News
The Queen celebrates her Diamond Jubilee with WWT
HM the Queen arrives at the WWT stand Despite yesterday's rain and occasional hailstorms The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh celebrated the Diamond Jubilee with crowds at a Wild London event in Richmond Park. They arr
16 May 2012
Only two weeks of the WWT photography competition Spring heat to go!
New Build by Nigel Picknell These eye-catching new photographs of Britain’s wonderful wildlife show some of the amazing array of wildlife and stunning landscapes that can be seen at WWT’s Welney centre through the
16 May 2012
Ashy-headed geese breeding.
The Ash-heads are finally fertile! After 2 years of infertile eggs 4 tiny goslings have hatched from a clutch of 6. I was always taught that if a female can lay an egg, then the eggs have the potential to
16 May 2012
Out on the reserve today
Water levels are starting to decrease on the reserve, but so far this morning all the activity has been around the visitor centre with the water vole out and about munching on reeds this mor [...]
16 May 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake AM Low Avocet 7 Oystercatcher 2 Redshank 2 Lapwing 5 Grey Heron 64 Common Tern 52 Common Whitethroat 2 Blackcap&nbs [...]
16 May 2012
Short eared Owl
A Short eared Owl from Ron Barker was the sighting of the day, hot on the heels of yesterdays Barn Owl. Other reports from Ron Barker today included Little ringed Plover, 3 Dunlin, 4 Ringed Plover and [...]
16 May 2012
Today's latest
For an update on the current Osprey situation: http://www.wwt.org.uk/news/wwt-diaries/osprey-diary/ Around the rerserve: Singing warblers include Garden (first for this season), Willow, Ch [...]
16 May 2012
Wildlife sightings for 16th May 2012
3 Little Ringed Plover - scrape (still on nest) and main lake 15 Common Tern - main lake 100+ Swift - feeding over main lake 1 Whitethroat - singing from NE corner of reserve 1 Willow [...]
16 May 2012
Avocets hatch young, a first for WWT Slimbridge
Avocets with young a first glimpse The Avocets at the Holden Tower have hatched at least two young, these have left the nest and are being brooded by the parents in turn. The parents are [...]
16 May 2012
Dixieland Band Jazz it up on Strangford Lough
Music from Bill Cheney and the Bourbon Swing Jazz Band, one of Northern Ireland’s best Dixieland bands will provide the perfect Sunday afternoon while enjoying the best views of Strangford Lough with the sound of summer in the background. So join us t
15 May 2012
Out on the reserve today
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15 May 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake/AM/Tide- Low Common Tern - 64 Shoveler - 2 Gadwall - 2 Tufted Duck - 10 Oystercatcher - 4 Lapwing - 6 Redshank - 1 Swallow - 19 Sandmartin - 6 Housem [...]
15 May 2012
Recent Sightings
Reserve As of the 12 May there were 700 oystercatcher with 120 black-tailed godwits on the wader marsh. On the main lake there were a pair of red-breasted merganser, a little grebe, 28 tufted [...]
15 May 2012
Todays Sightings
Whooper Pond Oystercatcher 2 Tufted Duck 1 Folly Pond Shoveler 3 Teal 2 Wigeon 2 Gadwall 3 Black-tailed Godwit 9 Oystercatcher 3 Avenue Tower Teal 4 Lapwing 3 Sheld [...]
15 May 2012
Wildlife sightings for 15th May 2012
2 Little Ringed Plover - main lake 11 Common Tern - main lake, reservoir lagoon, wader scrape 25+ House Martin - main lake 6 Swallow - main lake 3 Willow Warbler - south route &nbs [...]
15 May 2012