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Out on the reserve today
Friends hide Green sandpiper - 1 Allport hide Ruff Black-tailed godwit Main observatory Common tern Barn owl Lady Fen Buzzard - 1
13 July 2013
Wildlife sightings for 13th July 2013
1 Common Sandpiper - wader scrape 1 Redshank - wader scrape 2 Lapwing chicks - wader scrape 10 Common Tern - main lake 5 Chiffchaff - wildside, sheltered lagoon Recent bird highlights: Black-necked Grebe, Little Egret, Peregrine, Hobby, Buzzard, Shelduck,
13 July 2013
Todays sightings
Rushy Avocet 4 ad + at least 5 young. Green Sandpiper 1 Teal 14 Kingfisher 1 Holden Tower Teal 19 Little egret 1 Shelduck 70 Curlew 65 South Lake Spoonbill 1 Redshank 27 Black tailed Godwit 6 Oystercatcher 9 Zeiss Hide and South Finger Teal 42 Black Tai
13 July 2013
Today's highlights
The lesser yellowlegs is still present in front of the Michael Powell hide along with 12 greenshank. Other highlights include spoonbill, 29 little egret 230 black tailed godwit 2 Mediterranean gull and ruff.
13 July 2013
Today's Sightings
Robbie Garnet Hide Teal (8) Little Egret (1) Oystercatchers (5) Lapwing (1) Sandpipers (3) Pied Wagtails (2 Juveniles) Linnet (1) Rushy Green Sandpipers (4) Shovelers (4) Avocets (2 with 3 Juveniles) Lapwing (3) Holden Tower Shelduck (50) Grebe (1 Juvenil
12 July 2013
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Mid Avocet - 4, 3 juvenile & 4 chicks Lapwing - 26 Redshank - 32 Oystercatcher - 4 & 2 chicks Curlew - 5 Common Tern - 55 & 20 chicks Grey Heron - 15 Teal - 10 Shelduck - 3 & 40 young Stock Dove - 2
12 July 2013
Flock Together- Workshop one: Wisbech & Fenland Museum
The first of the Flock Together workshops will be held at Wisbech & Fenland museum on Wednesday 28th August, 1.30-3pm. This is an open event, so anyone is welcome! However places are limited so we advise booking (details at the end) . Wisbech & Fe
12 July 2013
Wildlife sightings for 12th July 2013
1 Green Sandpiper - wader scrape 1 Common Sandpiper - wader scrape 2 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 1 Kingfisher - wader scrape before making its way to the carpark stream ditch via the sheltered lagoon 15 Tufted Duck Broods - on just about every w
12 July 2013
'Headstarted' spoon-billed sandpipers hatch
Twenty critically endangered spoon-billed sandpiper chicks have hatched under WWT’s expert care in the Russian Far East. Conservationists took the eggs from the wild, in order to protect them from extreme weather and predators. The first hatched early l
12 July 2013
Today's bird highlights
British Steel hide/estuary spoonbill, 3 Mediterranean gull, 16 greenshank, 200 black tailed godwit, 3 little egret and 57 curlew. Lagoon 130 black headed gull, 14 greylag goose, 19 gadwall, 57 mallard, 6 pochard and 11 tufted duck. Millenniu
12 July 2013
Teddy Bears Picnic and thank you to Gosling Gang
A big thank you to everyone who came along to support the Teddy Bears Picnic yesterday, over 80 toddlers enjoyed the day and we raised up to £400. Claire bear joined us for the event to say help to everyone and we had fun playing hunt the plastic ducks
12 July 2013
Merlin
The first Merlin of the autumn was seen today a fem/imm bird from Ron Barker along with Kestrel, Sparrowhawk and sev Common Buzzard. Two Avocet still from Ron Barker along with a Ringed Plover, 1 Ruff and 1 Black tailed Godwit. Still at least 2-3 Green Sa
11 July 2013
Become a Nature Explorer this summer
Boy pond dippng at Slimbridge by Ben Langdon photography Families can get back to nature with the summer holiday activities planned at WWT Slimbridge this school summer holidays. Every day (from July 20th) pond dippin
11 July 2013
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Mid Avocet - 6 adults, 3 juvenile & 4 chicks Lapwing - 9 Oystercatcher - 2 & 2 young Common Tern - 36 & 14 young Gadwall - 1 & 2 young Tufted Duck - 6 & 15 young Mallard - 16 & 50 young Teal
11 July 2013
Todays Sightings
Rushy 1 Green sandpiper 1 Ruff 3 Oystercatchers 5 Black-tailed godwits 1 kestrel 4 Adult Avocet 4 young Robbie Garnett 14 Teal Holden Tower 83 Shelduck 32 Curlew 1 juv grey heron 1 Summer plumage golden plover 3 Black-tailed godwits 1 Juv little grebe Zei
11 July 2013