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Spoonbill and Sanderling from the Zeiss Hide
Dunlnin at Slimbridge taken by James Lees (Archive Picture) Zeiss Hide Spoonbill Sanderling (summer plumage) Avocet 10 (including 3 juveniles) Dunlin 44 Ruff 1 Green Sandpiper 3 Redshank 3 (1 juvenile) Cranes (GCP) 3
21 July 2016
Wildlife sightings for 21st July 2016
1 Common Sandpiper - resr lagoon 2 Gadwall broods - resr lagoon, main lake 12 Tufted Duck broods - resr lagoon, scrape, main lake 2 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon, wildside 4 Common Tern - main lake 1 Whinchat - marsh 45 Goldfinch - sheltered lagoon/Expl
21 July 2016
Reserve Update Thursday 21st July
Natterjack Toad success at last!!! Staff have discovered tadpoles present in one of the pools on the wider reserve which is great news considering this year was looking like a washout for the species (or should that be a "dry out" considering the heatwa
21 July 2016
Bird News
Waders continue to dominate the bird reports from around the reserve - a single Golden Plover in breeding plumage from the United Utilities hide this morning was unusual for this time of year. 2 male Ruff were on Vinsons as were several Redshanks, Ringed,
20 July 2016
Wildlife sightings for 20th July 2016
1 Gadwall brood - 5 ducklings on main lake 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 4 Common Tern - main lake 1 Chiffchaff - singing on south route July bird highlights: Little Egret, Shelduck, Whimbrel, Hobby, Redshank, Bl
20 July 2016
WWT calls for more accountability for environmental protection
Green Party MP Caroline Lucas receives her copy of the new report from WWT's team “Better accountability and better enforcement to protect our natural resources” was the message from speakers at the launch of WWT
20 July 2016
Wildlife sightings - 20/07/16
a.m. Tide level: Low Wader Lake Common tern 193 +2 chicks Avocet 15 + 2 chicks Little ringed plover 1 + 3 chicks Black headed gull 35 + 5 juvenile Oystercatcher 1 Black tailed godwit 2 Curlew 1 Lapwing 5 Common sandpiper 1 Tufted duck 4 + 4 ducklings Grey
20 July 2016
Todays Sightings
Ruff x 5 Lady Fen Green Sandpiper x 2 Main Obs Kingfisher x2 Reedbed Hide Red Kite Marsh Harrier Hobby
19 July 2016
Wildlife sightings - 19/07/16
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Avocet 20 + 2 chicks Shelduck 5 Lapwing 7 Grey heron 3 Curlew 3 Common sandpiper 1 Black-headed gull 4 Chiffchaff 1 Common tern 300+ Saline Lagoon Common sandpiper 5 Redshank 12 Lapwing 22 Grey heron 3 Hawthorn hide Robin 5
19 July 2016
Wildlife sightings for 19th July 2016
14 Teal - scrape 5 Shoveler - scrape 1 Redshank - flew E over main lake 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital 4 Common Tern - main lake, resr lagoon 1 Kingfisher - reedbed middle channel 35 Swift 1 Swallow 45 Goldfinch - a flock of mostly juveniles moving aro
19 July 2016
Caerlaverock reserve update Tues 19th July
Plenty of damsel and dragonfly action around the meadow pools in the (very) warm sunshine today, just watch out for those clegs!! Still birdsong going on as yesterday, with Whitethroat, Blackcap and Sedge Warbler particularly. Little Grebes currently invi
19 July 2016
Today's sightings and late news of another White Stork
White Stork Late news for yesterday was of a ringed White Stork that arrived on the chimney pot of the Keeper's Cottage (Peter Scott's first home, excepting a barge on the canal in this area). It spent and hour preening and crowd gathering before spending
19 July 2016
Opposition parties challenge new PM and Environment Secretary, following WWT report
Green Party MP Caroline Lucas, WWT CEO Martin Spray and Labour Shadow Environment Secretary Rachael Maskell Liberal Democrat peer, The Baroness Parminter Opposition parties have
19 July 2016
New WWT report: PM and Environment Secretary urged to plan ahead
Children learning how wetlands help to reduce flooding, pollution and drought Families and businesses will be worse off if a Government manifesto commitment to the environment falls due to Brexit, says the Wildfowl &a
19 July 2016
Latest Sightings
Warm weather setting in for the next couple of days. Generally this tends to produce a 'doldrum' in terms of sightings reports although it might be some encouragement for local Hobbies to visit the reserve? The warmth should be good for sightings of butte
18 July 2016