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Folly Pond Teal 324 Shoveler 7 Black-tailed Godwit 5 Snipe 1 Ruff 2 Lapwing 6 Curlew 2 Whooper Pond Teal 17 Tufted Duck 3 Canada Goose 6 Mute Swan 2 Mallard 47 Saltcot Loaning Sparrowhawk 1 Buzzard 1 Saltcot Merse Peregrine 1 Avenue Tower Lapwing Grey Her
6 September 2013
Curlew Sandpiper
A Curlew Sandpiper was with 10 Dunlin from the Ron Barker Hide today. Perhaps not that surprising given that there have been some good counts on the coast. A Greenshank flew over calling around midday, 42 Ruff, 20+ Snipe, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, Common San
5 September 2013
Breeding first for Abyssinian blue-winged geese
Abyssinian blue-winged gosling at one-day-old An Abyssinian blue-winged goose has hatched at WWT Washington Wetland Centre for the very first time! The young gosling was incubated and hatched by aviculture expert Owe
5 September 2013
Out on the reserve today
Crane - 3 Main observatory in the afternoon Marsh harrier - 2 Peregrine - 2 Buzzard - 2 Sparrowhawk - 1 Lapwing - 30 Snipe - 4 Black-tailed godwit - 12 Ruff - 4 Common sandpiper - 1 Yellow wagtail House martins Swallows Wigeon Shoveler Teal Gadwall Mallar
5 September 2013
Kingfisher first
A Kingfisher became the first to perch in front of the new artificial bank, constructed as part of the new Arun riverlife project yesterday. This is only about two weeks after adding the finishing touches and installing a couple of suitable perches.
5 September 2013
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Common Snipe - 12 Lapwing - 33 Gadwall - 21 Shoveler - 11 Shelduck - 2 Teal - 37 Tufted Duck - 5 Hawthorn Wood Sparrowhawk (female) - 1 Other Birds Willow Warbler (river footpath) - 2 Mixed tit flo
5 September 2013
Rare sighting of marked spoon-billed sandpiper on migration
A rare sighting of a marked spoon-billed sandpiper on migration was reported last weekend from Rudong mudflats north of Shanghai. 'Lime 01' at Rudong Mudflats (c) Michelle and Peter Wong The critically endangered bird
5 September 2013
Wildlife sightings for 5th September 2013
1 Hobby - feeding over marsh 1 Buzzard - flew SW 2 Green Sandpiper - 1 on scrape, plus 1 flew NW 8 Snipe - scrape, marsh and main lake (3 flew on to marsh from the N) 1 Yellow Wagtail - flew S over main lake 1 Lesser Whitethroat - sheltered lagoon 3 Se
5 September 2013
Today's sightings
This morning’s sightings include: spoonbill, 17 curlew sandpiper, spotted redshank, 2 whimbrel, 829 black tailed godwit, 71 greenshank, ruff, 380 redshank, 123 curlew, 37 lapwing, 11 dunlin, 26 teal, 9 shoveler, 33 gadwall, 53 little egret, peregrine an
5 September 2013
More Waders
Another excellent day, new birds are turning up and moving through everyday at the moment. Twelve Dunlin, 44 Black-tailed Godwit, Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper and 400+ Lapwing. Kingfisher again showing well from the Ron Barker Hide. Wagtails again with
4 September 2013
Butterflies and hirundines
Continued warm weather as meant that butterflies that are active at this time of year are having a very much improved year than the last one! Highlights have been Clouded yellows, 1 Adonis blue (male), Speckled woods, Meadow brown, Small tortoiseshell, Pe
4 September 2013
Rare bat recorded for first time at WWT Welney Wetland Centre
Barbastelle bat by Emily Mayer One of the UK’s rarer bat species, the Barbastelle, has been detected at WWT Welney Wetland Centre thanks to a community science project in Norfolk. In the UK the Barbastelle is restri
4 September 2013
Out on the reserve today
Crane - 3 (Lady Fen) Yellow wagtail - 12 Green sandpiper Common sandpiper Black-tailed godwit - 12 Ruff - 6 Hobby - 3 A large flock of house martins are feeding above the visitor centre and main observatory today.
4 September 2013
Latest Sightings
Folly Pond Teal 100+ Wigeon 4 Black-tailed Godwit 8 Ruff 4 Shoveler 6 Snipe 2 Avenue Tower Lapwing 220 Golden Plover 2 Whinchat 4 Oystercatcher 1 Flood Ground Teal Wigeon 2 Black-tailed Godwit 6 Mute Swan 2 adult, 3 cygnets Grey Heron 1 Merse Pereg
4 September 2013
Wildlife sightings for 4th September 2013
1 Hobby - feeding over marsh 1 Great-crested Grebe chick - still with parents on sheltered lagoon 5 Snipe - scrape and main lake 38 Lapwing - main lake 1 Cetti's Warbler - singing near scrape hide Recent bird highlights: Garganey, Black Tern, Gosha
4 September 2013