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Recent sightings 3rd - 6th November
Gadwall Cr. Rob Werran British Steel hide Various waders can still be seen across the saline lagoons including good numbers of Black-tailed Godwit, as well as Knot, Dunlin, Greenshank and Redshank. Across the estuary
6 November 2018
Today's Sightings
Shoveler Mallard Teal Wigeon Lapwing Green woodpecker Mute swan Whopper swan Pied wagtail Canada goose Greylag goose Black-tailed godwits Kestrel Tree sparrow Redshank Little egret Little grebe Stonechat Heron Marsh harrier Buzzard Short-eared owl Barn ow
6 November 2018
Busy Top New Piece
Zeiss Hide/Top New Piece The cut rides that were created by reserve staff last week worked has wonders once again, a Bittern showed for a few hours here yesterday. No sightings by 0930 today but that is quite typical, this species often shows later in the
6 November 2018
Three goosanders drop in
One of the three goosanders that dropped in on Sunday. Thirteen goosanders have been sighted in the Arun Valley Photo: Paul Stevens Sightings from morning wardens walks for the week of Oct 29-Nov 4 Mon Oct 29 Ar
6 November 2018
Wildlife sightings for 6th November 2018
2 Bittern - main lake 1 Pintail - grazing marsh 7 Snipe - grazing marsh 1 Water Rail - reedbed 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 5 Siskin - flew over heading South East 1 Skylark - flew over heading West October/early November bird highlights: Short-e
6 November 2018
Scaup
A juv Scaup was a new bird on the Mere, hanging around with the Tufted and Pochard. No sign of the Goldeneye today. Juvenile Scaup on the Mere (Tony Disley)
5 November 2018
Today's Highlights
Mute swans Whooper swans Greylag geese Canada geese Shoveler Mallard Pochard Teal Wigeon Pintail Bittern at Friends hide Great egret from Main obs Water rail below café window Lapwing Black-tailed godwit Coot Moorhen Grey heron Curlew from Main Obs Dunli
5 November 2018
Recent Sightings €- 29th October 2018
The following count was taken from the reserve and estuary at high tide today. Strangford Lough is such a remarkable place. The winter bird numbers just keeping increasing; huge flocks of Wigeon now visible everyday and large numbers of Greenshank are bei
5 November 2018
Reserve Sightings- 5th November 2018 - Pochard!
A mild an sunny day on site, with many duck species such as Teal and Wigeon in high numbers. On the folly pond a Pochard has been spotted snoozing and clearly having a lazy morning (nice for some!!!). A Pintail has also been spotted on the Folly Pond this
5 November 2018
'Message in a bottle' bird found by friend over 3000 miles away
A spoon-billed sandpiper reared by a WWT conservationist in Russia was sighted by a friend in China just weeks later. The young bird was identified in Jiangsu over 3000 miles from the Russian east coast where it was raised by aviculturalist Jodie Clement
5 November 2018
Wildlife sightings for 5th November 2018
1 Bittern - main lake 2 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 1 Peregrine - perched on the hospital 4 Skylark - flew over heading W 10 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape 1 Grey Wagtail - main lake October/early November bird highlights: Short-eared Owl,
5 November 2018
Today's sightings 05/11/18
a.m. low tide Wader Lake kestrel female Shelduck Snipe 6 Teal 16 Redwing 11 Saline lagoon Teal 5 Redshank 2 Shelduck Hawthorn Wood Nuthatch 2 Willow tit Blue tit 4 Great tit 5 Coal tit 3 Other birds Hen harrier - river reedbed Buzzard - North Wood Jay - G
5 November 2018
Goshawk and Bittern
Holden Tower/Dumbles A male Peregrine was actively hunting the area this morning, female Marsh Harrier seen late morning and a female Merlin at Middle Point early afternoon. At least 14 E White-fronted Geese fed among Greylag Geese, the Barnacle Goose flo
4 November 2018
Today's Highlights
Whooper swans Mute swans Greylag geese Canada geese Barnacle geese x 2 Egyptian goose Little grebe Shoveler Wigeon Teal Pochard Mallard Gadwall Pintail Moorhen Coot Cormorant Lapwing Bittern at Main Obs Great egret at Lyle hide Golden plover Black-taile
4 November 2018
Latest Sightings
A wildfowl packed Mere as usual with big numbers of Teal, Mallard, Wigeon and Shelduck. Smaller numbers of Shoveler, Pintail, Pochard (34), Tufted Duck, Gadwall (10) and a single female Goldeneye. Whooper Swan numbers continue to increase. Smaller number
4 November 2018