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Wildlife sightings for 20th September 2018
1 Yellow Wagtail - over SE 46 House Martin (30 feeding over main lake, the rest flying S) 2 Swallow - over S 2 Meadow Pipit - over SW 4 Snipe - main lake, marsh 7 Chiffchaff - south route, sheltered lagoon Please note there will be essential manage
20 September 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan + cygnets Greylag Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Gadwall Wigeon Garganey Teal Cormorant Moorhen Crane (x9) Black-tailed godwit Ruff Redshank Avocet Snipe Ringed-plover Lesser black-backed gull Starling House martin Swallow Kingfisher Tre
19 September 2018
Wednesday's sightings
We've got a few blustery days in store this week so who knows what may happen! Zeiss Hide Garganey, 25 Wigeon, Ruff, 300+ Teal, Kestrel, Grey Heron, Little Egret . South Lake Hides 89 Black-tailed Godwit, 23 Redshank, 9 Ruff, 3 Snipe, 61 Shoveler, Avocet,
19 September 2018
Wildlife sightings - 19/09/18
Wader Lake (AM, high tide): Black-tailed godwit 2 Teal 24 Snipe 3 Redshank 18 Jackdaw 22 Black-headed gull 185 Mallard 3 Shoveler 1 Lapwing 1 Saline lagoon (AM, high tide): Grey heron 1 Snipe 1 Curlew 1 Teal 8 Plus: A juvenile great-spotted
19 September 2018
Wildlife sightings for 19th September 2018
1 Spotted Flycatcher - wildside 1 Green Sandpiper - scrape 1 Garganey - main lake 3 Snipe - wader scrape 5 Chiffchaff - South route, sheltered lagoon, wildside 1 Peregrine - Charing Cross hospital Please note there will be essential management work
19 September 2018
Wildlife sightings - 18/09/18
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Teal 13 Avocet 1 Mute swan 1 Redshank 18 Common snipe 6 Black-headed gull 115 Saline Lagoon Teal 15 Redshank 2 Curlew 1 Hawthorn Wood Coal tit 3 Chaffinch 11 Blue tit 4 Great tit 6 Robin 1 Great-spotted woodpecker 2 Other
18 September 2018
Little Stint
Rain moved through early on followed by a brisk wind and sunshine. A Little Stint (same bird from Sunday?) was on the Mere briefly before being flushed by geese. It was later at the back of Sunley's Marsh. Little Stint lat
18 September 2018
Pallid Harrier
Pallid harrier by Paul Nobbs A juvenile pallid harrier has been giving great views to visitors on the reserve since the weekend. This particularly showy individual has been watched travelling the length of the reser
18 September 2018
Recent Sightings €- 17th September 2018
The following sightings were recorded today at High-Mid tide from the reserve at Castle Espie. The winter migration is in full swing now. Brent geese seen in large number everyday from the Brent hide and large flocks of waders using the wadermarsh at high
18 September 2018
Recent sightings 15th-18th September
Dunnock in the Millennium Wetlands cr. Russ Myners British Steel Hide Large numbers of waders can be seen from the British Steel Hide with Black-Tailed Godwit, Knot and Redshank numbering in the hundreds. Some Spotted
18 September 2018
Today's Sightings
Pallid harrier - Lots of views this morning in front of the main observatory. Last reported sighting: flying past main observatory towards reed-bed hide (14.35 pm). Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag Canada goose Shoveler Mallard Wigeon Garganey (x2)
18 September 2018
Wildlife sightings for 18th September 2018
1 Garganey - main lake 1 Yellow Wagtail - grazing marsh 30 House Martin - grazing marsh, reservoir lagoon 9 Wigeon - main lake 3 Snipe - main lake 12 House Martin - reservoir lagoon 1 Peregrine - Charing Cross hospital Please note there will be ess
18 September 2018
Breezy day
South Lake The juvenile Little-ringed Plover remains, 2 Ruff, 1 Spotted Redshank, 30 Redshank, 75 Black-tailed Godwit, Avocet and 1 Lapwing representing the waders on the scrape. 50 Teal, 30 Shoveler, 20 Gadwall and 30 Tufted Duck and 8 Cormorant. Tac
18 September 2018
Pinks
A brief update. Around 3000 Pink-footed Geese have been on the reserve today, with groups coming and going. We'll give you a roost count when available. It's looking interesting after ex hurricane Helene departs the UK on Wednesday setting up an airflow f
17 September 2018
Endangered beetle hides out at WWT Welney
Tansy beetle by Andy Brown . The Tansy beetle was thought to exist at just two sites in the UK, but has now been recorded for the first time in Norfolk, at the Welney Wetland Centre. It may be one of the small
17 September 2018