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Today's sightings
Cranes + chick Whooper swan Mute swan Greylag Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Garganey Wigeon Tufted duck Gadwall Coot + chicks Moorhen Ruff Black tailed godwit Avocet Redshank Greenshank Dunlin Oystercatcher Lapwing + chicks Little ringed plover Common tern Bl
6 May 2018
Wildlife sightings 05/05/18 (sorry for the delay)
a.m. high tide Wader Lake avocet 34 (along with the 6 birds on lagoon, total of 40 adult birds - site record) Grey heron 38 Oystercatcher Little ringed plover Black tailed godwit Lapwing 10 adults + 4 chicks Redshank 2 Common tern 24 Black headed gull 1
6 May 2018
Great White Egret
Mid point Summer Walkway Opened for the first time this year, great to be able to get out to the estuary again. Bit quiet for birds but lots of Shelduck a Heron, Reed and Sedge Warbleres anda Wheatear along the Dumbles edge. Holden Tower and Walkway Avoc
5 May 2018
Today's Highlights
Avocet Lapwing Oystercatcher Greenshank Black-tailed godwit Little egret Moorhen and chicks Coot and chicks Cranes and chick Grey heron Black-headed gull Common tern Whooper swan Mute swan Greylag goose Barnacle goose Pochard Shelduck Shoveler Tufted duck
5 May 2018
Recent Sightings (2nd-5th May)
Reed Bunting. Russ Myners Millennium Wetlands The Reedbeds are alive with noise from singing Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Reed Bunting and a calling Water Rail. On Deep Water Lake Island look out for the nesti
5 May 2018
Wildlife sightings for 5th May 2018
2 Common Tern 1 Buzzard - over NW 2 Sparrowhawk (pair) - displaying over wildside 2 Red Kite - over W 1 Teal (male) - scrape 1 Shelduck - scrape 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 4 Redshank - scrape 1 Whitethroat - scrape bank (NE corner) 2 Yellow Wagtail
5 May 2018
Crane chick growing up
The pair of cranes which bred at WWT Welney are providing great opportunities to watch them. The single chick is growing and will soon be taller than much of the vegetation around it. We have only seen one chick, so it could be that the second egg did
4 May 2018
Friday birding
Shelduck (c) Roger Byng South Lake Hides Four Mediterranean Gulls again this morning, although the pair do not look as though they have yet laid any eggs. Also of note were 16 Tufted Duck, an Oystercatcher, 20 Sheld
4 May 2018
Today's sightings
Cranes and chick Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag Shelduck Great crested grebe Little grebe Shoveler Garganey Mandarin Mallard Pochard Teal Gadwall Tufted duck Wigeon Coot Moorhen Avocet Oystercatcher Redshank Common sandpiper Black tailed godwit Ruff Littl
4 May 2018
Wildlife sightings for 4th May 2018
1 Lesser Whitethroat - south route 4 Wheatear - marsh 2 Willow Warbler - wildside 1 Common Tern - main lake, scrape 2 Hobby p.m. 2 Buzzard - over W (0910hrs) 1 Shelduck - wader scrape 4 Redshank - wader scrape 1 Common Sandpiper - reservoir lagoon 6 Sw
4 May 2018
More Crane action
Along with our two pairs of Crane on the South Lake and Rushy, another pair were back prospecting the island from the Zeiss Hide. Fingers crossed for another nest here soon. Also of note was a Dark-bellied Brent Goose on the Dumbles, presumably the bi
3 May 2018
New pond zone!
Pondering over what to do this summer? A new development at WWT Martin Mere might provide the answer! Work has begun this week on a major new Pond Zone development at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre. Nick Brooks, Centre Manager at Martin Mere, welcomed the
3 May 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Pintail Wigeon Teal Pochard Tufted duck Garganey (x3, Lyle hide) Great crested grebe Coot Moorhen Cranes Whimbrel Oystercatcher Black-tailed godwit (x4) Greenshank Redshank Avocet (28+) Common sandp
3 May 2018
Wildlife sightings for 3rd May 2018
2 Mediterranean Gull - main lake 1 Lesser Whitethroat - wildside 1 Garden Warbler - wildside 2 Whinchat - grazing marsh 1 Wheatear - grazing marsh 2 Common Tern - main lake 1 Common Sandpiper - reservoir lagoon 1 Shelduck - wader scrape 4 Redshank - wa
3 May 2018
Reserve Update Thursday 3rd May
Lovely to hear a Grasshopper Warbler 'singing' over the banking from Teal Pond Hide entrance this morning. There is quite a chorus building with Willow Warblers, Sedge Warblers, Blackcap and Goldfinch all making their presence known in that one area.
3 May 2018