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Reserve Update Thursday 3rd May
Lovely to hear a Grasshopper Warbler 'singing' over the banking from Teal Pond Hide entrance this morning. There is quite a chorus building with Willow Warblers, Sedge Warblers, Blackcap and Goldfinch all making their presence known in that one area.
3 May 2018
Project Godwit guided tours coming soon
Due to a challenging spring this year there has been a delay in the headstarting process. We hope to be able to release details of this year's Project Godwit guided tours in the coming weeks, at which point we will be accepting bookings for the dates list
2 May 2018
A wet start
It was a very wet start this morning with heavy downpours passing up the valley. Many of the birds kept a low profile until the weather cleared and the sun came out for the afternoon. Sedge incubating through the rain
2 May 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Barnacle goose Greylag Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Gadwall Pintail Tufted duck Coot Moorhen Cranes Little egret Oystercatcher Avocet Little ringed plover Lapwing Black-headed gull Lesser black-backed gull Swift Swallow Reed bunting Tree sparrow Ho
2 May 2018
'Wetland cities' could be reality this year
WWT Chief Executive Martin Spray has hinted that a new ‘wetland city’ accreditation scheme could be a reality by the end of this year. The news was included in a speech to the Ramsar Convention in Switzerland this week, which he delivered on behalf o
2 May 2018
Wildlife sightings for 2nd May 2018
1 Whitethroat - reservoir lagoon (opposite wildside hide) 1 Whinchat - grazing marsh 1 Yellow Wagtail - grazing marsh 1 Common Tern - main lake 1 Pheasant - sheltered lagoon 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 2 Shelduck - wader scrape 4 Redshank - wader sc
2 May 2018
Recent Sightings (27th Apr-1st May)
Shetland Sheep Millennium Wetlands We had lots of highlights out on the Reserve this weekend for the annual Dawn Chorus event. This included the site's first view of a Swift this year. A Grasshopper Warbler has
1 May 2018
Sightings Tuesday May 1st
Bright Sunny day here at Welney, all hides are now open but you will need Wellies or walking boots to get to Reedbed hide. Sighting today: Mute swan Crane Great white egret Grey heron Spoonbill Barnacle goose Greylag goose Gadwall Garganey Mallard Pintail
1 May 2018
Latest Sightings - Tuesday 1st May
Nesting season is underway with our Ospreys sitting on at least 2 eggs now, see them on the live webcam (link below). Oystercatchers are using three of the four nesting rafts on the reserve. The pair on the Teal Pond have 3 eggs, the pair on the Fo
1 May 2018
Today's sightings
Oystercatcher- at least 7 pairs are nesting. Holden Tower 1 Curlew on the spartina island, pair of Peregrine, 8 Lapwing and 75 Avocet on the Dumbles. Rushy Hide Nine pairs of Black-headed Gull are now nesting as well as the Crane pair and three pairs of
1 May 2018
Wildlife sightings for 1st May 2018
6 Whinchat - grazing marsh 4 Wheatear - grazing marsh 2 Yellow Wagtail - grazing marsh 1 Jack Snipe - grazing marsh 1 Common Tern - main lake 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 1 Shelduck - wader scrape 4 Redshank - wader scrape 25+ House Martin - feeding l
1 May 2018
Bat survey proves Nathusius'pipistrelles onsite
A soprano pipistrelle and a Nathusius'pipistrelle from Thursday's harp trap. Photo: Paul Stevens Martyn Cook from Sussex Bat Group putting up the Harp Trap last Thursday evening.
30 April 2018
Today's sightings
Cranes Mute swan Whooper swan Egyptian goose Barnacle goose Greylag Shelduck Pintail Teal Wigeon Pochard Mallard Shoveler Gadwall Garganey (Nelson Lyle hide) Coot Moorhen Avocet Common sandpiper Oystercatcher Black tailed godwit Bar tailed godwit Redshank
30 April 2018
Wildlife sightings for 30th April 2018
1 Kittiwake - main lake, then flew off NW 1 Hobby - flew over site 1 Ringed Plover - main lake 5 Whinchat - grazing marsh 2 Wheatear - grazing marsh 6 Yellow Wagtail - grazing marsh 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 1 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 2 Dunlin -
30 April 2018
Recent Sightings €“ 30th April 2018
The following sightings were recorded today at low-tide from the reserve at Castle Espie. There has been a large number of Black-tailed godwits visiting the Wadermarsh as of late and we also had Ruff and Whimbrel in amongst the flock. A few Brent sti
30 April 2018