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Chris Packham awards photography prizes at WWT London Wetland Centre
Photographer and TV naturalist Chris Packham spent the day at WWT London Wetland Centre on Monday to judge and present six national prizes for WWT's photography competition. All finalists were invited to the winners’ day to be on hand for individual fe
27 January 2011
Spot the scaup and unseasonal sightings
For the past week or so a female scaup has been feeding on the reserve among the large numbers of tufted duck (see the photo taken here by Paul Gregory). Like the tufted ducks, these are diving ducks. They generally overwinter in the seas around UK coast
18 January 2011
Bittern watch
Many of our visitors have been spotting bitterns on the reserve over the past week - some for the first time! Up to five have been confirmed on one day, and we're hoping the bittern released here on Christmas Eve is still out there. One of our regular vis
4 January 2011