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Great Crested Grebe - Dance Off
Great Crested Grebes are getting ready for spring and putting on wonderful displays at the moment dancing to one another.
3 March 2015
Todays Highlights
6 cranes flew over Lady Fen circling and calling (bugling) Buzzard Marsh harrier Kestrel 4 Barn owls hunting Golden plover Lapwing Curlew Redshank Oystercatcher Black-tailed godwit
3 March 2015
Mystery Bird Shot
A blustery couple of days keeping many birds tucked in. Waders to the fore with 66 Avocet, 59 Ruff, 60+ Oystercatcher, 17 Black-tailed Godwit, 400+ Lapwing (some now display flying), Redshank, 2 Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, Common Snipe and Curlew. Water leve
3 March 2015
TODAYS SIGHTINGS
WADER LAKE / AM / LOW TIDE / 60% FROZEN Avocet - 3 Lapwing - 20 Oystercatcher - 4 Shoveler - 4 Teal - 34 Shelduck - 14 Grey Heron - 20 HAWTHORN WOOD / AM Treecreeper - 1 Long-Tailed Tit - 11 Coal Tit - 5 Bullfinch - 10 OTHER BIRDS / AM Goosa
3 March 2015
Wildlife sightings for 3rd March 2015
1 Bittern - main lake N shore 1 Redshank - wader scrape 12 Snipe -main lake, wader scrape 11 Mandarin - wildside February bird highlights: Shelduck, Bittern, Peregrine, Pheasant, Black-tailed Godwit, Redshank, Kingfisher, Stonechat, Brambling, Treecreeper
3 March 2015
More avocets arrive
Three avocets have been spotted on Wader Lake as of 9am this morning :-D
3 March 2015
Today's sightings
Hide round between 0815-0915 Holden Tower Wigeon 90 Shelduck 110 Golden Plover 60 Lapwing 60 Dunlin 140 Curlew 20 Bewick's Swan Tack Piece E. White-fronted Goose 175 Pink-footed Goose 1 Wigeon 200 Black-tailed Godwit 149 Bewick's Swan 4 South Lake Oysterc
3 March 2015
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Shelduck 89 (Dumbles/estuary at low tide) Wigeon 80 Golden Plover 80 Lapwing 200 Dunlin 40 Pied Wagtail 2 Tack Piece E. White-fronted Goose 177 Pink-footed Goose 1 adult Wigeon 200 Teal 110 Bewick's Swan 12 Shoveler 30 Pochard 60 Rushy Bewick
2 March 2015
Today's bird sightings
British Steel hide/estuary 3 buzzard, red kite, kestrel, merlin, 258 black tailed godwit, 31 lapwing, 238 wigeon, 58 shelduck, 21 teal, 16 shoveler, 19 tufted duck, 30 mallard, 12 greylag goose, water rail, 6 reed bunting, 4 bullfinch, 10 meadow pipit and
2 March 2015
Recent Sightings - 2nd March
The following sightings were recorded by Pete Matchett, Reserve Warden Highlights over the last week include the Spoonbill returning to the reserve after an absence of around 2 weeks and appeared on the Wader Marsh and the Peninsula Saltmarsh to feed on
2 March 2015
Is this a case of third time lucky? Slimbridge crane couple prepare nest
The famous crane couple at WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre has been busy preparing a nest, raising the hope that they will succeed in raising chicks this year. This is the third year that common cranes Monty and Chris(tine) have nested in full view of the
2 March 2015
Avocets return
Our first avocet of 2015 returned to Wader Lake on Sat 28 February - the second earliest arrival ever since first nesting here in 2006. Thanks to Steve Johnson for sharing this pic via Facebook. Avocet on Wader Lake by Ste
2 March 2015
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese Around 5000 around the reserve today, best viewed from the Farmhouse Tower Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 80 Mute Swan 50 Mallard 110 Tufted Duck 30 Wigeon 110 SCAUP 1 ♀ POCHARD 1 ♂ Little Egret 1 Gadwall 1 Oystercatcher 2 Folly Pond GREEN
2 March 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Black-headed Gull - 140+ Avocet - 1 Lapwing - 46 Oystercatcher - 5 Shelduck - 34 Heron - 12 (9 in nest) Jackdaw - 8 Canada Goose - 5 Greylag Goose - 2 Teal - 4 Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 1 Hawthorn W
2 March 2015
Wildlife sightings for 2nd March 2015
1 Bittern - main lake N shore 10 Snipe - marsh, main lake 1 Redshank - scrape 2 Stonechat - marsh 1 Peregrine - flew SE from Charing Cross Hospital ledge February bird highlights: Shelduck, Bittern, Peregrine, Pheasant, Black-tailed Godwit, Redshan
2 March 2015