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Wildlife sightings for 20th July 2018

Wildlife sightings for 20th July 2018

7 Common Tern - main lake, reservoir lagoon 17 Teal - reservoir lagoon, scrape 5 Mandarin - reservoir lagoon 1 Peregrine - perched on the hospital 1 Kingfisher- wildside 1 Little Egret - grazing marsh p.m.   Please note there will be essential manage

20 July 2018

Friday 20th July

Friday 20th July

Rushy Avocet 2 ad and broods of 3,2 and 3 fledged young. Green Sandpiper 1 Shelduck 22 young Lapwing 2 Tufted broods 3, 2 and 2 Oystercatcher 1 Holden Tower and Walkway Avocet 1 Green Sandpiper 2 Lapwing 7 Peregrine 1 Buzzard 1 Reed Warblers especially fr

20 July 2018

Wildlife sightings for 19th July 2018

Wildlife sightings for 19th July 2018

4 Common Tern - main lake, reservoir lagoon 1 Redshank - marsh/scrape 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 15 Teal - reservoir lagoon, scrape 3 Mandarin - reservoir lagoon 1 Hobby - main lake 4 Chiffchaff - south route, sheltered lagoon 2 Little Grebe - main la

19 July 2018

Become a Wildlife Ranger this Summer at UK Wetland Centres

Become a Wildlife Ranger this Summer at UK Wetland Centres

Families can join Dusty’s Wildlife Rangers by taking part in exciting new Ranger Camps, picking up their very own free log book and becoming fearless wildlife rangers at seven WWT Wetland Centres this summer holiday. A full day of discovery and adventur

19 July 2018

WWT cautiously welcomes Environment Bill

WWT cautiously welcomes Environment Bill

The Prime Minister has announced England will have an Environment Bill. This is great news. Firstly, well done to all WWT members for your part in securing this. In 2015 you gave us your ideas for a Bill, in 2016 we presented them to Parliament as part of

19 July 2018

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag Shelduck Shoveler Teal Mallard Coot Moorhen Grey heron Little egret Avocet + chicks Black-tailed godwit Ruff Curlew sandpiper (Friends) Green sandpiper Dunlin Redshank Snipe Lapwing Little ringed plover Black headed gull Sta

19 July 2018

Appeal for missing Mandarin duckling

Appeal for missing Mandarin duckling

Earlier this week, a Mandarin duckling was taken from inside our newly renovated outdoor Duckery. Sadly, we believe this happened between 2pm and 3pm on Monday 16 July, just hours after our five Mandarin ducklings had graduated from indoors. We're contin

19 July 2018

Wildlife sightings for 18th July 2018

Wildlife sightings for 18th July 2018

1 Yellow Wagtail - flew over heading NW 5 Common Tern - main lake, reservoir lagoon 2 Little Egret - flew over heading E 4 Sedge Warbler - wildside, main lake 1 Kestrel - South route 1 Peregrine - perched on the hospital   Please note there will be

18 July 2018

Sightings for Wednesday 18th July

Sightings for Wednesday 18th July

A warm start to the day here at WWT Welney, all hides and Summer walk are open and already a good number of birds seen with more waders turning up to feed on the areas where water levels are dropping. Sightings so far today: Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag

18 July 2018

Reserve Update Wednesday 18th July

Reserve Update Wednesday 18th July

Wood Sandpiper present on Flood Ground this morning.  Avenue Tower is a good place to visit with 67 Lapwing and 24+ Curlew present feeding in the surrounding fields.  Snipe are present all around the wetland areas but do take a bit of seeing at times! 

18 July 2018

Great Whites

Great Whites

Great White Egrets Although two have summered on the reserve an extra arrival of this large white heron species is rather obvious today, dispersal from breeding areas has become 'normal' in France and the UK in July. At least four present today and touri

18 July 2018

A cooler day

A cooler day

Male Ruff on the South Lake We may now have eleven males and the adult reeve on site. Rushy Hide One of the Avocet families (family of 4) has moved out to the estuary but the other five families remain. Tufted Duck broods are easy to see on the top pond

17 July 2018

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

Mute swan Whooper swan (+2 cygnets) Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Teal Coot Moorhen Grey heron Little egret Oystercatcher Black-tailed godwit Ruff Greenshank Redshank Avocet Little-ringed plover Lapwing Common tern Black-headed gull Starling House martin Swal

17 July 2018

Recent Sightings (14th-17th July)

Recent Sightings (14th-17th July)

British Steel Hide A nice set of high tides during the past couple of mornings have pushed good numbers of birds up onto the saline lagoons. An adult Spotted Redshank was joined by 52 Greenshank, 620 Curlew, 9 Whimbrel, 7 Dunlin, 119 Redshank and c.40

17 July 2018

Wildlife sightings for 17th July 2018

Wildlife sightings for 17th July 2018

4 Common Tern - main lake, reservoir lagoon 1 Little Egret - wader scrape 1 Kingfisher - main lake 30+ Swift - main lake, grazing marsh, reservoir lagoon 3 Swallow - reservoir lagoon 1 Hobby - sheltered lagoon   Please note there will be essential ma

17 July 2018