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When is the flamingo's tail not the flamingo's tail?
You may have noticed that flamingos appear to have a rather long, floppy tail that, like the rest of their plumage, is exaggerated and flouncy. However if you take a closer look and wait until a flamingo opens its wings, you will see that the what looks
10 July 2013
Flock Together -what's it all about?
About this project Flock Together is a community project that aims to represent the relationship of people and wildlife with this unique and inspiring wetland landscape. Eight workshops will be delivered to selected groups and open sessions in the local c
10 July 2013
10th July Sightings
Weather: Warm with slight breeze, cloudy. Time: AM Tide: MID Wader Lake Avocet - 8 with 4 chicks Lapwing - 14 Oystercatcher - 3 with 2 chicks Common Tern - 52 with 11 chicks Grey Heron - 14 Shelduck - 5 with 41 young Mallard - 16 with 53 young Tea
10 July 2013
Today Sightings
Robbie Garnett 3 Green sandpiper 5 Black tailed godwits 1 Kestrel 6 Teal Lapwing ( Pair with 1 young) Holden Tower 140 Shelduck Kingfisher Hide 1 Cetti's warbler 2 Little egret 4 Kingfisher South Lake 37 Black tailed godwit 6 Lapwing 2 Redshank 2 Common T
10 July 2013
Wildlife sightings for 10th July 2013
Several broods of Tufted Duck around the reserve, some forming large creches. There are more than 50 ducklings on the reservoir lagoon alone. 20 Teal - main lake, scrape 1 Shoveler - scrape 2 Peregrine - perched on hospital 2 Redshank - juveniles, scrape
10 July 2013
More of Summer
Another glorious day, very pleasant as the cool breeze comes through the hide windows. Not a huge number of reports today but notable species have included 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper and 2 Common Tern all on the Mere. A male Kingfisher put in a
9 July 2013
Recent Sightings
Recent sightings from 6 July 2013 included: Main Lake – 2 Mute Swans, 18 Tufted Ducks with young, 4 Greylags and 4 Shelducks Wader Marsh – 4 Shelduck with 11 ducklings Limestone Lake – 2 Little Grebes with 2 young, 2 Greylag Geese with 4 goslings F
9 July 2013
Educational exhibit on dangerous plants unveiled in London
A colourful exhibit which helps gardeners and pond owners and to avoid the spread of damaging invasive non-native plants has been opened at London Wetland Centre by Environment Minister Richard Benyon. Richard Benyon MP an
9 July 2013
Wildlife sightings for 9th July 2013
9 Tufted Duck broods - reservoir lagoon, main lake, middle reedbed channel, wader scrape, sheltered lagoon, grazing marsh channel 3 Pochard broods - grazing marsh channel, reservoir lagoon 5 Redshank - main lake, wader scrape 1 Kingfisher - wildside 1 Gar
9 July 2013
Todays Sightings
Rushy Avocet: 4 adults and 6 juv. Green sandpiper: 2 adults. Oystercatchers: 2 adults 1 juv. Holden Tower 1 Spoonbill 1 Great crested grebe 130 Shelduck 60 Lapwing Zeiss 5 Avocet 1 Green sandpiper 31 Teal 47 Black tailed godwits 7 Oystercatchers 5 Dunlin
9 July 2013
Spect-duckular Event 12 & 13 July
Pond dipping (c) Jerome Favre Kids grab your passports from reception and complete all the family fun activities. All you have to do is get your passport stamped at each activity which will take place at different tim
9 July 2013
Greenshank
More signs of wader migration today with a Greenshank putting in a brief appearance from Ron Barker hide this morning and also a massive increase in Black tailed Godwits with 160 present today. At least 1 Green Sandpiper still in front of Hale hide today
8 July 2013
First flamingo chick and a rare bird both arrive at WWT Llanelli!
Lesser yellowlegs (Image credit: Mark Hipkin) Visitors were treated to a fantastic day at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre on Sunday 7 July, enjoying not only the glorious sunshine but two special treats on their vi
8 July 2013
Spoonbill and other sightings
South Lake The adult Eurasian Spoonbill remains on site today showing well from the South Lake Discovery Hide. It was fairly active around 1000hrs fishing and preening but also made this threat display posture (see below) to either a passing family of Ma
8 July 2013
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Heron - 12 Lapwing - 4 Oysterctahcer - 2 + 2 chicks Shelduck - 4 + 61 ducklings Common Tern - 40 + 4 chicks Tufted Duck - 8 + 12 chicks Avocet 7 + 4 River Wear Cormorant - 1 Redshank - 2 Curlew - 1 Lapwing - 7 Oystercatcher - 1 Black Headed G
8 July 2013