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Today's wild bird sightings
478 curlew 571 black tailed godwit 219 knot 58 redshank 20 greenshank 12 snipe kingfisher 51 greylag wigeon gadwall tufted duck teal mallard Pochard 5 jay 5 goldcrest 2 great spotted woodpecker green woodpecker
19 October 2012
Wildlife sightings for 19th October 2012
32 Wigeon - main lake, sheltered lagoon 3 Snipe - grazing marsh 65+ Goldfinch - sheltered lagoon, wildside 8 Chiffchaff - wildside, sheltered lagoon 5 Siskin - wildside Recent bird highlights: Short-eared Owl, Marsh Harrier, Hen Harrier, Peregrine, Buzzar
19 October 2012
Todays sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Mid Teal - 57 Mallard - 18 Gadwall - 2 Curlew - 80 Redshank - 16 Lapwing - 7 Black Headed Gull - 26 Saline Lagoon Mallard - 21 Grey Heron - 1 Other Birds Long Tailed Tit - Wader Lake Footpath -
19 October 2012
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide BITTERN 1 Showing very well this morning Kingfisher 1 Water Rail 2 Cetti's Warbler 2 Black-tailed Godwit 174 Dunlin 29 Teal 2300 Grey Heron 2 The South Finger Redpoll 25 Siskin 8 Chaffinch 200 Cetti's Warbler 2 The South Lake LONG-BILLED DO
19 October 2012
Bat in broad daylight
This rare footage of a Nathusius' Pipistrelle was shot from the Observatory at WWT London Wetland Centre by Jonny Rex on Wednesday 17 October. The bat was hunting at around 5.30pm, which suggests it may have been roosting nearby. Feeding in daylight is a
18 October 2012
Geese numbers after the goose count
We started goose counts at the weekend to see the extent of the predicted decline of the pink-footed geese. These counts are nationally co-ordinated and the results in Lancashire are: Total: 77,683 Wyre estuary 7300 Cocker’s Dyke 2650 Pilling 29082
18 October 2012
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide Avocet 3 (Adult and two first winters) LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1 Adult Black-tailed Godwit 271 Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 32 Dunlin 49 Ruff 1 Teal 2200 Pintail 40 Shoveler 35 The Holden Tower White-fronted Goose 5 Barnacle Goose 110 Peregrin
18 October 2012
First of the rarer gesse
Three Tundra Bean Geese (adult + 2 juveniles) were found in among Pink's mid morning. The flock was mobile so they were not relocated by mid afternoon, however a European White-fronted Goose was. At least 5000 Pink-footed Geese on the reserve by early aft
18 October 2012
Wildlife sightings for 18th October 2012
4 Meadow Pipit - over SW 1 Rock Pipit - over W 14 Siskin - flew S+SW, plus a few moving between wildside and south route 9 Redpoll - flew W+SW, mostly single birds with one or two dropping into wildside 6 Redwing - over SW 2 Skylark - over NW 2 Linnet -
18 October 2012
Todays sightings
WADER LAKE/AM/MID-HIGH TIDE Mallard - 17 Teal - 87 Grey Heron - 6 Moorhen - 4 Black Headed Gull - 11 OTHER BIRDS/AM Lagoon Path Blackbird - 7 Bullfinch - 1 HAWTHORN WOOD/AM Great Tit - 17 Pheasant - 11 Robin - 2 Bullfinch - 1 Chaffinch - 2 &
18 October 2012
Out on the reserve today
Little grebe - 1 (main lagoon) Flocks of black-tailed godwit and lapwing Yesterday: Crane - 13
18 October 2012
Terry Waite to unveil new information boards at Slimbridge
Terry Waite, CBE, will unveil new information boards at the Canoe safari when he visits Slimbridge Wetland Centre next week (Saturday 27). Former hostage Mr Waite, will be representing the Romany Society as its patron, after it kindly donated money to th
17 October 2012
9000 Pink-footed Geese
A good count from this morning of 9000 Pink-feet on the reserve, also 370 Whooper Swan. Calmer conditions meant the Mere was packed with Teal, Pintail and Wigeon early on. Merlin late afternoon, 2 Marsh Harrier (imm male and juv), 2 Peregrine (ad+juv), 3
17 October 2012
Today's sightings
The Holden Tower Oystercatcher 1 Little Stint 1 Dunlin 29 Redshank 19 Spotted Redshank 1 Grey Plover 8 Golden plover 73 Curlew 60 Common Crane 4 Shelduck 90 Pintail 40 Barnacle Goose 110 White-fronted Goose 5 Buzzard 6 Peregrine 2 Sparrowhawk 1 The South
17 October 2012
Today's wild bird sightings
212 black tailed godwits 257 wigeon 6 knot 1 redshank 16 greenshank 20 teal 38 shoveler 16 shelduck 6 pintail 25 little egret 60 greylag goose
17 October 2012