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Recent Sightings (21st-26th April)

Recent Sightings (21st-26th April)

Grounds and British Steel Hide A smart 1st-summer Little Gull has been frequenting the freshwater lagoon since the 23rd April. 22 Black-tailed Godwits, 11 Gadwall and 3 Shoveler were present along with 552 Black-headed Gulls. Counts from the steel hide

26 April 2018

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

Mute swan Whooper swan Barnacle goose (x7, Lady Fen) Greylag Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Gadwall Garganey (x3) Wigeon Teal Pochard Tufted duck Great crested grebe Coot Moorhen Cranes Oystercatcher Black-tailed godwit Redshank Avocet (x40) Common sandpiper L

26 April 2018

Arundel Grabs the Gap for wildflowers

Arundel Grabs the Gap for wildflowers

Volunteer Pauline Jones has been helping Grab the Gap at WWT Arundel. WWT Arundel Wetland Centre has taken up the challenge to ‘Grab the Gap’ and fill it with wildflowers this spring. The British & Irish Assoc

26 April 2018

Wildlife sightings for 26th April 2018

Wildlife sightings for 26th April 2018

1 Dunlin - marsh 1 Green Sandpiper - main lake, marsh 6 Redshank - scrape 1 Jack Snipe - scrape 1 Hobby 1 Pheasant (male) - sheltered lagoon 20 Swallow - marsh a.m. 10+ Reed Warbler - reedbed, main lake, wildside, south route 8 Sedge Warbler - reedbed

26 April 2018

Garden launch

Garden launch

Royal Bank of Canada Show Garden has been launched at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre Inspired by the boreal forest of northern Ontario, the Gold medal winning Royal Bank of Canada Garden - as seen at the 2017 RHS Chelsea Flower Show – was officially ope

26 April 2018

Downy Duckling Days are here again

Downy Duckling Days are here again

Downy Duckling Days are here again at WWT Washington Wetland Centre… Join us this May half-term (Saturday 26 May-Sunday 3 June) to see the latest fluffy arrivals and go behind-the-scenes at our specialist duckery. Daily talks will give you a unique ins

25 April 2018

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

The Glossy Ibis was in front of the Martin Smith Hide again this morning, showing very well in the early morning sunshine until it took wing around 8:20am, gained height circling and then flew north.  The bird has been seen locally at Frampton so it may

25 April 2018

Wildlife sightings - 25/04/18

Wildlife sightings - 25/04/18

Wader Lake (AM, mid tide): Avocet 34 adults Black-tailed godwit 16 Redshank 4 Little ringed plover 2 Lapwing 14 Oystercatcher 2 Grey heron 36 Teal 2 Shoveler 6 Gadwall 6 Shelduck 21 Goosander 2 (pair) Black-headed gull 12 Stock dove 2   Saline lagoon

25 April 2018

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

Whooper swan Mute swan Greylag Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Garganey (x2) Gadwall Wigeon Teal Pochard Tufted duck Cormorant Coot Moorhen Cranes Oystercatcher Black-tailed godwit Redshank Avocet Common sandpiper Ringed plover Dunlin Lapwing Common tern Black-

25 April 2018

Wildlife sightings for 25th April 2018

Wildlife sightings for 25th April 2018

2 Common  Sandpiper - reservoir lagoon, grazing marsh 1 Yellow Wagtail - grazing marsh 5 Redshank - wader scrape, grazing marsh 2 Swallow - reservoir lagoon 4 Reed Warbler - reedbed, main lake, wildside 5 Sedge Warbler - reedbed, wildside 1 Pheasant (m

25 April 2018

Reserve Update Wednesday 25th April- Warblers and Osprey Egg!

Reserve Update Wednesday 25th April- Warblers and Osprey Egg!

There are plenty of warblers to be heard singing down the avenues, with at least 4 male Blackcap's on the way to Avenue Tower. Several Sedge Warblers and Willow Warblers have been heard/seen too. The House Martins are flying around the Farmhouse Tower wit

25 April 2018

Recent Sightings €“ 23rd April 2018

Recent Sightings €“ 23rd April 2018

The following sightings were recorded today at mid-tide from the reserve at Castle Espie.  The summer visitor continue to arrive and the Black-headed gulls are starting to lay their eggs.  We have also had a few Mediterranean Gulls on the reserve recent

24 April 2018

Sightings for Tuesday 24th April

Sightings for Tuesday 24th April

Water levels are dropping fast which means all hides except for reedbed hide are now open, however you will need boots to get to Friends hide as the path is still a bit wet and muddy in places. Sightings today: Mute swan Whooper swan Crane Greylag goose G

24 April 2018

First hand-reared godwit returns to UK

First hand-reared godwit returns to UK

A black-tailed godwit has returned to The Fens in East Anglia where it was hand-reared after migrating as far as Portugal for the winter. The bird is one of 26 black-tailed godwits raised at WWT Welney and released into the wild last summer. The wader, a

24 April 2018

Wildlife sightings - 24/04/18

Wildlife sightings - 24/04/18

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Avocet 34 (highest ever adult number recorded at once before breeding) Shoveler 5 Reed warbler 1 Black-tailed godwit 4 Little-ringed plover 2 Mute swan 2 Sparrowhawk 1 Gadwall 4 Grey heron 24+ Eurasian teal 2 Saline Lagoon

24 April 2018