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Wildlife sightings for 16th February 2012
1 Bittern - main lake N shore 5 Pintail - marsh, main lake 64 Wigeon - scrape, main lake, marsh 424 Teal - main lake, marsh, scrape, sheltered lagoon, resr lagoon 1 Buzzard - drifted N [...]
16 February 2012
Today's sightings
Can you see a bird in this photograph? Can you see it now? Ohh there it is! First winter Jack Snipe on the reserve today Copyright JSLees WWT Jack Snipe Jack Snipes [...]
16 February 2012
From tall tales to making a nestbox, it's a packed month at Castle Espie
Bird Box Building The breeding season is upon us and your garden birds will be searching for suitable nest sites! Castle Espie have a whole lot on offer this half term so why not drop in to make your very own bird box
15 February 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Wigeon 11 Teal 38 Heron 22 Mallard 58 Black Headed Gull 120 Shelduck 24 Lapwing 36 Hawthorn Wood Bul [...]
15 February 2012
Bird News
Great conditions for viewing today, if a tad cold at times in the wind. Waders still to the fore with over 2000 Lapwing, 100 Ruff, 14 Oystercatcher, 10 Common Snipe, 8 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Dunlin, 2 [...]
15 February 2012
Wildlife sightings for 15th February 2012
2 Bittern - north side main lake 5 Shelduck - 3 main lake, 2 reservoir lagoon 2 Pintail - pair, main lake 47 Wigeon - grazing marsh, Thames bank, main lake 2 Peregrine - both hunting o [...]
15 February 2012
Today's sightings
The zeiss Hide Bittern 1 Water Rail 1 Cetti's warbler 1 The South Finger White-fronted Goose 249 Little Grebe 1 The Tack Piece Dunlin 500 Golden Plover 320 Redshank 9 [...]
15 February 2012
Update from our wildlife reserve
Depsite the chilly temperatures of late, spring is definitely on its way out on our wildlife reserve. Hares have been spotted playing on Old Oak meadow and the grey heron colony is nesting in earnest. Wardens think a couple of pairs may already be incub
14 February 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Lapwing - 33 Black Headed Gull - 73 Wigeon - 4 Teal - 19 Shelduck - 15 Grey Heron - 17 Saline Lagoon Moorhen - 1 Black Headed Gull - 14 River Goo [...]
14 February 2012
Kittiwake and Waders
As milder weather takes hold we see further changes of birds present around the reserve. Today an obvious influx of waders including, 10 Oystercatcher, 4 Ringed Plover, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, Curlew a [...]
14 February 2012
Recent Sightings
Reserve Brent can still be seen daily on the peninsula saltmarsh with up to 9 (2 family groups) along with 6 ringed plover, 1 dunlin, 1 curlew, 31 oystercatcher, 3 redshank, 1 little egr [...]
14 February 2012
Roosting swans and Lapwing
Quieter this morning as it is now warming after the cold spell. No sign of last weeks Bittern, but the cold has brought in 32 Bewicks swans most nights and a peak of 225 Lapwing. It seems [...]
14 February 2012
Wildlife sightings for 14th February 2012
2 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon 8 Snipe - grazing marsh, reservoir lagoon 2 Meadow Pipit - grazing marsh 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 12 Siskin - waterlife Recent bird highlights: Goo [...]
14 February 2012
A bird (almost!) in the hand
It was so cold at the weekend, this hungry robin almost ate his high-energy lard and seed brekkie straight from the warden’s hand! Our reserve manager John Gowland said: “All of our birds have been feeling the cold recently – the exotic collection
13 February 2012
Take part in a brown hare survey at Martin Mere
Join the North West Brown Hare Project and WWT Martin Mere on Saturday 3 March in this unique event that allows you to learn identification techniques and then test your skills in the wild by looking for brown hares. The brown hare has suffered a 75% decl
13 February 2012