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Lapwing Avocet Redshank Egyptian Goose Black-tailed Godwit Little Ringed Plover Shelduck Swallow House Martin Sedge Warbler Kingfisher House Sparrow Tree Sparrow Shoveler Pied Wagtail Goldfinch Oystercatcher Reed Bunting
13 June 2017
Recent Sightings
Reed Bunting Cr. Russ Myners Millennium Wetlands Little Grebe 5 Grey Heron 1 Mute Swan 11 Canada Goose Gadwall 10 Pochard 7 (6 ducklings) Tufted Duck 8 Peregrine 1 Water Rail 1 Black headed gulls Mediterranean Gull 1
13 June 2017
Wildlife sightings - 13/06/17
a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Avocet 25 + 16 chicks Kestrel 2 Shelduck 15 Tufted duck 8 Teal 1 Gadwall 7 + 10 ducklings Common tern 120 Lapwing 5 Black-tailed godwit 1 Ringed plover 2 Oystercatcher 2 Saline Lagoon Oystercatcher 3 Lapwing 2 + 1 chick Eur
13 June 2017
Rare birds released on the Fens in ‘conservation first’ for the UK
25 rare black-tailed godwits were released into their new home in the Cambridgeshire Fens yesterday by conservationists from RSPB and the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) as part of ‘Project Godwit’. After the eggs were removed from nests and hatc
13 June 2017
Make a Bug Hotel with dad this father’s day with FREE entry at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre
Why not treat your loved ones this father’s day with FREE entry for dad, tad or tad-cu at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre on Sunday 18 June and enjoy the stunning surroundings overlooking the incredible Gower Peninsula. This is a proper treat for dad and a
13 June 2017
Wildlife sightings for 13th June 2017
2 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 2 Redshank - reservoir lagoon 3 Common Tern - main lake 1 Shoveler - reservoir lagoon 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital ledge May bird highlights: Wood Sandpiper, Grey Plover, Whinchat, Oystercatcher, Greenshank, Whi
13 June 2017
Rare birds released on the Fens in ‘conservation first’ for the UK
25 rare black-tailed godwits were released into their new home in the Cambridgeshire Fens yesterday by conservationists from RSPB and the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) as part of ‘Project Godwit’. After the eggs were removed from nests and hatch
13 June 2017
Wildlife sightings for 12th June 2017
4 Redshank - 1 chick seen (pm) - reservoir lagoon 2 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 2 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon, wader scrape 2 Common Tern - main lake Pochard with brood of 4 young - wader scrape 1 Shoveler - reservoir lagoon May bird hi
13 June 2017
Incredible Insects weekend is June 24-25
Enjoy insect activities with our Learning Team on June 24-25. Join the Great Wetland Bug Hunt at Arundel Wetland Centre with a free insect spotters guide available at the admission desk during Incredible Insects weeke
12 June 2017
Today's Sightings
Little ringed plover and chicks Little egret Redshank Shelduck and chicks Avocet and chicks Black-tailed godwit Wren Goldfinch Swallow Lapwing Kingfisher Reed warbler Oystercatcher Tree sparrow Greenfinch Swift Whitethroat Common tern Yellow wagtail Corn
12 June 2017
Crane and Kingfisher updates
Cranes Bart and Ruby are still tending their offspring well, we are pleased to see the active chick being taken for a walk onto the wader scrape, it's now being fed by a parent proving they know exactly what to do. It was vital this chick began eating tod
12 June 2017
Wildlife sightings - 12/06/17
a.m. Tide Level: Mid (going out) Wader Lake Avocet 26 + 20 chicks Kestrel 2 Black-tailed godwit 2 Ringed plover 3 Little ringed plover Common tern 140 + Grey heron 13 Shoveler 2 Gadwall 2 Shelduck 20 + 11 ducklings Saline Lagoon Avocet 2 Grey heron 1 Haw
12 June 2017
Monday update, June 12th
Calmer this morning after quite severe winds all of yesterday which made for difficult birding, though around the high tide there were several Fulmars and Gannets battling their way back out to sea from the Inner Solway where the inclement conditions had
12 June 2017
Crane pair hatch their first chick
Cranes Crane pair 'Bart and Ruby' have finally hatched a chick, after a number of false starts during recent years they incubated their two eggs carefully and have hatched at least one chick so far, we will wait to see what happens with the second egg. T
11 June 2017
Today's Sightings
Redshank Avocet Lapwing Little Ringed Plover Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Gadwall Black-tailed Godwit Swallow House Martin Tree Sparrow House Sparrow Goldfinch Whooper Swan Mute Swan Marsh Harrier Little Egret Cetti's Warbler Tufted Duck Buzzard Cormorant Ho
11 June 2017