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Recent Sightings 28th May - 3rd June
News News And Stories News Recent Sightings 28th May 3rd June
With the breeding season now well under-way, the Millennium wetlands is once-again, coming alive with young birds. Juvenile ducks and geese can be seen on deep water lake, and families of tits and warblers are increasing around the reserve, with the young
WWT helps win protection for wetland wildlife at Hinkley Point C nuclear power station
News News And Stories News Wwt Helps Win Protection For Wetland Wildlife At Hinkley Point C Nuclear Power Station
The Government has decided to keep in place the requirement for EDF Energy to install an acoustic fish deterrent (AFD) on the cooling water system for the new power station in Somerset. This will protect millions of fish from being sucked in and killed by
Latest sightings
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We have done lots of managemnet works infront of the Ron Barker hide getting the site ready for the winter, we have cut the hedge next to the hide so visitors can see the barn owl hunting, we have strimmed the islands and the bank edges for the geese duck
Wader Lake project reaching new depths
News News And Stories News Wader Lake Reaching New Depths
A project designed to bring wetland wildlife and people closer together is reaching new depths out on WWT Washington’s reserve. Wader Lake, one of our site’s best wildlife hotspots, has been the focus of desilting works for more than a year, with a
13/04/2023
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Weather: cloudy / light rainRiver wear tide level: highA.MWader lake:Canada Goose - 22Greylag Goose - 18Black-headed Gull - 61Herring Gull - 14Oystercatcher - 4Lapwing - 14Avocet - 10Grey Heron - 25Mute Swan - 2Little Grebe - 1Shoveler - 2Shelduck - 31Haw
Early kingfisher activity!
News News And Stories News Early Kingfisher Activity
Spring hasn’t even fully sprung - yet a pair of kingfishers seem to think so. A pair have already starting digging a hole to nest opposite the Kingfisher Hide. We had a brilliant breeding season for kingfishers in 2023 and in January 2024 the Reserve
Welney sighting - 16/09/2023
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Why not get closer to nature by staying at one of our cottages on site – available to book through Airbnb or by visiting the ‘Experience’ page of our website. Highlights House Martin Common Sandpiper Green Sandpiper Cranes Little Egret Swal
Migrant Skylark, Chaffinch and Redwing passing through
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1 Bittern - main lake N shore 2 Stonechat - scrape62 Pochard - site count5 Water Rail - south route, world wetlands, reedbed1 Skylark - over W25+ Redwing - over W30+ Chaffinch - over W November bird highlights: Jack Snipe, Knot, Bittern, Goldeneye, Pintai
Wildlife sightings for 24th April 2022
News News And Stories News Wildlife Sightings For 24th April 2022
1 Hobby - over2 Garganey - scrape1 Green Sandpiper - marsh2 Little Egret - marsh, scrape2 Oystercatcher - main lake1 Yellow Wagtail - marsh2 Snipe - Marsh1 Wheatear - scrape20 Reed Warbler - sheltered lagoon(3), south route(3), main lake(5), reedbed(4), r
Welney sightings - 23/09/2023
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Why not get closer to nature by staying at one of our cottages on site – available to book through Airbnb or by visiting the ‘Experience’ page of our website. Highlights Common Sandpiper Black Tailed Godwit House Martin Ruff Teal Mallard B
Recent sightings 6th - 9th March
News News And Stories News Recent Sightings 6th 9th March
British Steel Hide59 Curlew and 110 Wigeon where spotted on Saturday from the Steel hide. The female Smew was on the saline lagoons on Thursday. On the Dafen scrapes 193 Black-tailed Godwit, as well as groups of Shelduck and Black-headed Gulls have been m
Recent Sightings - 10th May 2021
News News And Stories News Recent Sightings 10th May 2021
The following sightings were taken on Monday from the reserve at Castle Espie on a rising tide. The Common Terns are now showing interest in the island on the Saline lagoon and we hope they will settle and start to nest soon. A pair of Mediterranean gul
Wildlife Sightings - 19/04/2023
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Weather: CloudyRiver river tide level: LowWader lake species:Avocet - 26Oyster catcher - 4Lapwing - 16Herring gull - 46Black headed gull - 22lesser black - backed gull - 4Grey Heron - 32Barn swallow - 5Hawthorn wood bird feeding station:Stock dove - 3Reed
Shelduck and Bittern showing well on the main lake
News News And Stories News Sheduck And Bittern Showing Well On The Main Lake
1 Bittern - main lake (South East corner)1 Jack Snipe - marsh14 Water Rail - site count 2 Shelduck - main lake3 Pintail - reservoir lagoon2 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon1 Water Pipit - wader scrape2 Stonechat - wader scrape1 Peregrine - perched on hospital
Wildlife Sightings - 16/05/2020
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Weather: SunnyWind speed: Strong breezeRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake - AM - Low water levelAvocet 44Lapwing 13Redshank 4Oystercatcher 2Curlew 1Common tern 43Black headed gull 80 (28 second summer)Herring gull 1 (second summer)Lesser black backed g