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Recent Sightings
Reserve On the 8th May, due to an extremely high Spring tide a record number of oystercatchers (770) were sighted on the reserve. On the 5th May a male garganey was spotted on the main lake along [...]
10 May 2012
Wildlife Sightings Column May 1 2012
Wildlife Sightings column from walk on May 1 2012 by Paul Stevens Appeared in Lifestyle section of the Chichester Observer newspaper, Thursday 10 May. Water Vole population has wintered well [...]
10 May 2012
Wildlife sightings for 10th May 2012
1 Iceland Gull - main lake (WWF hide) with large flock of Herring Gull 2 Little Ringed Plover - scrape (nesting) 5+ Lapwing broods - marsh, scrape, main lake 7 Redshank 8 Common T [...]
10 May 2012
Swift rescue
Swift - Mike Caiden Our reserve warden Mike helped rescue a struggling swift which had somehow managed to crash-land. Swifts have evolved for an aerial life and only ever touch down when they're nesting, so this bird,
10 May 2012
WWT London Wetland Centre shortlisted for Countryfile’s ‘Britain’s Favourite Nature Reserve’ Award
WWT London Wetland Centre aerial view - Berkeley Homes London wildlife reserve WWT London Wetland Centre has been nominated for the ‘Britain’s Favourite Nature Reserve’ category in the prestigious Countryfile Aw
9 May 2012
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake AM Avocet 8 + 9 chicks Oystercatcher 4 Shoveler 3 Teal 4 Heron 43 Tufted Duck 26 Common Tern 18 Coot 2 Mo [...]
9 May 2012
Wildlife sightings for 9th May 2012
1 Cuckoo - reported by a visitor calling on Barnes Common (east side), 9:20 a.m. 1 small Heron species flew high W over entrance lake 1410hrs (not an Egret species) 1 Shelduck - landed on main [...]
9 May 2012
Today's sightings-3 Garganey
100 Acre Garganey 2 Cuckoo 1 Wheatear 7 Swift 100 Zeiss Hide Garganey 1 Teal 6 Avocet 1 Little Egret 2 The Holden Tower Short-eared Owl 1 Avocet 1 Lapwing 16 Th [...]
9 May 2012
The Natural World from a Woman’s Perspective
On Saturday 19th May at 2pm, Castle Espie Gallery, one of Northern Ireland’s premier environmental art spaces, will be opening the doors to ‘Natural Forms’, an exhibition by the Ulster Society of Women Artists (U.S.W.A.). The U.S.W.A. was founded in
9 May 2012
Grant success at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre
WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre has been successful in receiving funding from the Lancashire County Council, Local Member Grant Scheme to bring care home residents to Martin Mere for free. Over the past month, care home residents from all over West Lancas
8 May 2012
Out on the reserve today
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8 May 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Avocets - 8 (11 Chicks & 4th brood hatching) Oystercatcher - 5 Lapwing - 6 Redshank - 2 Common Tern - 12 Shelduck - 10 Gadwall - 2 Tufted Duck - 7 [...]
8 May 2012
Two Garganey
Two drake Garganey again from the Ron Barker Hide. A few Dunlin and 'tundra' Ringed plover on the move with 13 of the former and 7 of the later. A good count of 6 Little Ringed Plover, 10+ Ruf [...]
8 May 2012
Todays Sightings
Reed Bunting, M.Youdale © Copyright 2011 Whooper Pond Oystercatcher 4 Tufted Duck 3 Swallow 10 House Martin 12 Teal Pond Little Grebe 1 Moorhen with chicks Mute Swan on [...]
8 May 2012
Wildlife sightings for 8th May 2012
2 Hobby - over site New lapwing brood - SW corner of marsh, 3 chicks (4th brood total) 3 Little Ringed Plover - scrape, main lake 6 Common Tern - main lake 1 Jack Snipe - marsh 7-8 [...]
8 May 2012