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Eric! Teenage-hood looms.
Teenage-hood is looming as feather quills push the skin and down begins to shed. The babes are currently being weaned, and someone is none too happy about it! Number 2 is by far the biggest of the three flams, and through a mixture of greed and blind luc
22 November 2011
WeBS count
Wigeon (2940) Teal (695) Mallard (452) Shoveler (79) Northern Pintail (19) Gadwall (10) Pochard (74) Pink-footed Goose (2) White-fronted Goose (3) Canada Goose (110 [...]
22 November 2011
The 150th Species
Another quality day for any birders visiting the reserve. Difficult to call a highlight as you could choose from a number of different competing birdwatching experiences. Was it 1000+ Whooper Swan? Wa [...]
22 November 2011
Wildlife sightings for 22nd November 2011
2 Red-crested Pochard - male and female, reservoir lagoon. Later seen on the main lake (see photo above) 1 Shelduck - main lake 1 Pintail - male, main lake (on the left in the photo abo [...]
22 November 2011
Today's sightings
Holden Tower The Dumbles @0830 Rooks and Jackdaw Greylag 2 Lapwing 250 Ruff 2 in the scrape Linnet 22 Tack Piece Wigeon 1200 E. White-fronted Goose 64 Barnacle, Canada and Grey [...]
22 November 2011
Three smew is good news
Guest blog by London Wetland Centre's Chief Ecologist, Richard Bullock Smew - Yvonne Simmonds We've been very excited about a visit from three redhead (female or juvenile) smew on the reservoir lagoon today. Three sme
21 November 2011
White-fronts drop in
Six European White-fronted Geese dropped in at 2.15pm onto Plover Field yesterday with around 100 Pink-footed Geese. Also 4 Barnacle Geese with them. An early morning count showed that there are still 3,600 Pink-footed geese using the reserve with a massi
21 November 2011
Walk away those Christmas calories on Boxing Day
Wake up on Boxing Day feeling like a pig in a blanket? Many of us overindulge on turkey, booze and Christmas pud, so why not clear those foggy heads with some fresh air and work off those festive excesses with a visit to WWT Arundel Wetland Centre – one
21 November 2011
Out on the reserve today
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21 November 2011
Raptors
Plenty of raptors in action today. Three Peregrine causing pandemonium amongst the 900+ Lapwing and 2000+ Common Teal throughout most of the day, suggesting that at least one of them hadn't eaten. [...]
21 November 2011
Todays Sightings
Folly Pond GREEN-WINGED TEAL 1 Teal 170 Wigeon 250 Whooper Swan 111 Black-tailed Godwit 34 Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 50 Wigeon 100 Tufted Duck 60 Avenue Tower Teal 200 [...]
21 November 2011
Wildlife sightings for 21st November 2011
3 redhead Smew - reservoir lagoon. The UK wintering population of these birds is around 180 individuals over the previous few winters. The threshold for national significance for a site is two birds. [...]
21 November 2011
Today's sightings
Zeiss Hide Black-tailed Godwit 65 Redshank 32 Dunlin 12 Teal 670 Water Rail 2 Pintail 12 Bewick's Swan 20 Plus Mallard, Wigeon, Greylag, Buzzard, Fieldfare and Cetti's Warble [...]
21 November 2011
White-fronts drop in
Six European White-fronted Geese dropped in at 2.15pm onto Plover Field with around 100 Pink-footed Geese. Also 4 Barnacle Geese with Pink's. An early morning count had 3,600 Pink-footed Geese [...]
20 November 2011
Today's wild bird sightings
c300 wigeon 61 gadwall teal shoveler shelduck mallard tufted duck pochard 94 greylag goose peregrine sparrowhawk buzzard 4 green [...]
20 November 2011