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Wildlife sightings for 9th January 2018
1 Bittern - main lake 8 Pintail - main lake, wader scrape 2 Shelduck - main lake 3 Redwing - main lake 15 Siskin - South route December bird highlights: Jack Snipe, Goldeneye, Brent Goose, Little Egret, Great White Egret, Red Kite, Peregrine, Buzzard, K
9 January 2018
Wildlife sightings - 09/01/18
a.m. Tide Level: am Wader Lake Curlew 500+ (flushed) Shelduck 3 Black-headed gull 40 Lapwing 4 Saline Lagoon Curlew 59 Herring gull 1 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker 1 Tree creeper 1 Robin 3 Great tit 4 Blue tit 8 Dunnock 1 Chaffinch 7 Bullfinch 8
9 January 2018
Today's Highlights
Whooper swans Bewick's swans Mute swans Pink-footed geese -40 Greylag Shelduck Pochard Scaup Moorhen Buzzard Marsh harrier Meadow pipit Reed bunting Tree sparrow House sparrow Goldfinch Pied wagtail
8 January 2018
Today's sightings
Tack Piece 91 Bewick's Swan feeding on the flood during the middle part of the day, 7 were present at dawn. Other early morning counts were 850+ Wigeon grazing on adjacent to the main channel as well as 16 Ruff, 6 Redshank, 500 Lapwing, 65 Pintail, 200
8 January 2018
Recent Sightings 8th January 2018
A very frosty morning here on the reserve, with the Freshwater Lagoon, Main Lake and Limestone Lake partially frozen. The following sightings were recorded today from the reserve at Castle Espie. Estuary – visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Ob
8 January 2018
Taiga Bean Goose
Brief update for Monday. Taiga Bean Goose with Pink-footed Geese on Plover Field late morning. Water Rail out on the ice along the Reed Bed Walk. Kingfisher in front of the Ron Barker Hide. Check out the previous days sightings for a fuller picture of wha
8 January 2018
Wildlife sightings - 08/01/18
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Common snipe 1 Curlew 74 Kestrel 1 Jackdaw 1 Teal 4 Shelduck 1 Lapwing 67 Herring gull 20 Great black-backed gull 2 Black-headed gull 310 Saline Lagoon Frozen Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker 2 Robin 3 Great tit 9 Bu
8 January 2018
Artist Ben Green features in the gallery this January & February
Whooper swan evening by Ben Green Ben Green is a local artist who has spent many hours looking out across the Washes at the magnificent spectacle of wildfowl and waders, sketching them and painting them in watercolour
8 January 2018
Otter enclosure improvements
We will be carrying out some maintenance work in our otter exhibit to make some fantastic improvements that will hugely benefit our cheeky family of Asian short-clawed otters. On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday this week (8, 9 and 10 January 2018),
8 January 2018
Wildlife sightings for 8th January 2018
1 Bittern - main lake N shore. One bird flew across reedbed, landing in the middle sections to roost p.m. 1 Jack Snipe - headley hide 4 Snipe - headley hide 1 Tawny Owl - calling from the W perimeter of reserve 1650hrs 1 Marsh Harrier - flew over heading
8 January 2018
Bittern
Stunning winters day with a very light North Easterly which is always ideal as the majority of the hide windows face west and south. Frosty start on the Mere Bird of the day was a Bittern that flew onto Vinson's Marsh
7 January 2018
Sightings Sunday 7th January
Bright and Sunny Start to the day, all hides remain closed due to the water levels however the main observatory is open and there are still lots of birds to see from here as well as Lady fen where not only is there Whooper swans but also 35 pink-footed ge
7 January 2018
Wildlife sightings for 7th January 2018
1 Goldeneye - main lake N shore (from WWF hide) 2 Bittern - main lake N+SE shores 2 Shelduck - scrape 2 Pintail - main lake 17 Siskin - south route Alder trees 14 Redwing - world wetlands, wildside 1 Brambling - flew over south route heading NW towards
7 January 2018
Maisie has landed
Today we've been celebrating our Bewick's Swans with a special weekend dedicated to them as part of our Wild Winter weekends. The Bewick's Swan weekend continue tomorrow, more details available here. We've also welcomed at least 8 new swans today incl
6 January 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Bewick's swan Greylag Shelduck Mallard Shoveler Gadwall Pintail Wigeon Teal Pochard Goldeneye Great crested grebe Tufted duck Cormorant Coot Moorhen Grey heron Black-tailed godwit Redshank Snipe Dunlin Golden plover Lapwing Great bl
6 January 2018