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Wildlife sightings for 28th March 2017
1 Glaucous Gull (2cy) - main lake (14:00) 1 Mediterranean Gull - flew over main lake calling 2 Ruddy Duck - reservoir lagoon 5 Shelduck - main lake, wader scrape 4 Redshank - grazing marsh, main lake 2 Snipe - grazing marsh 7 Sand Martin - sheltered lagoo
28 March 2017
Wildlife sightings - 27/03/17
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Avocet 16 Common snipe 11 Shoveler 6 Kestrel 2 (pair) Lapwing 44 Gadwall 6 Coot 4 Oystercatcher 2 Lesser black-backed gull 2 Heron 32 Teal 9 Saline Lagoon Avocet 2 Gadwall 1 Hawthorn Wood Brambling 1 Bullfinch 9 Goldfinch 5
27 March 2017
A busy morning of migration
Visible migration and other sightings from Holden Tower A steady trickle of Sand Martins through the site with a flock of up to 40 feeding around the centre and Sloane tower late morning with more over the Tack Piece, a couple of Swallows were also amo
27 March 2017
Recent sightings - 27th March
The following sightings were recorded today by Toni Castello, warden, at low tide. Estuary Oystercatcher 20, Shelduck 20, Brent geese 20, Black-headed gull 220, Black-tailed godwit +100, Lesser black-backed gull 1. Main lake - visible from Sensory
27 March 2017
Todays sightings
Great white egret by David Owen Great white egret - 3 (one to left of main hide is best viewed) Raven - 2 flew North Peregrine - 2 Avocet - 36 Oystercatcher Redshank Snipe Lapwing Pintail - several providing great vie
27 March 2017
Bearded tits in the reeds
Bearded tit by David Bradley Bearded tits have been spotted recently in the reed beds in front of our hides... It's always worth sitting and waiting to see what comes along....or what might be already sneaking through
27 March 2017
Wildlife sightings for 27th March 2017
9 Little Gull - main lake (14:00) 1 Marsh Harrier (male) - reedbed, grazing marsh then flew high S a.m. 1 Caspian Gull 2nd cy - marsh p.m. 6 Sand Martin - wader scrape, main lake 4 Redshank - main lake, grazing marsh 5 Pintail - main lake 26 Shoveler -
27 March 2017
Great crested grebes & garganey
The great crested grebe on Arun Riverlife photo by Colin Knight (2016) Sunday 26 March Top bird of the moment is a summer visiting duck the Garganey. A cracking male showed at the scrape hide and then the Ramsar and
27 March 2017
Ballast convention reduces mitten crab threat, but it’s not the end of the story
The risk to UK wildlife from invasive Chinese mitten crabs will be significantly reduced once the Government follows through on its commitment to treat ballast water from ships coming into UK waters. However, the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) has jo
27 March 2017
March migrants
South Lake Lots of action here today, regular flypasts of Kingfisher with birds perching in the willows at the N end of the deep lake to fish. Often passing a few feet in front of the hide, also seen at Hogarth Hide. The pair of Garganey showed occasional
26 March 2017
Today's Highlights
Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag geese Egyptian geese-4 Pochard Mallard Tufted duck Teal Shoveler Wigeon Gadwall Pintail Grey heron Great white egret-2 Little egret Avocet-15 Oystercatcher Redshank Ruff Little ringed plover-main obs Coot- building nest high
26 March 2017
Wildlife Sightings - 26/03/17
a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Avocet - 18 Gadwall - 8 Shoveler - 7 Kestrel - 1 Common Snipe - 4 Shelduck - 19 Grey Heron - 41 Great Black-backed Gull - 1 Lapwing - 35 Saline Lagoon Avocet - 2 Gadwall - 4 Eurasian Teal - 6 Cormorant - 1 Shelduck - 8 Hawt
26 March 2017
Sunday March 26th
Another fine spring day. Perhaps this our sunshine ration for the year...! Whooper Swans are largely away now; 19 at the 11:00 feed today, with a further 60 or so preferring a grass diet in fields at Ruthwell. Still plenty of Barnacle Geese to find, mostl
26 March 2017
Wildlife sightings for 26th March 2017
1 Glaucous Gull (2nd cy) - grazing marsh (pm) 1 Caspian Gull (2nd cy) - grazing marsh (pm) 1 Little Ringed Plover - grazing marsh 7 Shelduck - main lake 5 Redshank - main lake, grazing marsh 4 Pintail - main lake 2 Sand Martin - sheltered lagoon 4 Ch
26 March 2017
Sightings
Highhlight of the day was the pair of Garganey that were found on Sunley's Marsh from Ron Barker Hide mid morning. At least 2-3 Mediterranean Gull were seen including a pair on the Mere with a Green Darvic ring, probably from France or Belgium. At least 2
25 March 2017