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Wildlife sightings for 13th August
3 Green Sandpiper – scrape 34 Lapwing – main lake 3 Snipe – marsh, scrape 39 Gadwall – main lake, resr lagoon 38 Teal – scrape 27 Shoveler – scr [...]
13 August 2012
A visit to the flamingos in Lancashire
A quick break from reporting on the birds down in the sunny South West, and a visit to WWT Martin Mere to speak with the knowledgeable and dedicated Julia Meldrum about her two flocks of flamingo; greater and Chilean. I am hoping to include these flocks i
12 August 2012
Latest sightings
48 Teal – scrape and main lake 16 Shoveler – scrape and main lake 1 Peregrine – perched on hospital 114 Black-headed Gull – main lake 2 Common Tern – main lake 4 Swallow - marsh 1 Whinchat - marsh
12 August 2012
Latest sightings
48 Teal – scrape and main lake 16 Shoveler – scrape and main lake 1 Peregrine – perched on hospital 114 Black-headed Gull – main lake 2 Common Tern – main [...]
12 August 2012
Latest sightings
1 Peregrine – on hospital 1 Greenshank – wader scrape 1 Snipe – wader scrape 4 Swallow – flying SW 4 Chiffchaff – site count 5 Blackcap – site count 2 Garden Warbler – wildside 3 Coal Tit – site count And some additional sightings f
11 August 2012
Latest sightings
1 Peregrine – on hospital 1 Greenshank – wader scrape 1 Snipe – wader scrape 4 Swallow – flying SW 4 Chiffchaff – site count 5 Blackcap – site c [...]
11 August 2012
Latest sightings
Great start to the day with an influx of waders. Three Greenshank and a Spotted Redshank joined 50+ Black-tailed Godwit, 10 Ruff, 2 Curlew and 200+ Lapwing all from the Ron Barker Hide. Three Green Sandpiper mostly from the Hale Hide. A female Mandarin fl
10 August 2012
Latest sightings
Great start to the day with an influx of waders. Three Greenshank and a Spotted Redshank joined 50+ Black-tailed Godwit, 10 Ruff, 2 Curlew and 200+ Lapwing all from the Ron Barker Hide. Three Green Sa [...]
10 August 2012
Sightings from today
35 Shoveler – main lake, wader scrape, reservoir lagoon 35 Teal – main lake, wader scrape 2 Common Snipe – grazing marsh 3 Willow Warbler – south route, wilds [...]
10 August 2012
London duck shows support for Team GB
Jessica the gold duckling with her mum and siblings The gold rush by Team GB is being supported by this mallard which has given birth to a golden duckling at WWT London Wetland Centre. There is a single gold duckling
10 August 2012
Latest sightings
Wader Lake (AM, high tide) Lapwing - 78 Black-headed gull - 28 Redshank - 27 Grey heron - 5 Tufted duck - 1 and 4 young Mallard - 14 Curlew - 1 Pied wagtail - 3 Saline lagoon (AM, high tide) Black-headed gull - 68 Oystercatcher - 5 Hawthorn
9 August 2012
Latest sightings
More glorious summer weather and plenty of action around the reserve. The butterfly bed by the Ron Barker Hide has had the first Small Copper(s) of the year as well as Gatekeeper, Common Blue, Brimstone, Comma, Small Tortiseshell, Peacock, and Green-veine
9 August 2012
Latest sightings
British Steel hide spoonbill 304 black tailed godwit 190 curlew 29 greenshank 67 redshank whimbrel 24 lapwing 30 little egret 9 great crested grebe sedge warbler Cetti’s warbler kingfisher
9 August 2012
Latest sightings
Wader Lake (AM, high tide) Lapwing - 78 Black-headed gull - 28 Redshank - 27 Grey heron - 5 Tufted duck - 1 and 4 young Mallard - 14 Curlew - 1 Pied wagtail - 3 &nb [...]
9 August 2012
Latest sightings
More glorious summer weather and plenty of action around the reserve. The butterfly bed by the Ron Barker Hide has had the first Small Copper(s) of the year as well as Gatekeeper, Common Blue, Brimsto [...]
9 August 2012