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First chicks mark fresh future for rare fenland wading bird
In a UK first, 26 fluffy black-tailed godwit chicks have been hatched by conservationists in the Fens this week. The rare chicks will be hand-reared until they are strong enough to be released back into the wild. Black-tai
12 May 2017
Fenland chicks good for godwits
First chicks mark fresh future for rare fenland wading bird
12 May 2017
Ask for environmental answers
3 crucial questions to ask Parliamentary candidates on your doorstep Political parties are already making promises for the Parliament ahead. But as we go into the General Election, we are still waiting for Government to deliver on previous promises: an en
11 May 2017
Wildlife sightings - 11/05/17
a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Black-tailed godwit 7 Common tern 130 Dunlin 2 Little ringed plover 2 Oystercatcher 2 Avocet 16 + 3 juvenile Common sandpiper 1 Gadwall 5 Redshank 5 Shoveler 4 Saline Lagoon Avocet 2 Oystercatcher 1 Shelduck 10 Tufted duck
11 May 2017
Wildlife sightings for 11th May 2017
1 Ringed Plover - main lake 4 Dunlin - flew E 2 Little Ringed Plover - reservoir lagoon 3 Redshank - main lake, wader scrape 2 Common Tern - main lake 3 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon 5 Mute Swan cygnets - reservoir lagoon 1 Whinchat - scrape bank 4 Linn
11 May 2017
Today's Highlights
Common Tern Redshank Shelduck Shoveler and ducklings Mallard Moorhen and chicks Little Egret Lapwing Avocet Cuckoo Common Sandpiper Little Ringed Plover Whitethroat Sedge Warbler Reed Warbler Oystercatcher Gadwall Teal Black-tailed Godwit Bar-tailed Godwi
10 May 2017
Wildlife sightings for 10th May 2017
2 Wood Sandpiper - main lake 2 Common Sandpiper - reservoir lagoon, main lake 1 Ringed Plover - main lake 1 Lesser Whitethroat - singing in world wetlands 3 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape, reservoir lagoon 3 Redshank - main lake, wader scrape 2 Comm
10 May 2017
Reserve Update Wednesday 10th May
It is that time of year again when we start the breeding bird survey around the Reserve. Sedge Warblers have been well represented down the Avenues with 16 singing males on the way to Avenue Tower. We have also discovered where all the Whitethroats ha
10 May 2017
Today's Highlights
Ruff (males in various colours of breeding plumage) Common sandpiper Black-tailed godwit Avocet Oystercatcher Redshank Shoveler and ducklings Cuckoo Yellow wagtail Tree sparrow Great white egret Little egret
9 May 2017
Recent Sightings
Orange tip Millennium Wetlands Little Grebe 1 Little Egret 2 Cattle Egret 1 (08/05) Grey Heron 2 Mute Swan 3 Greylag 4 Canada Goose 3 Shelduck 4 Gadwall 3 Mallard 5 Shoveler 3 Pochard 1 Tufted Duck 5 Water Rail 2 Moor
9 May 2017
Dodging the turbines
Windfarms are popping up all along the migratory flight path of the Bewick’s swan, as this aerial taken by our human swan Sacha Dench during her epic Flight of the Swans expedition shows. From offshore farms in the North Sea, to onshore sites in Denmar
9 May 2017
Wildlife sightings - 09/05/17
AM low tide Wader Lake Avocet 23 + 3 chicks Teal 4 Oystercatcher 3 Tufted duck 14 Black-tailed godwit 7 Little ringed plover 2 Common tern 70+ Coot 2 Grey wagtail 1 Swallow 3 Shoveler 3 Saline Lagoon Avocet 4 Shelduck 7 Oystercatcher 1  
9 May 2017
Sightings - 09/05/17
It was a good day for birds yesterday, it started with a Little-ringed Plover that dropped onto the folly pond island very briefly in the morning, before disappearing not to be seen again. A Great Skua flew west past Saltcot just after high tide, so it is
9 May 2017
Wildlife sightings for 9th May 2017
1 Kittiwake (adult) - main lake 1 Ring Ouzel (male) - reservoir lagoon NE corner 2 Little Ringed Plover - scrape 5 Redshank - marsh, main lake, scrape 6 Yellow Wagtail - marsh(4) and flying over W(2) 3 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon 8 Swallow - main la
9 May 2017
Arundel is a buzz this spring
Wooden butterfly in the Meadow Maze sported a hipster beard made of bees last weekend. The bees are buzzing more than usual at Arundel Wetland Centre this spring. The wetland reserve has had two swarms of honeybees em
8 May 2017