News
Whoopers!
As predicted a tiny influx of Whooper Swan has occurred with 17 birds now on the reserve. It would be surprising if a few more didn't arrive in the couple of days too. The Pectoral Sandpiper is still present from the United Utilities Hide on Woodend Marsh
9 October 2013
Recent Sightings
Recent sightings from 5 October 2013 include: There are 21,800 Brent Geese on the Lough Main Lake : 300 Mallard, 100 Wigeon, 10 Teal, 70 Greylag, 6 Gadwalls, 1 Heron, 1 Cormorant, 22 Tufted Ducks, 5 Coots, 1 Shoveler, 1 Barnacle Goose and 1 Little Grebe
9 October 2013
Today's highlights
Millennium wetlands 3 glossy ibis have been seen in front of the Peter Scott & heron hides. British Steel hide spoonbill, 58 little egret, 318 black tailed godwit, 110 knot, 2 ruff, 23 greenshank, 70 redshank, 112 greylag goose, 200 wigeon, peregrine
9 October 2013
Wildlife sightings for 9th October 2013
1 Shelduck - main lake 1 Mandarin - scrape 2 Pintail - pair, scrape 1 Garganey juvenile - scrape 153 Shoveler - scrape, marsh, main lake 2 Peregrine - perched on hospital 14 Snipe - scrape, marsh, main lake 1 Kingfisher - main lake 1 Wheatear - marsh &nbs
9 October 2013
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 3 Scaup 1 Tufted Duck 26 Wigeon 30 Teal 30 Pintail 1 Shoveler 2 Mute Swan 8 Folly Pond Lapwing Oystercatcher Black-tailed Godwit Redshank Snipe Teal Wigeon Shoveler Flood Ground Teal 1,100 Wigeon 300 Pintail 9 Shoveler 3 Saltmars
9 October 2013
Pectoral Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper from the United Utilities Hide this afternoon. It can be elusive in the longer vegetation. Little Stint again from the Ron Barker Hide. A single Barnacle Goose present on the Mere with 4000+ Pink-footed Geese, also present a pale (leuci
8 October 2013
Kilmood Art Club’s 25th Annual Exhibition
On Saturday 12 October at 10am, Castle Espie Art Gallery, nature through art, will be opening the doors to Kilmood Art Club’s 25th Annual exhibition. David Medhurst, the Chairman of Kilmood Art Club highlighted ““The Annual Art Exhibition by Kilmoo
8 October 2013
East Anglia is about to welcome a great wildlife spectacle
This year winter may start all of a sudden, with a deluge of swans. Bewick's swan flock WWT CREDIT James Lees As weather conditions turn, any day now we can expect to see swans arriving in the UK at wetlands such a
8 October 2013
Latest Sightings - Yellow-browed Warbler still
Yellow-browed Warbler still along the Avenue just after first small hide on left hand side, in hawthorns and sycamores. This Siberian warbler is a rare bird in the UK as its usual migration route is down to southern Asia. This is only the 2nd record on t
8 October 2013
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide BAIRD'S SANDPIPER 1 juvenile again roosting here over high tide Curlew Sandpiper 1 Little Stint 1 Little-ringed Plover 1 Ringed Plover 7 Dunlin 200 Greenshank 1 Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 10 Ruff 6 Golden Plover 23 Black-tailed Godwit 36 T
8 October 2013
Flamingo update
One of the chicks appears to be practicing yoga, with a valiant attempt at 'downward facing dog'! WWT Washington's Chilean flamingos chicks (or 'flamingilings', as they're affectionately known) have finished hatching
8 October 2013
Wildlife sightings for 8th October 2013
1 Garganey juv - scrape 1 Pintail - wader scrape 2 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 1 Redshank - wader scrape 1 Green Sandpiper - reservoir lagoon 21 Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh, main lake 4 Siskin - reservoir lagoon Recent bird highlights: Garganey, Bit
8 October 2013
Possible Pec.
A possible Pectoral Sandpiper seen distantly from the United Utilities Hide this afternoon. Drake Green-winged Teal again from the Ron Barker Hide, also there Little Stint with 40+ Ruff and 800+ Lapwing. Six species of raptor with Merlin, Peregrine (which
7 October 2013
Today's highlights
Millennium Wetlands Up to 5 glossy ibis have been seen on two occassions, albeit very briefly, from the heron hide/Peter Scott hide. British Steel hide/estuary Great white egret, lesser yellowlegs, spoonbill, 20 little egret, 3 ruff, 35 greenshank, 1
7 October 2013
Migrating to William Marshall Primary School
(Pictures to follow) On a lovely warm day in late September, the Flock Together project migrated down the road to William Marshall Primary School in Welney village. The pupils of William Marshall were well prepared for our project as they were currently l
7 October 2013