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Put a date with a TV naturalist in someone’s stocking this Christmas
TV naturalist Mike Dilger is performing a series of shows at WWT centres around the UK from 25 January next year. Tickets for the nine evening shows are selling fast and at £15 or less, would make a perfect Christmas present. They are exclusively availab
16 November 2012
Snipe & redwing numbers increasing
Written on November 6 as the weekly Wildlife Sightings column in the Chichester Observer newspaper. Snipe During this morning's bird count I spotted 17 snipe on the reserve. We have snipe here all year round but migrants from eastern europe swell the
16 November 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake/Low Tide/AM Teal - 19 Gadwall - 1 Shelduck - 3 Lapwing - 14 Redshank - 2 Black Headed Gull - 42 Saline Lagoon Teal - 12 Mallard - 7 Other Birds Tufted Duck - Reservoir Gadwall - Reservoir Goosander - River Wear Cormorant - River Wear Siskin -
16 November 2012
The swans are late and yes it’s the weathers fault!
Since the first Bewick’s swans flew into Britain last month we were expecting hundreds to be hot on their heels. But things are working out rather differently this autumn... So far, only 21 swans have reached Slimbridge which falls far below the average
16 November 2012
Sheep on the Sheltered lagoon
Having done a great job grazing one of the Sheltered lagoon islands, our Hebridean sheep have now been moved to a second island. This video shows our warden, Mike Caiden, moving the sheep. Hebrideans are a Rare Breed and are kept at WWT London Wetland Ce
16 November 2012
Today's sightings-More swans
The Zeiss Hide LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1 adult feeding with the redshanks BITTERN 1 Showed very well at times Dunlin 691 Redshank 31 Spotted Redshank 2 Black-tailed Godwit 10 Ruff 3 Golden Plover 1 Lapwing 150 Teal 757 Water Rail 2 Cetti's Warbler 1 The Rus
16 November 2012
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond WAXWING 1 (next to observatory) Whooper Swan 50 Wigeon 100 Tufted Duck 76 Canada Goose 100 Greylag Goose 2 Folly Pond GREEN-WINGED TEAL 1 (drake) Teal 300 Shoveler 1 Black-tailed Godwit 1 Snipe 10 Corner Field Teal 424 Wigeon 225 Black-tailed
15 November 2012
Today's sightings
A very foggy start to the day so limited sightings. Holden Tower Wigeon 1200 Barnacle Goose 120 Egyptian Goose 1 Redshank 22 Redwing 4 Little Egret 1 Tack Piece Wigeon 300 Little Egret 1 Teal 120 Jay 1 Canada Goose 45 Zeiss Hide Water Rail 1 Cetti's Warbl
15 November 2012
Todays Sightings
WADER LAKE/AM/LOW TIDE Teal - 47 Mallard - 21 Moorhen - 3 SALINE LOGOON/AM/LOW TIDE Black Headed Gull - 2 OTHER BIRDS/AM Great Spotted Woodpecker (Wet Woodland) - 1 Siskin (Hollowood) - 15 Teal (Filter Reedbed) - 6 Jay (River path) - 1  
15 November 2012
Put a date with a TV naturalist in someone’s stocking this Christmas
TV naturalist Mike Dilger is performing a series of shows at stunning wetland locations around the UK from 25 January next year and will be at WWT Castle Espie Wetland Centre, Co Down on the 29th January 2013. Tickets for the nine evening shows are sellin
15 November 2012
Wildlife sightings for 15th November 2012
1 Waxwing - sheltered lagoon 1 Oystercatcher - main lake, visiting several times over the morning from the river 16 Skylark - flew N+NW (throughout the morning) 11 Redpoll - south route or sheltered lagoon 7 Siskin - world wetlands, wildside 6 Brambling
15 November 2012
Green-winged Teal again
Green-winged Teal again with 2000+ Eurasian Teal from the Ron Barker Hide. Many more teal are present on the reserve. Plenty of Pink-footed Geese locally with around 5000 on the reserve mid morning. In with the Pink's were 30+ Barnacle Geese. A good rapto
14 November 2012
Recent Sightings
Sightings from the 11th November have included: 307 Whooper Swans (some with cygnets) on Estuary. Kingfisher was seen on the Main Lake, along with 213 Mallard, 14 Tufted Ducks, 40 Greylag Geese, 1 Coot, 1 Shelduck, 1 Little Egret and 1 Heron. Slavonian G
14 November 2012
Today's bird sightings
A black redstart has been seen from the British Steel hide and two great white egrets have been seen on the estuary along with 120 curlew, 110 black tailed godwit, 265 pintail, 53 wigeon, 87 shelduck and 6 brent geese.
14 November 2012
Today's sightings
One of the Bitterns photographed today by Gordon Youdale at the Zeiss Hide The Zeiss Hide BITTERN 1 showing very well LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1 Black-tailed Godwit 64 Water Rail 1 Cetti's Warbler 1 The Rushy Bewick's Swan 7 Pintail 80 The Tack Piece Ruff 6
14 November 2012