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Quite Windy
The wind got up today making viewing more of a challenge and the Martin Mere weather station recorded a gust of over 80 miles per hour yesterday evening. Less wintry showers but still cold. Strong winds and high tides over night tonight may push more wild
17 January 2018
Todays Sightings
Whooper swans Great white egret Bewicks swan Tree sparrow Pintail Wigeon Tufted duck Goldeneye Black-tailed godwit Kestrel Mute swan Mallard Greylag House sparrow Stonechat Long-tailed tit Shoveler Gadwall Cormorant Teal Dunlin Great black backed gull Pie
17 January 2018
Wildlife sightings - 17/01/2018
Wader Lake (AM, low tide, partially frozen): Shelduck 15 Shoveler (one female, two males) 3 Lapwing 155 Eurasian teal (three pairs and two females) 8 Common snipe 2 Black-headed gull 58 Herring gulls - 8 adults, 2 first winter juveniles, 1 second winter j
17 January 2018
Wildlife sightings for 17th January 2018
1 Bittern - main lake 1 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 1 Goldeneye - main lake 2 Shelduck - main lake 6 Pintail - main lake, wader scrape, grazing marsh 7 Snipe - main lake (showing close in from Headley Hide), grazing marsh 1 Peregrine - perched on the hos
17 January 2018
4430+ Lapwing
Rushy Hide and Peng Observatory At least one Little Stint present plus a flock 500 mobile Lapwing and 140 Dunlin on the top pond islands early morning. 100+ Bewick's Swans roosted. Very busy with wild birds at both ends of the day, quieter around midda
16 January 2018
Recent Sightings (13th-16th Jan)
British Steel Hide The 2 Spoonbill have still been using the saline lagoons, as well as counts of 207 Wigeon, 3 Pochard, 35 Tufted Duck. Wader numbers include 78 Dunlin, 3 Greenshank, 8 Redshank and Spotted Redshank, as well as 78 Lapwing, a Reed Bunting
16 January 2018
Today's sightings
Whooper swan Mute swan Pink-footed geese (x10) Greylag Shelduck Mallard Shoveler Gadwall Pintail Wigeon Teal Pochard Tufted duck Goldeneye Great crested grebe Coot Moorhen Grey heron Great egret Black-tailed godwit Redshank Snipe Golden plover Lapwing Bla
16 January 2018
Build it and they will come!
Grey Heron With grey heron numbers starting to increase along the river and here on site, our reserve team is busy working on Wader Lake this week in the last available window before these magnificent birds begin to s
16 January 2018
Wildlife sightings for 16th January 2018
1 Goldeneye - main lake 1 Shelduck - wader scrape 5 Pintail - main lake, wader scrape, reservoir lagoon 4 Snipe - wader scrape, main lake 7 Redwing - entrance lake 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 9 Redpoll - wildside Late December/January bird highlights: J
16 January 2018
Share your memories and experiences of WWT Caerlaverock
Angela Alexander-Lloyd, our Artist in Residence, is exploring changes in the wildlife and environment of Dumfries and Galloway and is appealing for people to share their memories and experiences. Angela is creating art installations focusing on the tran
15 January 2018
Meet the Salt Hill Stream superheroes helping to blitz Slough's litter problem
Around 20 volunteers made up of adults and kids turned out to clear the local area of rubbish, organised by Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust. Councillors Mohammed Nazir and Fiza A Matloob also helped with the litter pick. In just two hours, the garbage-busti
15 January 2018
Great egret, whistling wigeon & a sparrowhawk close encounter
Fabulous firecrest causing excitment around the reserve. Pic from Romney Turner Wildlife Sightings blog by Paul Stevens, Reserve Manager at Arundl Wetland Centre Last Sunday’s bright sunshine had robins, tits and mi
15 January 2018
Today's Highlights
Wigeon Pintail Pochard Tufted duck Shoveler Gadwall Whooper swan Greylag Lapwing Black-tailed godwit Sparrowhawk Marsh harrier Tree sparrow Reed bunting Goldfinch Stonechat
15 January 2018
Latest Sightings
After a wet early start it was reasonably mild with good visibility, turning colder throughout the day. Plenty of raptor entertainment with at least 6 Marsh Harrier over wintering and probably roosting within the reserve boundary. Merlin and Peregrine see
15 January 2018
Recent Sightings 15 January 2018
The following sightings were recorded today from the reserve at Castle Espie. Estuary – visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Observatory Curlew 13, Oystercatcher 412, Redshank 43, Black-headed gull 3, Black-tailed godwit 8, Teal 4, Shelduck 85,
15 January 2018