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Whooper Swans Pochard Wigeon Teal Lapwing Little Egret Redshank Curlew x6 Shoveler Stonechat Marsh Harrier Dunlin Pintail Black-tailed Godwit Great White Egret Gadwall
20 November 2016
Today's Sighting's
WADER LAKE / AM / HIGH TIDE / PART FROZEN Common Gull - 1 Herring Gull - 5 Black-headed Gull - 17 Eurasian Teal - 6 Lapwing - 5 Redshank - 8 SALINE LAGOON / AM Shelduck - 1 Eurasian Teal - 7 Redshank - 1 OTHER BIRDS / AM Greenfinch - Filter
20 November 2016
Wildlife sightings for 20th of November 2016
1 Bittern - main lake 1 Curlew - main lake 7 Pintail - wader scrape, grazing marsh 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 4 Snipe - grazing marsh 1 Peregrine - perched on the hospital 1 Yellow-legged Gull - main lake 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh November b
20 November 2016
Today's Sightings
Marsh Harrier x5 Buzzard Sparrowhawk Black-tailed Godwit x160 Oystercatcher Lapwing Redshank Ruff Snipe Wigeon Teal Gadwall Pintail Shoveler Dunlin x13 Peregrine x 2 Curlew x9 Barn Owl x4 Great White Egret Pochard
19 November 2016
Green-winged Teal again
Wintery condition biting a little on the reserve over the past couple of days. Some excellent light too as long as you are wrapped up! Hail clouds passing by with flocks of Teal flushed by Peregrine The Green-winged T
19 November 2016
Little Stint and Spotted Redshank.
Holden Tower Hard frost this morning so thawing slowly Good mixed flock of Geese, several hundred each of Barnacle, Canada and Greylag. Whitefronted Goose 38 mixed with above. Golden Plover 300 Lapwing 350 Dunlin 50 Peregrine 2 Fieldfare 20 Redwing 12 Ree
19 November 2016
Latest Sightings - 19th November - sunshine and swans
The Barnacle Geese are everywhere this morning, with big flocks in some of the fields. A cold night, with some frost this morning means the Whooper Swans have stayed on the Whooper Pond instead of going to feed elsewhere. The sun is shining and no wind ma
19 November 2016
Wildlife sightings for 19th of November 2016
1 Bittern - main lake 121 Wigeon - grazing marsh 6 Pintail - main lake 2 Green Sandpiper - wader scrape 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 1 Grey wagtail - main lake 200+ Starling - flew over West in several flocks 2 Chiffchaff - w
19 November 2016
The first bittern is back for the winter
The first bittern has arrived back at WWT London Wetland Centre this week, flying across the site before it settled among the reeds. Being one of the UK’s rarest breeding birds, the centre is one of the few locations in London lucky enough to have bitte
18 November 2016
Today's Sightings
Hen Harrier Marsh Harrier Peregrine Whooper Swans Bewicks Swan
18 November 2016
Recent sightings - 18th November
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 +400, Oystercatcher +100, Curlew 10, Shelduck +250, Black-headed gull 2, Redshank 20, M
18 November 2016
Wildlife sightings - 18/11/16
a.m. Tide level: Mid Wader Lake (50% Frozen) Lapwing - 12 Redshank - 9 Black-headed gull - 52 Herring gull - 2 Grey heron - 1 Redwing (On footpath) - 20 Long-tailed tit (On footpath) - 16 Jay (On footpath) - 1 Siskin (On footpath) - 8 Saline Lagoon She
18 November 2016
Recent Sightings
Goldeneye British Steel Hide Wigeon 276 Teal 54 Shelduck 73 Pintail 3 Shoveler 17 Tufted Duck 20 Great Crested Grebe 1 Comorant 4 Little Egret 4 Black-Tailed Godwit c550 Knot c400 Lapwing 83 Dunlin c20 Snipe 28
18 November 2016
Latest Sightings - 18th November - New Whoopers & up close Barnies
The Barnacle Geese are ridiculously close to the Avenue Tower this morning. Please approach the hide quietly and enter immediately to avoid disturbing them. You get a fantastic view from inside the tower. New Whooper Swans have arrived overnight, orange Y
18 November 2016
Wildlife sightings for 18th November 2016
1 Bittern - main lake very close to Headley hide 4 Pintail - wader scrape 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 1 Jack Snipe - grazing marsh 5 Snipe - grazing marsh, main lake 3 Stonechat - grazing marsh Additional sightings from yesterday: 1 Dunlin - main lake
18 November 2016