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Wildlife sightings - 31/05/2017

Wildlife sightings - 31/05/2017

AM mid tide Wader Lake: Avocet 27 adults + 12 chicks Oystercatcher 2 adults + 1 chick Lapwing 10 adults + 9 chicks Ringed plover 2 Little-ringed plover 2 Redshank 2 Common tern 175 Black-headed gull 83 Grey heron 11 adults + 22 juveniles Shoveler 3  

31 May 2017

High hopes for stilts

High hopes for stilts

First for reserve as rare wader hatches chicks

31 May 2017

Today's Sightings

Today's Sightings

Mute swan Whooper swan Moorhen Coot Mallard Shoveler Shelduck Gadwall Redshank Avocet Little egret Black-winged stilt Black-tailed godwit Swallow House martin Tree sparrow House sparrow Goldfinch Stock dove Greenshank

31 May 2017

Black-winged stilts hatch chicks for first time at WWT Welney

Black-winged stilts hatch chicks for first time at WWT Welney

Black-winged stilt pair with chick For the first time ever a pair of unusual wading birds, black-winged stilts, have chosen to breed on the reserve at WWT Welney Wetland Centre. This species of bird has been a vagrant

31 May 2017

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

Rushy Pen This morning a Mediterranean gull was seen here along with two common cranes and lots of avocets with their chicks. The hybrid wigeon is also still around so keep your eyes peeled. Tack Piece Seen from the Robbie Garnett Hide in total were thr

31 May 2017

Reserve Update Wednesday 31st May

Reserve Update Wednesday 31st May

Back to more of the sunny weather today!  Blackcap parents are busy feeding chicks along the Avenue.  There are now two Swallow nests being utilised at the Teal Pond hide, another above the entrance way to join the one at the left hand side inside. Two

31 May 2017

Wildlife sightings for 31st May 2017

Wildlife sightings for 31st May 2017

2 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 2 Lapwing chicks - grazing marsh, reservoir lagoon 3 Shelduck - main lake 2 Shoveler - reservoir lagoon, wader scrape 1 Whitethroat - singing around entrance lake   May bird highlights: Wood Sandpiper, Grey Plov

31 May 2017

Hobby

Hobby

A Hobby was seen from the Ron Barker hide this afternoon, also the immature Little Gull is still present but no reports of the Little Stint today. A Kingfisher was again seen from the Ron Barker Hide. Just off site a 'Channel Wagtail' was seen along Curle

30 May 2017

Recent Sightings

Recent Sightings

Southern Marsh Orchid, Cr. Rob Werran Millennium Wetlands Little Grebe 5 Mute Swan 21 Canada Goose 3 Shelduck 6 Gadwall 22 Shoveler 2 Pochard 14 Tufted Duck 7 Lapwing 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 Song Thrush 8 Mistle

30 May 2017

Todays sightings so far

Todays sightings so far

Mute swan Whooper swan Egyptian goose Moorhen Coot Mallard Shoveler Gadwall Shelduck Tufted duck Avocet Black-tailed godwit Redshank Oystercatcher Little egret Lapwing Reed warbler Sedge warbler Cetti's warbler Swallow House martin Goldfinch Chaffinch Tre

30 May 2017

Wildlife sightings - 30/05/17

Wildlife sightings - 30/05/17

AM mid tide Wader Lake: Avocet 26 adults + 11 chicks Common terns 117 Oystercatcher 2 Shoveler 2 Black-tailed godwit 1 Ringed plover 1 Little-ringed plover 1 Redshank 3 Lapwing 17 adults + 9 chicks Grey heron 25   Saline Lagoon: Oystercatcher 2 Shel

30 May 2017

Cloudy skies

Cloudy skies

A cloudy start to the day and it looks like it is set to continue and remain grey. Rushy The recently hatched oystercatcher chicks are out just in front of the Rushy Pen Hide, with their adults staying near. Again the avocet chicks are still around, at le

30 May 2017

Wildlife sightings for 30th May 2017

Wildlife sightings for 30th May 2017

3 Little Ringed Plover - main lake, wader scrape 2 Lapwing chicks - grazing marsh, main lake 1 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon 2 Shoveler - reservoir lagoon, grazing marsh 1 Common Tern - fishing on sheltered lagoon 1 Whitethroat - singing around entrance lak

30 May 2017

Where do the waders go?

Where do the waders go?

Greenshank by Ann Karin Gaasland Each season brings us different birds to see on the reserve, some travelling North from Southern Europe and Africa to spend the summer with us and some travelling South from Northern E

29 May 2017

Little Stint & Little Gull

Little Stint & Little Gull

A nice breeding plumage Little Stint was found from Ron Barker Hide this morning, the 2nd record of this tiny wader this spring. Other waders on site today included 17 Black-tailed Godwit, Ringed Plover, Little Ringed Plover, Lapwing, Redshank, Oystercatc

29 May 2017