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Strangford Stop-Over for Icelandic birds
Film buffs will remember the line, “If you build it, they will come”, from ‘Field of Dreams’. Wildlife management is often this simple - if you provide a habitat that meets the needs of wildlife, it will come. At WWT this seems to have happened.
7 May 2012
Bird News
A quick list of some of today's sightings. Two Curlew Sandpiper, Little Stint, 14 Ruff, 12 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Curlew and Whimbrel. A 2nd summer Med Gull present thi [...]
7 May 2012
Today's sightings
A drake garganey has appeared on the lagoon, where 82 black tailed godwit, 3 Mediterranean gull and a common sandpiper have been seen. Other highlights include 2 ruff, brent goose, pink footed goose, [...]
7 May 2012
Todays Sightings
Folly Pond Shelduck 12 Black-tailed Godwit 3 Shoveler 2 Teal 2 Gadwall 2 Whooper Pond Tufted Duck 1 Oystercatcher 1 Teal Pond Gadwall 1 Mute Swan on eggs Little Grebe [...]
7 May 2012
Wildlife sightings for 7th May 2012
3 Shelduck - flew over main lake 1 Red Kite - flew over main lake, drifted SE 2 Peregrine - having a wash on the main lake 1 Hobby - over main lake 1 Ringed Plover - scrape 1 Bar-t [...]
7 May 2012
Today's sightings
Holden Tower over high tide 0900-0930 Curlew Sandpiper 2 Turnstone 1 Knot 1 Curlew 3 Peregrine 1 Yellow Wagtail 2 Lapwing-now four broods of chicks and still some incubating eggs. Av [...]
7 May 2012
sightings Sunday 6th May
WADER LAKE Avocet - 8 adults + 10 chicks Greylag goose - 13 adults + 10 chicks Canada goose - 6 Oystercatcher - 2 Common tern - 5 Shelduck - 8 Tufted duck - 24 Grey her [...]
6 May 2012
Two Garganey and some migrants.
Two drake Garganey today on Woodend Marsh from the United Utilities Hide. Also from there Yellow Wagtail and 4 Wheatear. More Wheatear ~ 8 just off the reserve on a ploughed field near the [...]
6 May 2012
Today's sightings
Lagoon A drake smew has been seen at two locations this morning and last seen on the lagoon from the observatory hide. Other sightings include at least 5 Mediterranean gull, 70 black headed gull, [...]
6 May 2012
Todays Sightings
Willow Wabler in Peter Scott Trail, M.Youdale © Copyright 2012 Whooper Pond Swallow 20 House Martin 10 Tufted Duck 3 Oystercatcher 2 Mute Swan 1 Folly Pond Shoveler 4 Ga [...]
6 May 2012
Arundel Sand martins
Fantastic views of swallows, sand martins and house martins as they feed over the swan lake this morning. They have been flying within inches of the main gallery window, desperate to find any insects [...]
6 May 2012
Wildlife sightings for 6th May 2012
2 Shelduck - scrape 1 Spotted Redshank - marsh 1 Bar-tailed Godwit - scrape 2 Dunlin - scrape 2 Little Ringed Plover - main lake 1 Common Sandpiper - scrape 6 Redshank - scrape [...]
6 May 2012
Today's sightings
The Holden Tower/Middle Point Curlew Sandpiper 1 Red Knot 26 Avocet 2 Bar-tailed Godwit 38 Whimbrel 7 Curlew 1 Grey Plover 1 Dunlin 159 Ringed Plover 57 Sanderling 2 Brent Goos [...]
6 May 2012
Autumn already?
Reed warbler (James Lees) Our annual dawn chorus event took place this morning at 6am, and despite the cold weather there were plenty of male birds singing to stake a claim to their territories. The morning began with
5 May 2012
Wader Fest.
Wood Sandpiper, new for the year, from the United Utilities Hide (15.35) Two Curlew Sandpiper and Little Stint still present this afternoon from the Ron Barker Hide. Plenty of waders to scan [...]
5 May 2012