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Cold weather slows down spring
News News And Stories News Cold Weather Slows Down Spring
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
Latest Sightings
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It been a busy few days, as the results from the first breeding bird survey of the year have been tallied up! In other news, the odd common sandpiper have been seen daily on the mere over the past week, and a wood sandpiper was spotted from United Utilite
Wildlife Sightings - 29/07/2023
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Weather: Bright light and breezeRiver wear tide level: midA.MWader lake:Ruff - 3Oystercatcher - 2Lapwing - 117Avocet - 36redshank - 14Common Tern - 10 +1 chickBlack-headed Gull - 70 + 11 chicksCurlew - 4Gadwall - 11Shoveler - 5Shelduck - 14Grey Heron - 13
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Wildlife Sightings for 23rd August 2023
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4 Green Sandpiper - marsh, wader scrape1 Common Sandpiper - wader scrape1 Hobby - main lake1 Kestrel - sheltered lagoon3 Willow Warbler - south route1 Kingfisher - summer route1 Little Egret - wader scrape2 Blackcap - wildside6 Chiffchaff - wildside10 Lon
Wildlife Sightings for 4th January 2024
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1 Bittern - main lake1 Water Pipit - wader scrape2 Stonechat - wader scrape15 Siskin - south route3 Reed Bunting - Headley hide bird feeders, south route3 Song Thrush - south route, sheltered lagoon, reservoir lagoon1 Kestrel - south route1 Sparrowhawk -
Saving the Madagascar pochard
Our Work Projects Saving The Madagascar Pochard
Saving the Madagascar Pochard A small brown duck thought lost forever is on the long road back. We’re restoring a wetland in northern Madagascar to give a small population of the world’s rarest bird a chance at survival. It is at Lake Sofia
Wildlife Sightings - 17/07/2022
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Weather: Cool, Overcast, Light rainRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader Lake:Lapwing - 55+3Black-headed Gull - 125+3+84Snipe - 2Wood Sandpiper - 1Common Tern - 102+5+52Shelduck - 1+21Teal - 4Avocet - 50+16Mallard - 5+11Tufted duck - 2+3Curlew - 2Oystercatc
Only one Bewick's Swan remains
News News And Stories News Only One Bewicks Swan Remains 1
We've almost reached the stage when the last Bewick's Swan leaves, only one was present after ten departed last night. The two Whooper Swans are still on site moving between Rushy and Tack Piece.Other sightings today includedEstuary Tower287 Shelduck feed
Barn Owls
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Apart from a brief unsettled spell of wet and windy weather at the start of June it been pretty much perfect conditions for the reserves three breeding pairs of Barn Owl. Between them they have 8 huge chicks which should make it through to fledging very s
Rare dragonflies discovered at WWT reserve in Somerset
News News And Stories News Rare Dragonflies Discovered At Wwt Reserve In Somerset
WWT Steart is home to rare species of dragonflies, a study has found. A host of species have been found at WWT Steart, including emerald, red-eyed and small red-eyed damselflies, brown hawker, scarce chaser and ruddy darter. Scarce chaser is Red Liste
Recent sightings 30th June - 2nd July
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British Steel hide324 black-tailed godwits have been seen feeding from the Steel hide on Tuesday with a few knot hiding in the flock. Our three spoonbill continue to show well in front of the hides. The black-headed gull fledglings have begun to disperse
Kestrel and kingfishers
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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
wildlife Sightings - 16/11/2021
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Weather: overcastWind speed: lowRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake:Shelduck - 21Grey Heron - 1Teal - 127Moorhen - 4Lapwing - 64Black-headed Gulls - 22Herring Gulls - 2Saline Lagoon:Moorhen - 2Redshank - 2Other birds noted around site:Little Egret - 1
Latest sightings
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We have had another glorious week of weather. The flowers are coming out on mass lots of cuckoo's flower in the fields, the bank to Janet Kear hide is awash with forget-me-nots. A few migrants passing through this week including whinchat and wheatears (s