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Today's Sightings

Today's Sightings

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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