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Wildlife sightings for 14th September 2016
3 Yellow Wagtail - Flew S 2 Snipe - Grazing Marsh 1 Hobby - south route (hunting dragonflies) 1 Peregrine 13 Wigeon - Main Lake 1 Kingfisher - Sheltered Lagoon 10+ Chiffchaff - Sheltered Lagoon, Wildside, South Route 10+ Blackcap - Sheltered Lagoon, Wil
14 September 2016
More than one in 10 UK species threatened with extinction, new study finds
It’s not too late to save UK nature but we must act now - that is the conclusion from WWT and a coalition of more than 50 leading wildlife and research organisations behind the State of Nature 2016 report. Following on from the ground breaking State of
14 September 2016
Great White
Calm and warm with a light south easterly, rain later in the day. Two days in a row and another new species for the year list in the shape of the formerly rare Great White Egret. We didn't record one in 2015 and although birds are hanging around on the Ri
13 September 2016
Heat & sun brings out the dragonflies
Mostly migrant hawkers out today but there are a few southern hawkers around, too. Paul Stevens photographed this southern hawker last weekend at Arundel. Gorgeous sunny day - lots of migrant hawker dragonflies about
13 September 2016
Quick update, Tuesday September 13th
Reserve looks largely as yesterday; most activity is focussed on The Folly Pond again, where 178 Black-tailed Godwits and a Greenshank number among the 2200 Teal. The Great Egret is still present, having moved as usual from Folly Pond out to Saltcot Merse
13 September 2016
Wildlife sightings for 13th September 2016
3 Common Sandpiper - main lake 3 Snipe - grazing marsh 34 Lapwing - main lake 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 1 Grey Wagtail - Otter exhibit 7 Chiffchaff - entrance area, South route, wildside 1 Hobby - sheltered lagoon September bird highlights: Whinch
13 September 2016
Wildlife Sightings - 13/09/2016
a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Common Snipe 8 Black tailed godwit 10 Eurasian teal 20 Lapwing 25 Grey heron 4 Pied wagtail 2 Lesser black backed gull 1 Black headed gull 15 Redshank 3 Saline Lagoon Redshank 4 Hawthorn Wood Chaffinch 2 Blue tit 1 Great ti
13 September 2016
A thousand Teal
An influx of Teal today with 1275 counted from the hides, Chiffchaff are also much in evidence with 35+ seen or heard on the rounds, how many are actually present today is anyone's guess. Rushy Pen Hide A busy spot with 7+ Snipe, 7+ Ruff (this flock come
13 September 2016
Annual bird health check 13-15 September
Annual bird health check 13-15 September - Every year we catch up all of our birds to give them their annual booster (much as you would your pet). We also take this opportunity to give the birds a full health check. We check that they have a good body we
13 September 2016
Main observatory management works planned
On Wednesday 14th September there will be disturbance in front of the main observatory due to management works to the pools and the wildlife cameras. This shouldn’t disturb the wildlife at any of our other hides. We apologise for any inconveni
12 September 2016
Bar-tailed Godwit new for the year
A Bar-tailed Godwit found yesterday was still present today and is the first record of thiss coastal wader on the reserve this year. More wader action with the arrival of 3 Little Stint best viewed from the Ron Barker Hide. Other waders included 11 Dunlin
12 September 2016
Green woodpecker in reedswamp exhibit
Green woodpeckers feed on the ground, dining on ants and other insects. Other sightings this morning Lapwing hide: Snipe, tufted duck, teal, Cetti's warbler, Canada geese, pheasant Ramsar & SandMartin hides: mute
12 September 2016
Today's sightings
The 3 Cranes flew west of the Main Observatory again this morning at @ 11am Lots of Yellow wagtails around the cattle and around the hides Ruff-64 Dunlin-3 Golden plover-on Lady fen Lapwing Snipe Ringed plover-2 juv Shoveler Teal Wigeon Hobby-2 ad 1 j
12 September 2016
Popular hand feeding exhibit gets a new lease of life
A popular hand feeding area at WWT Washington will be almost unrecognisable following re-development. Flock of Common Eider. Close Encounters at WWT Washington Wetland Centre closed for re-development in January 201
12 September 2016
Recent Sightings
Wood Sandpiper, cr James Lees British Steel Hide Wood sandpiper 1 Curlew Sandpiper 6 Greenshank 46 Dunlin 27 Redshank 210 Marsh Harrier 1 Peregrine 2 Sparrowhawk 1 Black-tailed Godwit c500 Millennium Wetlands Small Red-eyed Damselfly Common
12 September 2016