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People and wildlife to benefit from funding boost
The river reedbed at the saline lagoon, which will form part of the view from the new hide Plans to bring wildlife and people closer together at WWT Washington Wetland Centre are set to go ahead thanks to a generous g
17 February 2015
40th Anniversary Fact Of The Day: Twelve Days To Go
Its only Twelve days until our 40th Anniversary. Todays fact of the day is: WWT was the first organisation to breed Falkland Island Flightless Steamer Ducks in Britain.
17 February 2015
40th Anniversary Fact of the Day: Twelve Days To Go
Its only Twelve days until our 40th Anniversary. Today's fact of the day is: WWT was the first organisation to breed Falkland Island Flightless Steamer Ducks in Britain.
17 February 2015
Wildlife sightings for 17th February 2015
3 Pintail - main lake 1 Redshank - wader scrape 10 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 1 Brambling - (male) at feeders near Peacock tower before flying NW 1 Treecreeper - seen by sheltered lagoon path January/February bi
17 February 2015
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese Around 4000 around the reserve today, best viewed from the Farmhouse Tower Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 130 Mute Swan 40 Mallard 200 Tufted Duck 30 Pintail 1 Wigeon 130 Canada Goose 10 Folly Pond GREEN-WINGED TEAL ♂ Teal 150 Wigeon 100 Shov
17 February 2015
Today's sightings
Brilliant sunshine here today, lots of birds singing around the site including Song Thrush, Greenfinch, Chaffinch, Dunnock, Wren and Robin. Holden Tower/Tack Piece Peregrine 2 Little Stint 4 Dunlin 500 (most on the estuary at 0830) Black-tailed Godwit 58
17 February 2015
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese Around 8000 around the reserve today, best viewed from the Farmhouse Tower Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 130 Mute Swan 30 Mallard 120 Tufted Duck 25 Wigeon 60 Canada Goose 2 Folly Pond GREEN-WINGED TEAL ♂ Teal 150 Wigeon 100 Shoveler 10 Sheld
16 February 2015
40th Anniversary Fact Of The Day: Thirteen Days To Go
Its only thirteen days to go until we hit the big 4 0. Today's interesting fact of the day is: WWT Martin Mere has second largest population of moorhens in the country
16 February 2015
Avocet Return
It's a sure sign that spring is on it's way with the return of 3 Avocet. Last years birds returned on the 9th February, the earliest ever. So this is back to form and the same date as 2013. These birds will be constantly present now until July. Top bird o
16 February 2015
Today's sightings-large wintering flocks
Holden Tower (wader flocks also visiting the Tack Piece and Top New Piece) Peregrine male hunting waders, female sitting in the tallest trees. Golden Plover 1100 Lapwing 2000 Barnacle Goose 190 Oystercatcher 2 Little Stint 3 at least, feeding around th
16 February 2015
Good Morning!
Here is a run down of species spotted around the Arundel site this morning. RESERVE; Nuthatch, Blue/ Great/ Long tailed & Coal tit, Buzzard, Pheasant, 3 Gold crest, (throughout the central area of the Reed bed), Kingfishers, Dunnock, Grey wagtail,
16 February 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Heron (in heronry) - 15 Lapwing - 30 Curlew - 10 Oystercatcher - 2 Shelduck - 8 Canada Goose - 12 Greylag Goose - 8 Tufted Duck - 20 Herring Gull - 12 Mute Swan - 1 Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 4 Hawth
16 February 2015
Wildlife sightings for 16th February 2015
2 Bittern - main lake, outside Headley hide 9 Mandarin - world wetlands 1 Redshank - scrape 5 Snipe - marsh 13 Common Gull - main lake, reservoir lagoon 30 Redwing - flew N 2 Stonechat - pair, marsh Additional sightings from yesterday: 4 Bittern -
16 February 2015
Bewick's Swan - Winter Wonderland
The rare Bewick’s swans are preparing to embark on an incredible journey. Footage by Adam Finch
16 February 2015
In the pink! And very bright (part 2)
In my last post I mentioned that I had more to say on the subject of flamingo love over this Valentine's Day period. Well this post is less about love in a romantic sense, and more about love in a caring, nurturing, parenting sense. And I have Sparky to t
15 February 2015