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Wildlife sightings for 11th July 2012
13 Teal - main lake and scrape 2 Gadwall broods - reservoir lagoon and main lake (2 and 2) 1 Pochard brood - main lake (2) 3 Common Tern chicks - main lake, one of which has fledged 1 [...]
11 July 2012
Today's sightings
Middle Point Common Scoter 1 male The South Lake Knot 2 Avocet 3 Black-tailed Godwit 134 Redshank 13 Lapwing 75 Common Tern 2 The Rushy Green Sandpiper 2 The Tack Pie [...]
11 July 2012
Wild family fun whatever the weather this summer!
Get back to nature and join us for wild family fun at WWT Washington Wetland Centre this summer - whatever the weather! Daily otter feeds (image by Alan Hewitt) With a mixture of indoor and outdoor facilities - plus s
10 July 2012
WWT at Rutland Bird Fair 2012
This year’s British Birdwatching Fair is taking place at Rutland Water between August 17 and 19 this year and, as always, WWT will be there with fascinating talks, a members’ cocktail party and much more. Our stand, in our usual spot in Marquee 3, Sta
10 July 2012
10th of July Sightings
Weather: Light drizzle, no breeze. Bring Wellies. Wader Lake Am - Tide Level: High Avocet - 8 + 3 chicks Oystercatcher - 4 + 2 chicks Common Tern - 100 + 21 c [...]
10 July 2012
New Macro Moth for the Reserve
Althought slightly worn this Tawny-barred Angled is new for the reserve moth list which stands at ~ 560 species. It is of the form nigrofulvata. Click below for more information on this species via th [...]
10 July 2012
10th July
Two little ringed plovers on the Folly pond this morning with one common sandpiper. Three tufted ducks have joined the moulting mallards on the whooper pond along with our mute swan family with their [...]
10 July 2012
Wildlife sightings for 10th July 2012
18 Teal - wader scrape, main lake 6 Shoveler - wader scrape, main lake 4 Tufted Duck broods - main lake, reservoir lagoon, world wetlands 2 Pochard ducklings - main lake 9 Common Tern [...]
10 July 2012
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Large flock of hirundines (martins and swift) feeding over the cattle this morning Robin (black bellied, heavy moulting bird) plus it's brood of three Swift 300 Sand Mart [...]
10 July 2012
Bad weather continues to affect birds
Curlew (Image credit: James Lees) We can all agree that 2012 has been a year of unpredictable weather, and many birds have already been affected. We have heard chiffchaffs singing autumn calls in May, the flamingos ha
9 July 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Avocet - 8 + 3 chicks Oystercatcher - 4 + 1 chicks Common Tern - 100 + 21 chicks Grey Heron - 6 Tufted Duck - 8 Redshank - 4 Common Sandpiper - 3 Reed Warble [...]
9 July 2012
Sightings
Plenty of activity around the reserve. One advantage of this cooler and cloudy summer (yes there is one!) is good visibilty into the distance, especially after some rain. Counts of wildfowl included 3 [...]
9 July 2012
Today's sightings
British steel hide/estuary spoonbill 5 Mediterranean gull whimbrel 3 greenshank 230 black tailed godwit 200 curlew 5 knot 31 little egret 110 redshank [...]
9 July 2012
Wildlife sightings for 9th July 2012
9 Shoveler - scrape 17 Teal - scrape and main lake 7 Common Tern + 4 juvs - main lake and flying W 59 Black-headed Gull - main lake 1 Kingfisher - wildside and reedbed 37 Sand Mart [...]
9 July 2012
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Redstart juvenile Robin 8 including the black bellied bird, in moult Chiffchaff 3 Blackcap 1 South Lake All waders commute between the Rushy/Top and Bottom New Piec [...]
9 July 2012