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A handsome visitor is about on our reservoir lagoon
1 Bittern - main lake (North shore) 2 Curlew - flew South 2 Dunlin - flew South 2 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 5 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape 8 Fieldfare - Q.E.W November bird highlights: Short-eared Owl, Shelduck, Goldeneye, Bittern, Snipe, Jack S
16 November 2018
Today's sightings
Whooper swan Mute swan Greylag Canada goose Shoveler Mallard Pintail (x2) Gadwall Wigeon Teal Pochard Tufted duck Cormorant Moorhen Water rail (x4) Grey heron Great egret Bittern Curlew Black-tailed godwit Redshank Snipe Lapwing Starling Pied wagtail Cett
16 November 2018
North West Bird Watching Festival returns to Martin Mere
WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre’s annual extravaganza, the North West Bird Watching Festival, returns at the end of the month and it’s not to be missed. Join us on Saturday 24 & Sunday 25 November to hear from TV presenters Miranda Krestovnikoff an
15 November 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag goose Canada goose Pink-footed goose Shoveler Mallard Gadwall Pochard Tufted duck Pintail Ringed teal Teal Wigeon Coot Moorhen Cormorant Grey heron Great egret Black-tailed godwit Redshank Ruff Snipe Lapwing Black headed gul
15 November 2018
Festive Christmas Fun
Join us for some festive Christmas fun at London Wetland Centre this December. We have lots of activities for the whole family to enjoy! Children will be thrilled to hop aboard for a festive husky sleigh ride through the beautiful wetland scenery or take
15 November 2018
Go on a Wild Walk at WWT London Wetland Centre
Get closer to wetlands and wildlife at WWT London Wetland Centre with the opening of the new Wild Walk! The Wild Walk has been designed to transform the way we look at the natural world by offering a view from the different perspective. The experience ta
15 November 2018
New Men’s Shed at WWT London Wetland Centre
A man’s safe space is often his shed: So WWT London Wetland Centre, in partnership with the Barnes Community Association, will soon be hosting a “Men’s Shed” for the benefit of men across Barnes. The aim is to tackle the isolation men can feel at
15 November 2018
Wildlife sightings - 15/11/18
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Northern Shoveler 6 Teal 14 Shelduck 10 Black-headed gull 6 Saline Lagoon Common snipe 2 Shelduck 2 Redshank 1 Hawthorn Wood Nuthatch 2 Bullfinch 4 Chaffinch 2 Coal tit 3 Robin 1 Willow tit 1 Great spotted woodpecker 2 Blu
15 November 2018
Reserve Update - Thursday 15th November - Raptors
Following the strong wind and rain yesterday we have been left with quite a few waders on the Folly pond. There are also large numbers of Teal and Wigeon so it's well worth checking them out for any peculiarities. The Saltcot Merse Observatory was brill
15 November 2018
Migrant Thrushes heading north-west this morning
2 Water Pipit - grazing marsh, sheltered lagoon 6 Song Thrush - NW 16 Redwing - N/NW 2 Skylark - NW 30 Chaffinch - W/NW 2 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon 8 Snipe - marsh 1 Pintail - reservoir lagoon November bird highlights: Short-eared Owl, Shelduck,
15 November 2018
Another mild day
Holden Tower The European White-fronted Goose flock has increased to 32. Two Peregrine were also present on the foreshore fence. South Finger Filtration beds The sunny and still morning has encouraged passerines to show well. A Chiffchaff was touring the
15 November 2018
Falcated ducks.
The falcated duck or falcated teal, named after its long currved shaped feathers is a dabbling duck found in eastern Asia. This species is most closely related to Gadwall, shown by similarities in body shape and size. They breed in Lake Baikal, Siberia an
14 November 2018
Today's sightings
Whooper swan Mute swan Pink-footed goose (x4) Greylag Canada goose Brent goose Shoveler Mallard Pintail Gadwall Wigeon Teal Pochard Little grebe Coot Moorhen Grey heron Great egret Bittern Curlew (x2) Black-tailed godwit Ruff (x12) Redshank (x6) Woodcock
14 November 2018
Wildlife sightings for 14th November 2018
1 Bittern - main lake (North shore) 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 1 Pintail - reservoir lagoon 2 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 1300hrs 2 Water Pipit - grazing marsh, sheltered lagoon 3 Water Rail - sheltered lagoon, main reedbed 1 Shelduck - main lake 7
14 November 2018
Great White Egret.
Rushy Starting to look busy here, a whopping 360 Tufted Duck, Pochard 68, Pintail 38, Teal 44 and single Redshank and Snipe. Watch out for Little Grebe on the top ppond and a Great White Egret has been coming in for a period around 15.00 over the past fe
14 November 2018