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Latest Sightings - Friday 26th October - Influx of Whooper Swans
The cold snap overnight with clear skies has resulted in an influx of Whooper Swans, including some named swans. The sun is shining and the birds look fantastic feeding in the ponds and fields. Named Whooper Swan arrivals: YHS - Solway Siren Lost Darvi
26 October 2018
Wildlife sightings - 26/10/2018
Tide level a.m.: mid Wader Lake Teal 29 Lapwing 42 Black headed gull 173 Redshank 3 Saline Lagoon Teal 12 Black headed gull 29 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker 2 (male & female) Nuthatch 2 Great tit 8 Bullfinch 3 Coal tit 5 Greenfinch 1 Blue tit
26 October 2018
400+ Whooper Swan
The first blast of arctic air arrived today and the number of Whooper Swan have increased to 420. The northerly airflow should continue to bring new birds in daily at present. A few of the 400+ Whooper Swan recently arriv
26 October 2018
WWT Snapshot September 2018
Thank you to the astounding 600,000 visitors who took advantage of the nice weather to visit our wetland centres over spring and summer 2018. Here’s just some of the good conservation work your support has enabled WWT to achieve in the last three months
26 October 2018
Wildlife sightings for 26th October 2018
1 Shelduck - main lake 1 Pintail - main lake 4 Meadow Pipit - grazing marsh 1 Grey Wagtail - main lake 2 Siskin - sheltered lagoon 2 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon, wader scrape 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital October bird highlights: Shelduck, Gr
26 October 2018
Today's Sightings
Whooper Swan Mute Swan Mallard Shoveler Wigeon Teal Lapwing Gadwall Little Egret Curlew Meadow Pipit Skylark Tree Sparrow House Sparrow Greylag Goose Canada Goose Fieldfare Goldfinch Great-spotted Woodpecker Peregrine Jay Cetti's Warbler Golden Plover Buz
25 October 2018
Wildlife sightings - 25/10/18
a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Common snipe 10 Lapwing 16 Redshank 2 Teal 27 Shoveler 2 Black-headed gull 136 Herring gull 1 Stock dove 8 Fieldfare 4 Saline Lagoon Grey heron 2 Teal 21 Teal - 1 (river reedbed) Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch 4 Chaffinch 8 Willow
25 October 2018
The wetland reckoning in the desert
The most important global meeting in three years for the planet's wetlands is underway in the United Arab Emirates. 180 countries are represented, including the UK. Also attending are six advising NGOs, including WWT. Our Director of Conservation James Ro
25 October 2018
Reserve Update Thursday 25th October - named Whoopers in with cygnets
Exciting morning with some of our named Whooper Swans returning with cygnets. The weather is still mild so new birds arrive daily and some Whoopers continue to feed off the reserve. Will see what happens this weekend with the cold snap and northerly
25 October 2018
Getting colder
A distinct chill in the air this morning but the fog soon cleared at dawn. A few summer species still remain, including the Garganey on the Top New Piece and a Blackcap and Chiffchaff near the Decoy, although these latter two may be wintering birds repl
25 October 2018
Wildlife sightings for 25th October 2018
1 Pintail - main lake 3 Snipe - main lake 1 Redpoll - over p.m. 6 Skylark - over NW+SW 30 Fieldfare - flew over heading NW, W 45 Redwing - flew over heading SW, W 6 Siskin - flew over heading SE 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital October bird highlights: S
25 October 2018
Bittern Returns
Chilly and overcast but thousands of birds! Sighting of the day goes to Bittern, seen in flight over the reed bed on the inner Reed Bed Walk. In most years we get wintering Bittern although the majority of sighting occur in the later half of winter. Is th
24 October 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag Barnacle goose Canada goose Shoveler Mallard Gadwall Wigeon Teal Coot Moorhen Crane (x 1) Grey heron Little egret Black-tailed godwit Ruff Snipe Lapwing Golden plover Starling Skylark Meadow pipit Tree sparrow House sparrow
24 October 2018
Wildlife sightings for 24th October 2018
1 Shelduck - main lake 8 Snipe - grazing marsh, main lake, wader scrape 12 Meadow Pipit - flew over heading S, SW 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital 7 Mandarin - main lake 5 Water Rail - main reedbeds October bird highlights: Shelduck, Green Sandpi
24 October 2018
Reserve Update Wednesday 24th October
Good mix of birds on and around Folly Pond this morning. We have Curlew and Black-tailed Godwit in the waders category, Mallard, Teal, Wigeon and Shoveler representing the ducks, Whooper Swans (obviously a touch late leaving the roosting pond!) and a m
24 October 2018