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Continental blackbirds arrive
Despite the heavy rain showers this morning, a small flock of seven barnacle geese flew east over site. The autumnal weather of the last few days has also seen the arrival of redwing and mistle thrush, which are passing over. The often-overlooked continen
12 October 2011
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Come rain or shine, Regatta – the UK’s leading outdoor clothing and footwear brand - can help you prepare for your very own adventure in the great outdoors. Regatta, a corporate patron of Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, has linked up with us to encoura
12 October 2011
Wildlife sightings
Wader Lake am Tide mid-low Gadwall 11 Teal 18 Wigeon 3 Bla [...]
12 October 2011
Kiss me quack!
'Love at first kiss' by Louise Gibbon These canoodling love birds were caught on camera at WWT Washington Wetland Centre. The image of the white-faced whistling ducks (which are actually ‘alopreening’, o
11 October 2011
Out on the reserve today
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11 October 2011
Bats and spiders weekend at London Wetland Centre
Wasp Spider If you’ve never seen a curly haired tarantula or the closest you’ve been to a bat is as it swoops by overhead, then head down to WWT London Wetland Centre on 22 and 23 October. A display of spiders and
11 October 2011
Wildlife sightings - including little egret
Wader Lake Low tide Wigeon 2 Teal 70 Black-headed gull 56 Mallard 22 Redshank 2 Moorhen 22 Grey hero [...]
10 October 2011
Eric! the saga continues...
The gruesome threesome are still going strong, and the Ericking is only getting louder! Like the common cranes, exercise proves very important for the early development of young flamingos. As with any long-legged species the muscle growth needs to keep up
8 October 2011
Autumnwatch comes to Slimbridge!
Autumnwatch will be tracking the very best of wildlife action from Slimbridge Wetland Centre in November. Set against the spectacular backdrop of the Severn Estuary in Gloucestershire, Slimbridge is one of Europe’s finest wetlands and boasts some wonder
7 October 2011
Centre wins gold tourism award
We did it! WWT Washington Wetland Centre has clinched a top spot in this year’s North East England Tourism Awards, winning gold in the Small Visitor Attraction of the Year category. The annual event saw more than 40 businesses compete for a number of aw
7 October 2011
Whimbrel on Wader Lake
A whimbrel has just dropped in down at Wader Lake again, along with five curlew. The birds leave first thing of a morning, but as the nights draw in they should start arriving within opening time, [...]
7 October 2011
Wildlife sightings
Wader Lake Jackdaw 70 Grey heron 7 Teal 24 Black-headed gull 82 Corner meadow Grey partridge [...]
6 October 2011
Eric!! The flamingo take over
As you may already have seen in the paper or on the news, we are hand-rearing 3 Chilean Flamingo chicks! After a wet patch in mid August, several of the female Chileans were a little late in settling down to lay their eggs. Whether it was because the pare
5 October 2011
Staff handrear baby flamingos hatched too late to be loved
A Chilean flamingo chick Three flamingo babies are being handreared by workers at an attraction in Gloucestershire after they hatched out of season. The Chilean flamingo eggs hatched a month later than the norm leadin
5 October 2011
Wildlife sightings
Wader Lake Teal 42 Shoveller 16 Wigeon 3 Black-headed gull 41 Redshank 23 Common snipe 3 Hawthorn Wood Long-tailed tit 11 Willow tit 3 Coal tit 8 [...]
5 October 2011