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Treecreeper Cr. Russ Myners Millennium Wetlands Red Kite 1 Tawny Owl 1 Barn Owl 1 Green Woodpecker 1 Treecreeper 1 Pintail 1 Little Grebe 1 Mute Swans 4 Tufted Duck 1 Buzzard 1 Grey Heron 1 Cormorant 1 Sparrow Hawk 1
2 December 2016
Latest Sightings - 2nd December
Overcast and a bit dull this morning, but dry at the moment. Teal and Wigeon numbers are still quite good. The Whooper Swans are feeding in surrounding fields so numbers on the reserve have dropped a bit. 2 juvenile Greater Scaup are on the Whooper Pond w
2 December 2016
Recent sightings - 2 December
The following sightings were recorded today by Toni Castello, warden, at low tide. Estuary - visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Observatory Brent geese +300, Shelduck + 400, Oystercatcher +100, Curlew 10, Redshank 20, Pintail 1, Little egr
2 December 2016
Follow that Goose !
Not much bird news over the last couple of days, other than a "small group" of Bramblings on the feeder in front of the Janet Kear hide early yesterday morning. However, they were not seen later in the day. Marsh Harriers, Peregrine, and Common Buzzard co
1 December 2016
Immersive play areas key to getting children involved
Making sure children are involved in nature is key to ensuring the future of wildlife . . . and that message is being wholeheartedly embraced by the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) centres at Slimbridge and Castle Espie, where special immersive play areas
1 December 2016
Wildlife sightings - 01/12/16
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Shelduck 6 Teal 22 Redshank 10 Stock dove 2 Kestrel 1 Redwing 24 Saline Lagoon Shelduck 1 Teal 7 Hawthorn Wood Long-tailed tit 8 Willow tit 1 Coal tit 7 Blue tit 21 Great tit 9 Nuthatch 1 Bullfinch 16 Chaffinch 19 Greenfinc
1 December 2016
Colder still?
A very cold morning with even more ice around, drastically reducing the number of birds on show as many have made their way out to the river as the only unfrozen area nearby. Rushy Hide & Peng Observatory A total of 75 Bewick's Swans this morning inc
1 December 2016
Wildlife sightings for 1st December 2016
8 Linnet - marsh + flew W 24 Song Thrush - flew SW+N 30 Redwing - flew SW+NW 11 Blackbird - flew SW 8 Mandarin - RL grebe pool 2 Bittern - main lake NW shore 1 Jack Snipe - marsh 6 Snipe - scrape, marsh 111 Shoveler 6 Pintail - main lake 21 Pochard - ma
1 December 2016
Sightings for Wednesday 30th November
All is still open hides apart from Allport hide remains open, the Summer walk for the first third until the path turns to the West on to the wash. Sightings reported so far are: Black-tailed godwit - 800 Dunlin - 130 Redshank Snipe - 60 Lapwing - 300 Wh
30 November 2016
Wildlife sightings - 30/11/16
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake *Frozen* Saline Lagoon *Frozen* Hawthorn Wood Blue tit 2 Bullfinch 3 Other birds Goldfinch - 6 - Wader Lake footpath Tufted duck - 10 - Reservoir Black-headed gull - 10 - River Wear Cormorant 0 2 0 River Wear Great tit - 2
30 November 2016
Wildlife sightings for 30th November 2016
1 Bittern - main lake very close to Headley hide 3 Pintail - main lake, grazing marsh 5 Snipe - main lake, grazing marsh 1 Yellow Legged Gull - reservoir lagoon 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 2 Stonechat - main lake in front of Headley hide 1 Nuthatch - c
30 November 2016
Recent Sightings - Long Tailed Duck!
Female Long Tailed Duck Cr. Russ Myners British Steel Hide Wigeon 338 Tufted Duck 12 Greenshank 4 Redshank 8 Dunlin 7 Grey Plover 1 Lapwing 59 Shelduck 35 Pochard 2 Teal 8 Mallard c130 Millennium Wetlands Shovelor 13
29 November 2016
Wader spectacle building
Black-tailed godwit flock by Heather Lowe Over the weekend water levels have risen, bringing many of the wading birds closer to the hides, as well as more birds arriving. This is creating a hive of activity on the i
29 November 2016
Sightings 29th November
All hides are open apart from Allport hide, the summer walk is open for the first third up to the point where the path bears West on to the wash. Please note water is now starting to creep onto the footpaths in places forming puddles that can be walked ar
29 November 2016
WWT festive fun – mixing tradition and treats
Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without a visit to Santa, but a festive day out at a Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) Centre is a great opportunity to mix tradition with nature too.
29 November 2016