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Avocets hatch young, a first for WWT Slimbridge
Avocets with young a first glimpse The Avocets at the Holden Tower have hatched at least two young, these have left the nest and are being brooded by the parents in turn. The parents are [...]
16 May 2012
Dixieland Band Jazz it up on Strangford Lough
Music from Bill Cheney and the Bourbon Swing Jazz Band, one of Northern Ireland’s best Dixieland bands will provide the perfect Sunday afternoon while enjoying the best views of Strangford Lough with the sound of summer in the background. So join us t
15 May 2012
Out on the reserve today
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15 May 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake/AM/Tide- Low Common Tern - 64 Shoveler - 2 Gadwall - 2 Tufted Duck - 10 Oystercatcher - 4 Lapwing - 6 Redshank - 1 Swallow - 19 Sandmartin - 6 Housem [...]
15 May 2012
Recent Sightings
Reserve As of the 12 May there were 700 oystercatcher with 120 black-tailed godwits on the wader marsh. On the main lake there were a pair of red-breasted merganser, a little grebe, 28 tufted [...]
15 May 2012
Todays Sightings
Whooper Pond Oystercatcher 2 Tufted Duck 1 Folly Pond Shoveler 3 Teal 2 Wigeon 2 Gadwall 3 Black-tailed Godwit 9 Oystercatcher 3 Avenue Tower Teal 4 Lapwing 3 Sheld [...]
15 May 2012
Wildlife sightings for 15th May 2012
2 Little Ringed Plover - main lake 11 Common Tern - main lake, reservoir lagoon, wader scrape 25+ House Martin - main lake 6 Swallow - main lake 3 Willow Warbler - south route &nbs [...]
15 May 2012
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide Garganey 1 Black-tailed Godwit 22 The Holden Tower Avocet 2 Common Crane 4 (Released birds) Twany Owl 1 Roosting by the path [...]
15 May 2012
New 50K interactive Pondzone makes a (recycled rainwater!) splash
The secret underwater world of pond creatures is being brought vividly to life, thanks to a new interactive pond dipping exhibit at WWT Washington Wetland Centre. The 50K Pondzone - which was generously funded by County Durham Environmental Trust (CDENT),
15 May 2012
Wild cranes return to their motherland
The visitors by Paul Marshall It was a case of the old welcoming the new when adult wild cranes flew back to WWT Slimbridge on Saturday. The four birds were reared at Slimbridge in 2010 and 2011 before being released
14 May 2012
Green Hairstreak Butterfly
Green Hairstreak - Laurence Arnold This beautiful butterfly is a Green Hairstreak, photographed at the weekend at WWT London Wetland Centre. It the first of its species to be recorded at the Centre. Green Hairstreaks
14 May 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Common Tern - 52 Shoveler - 1 Gadwall - 1 Gery Heron - 62 Oystercatcher - 2 Tufted Duck - 16 Lapwing - 8 Redshank - 2 Swallow - 20 Shelduck - 32 [...]
14 May 2012
Recent Sightings
9th May: A Little Stint was seen from Ron Barker hide and from United Utilities 2 Arctic Terns were good Martin Mere records. 12th May: A Drake Garganey from Ron Barker along with 3 Whimbrel 1 [...]
14 May 2012
Todays Sightings
Yellow Wagtail from last Wednesday, M.Youdale © Copyright 2012 Saltcot Merse Observatory Kittiwake 50 Great-black Backed Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Black-headed Gull Cormorant [...]
14 May 2012
Wildlife sightings for 14th May 2012
7+ Lapwing broods - main lake, marsh, scrape a.m. 2 Little Ringed Plover - scrape and main lake 14 Common Tern - main lake, resr lagoon 180 Swift - feeding ma [...]
14 May 2012