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Recent Sightings 4th - 12th December
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British Steel Hide Both marsh harrier and merlin have been seen over the salt marsh this week. Waders on the saline lagoon include spotted redshank, redshank, greenshank, dunlin and lapwing. Its been lovely to see large numbers of wigeon from the British
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Signs of Spring..
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Only a brief update. No wildfowl counts although big numbers of ducks are still frequenting the reserve and will do to the end of the month.Signs of spring with this male Ruff developing into breeding plumage. A closer look at Ruff and Black-tailed Godwit
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Welney sightings - 02/09/2023
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Why not get closer to nature by staying at one of our cottages on site – Available to book through Airbnb by visiting the ‘Experience’ page of our website. Highlights House Martin Green Sandpiper Little Egret Black Tailed Godwit Swallow
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Wildlife Sightings - 13/11/20
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Weather: Warm, SunnyWind Speed: Light breezeRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake Time: AM Water Level: MidTeal - 93Shelduck - 2Moorhen - 6Saline Lagoon Time: AM Tide Level: HighTeal - 1The LookoutRobin - 1Coal Tit - 8Nuthatch - 1Great Tit
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Wildlife Sightings - 27/02/20
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Weather - SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level - MidWader LakeAMWater Level - HighLapwing - 15Black Headed Gull - 168Teal - 14Tufted Duck - 16Wigeon - 3 (2 m, 1 f)Grey Heron - 14Shelduck - 33Herring Gull - 13Snipe - 1Mute Swan - 2Saline Lagoon AMTide Level - MidMut
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Wildlife Sightings 07/06/2023
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Weather: OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesShelduck 48 + 8 chicksShoveler 2m, 2f + 2 chicksAvocet - 47Common Tern - 143Black-headed Gull - 125 + 3 chicksOystercatcher - 4 + 3 chicksLapwing - 5Barn Swallo
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Latest sightings
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The weather has been great for migration and all day pink-footed geese are streaming into the reserve. They are loving Plover field which can be seen from the United Utilities hide. This morning we counted 1706 pink-footed geese that roosted on the reser
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The Millennium Wetlands burst into life
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The Millennium Wetlands are literally bursting into life this spring, as trees and hedges break into bright leaves and glorious bird song reaches a crescendo as all the local singers are joined by migratory warblers. We recently started our annual bree
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Wildlife Sightings - 21/01/2020
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Weather: SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: Low/midWader LakeAMWater Level: Part FrozenRedshank - 4Shelduck - 10Coot - 1Mute Swan - 2Teal - 3 (2 male/ 1 female)Black-headed Gull - 9Mallard - pairSaline LagoonAMTide Level: Part FrozenSnipe - 1Hawthorn WoodNuthatc
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10 top tips to spot a water vole
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Once a familiar sight, the endearing water vole is now few and far between. It’s now one of our fastest declining mammals. Since the 1970s its numbers have dropped by more than 90%. A result of loss of their wetland homes and attacks from invasive speci
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Latest sightings
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We are now open but you can only visit if you have booked, please book your tickets on our website. Some of the hides are closed (United utilities, Hale and gladstone) there is a one way system in place so to get to the Gordon Taylor hide you must go arou
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Recent Sightings 23rd -29th July
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Salt Marsh and Dafen ScrapesOn Sunday a Gannet and a Fulmar were seen from the British Steel Hide along the Estuary not common species to find so far up the Burry Inlet, so a real treat for the lucky visitors that saw them!Around 190 Redshank and 19 Green
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Wildlife Sightings-28/06/2022
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Weather: sunny/ OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level: lowA.MWader Lake:Swift - 5Swallow - 3Avocet - 39Common tern - 106Shelduck - 32Grey Heron - 16Oystercatcher - 6Lapwing - 8Teal - 5Black-Headed Gull - 88Saline Lagoon:Redshank - 1Oystercatcher - 1Lapwing - 1She
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Wildlife Sightings - 12/07/2022
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Weather: Overcast, light rainRiver wear tide Level: lowA.M Wader lake:Shelduck - 4+23Avocet - 42+16Common Tern - 82+13+16Black-tailed Gadwit - 10+1Tufted duck - 3+11Black-headed Gull - 29+37+5Lapwing - 6+10White-Ringed Plover - 2Grey Heron - 2+3Curlew - 1
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Wildlife Sightings - 01/06/2023
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Weather: overcast, drizzleRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader Lake:Shoveler - 1 with 5 ducklingsOystercatcher - 4 adults with 1 pair with 3 chicks Black-headed Gull - 92Common Tern - 131Avocet - 38Shelduck - 25+8 chicksGadwall - 4Barn Swallow - 2Grey Heron
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