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Wildlife sightings - 28/03/18

Wildlife sightings - 28/03/18

Wader Lake (AM, mid tide): Mute swans 3 Avocet 5 Shelduck 24 Lapwing 28 Shoveler 6 Gadwall 4 Tufted duck 16 Herring gull 4 Kestrel 1 Canada geese 16 Greylag 12   Saline Lagoon: Shelduck 18 Redshank 2 Eurasian teal 18   Hawthorn Wood: Great tit 8

28 March 2018

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

Whooper swan Mute swan Greylag Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Wigeon Coot Moorhen Crane (x2) Oystercatcher Black-tailed godwit Avocet Redshank Lapwing Black-headed gull Pied wagtail Reed bunting Tree sparrow House sparrow Goldfinch Chaffinch Great tit Robin Bl

28 March 2018

Bewick’s Swan Champion Workshop in Russia

Bewick’s Swan Champion Workshop in Russia

(Photo above by Yury Tyulibayev) Last week, WWT's 'Team Swan' ventured to the Russian Arctic to participate in a workshop we had jointly organised with our Russian partners. The meeting was to plan activities that champion Bewick’s swans and their wetla

28 March 2018

Wildlife sightings for 28th March 2018

Wildlife sightings for 28th March 2018

1 Iceland Gull - marsh p.m. 4 Sand Martin - feeding over main lake 1 Water Pipit - wader scrape (coming into summer plumage) 4 Redshank - wader scrape 2 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 20+ Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh, main lake, wildside 2 Chiffchaf

28 March 2018

Reserve Update Wednesday 28th March

Reserve Update Wednesday 28th March

Whooper Swan numbers continue to drop on the reserve with  just over fifty on Whooper Pond first thing.  Numbers in the local area remain high with over a hundred feeding on fields to the East.  They were joined by a Bewick's Swan yesterday so keep you

28 March 2018

Mediterranean Gulls

Mediterranean Gulls

The Jack Snipe (below) was with a Common Snipe and viewable from the hole in the wall viewing slots between Willow and Knott Hides. South Lake 326 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Avocet, 2 pairs of Oystercatcher, the Great Crested Grebe pair and 8 Pochard among

27 March 2018

Nesting lapwing pair a sign of Spring

Nesting lapwing pair a sign of Spring

Lapwing in flight over wet grassland at Lapwing hide. By Ken Turner Recent sightings On Wetlands Discovery Barn Owl in large owl box on pole in Wetland Discovery (6.30 am) Fewer owl pellets in the hides Kingfisher Wa

27 March 2018

Govt must take greater action on invasive species, says WWT's Hannah Freeman

Govt must take greater action on invasive species, says WWT's Hannah Freeman

The United Kingdom has been at the forefront of action on invasive non-native species (INNS) control at an EU level. Nevertheless, INNS cost the British economy approximately £2 billion a year and the threat is only growing. Invasive species can threaten

27 March 2018

Recent Sightings (24th-27th March)

Recent Sightings (24th-27th March)

British Steel Hide Wader counts from the British Steel Hide have included 2 Spotted Redshanks, 431 Black-tailed Godwits, 231 Knot, 184 Redshank, a Snipe, 4 Greenshank, 1 Dunlin and a Curlew. Wildfowl have included a Mute Swan, 8 Greylag Geese, 5 Dark-bell

27 March 2018

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

Mute swan Whooper swan Crane Shelduck Mallard Wigeon Coot Moorhen Oystercatcher Ringed plover Snipe Black-headed gull Lapwing Chaffinch Tree sparrow Reed bunting Great tit Blue tit Goldfinch Barn owl  

27 March 2018

Wildlife sightings for 27th March 2018

Wildlife sightings for 27th March 2018

4 Redshank - wader scrape 4 Jack Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh 20+ Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh, main lake, wildside 2 Chiffchaff - South route, sheltered lagoon 3 Shelduck - main lake 2 Pintail - main lake 5 Siskin - South route 1 Pereg

27 March 2018

First Little-ringed Plover of 2018

First Little-ringed Plover of 2018

A Little ringed Plover arrived on the Dumbles yesterday, this species overwinters in southern Spain and Africa. This hardy individual continued to show around the scrape, this morning it was feeding on the shore of the Tack Piece flash and viewable from

26 March 2018

Recent Sightings – 26th March 2018

Recent Sightings – 26th March 2018

A really calm morning here at Castle Espie with hardly a wave on the estuary.   The following sightings were recorded today at high tide:   Estuary – visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Observatory Brent goose 54, Black-headed gull 5,

26 March 2018

Grey Partridge and other birds

Grey Partridge and other birds

A brief summary of the past couple of days. Plenty of sun which obviously is a good thing apart from the 'heat haze', you can't please everyone! No counts but an obvious and substantial drop off of wildfowl. A Bean Goose was reported (unusually) with Cana

26 March 2018

Celebrity Dusty Ducks - they're kind of a big thing!

Celebrity Dusty Ducks - they're kind of a big thing!

A very different flock of ducks is landing at Washington Wetland Centre this Easter – and they’re kind of a big thing! The 14 celebrity-designed GIANT Dusty Ducks will be brightening up our wonderful wetlands from Thursday 29 March-Sunday 15 April, e

26 March 2018