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Wildlife Sightings for 5th July 2023
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1 Juvenile Cuckoo - wader scrape1 Little Ringed Plover - main lake2 Green Sandpiper - wader scrape1 Little Egret - flew up from the marshTufted Duck brood - wader scrape1 Hobby -main lake4 Sedge Warbler - marsh6 Reed Bunting - reedbeds5 Swallow - marsh40+
Great Spotted Woodpecker Versus Sparrowhawk
News News And Stories News Great Spotted Woodpecker Versus Sparrowhawk
The Great Spotted Woodpeckers have been making more of an appearance around the reserve than we usually see of them. There was nearly one less this morning down the Saltcot Loaning, as a lurking Sparrowhawk erupted out of the undergrowth to make a lunge
Avocet update
News News And Stories News Avocet Update 5
Avocet updateOur scrapes are gradually becoming quieter as newly fledged young follow their parents to join the 'super' flock on the Severn. A single flock of 114 was counted this morning on the low tide pools. This included 29 juveniles, some of these h
Kingfishers hatch young at the South Finger
News News And Stories News Sedge Warblers Everywhere
Today's highlights included the following from around the hides and trailsKingfisher HideThe breeding pair of Kingfishers appear to have hatched young, numerous visits from a parent carrying fish into the hole this morning.Grounds/trails/boardwalksSinging
Wildlife Sightings for 14th June 2023
News News And Stories News Wildlife Sightings For 14th June 2023
1 Citrine Wagtail - marsh1 Green Sandpiper - marsh1 Oystercatcher - main lake5 Common Tern - main lake4 Sedge Warbler - south route, marsh1 Hobby - over1 Red Kite - over126 - 170 Sand Martin - flying over (+141 chicks)20 Swift - flying over9 Stock Dove -
Rare bird bonanza on WWT reserves this spring
News News And Stories Blog Rare Bird Bonanza On Wwt Reserves This Spring
Wetlands are of course the target for a huge number of bird species too. However, some of them arriving this spring have found themselves on an unusual trajectory; wanderers from across the Atlantic or overshoots from the Mediterranean. It’s been one to
Wildlife Sightings for 12th June 2023
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1 Kestrel - south route2 Oystercatchers + 1 Chicks - main lake5 Common Tern - main lake2 Song Thrush - singing along south route3 Teal - main lake2 Sedge Warbler - south route, sheltered lagoonHobby - seen 5 days in a rowLots of juvenile birds feeding aro
Display creeping in
News News And Stories News Display Creeping In
Following on from yesterdays Lapwings we had Avocets standing over potential nest sites and Oystercatchers pivoting on possible places to lay, displaying Greenfinches joined the singing Mistle and Song Thrushes for attention. A few Coot have constructed n
Rare birds arrive before diggers finish
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White-rumped Sandpiper (Tim Taylor) A rare white-rumped sandpiper is the latest unexpected arrival on the Steart peninsula, Somerset. It is currently recovering on a flooded field, despite being surrounded by one of the biggest construction proje
Managing our wild side
News News And Stories News Summer Wrap Up Ahead This Autumn
Reserve Manager Suzi Lanaway (above) takes you through the summer season of wildlife at Arundel Wetland Centre and ahead to autumn with these monthly updates. June: Kingfisher fledglings, delightful damselflies and 'toadpoles' The wet weather followed b
Lapwings displaying and nest scraping
News News And Stories News Lapwings Displayin And Nest Scraping
Regular sighting of lapwings from the Lapwing hide - likely some of the regular breeding pairs that spend spring and summer at Arundel. These are displaying on milder days and were doing nest scraping on the drier days, in courting behaviour. The twenty p
Amazing visible migration
News News And Stories News Amazing Visible Migration
From first light it was clear that a significant movement of birds was on, anyone with the time to watch from a decent vantage point would have logged a large number of birds at WWT Slimbridge today. A variety of species were noted by reserve team members
Recent Sightings - 15th April 2019
News News And Stories News Recent Sightings 15th April 2019
Barrow's Goldeneye is an American duck species and can be seen everyday at Castle Espie as part of our exotic wildfowl collection. However Strangford lough is a stronghold for the European Goldeneye and Castle Espie is probably one of the few places in th
Wildlife Sightings for 17th June 2023
News News And Stories News Wildlife Sightings For 17th June 2023
1 Green Sandpiper - main lake1 Little Ringed Plover - main lake2 Oystercatcher - main lake4 Common Tern - main lake1 Kestrel - over sheltered lagoon4 Sedge Warbler - south route, marsh5 Chiffchaff - wildside, south route, sheltered lagoon11 Swift - over t
Mark Grindley
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Mark Grindley Senior Project Manager (International) Contact details mark.grindley@wwt.org.uk ResearchGate LinkedIn About me An early love of the outdoors translated into a hi