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Wildlife sightings for 22nd August 2012
40 Shoveler - scrape and main lake 80 Teal - scrape and main lake 3 Green Sandpiper - scrape 1 Little Ringed Plover - main lake 36 Lapwing - main lake 1 Wheatear - perched on grazing marsh bridge Recent bird highlights: Garganey, Peregrine, Common
22 August 2012
Today's sightings
Long-Billed Dowitcher on the South lake today JSLees WWT The Tack Piece MARSH HARRIER 1 Juvenile Wood Sandpiper 1 Common Sandpiper 1 Green Sandpiper 6 The Holden Tower Little Stint 1 juvenile Turnstone 5 Sanderling 3
22 August 2012
A few birds and a bit of mothing.
We had time to run the moth trap last night and caught 49 species including the migrant Dark Sword-grass. A few more Black-tailed Godwit with 25 birds on the Mere including a few juveniles. Also 8 Ruff with one juvenile present, 20+ Common Snipe, 300+ Lap
21 August 2012
Wildlife sightings for 21 August 2012
59 Shoveler – main lake, scrape 54 Teal – scrape, main lake 1 Garganey – scrape, resr lagoon 3 Green Sandpiper – scrape 1 Snipe – marsh 2 Common Tern – main lake, sheltered lagoon 4 Swallow – flew SW 4 Willow Warbler – south route, shelter
21 August 2012
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Mute Swan with cygnets Tufted Duck 1 Coot 1 Folly Pond Black-tailed Godwit 14 Teal 314 Shoveler 7 Teal Pond Young Little Grebe Avenue Tower Lapwing 560 Teal 30 Golden Plover 10 Buzzard 1 Saltmarsh Osprey 1 Kittwake 1 Osprey & Badger Cam
21 August 2012
Latest Sightings
Wader Lake/20.08.12/PM Canada Goose - 120+ Curlew - 500+ Barnacle Goose - 1 Wader Lake/21.08.12/AM/Mid Tide Lapwing - 110 Redshank - 9 Teal - 6 Black Headed Gull - 7 Mallard - 43 Grey Heron - 1 Moorhen - 6 Coot - 2 Saline Lagoon/AM/Mide Tide/21.08
21 August 2012
Out on the reserve today
Crane - 3 on Lady Fen and Bank farm Common sandpiper - 2 Little egret - large numbers
21 August 2012
Today's sightings
The South Lake LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1 Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 67 Black-tailed Godwit 201 Lapwing 157 Teal 45 The Holden Tower Curlew 356 Whimbrel 4 Bar-tailed Godwit 1 Black-tailed Godwit 8 Common Sandpiper 4 Spotted Redshank 1 Knot 2 Sanderling 2 Du
21 August 2012
Grasshopper warbler
A grasshopper warbler has just been spotted down at the amphibian ponds - quite a rarity for us and usually seen in spring :-)
21 August 2012
A Gardener’s Friend – It’s Much Less Bother with a Hover
Guest blog by London Wetland Centre’s Chief Ecologist Richard Bullock Hoverfly Volucella inanis - Richard Bullock Many hoverflies mimic wasp colouration to avoid being attacked by predators such as birds. This is an
21 August 2012
Harriers and Waders
Getting use to the recent onset of summer even with autumn just round the corner. Plenty of activity with at least 4 Marsh Harrier hunting around the reserve and keeping 300+ Lapwing on their toes. At least 4 Common Buzzard, Sparrowhawk and a couple of Ke
20 August 2012
Todays' wildlife sightings
Over 50 small red eyed damselfly have been seen around the Peter Scott Hide and fishing platforms in the Millennium Wetlands. Green sandpiper 19 little egret 487 curlew 295 black tailed godwit 44 greenshank 211 redshank curlew sandpiper 2 ruff spot
20 August 2012
Recent Sightings
Sightings from the 13 August have included Main Lake - 36 Greylags, 4 Coots, 2 tufted, 1 Gadwall, 1 shelduck and 1 lesser black backed gull and 51 Mallards. Wader Marsh the following sightings were noted 6 shelducks and 1 Greylag. Freshwater lagoon - 4 t
20 August 2012
‘Seasons’ Watercolour Exhibition by Artist Grahame Booth
On Saturday 25th August at 2pm, Castle Espie Gallery, nature through art, will be opening the doors to the watercolour exhibition ‘Seasons’. This is the inspired title of an exhibition by Belfast artist Grahame Booth. The exhibition will run from Satu
20 August 2012
Junior Wetland Warden Log
Guest blog by Loretta Hoy from WWT London Wetland Centre's Learning Team Investigating the log garden Log gardens are great habitats for a variety of species including invertebrates, reptiles and amphibians. The crevi
20 August 2012