th May - Garganey pair
Pair of Garganey are showing well on the Folly Pond this morning. If you venture up the Farmhouse Tower watch the aerobatics of the House Martins as they collect mud down below and carry out renovation works on their nests just outside the windows. St
12 May 2018
Today's sightings
Cranes + chick Whooper swan Mute swan Greylag Canada goose Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Gadwall Pintail Garganey Wigeon Teal Pochard Tufted duck Cormorant Coot Moorhen Grey heron Bittern (Friends hide) Little egret Black winged stilt Greenshank Oystercatcher
12 May 2018
Wildlife sightings for 12th May 2018
2 Shelduck - grazing marsh 1 Redshank - grazing marsh 3 Lapwing chicks - grazing marsh (close to wildside hide) 1 Swallow - sheltered lagoon 5 Swift - main lake 13 Reed Warbler - reeedbed, South route, sheltered lagoon 2 Sedge Warbler - reedbed 4 Blackca
12 May 2018
White Wagtail
A White Wagtail on the Mere yesterday morning was the first of the year, and the highlight of an otherwise fairly quiet few days. A single Ruff, at least 3 Little Ringed Plovers, a pair of Oystercatchers, Redshank and several Avocets are also on the Mere.
11 May 2018
Recent Sightings (9th-11th May)
British Steel Hide and Grounds Our first Spotted Flycatcher of the year was seen from the hide on the 11th. Other birds have included a Common Sandpiper, 2 Lapwing, 4 Redshank, 18 Gadwall, a Pochard, 2 Tufted Ducks, 2 Little Egrets, 2 Mute Swans, 57 She
11 May 2018
Wildlife sightings - 11/05/2018
Tide level a.m.: low Wader Lake Avocet 38 (8 nesting) Oystercatcher 2 Lapwing 12 + 5 young Little ringed plover 2 Redshank 3 Common tern 16 Black headed gull 22 Lesser black backed gull 2 Grey heron 30 + 10 young Shoveler 4 Shelduck 21 Saline Lagoon Lapwi
11 May 2018
Wildlife sightings for 11th May 2018
1 Shelduck - wader scrape 2 Redshank - wader scrape 3 Lapwing chicks - grazing marsh (close to wildside hide) 2 Common Tern - main lake 1 Kestrel - hunting along South route 45 Swift - mostly over the main lake April/May bird highlights: Temminck’s S
11 May 2018
More chicks
Activity at the Kingfisher Hide this morning would suggest that the pair have hatched young. Both the male and female were seen together carrying small fish into the nest hole. Elsewhere on the reserve the first Avocet chicks have now hatched and at l
11 May 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag Egyptian goose Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Pintail Garganey Gadwall Wigeon Tufted duck Coot Moorhen Cranes + chick Oystercatcher Black tailed godwit Bar-tailed godwit (x3) Avocet Snipe Little ringed plover Lapwing Common tern
11 May 2018