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WWT Snapshot September 2018

WWT Snapshot September 2018

Thank you to the astounding 600,000 visitors who took advantage of the nice weather to visit our wetland centres over spring and summer 2018. Here’s just some of the good conservation work your support has enabled WWT to achieve in the last three months

26 October 2018

Wildlife sightings for 26th October 2018

Wildlife sightings for 26th October 2018

1 Shelduck - main lake 1 Pintail - main lake 4 Meadow Pipit - grazing marsh 1 Grey Wagtail - main lake 2 Siskin - sheltered lagoon 2 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon, wader scrape 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital   October bird highlights: Shelduck, Gr

26 October 2018

Today's Sightings

Today's Sightings

Whooper Swan Mute Swan Mallard Shoveler Wigeon Teal Lapwing Gadwall Little Egret Curlew Meadow Pipit Skylark Tree Sparrow House Sparrow Greylag Goose Canada Goose Fieldfare Goldfinch Great-spotted Woodpecker Peregrine Jay Cetti's Warbler Golden Plover Buz

25 October 2018

Wildlife sightings - 25/10/18

Wildlife sightings - 25/10/18

a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Common snipe 10 Lapwing 16 Redshank 2 Teal 27 Shoveler 2 Black-headed gull 136 Herring gull 1 Stock dove 8 Fieldfare 4 Saline Lagoon Grey heron 2 Teal 21 Teal - 1 (river reedbed) Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch 4 Chaffinch 8 Willow

25 October 2018

The wetland reckoning in the desert

The wetland reckoning in the desert

The most important global meeting in three years for the planet's wetlands is underway in the United Arab Emirates. 180 countries are represented, including the UK. Also attending are six advising NGOs, including WWT. Our Director of Conservation James Ro

25 October 2018

Reserve Update Thursday 25th October - named Whoopers in with cygnets

Reserve Update Thursday 25th October - named Whoopers in with cygnets

Exciting morning with some of our named Whooper Swans returning with cygnets.  The weather is still mild so new birds arrive daily and some Whoopers continue to feed off the reserve.  Will see what happens this weekend with the cold snap and northerly

25 October 2018

Getting colder

Getting colder

A distinct chill in the air this morning but the fog soon cleared at dawn.  A few summer species still remain, including the Garganey on the Top New Piece and a Blackcap and Chiffchaff near the Decoy, although these latter two may be wintering birds repl

25 October 2018

Wildlife sightings for 25th October 2018

Wildlife sightings for 25th October 2018

1 Pintail - main lake 3 Snipe - main lake 1 Redpoll - over p.m. 6 Skylark - over NW+SW 30 Fieldfare - flew over heading NW, W 45 Redwing - flew over heading SW, W 6 Siskin - flew over heading SE 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital October bird highlights: S

25 October 2018

Bittern Returns

Bittern Returns

Chilly and overcast but thousands of birds! Sighting of the day goes to Bittern, seen in flight over the reed bed on the inner Reed Bed Walk. In most years we get wintering Bittern although the majority of sighting occur in the later half of winter. Is th

24 October 2018

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag Barnacle goose Canada goose Shoveler Mallard Gadwall Wigeon Teal Coot Moorhen Crane (x 1) Grey heron Little egret Black-tailed godwit Ruff Snipe Lapwing Golden plover Starling Skylark Meadow pipit Tree sparrow House sparrow

24 October 2018

Wildlife sightings for 24th October 2018

Wildlife sightings for 24th October 2018

1 Shelduck - main lake 8 Snipe - grazing marsh, main lake, wader scrape 12 Meadow Pipit - flew over heading S, SW 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital 7 Mandarin - main lake 5 Water Rail - main reedbeds   October bird highlights: Shelduck, Green Sandpi

24 October 2018

Reserve Update Wednesday 24th October

Reserve Update Wednesday 24th October

Good mix of birds on and around Folly Pond this morning.  We have Curlew and Black-tailed Godwit in the waders category, Mallard, Teal, Wigeon and Shoveler representing the ducks, Whooper Swans (obviously a touch late leaving the roosting pond!) and a m

24 October 2018

Rolling fog

Rolling fog

The thick fog over the river rolled back and forth across the reserve first thing this morning making counting a bit more tricky.  High tide has pushed a nice selection of waders on to the Top New Piece. Zeiss Hide The roosting wader flock included 156 G

24 October 2018

Recent sightings 20th-23rd October

Recent sightings 20th-23rd October

Waders Cr. Rob Werran British Steel hide Highlights from the British Steel hide are Water Pipit, Hobby, 150 Lapwing as well as the usual Godwit flock.   Millennium wetlands Spotted on deep water lake recently in

24 October 2018

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag Canada goose Shoveler Mallard Gadwall Wigeon Teal Cormorant Coot Moorhen Grey heron Great egret Bittern Black-tailed godwit Snipe Lapwing Golden plover Starling Reed bunting Tree sparrow House sparrow Dunnock Goldfinch Blue

23 October 2018