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Today's highlights
Green sandpiper - 1 (main hide) Avocet Redshank Lapwing Wigeon Shelduck House martin Swallow Barn owl Moths collected in the light station last night: Large yellow underwing - 1 Magpie - 2 Ringed China-mark - 1 Small angle shades - 1 Spectacle - 2 Common
13 July 2016
Recent Sightings, Millennium Wetlands
Goldcrest 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 Grey Wagtail 1 Sand Martin 4 Lapwing 11 Mallard 25 Tufted Duck 9 Pochard 1 Little Grebe 5 Gadwall 14 Black-Headed Gull 55 Moorhen 11 Shelduck 1 Coal Tit 1 Treecreeper 1 Chiffchaff 5 Sedge Warbler 5 Blackcap 8 Whitet
13 July 2016
Today's sightings-Spoonbill drops in.
Black-tailed Godwit reflected in calm water taken by Ray Cottrell (Archive Picture) Rushy Pen Hide Spoonbill- 1 dropped in briefly at 0800am. No further sign. Green Sandpiper 2 Avocet 2 Redshank 2 South Lake Black-ta
13 July 2016
Wildlife sightings for 13th July 2016
1 Hobby - sheltered lagoon 3 Common Tern - main lake 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 2 Blackcap juvs Additional sighting from yesterday: 1 adult female Slow Worm crossing the path by wader scrape hide after heavy r
13 July 2016
Wetlands and leaving the EU 2, the sequel
Post by Peter Morris, WWT's Head of Public Relations & Campaigns Our Wetlands and leaving the EU blog following the EU Referendum result received a lot of good feedback from people who appreciated a bit of informed light commentary rather than heavy p
12 July 2016
Success at Russian breeding grounds lightens grief over chick deaths
Thirty spoon-billed sandpiper chicks have been hatched by conservationists in Russia over the weekend. The good news follows the tragic death last week of the world’s first captive-bred spoon-billed sandpipers. The Russian chicks have been hatched from
12 July 2016
Latest Sightings - 12th July - Dragonflies emerging
Common Darter Dragonflies are just starting to emerge from the ponds. This photo shows the newly emerged adult next to the larval exoskeleton from which it has broken out of! At this stage, dragonflies are very vulnerable as their bodies have not hardene
12 July 2016
Today's sightings
Rushy Pen Hide Two Redshank, a Black-tailed Godwit and 4 Green Sandpiper on the lower pond. Tack Piece/Robbie Garnett Hide Two Oystercatcher, 5 Green Sandpiper, 3 Lapwing and 7 Teal on the scrape. Holden Tower Three Greenshank and an adult Little-ringed P
12 July 2016
Wildlife sightings for 12th July 2016
1 Arctic Tern - main lake 3 Common Tern adults and 2 juvs - main lake 1 Chiffchaff juv and 3 adults - south route 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 35 Swift - main lake July bird highlights: Little Egret, Shelduck, Whimbrel, Hobby, Redshank, Green Sa
12 July 2016
No entry to Spring Gill today (12/07/16)
We’re undertaking essential work at Window on the Wear today which involves some heavy plant machinery - unfortunately this means that the fox proof gates into Spring Gill and the amphibian ponds will be closed for the day. The rest of the site includin
12 July 2016
Latest Sightings
Mostly murky rain today opening up the prospect of one or two waders dropping in as they make there ways south. Two Green Sandpiper from the Kingfisher Hide this morning and at least one there in the afternoon with a Little Egret close by. Avocet numbers
11 July 2016
Today's sightings
Rushy Pen Hide A Little-ringed Plover was feeding on the mud along with 10+ mobile Green Sandpiper. Tack Piece/Robbie Garnett Hide Six Lapwing and 7 Green Sandpiper feeding on the scrape. Holden Tower A Marsh Harrier was hunting the Dumbles before eventua
11 July 2016
The Kingfisher Kitchen 'Takes Flight' at Castle Espie
Nestled in a quiet corner on the North West shore of Strangford Lough at WWT Castle Espie Wetland Centre, the Kingfisher Kitchen is a hidden gem with unrivalled and uninterrupted views of the nature reserve’s lake across to Scrabo Tower. View from The
11 July 2016
'The Week That Was' at Castle Espie
Summer has arrived at Castle Espie but the sunshine doesn’t seem to have arrived with it – luckily our ducks and birds enjoy the rain and it looks like all of our visitors like it too! Eyevan Dinsmore's duaghter enjoys walking with the ducks in the r
11 July 2016
Monday July 11th update
Little change from yesterday, with the addition of five returning Black-tailed Godwits, resplendent in breeding plumage still, on The Folly Pond Today's high tide is at 18:01, 7.8m Around the reserve today: Wildflowers Red Clover White Clover Red Campio
11 July 2016