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wildlife Sightings - 04/10/2021
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Weather: BlusteryWind speed: LowRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake:Grey heron - 2Moorhen - 8Teal - 30Saline lagoon:Kingfisher - 1Heron - 1Teal - 4Black headed Gull - 6Other birds noted around site:Cormorant - 2 (River wear)Little Egret - 1 (River wea
Wildlife Sightings - 08/05/2020
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Weather: Sunny 18°CWind speed: LightRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake - AM - Mid / low water levelAvocet 46Lapwing 20Oystercatcher 2Little ringed plover 2Common sandpiper 1Curlew 1Common tern 62Black headed gull 28Lesser black backed gull 1Jackdaw 46S
wildlife Sightings - 13/03/2022
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Weather: overcastWind speed: lightRiver wear tide level: midA.MWader lake:Shelduck - 40Wigeon - 4Teal - 6Tufted duck - 15Shoveler - 5Gadwall - 6Lapwing - 14 ( 11 on meadow)Oystercatcher - 2Redshank - 1Mute Swan - 2Greylag - 22Canada Goose - 26Herring Gull
Wildlife Sightings - 23/08/2022
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Weather: warm,light+ breezy some cloudRiver Wear Tide Level: lowA.MWader Lake:Black-tailed Godwit - 33Avocet - 8Ruff - 1Dunlin - 1Lapwing - 47Curlew - 2Common Snipe - 1Common Tern - 20Grey Heron - 3Black-headed Gull - 6Saline Lagoon:Lapwing - 7Black-heade
A tale of two halves: there's more to Llanelli than meets the eye
News News And Stories News A Tale Of Two Halves Theres More To Llanelli Than Meets The Eye
Many visitors know about our fabulous, friendly collection of rare or endangered waterbirds, but Llanelli Wetland Centre is a tale of two halves. In addition to our collection areas, we have a whole other world of breathtaking wetland beauty and incred
Latest sightings
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Many more migrants have arrived over the weekend including whitethroats, yellow wagtails and sedge warblers. Lots of butterflies on the reserve, today we saw peacocks, small tortoiseshells, brimstones, orange tips and large whites.There is lots of mud on
Wildlife Sightings for 4th September 2023
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2 Ruff - main lake1 Little Egret - main lake1 Garganey - main lake35 Pochard - main lake and marsh181 Gadwall - site count80 Shoveler - site count1 Spotted Flycatcher - south route15+ Chiffchaff - south and west routes5 Willow Warbler - south route and sh
Eat, drink, shop
Wetland Centres Washington Plan Your Visit Eat Drink Shop
Eat, drink, shop Sit and soak in unrivalled views of wetland wildlife in our Waterside café, open from 10am daily, closing at 5pm (summer) and 4pm (winter). Hot food is served until 3pm. Waterside Cafe Start your day with a delicious breakfast
A new recruit flying in
News News And Stories News A New Recruit Flying In
Hi, everyone. I’m Rebekah and I have just started as the new reserve warden alongside Charlie. I first became interested in conservation through volunteering as a young ranger with the Lake District National Park and with Eden Rivers Trust based in
Recent Sightings 11th-17th June
News News And Stories News Recent Sightings 11th 17th June
This weeks large high tides have seen more birds pushed off the estuary, increasing the number of wading birds on the reserve.Large flocks of black-tailed godwit have regularly been seen on the Lagoon and Dafen scrapes, and good numbers of curlew were pre
Wildlife sightings for 7th December 2020
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2 Russian White-fronted Goose - still in the local area, dropping into the site sporadically the past few days2 Pintail - main lake3 Fieldfare - South route26 Redwing - South route, wildside1 Kingfisher - wildside
Cold weather slows down spring
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The cold weather seems to have put spring on hold for the moment. Birds are singing and displaying, but not much else is going on. Lapwing are still onsite in good numbers and are starting to investigate usual territories, but have yet to starting mating
Wildlife Sightings - 30/06/2023
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Weather: overcastRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader Lake:Avocet - 42Common - 48 + 37 chicksBlack-headed Gulls - 112 + 8 chicksShelduck - 3Oystercatcher - 3Tufted duck - 4 + 21 ducklingsLapwing - 139Grey Heron - 13Teal - 3Redshank - 4Gadwall - 1Lesser blac
Wildlife Sightings- 01/04/2022
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Weather: cold but sunnyWind speed: modRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader Lake:Grey Heron - 21Shelduck - 36Shoveler - 12Gadwall - 16Wigeon - 5Teal - 5Lapwing - 23Avocet - 2Redshank - 3Black-tailed Godwit - 1Common snipe - 2Pied Wagtail - 2Grey Wagtail - 2
Kestrel and kingfishers
News News And Stories News Kestrel And Kingfishers
A female kestrel has taken up residence in our newest owl box on Wetlands Discovery. She can be spotted hovering above the islands hunting the abundant bank and field voles. She has also been spotted in car park perching on the wooden lighting pole near t