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This weeks summary 21.11.20
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Site remains closed due to COVID19 restrictions but the birds continue to increase as water levels rise and a big tide re-flooded the Dumbles.WildfowlWigeon have increased over the week with at least 2280 counted on the 20th. A lack of easterly winds have
Wildlife Sightings 10/04/2024
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Weather: overcastRiver Wear Tide Level: midWader Lake SpeciesSand Martin - 1Avocet - 4Shelduck - 45Teal - 5Shoveler -10Tufted Duck - 2Canada Goose - 30Graylag Goose - 13Oystercatcher - 2Redshank - 2Lapwing - 13Mute Swan - 4Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area
Recent Sightings 17th - 22nd January.
News News And Stories News Recent Sightings 17th 22nd January
British Steel HideA short eared owl was spotted flying over the marsh this week. There have been good numbers of lapwing and black tailed godwit with a few knot, redshank and bar tailed godwits mixed in amongst them. There were over 50 Canada geese out on
Wildlife Sightings - 22/07/2023
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Weather: rainRiver tide level: HighA.MWader Lake:Ruff - 3Avocet -36Redshank - 8Oystercatcher - 1Curlew - 1Common Tern - 25Black-headed Gull - 53Common Gull - 1Grey Heron - 7Shelduck - 8Gadwall - 11Shoveler - 3Hawthorn wood:Bullfinch - 2+1 +1 juvenileCoal
Wildlife Sightings for 24th August 2023
News News And Stories News Wildlife Sightings For 24th August 2023
4 Green Sandpiper - wader scrape2 Snipe - main lake1 Sparrowhawk - marsh1 Kestrel - sheltered lagoon2 Blackcap - wildside6 Chiffchaff - wildside10 Long Tailed Tit - wildside4 Little Grebe - wader scrape, main lake157 Gadwall - site count33 Teal - site cou
Wildlife sighting 22/08/2021
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Weather: wet overcast Wind speed: low River wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake:Avocet - 6Lapwing - 308Black tailed Godwit - 3Snipe - 2Curlew - 2Green sandpiper - 1Dunlin - 1Common tern - 3Greylag - 2Teal - 17Gadwall - 1Other birds noted around site:Grey he
Wildlife Sightings - 15/07/2023
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Weather: overcast with bright spellsRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake:Ruff - 3Avocet - 48 Lapwing - 16 Oystercatcher - 1Redshank - 7Curlew - 2Common Tern - 12Black-headed Gull - 40 +15Common Gull - 1Med x B.H Gull - 1Teal - 10Gadwall - 13Hawthorn wo
Wildlife Sightings for 8th June 2024
News News And Stories News Wildlife Sightings For 8th June 2024
2 Common Tern - flying around site1 Little Grebe brood - wader scrape2 Swift - over2 Oystercatcher - main lake3 Peregrines (1 adult and 2 juveniles) - over site1 Sparrowhawk - south route1 Kestrel - south route1 Red Kite - over site Breeding birds (May/Ju
Wildlife Sightings 03/05/2024
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Weather = Mild/ Overcast/ BreezyRiver Wear Tide Level = HighWader Lake Species Sand Martin - 8Oystercatcher - 3Black-Headed Gull - 108Avocet - 24Mute Swan - 2Canada Goose - 17Shelduck - 26Grey Heron - 22Common Turn - 15Black- Headed Gull x Meditteranean
His Majesty the King to remain patron of WWT
News News And Stories News His Majesty The King To Remain Patron Of Wwt
His Majesty the King has retained his patronage of WWT, the charity for wetlands and wildlife, following his coronation. The Royal Household opted to conduct a review of the King's patronages following his royal highness' accession, and we are very hap
Sustainability at London Wetland Centre
News News And Stories News Sustainability At London Wetland Centre
Across WWT we are committed to minimising our negative environmental impacts and ensure continuous improvement in our sustainability across the organisation. We aim to embed sustainability into everything we do. London Wetland Centre is no exception, and
Wildlife Sightings for 9th October 2023
News News And Stories News Wildlife Sightings For 9th October 2023
3 Skylark - flying over site westward12 Siskin - flying west10 Meadow Pipit - flying west9 Redwing - flying west 9 Songthrush - flying west1 Red-Crested Pochard - reservoir lagoon6 Chiffchaff - wader scrape2 Swallow - main lake1 Pintail - main lake1 Sparr
Recent Sightings 28th March -2nd April
News News And Stories News Recent Sightings 28th March 2nd April
British Steel HideThere have been very good numbers of black -tailed godwit on site this week and its wonderful to see them coming into their beautiful breeding plumage. There have also been increasing numbers of redshank with a spotted redshank in among
Wildlife Sightings for 5th September 2023
News News And Stories News Wildlife Sightings For 5th September 2023
1 Wheatear - marsh1 Ruff - main lake2 Green Sandpiper - main lake2 Common Sandpiper - wader scrape, main lake1 Hobby - over35 Pochard - main lake and marsh181 Gadwall - site count80 Shoveler - site count15+ Chiffchaff - south and west routes11 Blackcap -
Cattle Egret
News News And Stories News Cattle Egret 5
A breeding plumaged Cattle Egret first seen in flight over the Mere mid afternoon was eventually relocated from Ron Barker Hide on the grass at the side of Langley's Brook a while later. Also at least 1 Little Egret on site today.A good selection of wader