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March 2022 WeBS count
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WeBS Count14 Cormorant, 9 Little Egret, 4 Great Egret, 6 Cattle Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Bittern (hunting voles along a hedge but not viewable from any hides), 11 Cranes, 125 Mute Swans, 2 Pink-footed Geese (Dumbles), 207 Russian and 2 Greenland White-front
Wildlife Sightings for 13th April 2023
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2 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape1 Peregrine - main lake1 Redshank - marsh1 Dunlin - main lake1 Common Sandpiper - main lake4 Willow Warbler - south route, wildside1 Wheatear - marsh3 Blackcap - south route, sheltered lagoon5 Reed Warbler - singing in
Reserve Roundup
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An exciting week where we got lots done and said goodbye to one of our placement students. Tuesday saw the volunteers tackle the rush in the paddocks. Jake and Isaac had pre-cut the vegetation in the paddocks so that the volunteers could rake up all the p
Good spring migration days
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Highlights so far today (27th April) have beenThree Mediterranean Gulls (calling birds) over the car park North, on the Dumbles foreshore singles of Common Sandpiper, Little Stint, Curlew, Sanderling and Ringed Plover with 5 Dunlin, and 16 Bar-tailed Godw
What would have Scott thought?
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Looking out from the Scott House this morning, our founder Sir Peter Scott would have seen a whole host of birds he may never have imagined would be possible on the Rushy. Thankfully you don't need to be in the house to see them, as our Rushy Hide and Pe
Recent sightings 15th - 17th May
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British Steel Hide 3 Spoonbill are often seen from the Steel hide. Large numbers of Shelduck are often seen resting on the edges of the saline lagoons. A pair of Shoveler have been seen regularly feeding on the Dafen scrapes. The Little ringed plover cont
Wildlife Sightings for 13th June 2023
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1 Oystercatchers - main lake5 Common Tern - main lake2 Sedge Warbler - south route, sheltered lagoon2 House Martin - entrance lakes126 - 170 Sand Martin - flying over (+141 chicks)20 Swift - flying over12 Stock Dove - sheep field1 Hobby - over1 Great Spot
Thursday 22 September sightings
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RushyThe work continues at the back of the Rushy, the excavator is on site and has begun pond/island/landscaping and the work part have been strimming, raking and collecting. This work will continue tomorrow. A Little Grebe has been on the top pond all da
Welney sightings - 06/09/2023
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Why not get closer to nature by staying at one of our cottages on site – available to book through Airbnb or by visiting the ‘Experience’ page of our website. Highlights House Martin Yellow Wagtail Swallow Black Tailed Godwit Lapwing Ruff
Chilean Flamingos get creative with nest building
News News And Stories News Chilean Flamingos Get Creative With Nest Building
Martin Mere’s flock of Chilean Flamingos have been very busy in recent weeks building their impressive nests, but not where staff and volunteers expected. Despite having a large, open enclosure with plenty of sand and mud – materials typically used by
WWT Castle Espie Hosts Northern Irelands First Blue Carbon and MPA Strategy Focus Group
News News And Stories News Wwt Castle Espie Hosts Northern Irelands First Blue Carbon And Mpa Strategy Focus Group
The Northern Ireland Government are preparing to review their Marine Protection area and Blue Carbon Strategies. The Department of Agriculture and Rural affairs (DAERA) have adopted co-design process for the review involving important stakeholders of whic
Early signs of spring around our wetlands
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It might still be chilly out there, but some early spring signs are already starting to appear around our wetlands. There’s something rather exhilarating about the arrival of this most hopeful of seasons; the natural world on the cusp of new life and n
Flood Resilient Communities: WWT’s Expanding Role
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Some of the measures are designed to slow down and stop rain water accumulating and flowing across the surface. Others act upstream to slow the water flow and reduce the peak surge from rainfall. See our explainer for more detail. In June 2022, the Env
Now 16 Bewick's Swans
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Arrival of Bewick's SwansBewick's Swans have increased to 16 birds on site this morning, we were anticipating an arrival thanks to a favourable weather forecast and it duly delivered two families, Maisie and Maifeld with three cygnets and Hoorn and Laren
Knot arrival
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South LakeOur first nine Red Knot of 2019 appeared among the roosting waders today, their visit coinciding with the strong winds and high tide period. The South Lake wader scrape offered some respite from the westerlies and a large flock of 495 Black-tail