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It has been a busy week with lots of different chicks all over the reserve. On the mere we have shelduck ducklings as well as the first black-headed gull chicks on the islands. Look out for these little bundles of fluff amongst the vegetation. The blue ti
News News And Stories News Bird Sightings For 29th April 2020
50 Swift - feeding high over reserve44 Reed Warbler - site count1 Yellow Wagtail - marsh8 Sedge Warbler - site count8 Reed Bunting - site count4 Chiffchaff - site count14 Cetti's Warbler - site count5 Song Thrush - site count3 Swallow - feeding over marsh
News News And Stories Blog A Summer Of Wildlife On Our Reserves
Welcome to our summer wildlife round up from WWT. Join us as we explore this summer’s highlights across our reserves, brought to you by Leigh Marshall, our Head of Reserve Management. Dive into the wonders of our wetlands and discover the amazing
News News And Stories Blog Creating A New Generation Of Nature Lovers
PhD student Nicola Parkin has been researching the impact of Generation Wild and the role played by teachers in delivering the project. We caught up with her to find out what they’ve been telling her. What is Generation Wild? Generation Wild creat
News News And Stories News Wildlife Sightings For 12th October 2023
3 Avocet - main lake1 Green Sandpiper - main lake1 Snipe - marsh1 Great Crested Grebe - main lake7 Chiffchaff - between main lake and wader scrape2 Stonechat - wader scrape2 Little Egret - wader scrape1 Peregrine - flying west over site1 Kestrel - south r
News News And Stories News Wildlife Sightings 5th November 2023
1 Great Crested Grebe - main lake90+ Gadwall - site count40+ Wigeon - site count40+ Teal - site count15+ Shoveler - site count2 Stonechat - reedbed1 Goldcrest - wildside194 Black Headed Gull - main lake27 Herring Gull - main lake3 Lesser Black Backed Gull
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Weather = Overcast/ WindyRiver Wear Tide Level = HighWader Lake SpeciesSand Martin - 4Black Tailed Godwit - 5Avocet - 3Redshank - 38Green Shank - 1Curlew - 1Lapwing - 45Black Headed Gull - 85Herring Gull - 5Teal - 6Shelduck - 2 + 15 (J)Grey Herron - 3Hawt
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AMWeather: OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesAvocet - 19Shelduck - 8 + 6 ducklingsSand Martin - 20 +Common Tern - 43Gadwall - 7Black-headed Gull - 156Tufted Duck - 4Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationWillow Tit - 1Goldfinch - 3Greenfinc
Our Work Projects Spoon Billed Sandpipers Spoonie Update
Spoon-billed sandpiper update Autumn 2023 Headstarting slows the population decline The spoonie population was believed to be declining at a staggering rate of 26% every year between 2002 and 2009. As you may recall, that rapid drop in numb
News News And Stories News 23 May 2019 The Chips Are Down Miracle Birds Hatched From Muddy Potato Eggs Return Thousands Of Miles To Rearing Site
Miracle black-tailed godwits hand-reared at WWT Welney after their eggs were freed from muddy farmland have flown thousands of miles home for summer. Experts were doubtful the eggs, encased in dirt, would survive but despite the dim outlook, the
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The young tawny owl is still showing very well on the path to Ron Barker. Have a good look around as it keeps moving from tree to tree and hiding well in the ivy so be patient. Our reserve team has put a sign out to indicate the rough area of where to loo
News News And Stories News Wildlife Sightings For 21st February 2023
2 Reed Bunting - south route1 Oystercatcher - main lake2 Siskin - south route2 Stonechat - marsh1 Goldeneye - main lake1 Kestrel - sheltered lagoon118 Shoveler - marsh, wader scrape53 Wigeon - marsh, wader scrape139 Teal - site count112 Tufted Duck - site
News News And Stories News Wildlife Sightings 6th November 2023
1 Skylark - marsh4 Goldcrest - summer route, world wetlands2 Reed Bunting - south route, reedbeds2 Water Rail - marsh9 Snipe - main lake1 Great Crested Grebe - main lake40+ Meadow Pipit - over site68 Gadwall - site count32 Wigeon - site count22 Shoveler -
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Weather: OvercastRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake:Common tern - 164Black-Headed Gulls - 74Avocet - 33Lapwing - 8Oystercatcher - 3Redshank - 4Grey Heron - 22Shoveler - 4Shelduck - 24Gadwall - 8Teal - 2Saline Lagoon:Sheduck - 2Shoverler - 1Other bird
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Weather: wetRiver wear tide level: midA.MWader lake:Avocet - 18Oytercatcher - 4Lapwing - 12Redshank - 4Swallow - 10Sand Martin - 24Shoveler - 3Hawthorn wood:Nuthatch - 1Stock Dove - 3Bullfinch - 2Greenfinch - 2Other birds spotted around site:Shelduck - 34