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Today's sightings
The South Lake LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1 Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 70 Common Sandpiper 1 Black-tailed Godwit 175 Lapwing 120 The Tack Piece Wood Sandpiper 1 Common Sandpiper 1 Green Sandpiper 3 The Holden Tower Marsh Harrier 1 Little Stint 1 Ringed Plover
23 August 2012
Latest sightings
Wader Lake/Am/High Tide Green Sandpiper - 1 Common Sandpiper - 1 Common Snipe - 4 Redshank - 67 Lapwing - 14 Curlew - 1 Saline Lagoon Black Headed Gull - 47 Mallard - 22 Grey Heron - 1 Other Birds Wader Lake Footpath: Willow Warbler - 5 Chiffchaff - 3 W
23 August 2012
Countryfile Magazine Awards 2012: honours for London Wetland Centre and the Great Crane Project
The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) is delighted this week to have been given not one but two awards by the readers of Countryfile Magazine. London Wetland Centre, opened in 2000, was voted the favourite nature reserve and the Great Crane Project, whi
23 August 2012
Wildlife sightings for 23rd August 2012
3 Green Sandpiper - scrape 1 Common Sandpiper - river, then seen on sheltered lagoon 1 Ringed Plover - immature bird on the scrape 16 Chiffchaff - site count 7 Willow Warbler - site count Recent bird highlights: Garganey, Peregrine, Ringed Plover, Commo
23 August 2012
Out on the reserve
Main observatory Garganey - 1 Green sandpiper - 1 Common sandpiper - 2
23 August 2012
The whistling flamingo.
I was going through some photos from my time over the past few months at Slimbridge in an attempt to start my data analysis when I came across two short videos of the James' flamingo (that very special bird) making an interesting noise. I have posted th
23 August 2012
WWT London Wetland Centre is Britain's favourite nature reserve!
Wildside Pond at WWT London Wetland Centre WWT London Wetland Centre has been chosen as the UK’s ‘Favourite Nature Reserve’ by members of the public. The astonishing array of wildlife that calls the Centre home,
22 August 2012
Birds on the move
A fresher day than of late with a brisk West-South-Westerly blowing. A notable influx of hirundines with 200 Swallow, 30+ House Martin feeding low over the reserve. A couple of Common Swift appeared to be moving North, but undoubtedly just moving to feed
22 August 2012
Help us name a baby otter
We have joined forces with the Champion newspaper to run a competition to name one of our baby otters after your favourite olympian. The otter we are naming is a little girl. The prize is to win a behind the scenes day at Martin Mere, working with Alex wh
22 August 2012
Todays Moth Counts
Svenssons Copper Underwing - 1 Dun-bar - 2 Dark Arches - 2 Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing - 3 Large Yellow Underwing - 9 Common Rustic - 15 Rosy Rustic - 2 Flame Carpet - 1 Willow Beauty - 3
22 August 2012
Today's wildlife sightings
At least 20 small red eyed damselflies have been seen from the Peter Scott hide and the fishing platforms around the millennium wetlands. Other sightings include: spoonbill 3 garganey 49 greenshank 2 ruff green sandpiper 375 black tailed godwit 28 little
22 August 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake/AM/High Tide Curlew - 7 Redshank - 64 Lapwing - 107 Tufted Duck - 13 + 3 young ducklings Gadwall - 4 Shoveler - 1 Mallard - 40 Saline Lagoon/AM Black Headed Gull - 44 Cormorant - 1 Common Sandpiper - 2 Hawthorn Wood/AM Nuthatch
22 August 2012
Latest Sightings
Black-tailed Godwit (not taken today), M.Youdale © Copyright 2012 WWT Whooper Pond Mute Swan with cygnets Black-tailed Godwit 3 Tufted Duck 1 Teal Pond Little Grebe (juv) Teal 4 Avenue Tower Marsh Harrier Gargan
22 August 2012
Wildlife sightings for 22nd August 2012
40 Shoveler - scrape and main lake 80 Teal - scrape and main lake 3 Green Sandpiper - scrape 1 Little Ringed Plover - main lake 36 Lapwing - main lake 1 Wheatear - perched on grazing marsh bridge Recent bird highlights: Garganey, Peregrine, Common
22 August 2012
Today's sightings
Long-Billed Dowitcher on the South lake today JSLees WWT The Tack Piece MARSH HARRIER 1 Juvenile Wood Sandpiper 1 Common Sandpiper 1 Green Sandpiper 6 The Holden Tower Little Stint 1 juvenile Turnstone 5 Sanderling 3
22 August 2012