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Wildlife sightings - 26/07/2017
Wader Lake (AM, high tide): Avocet 5 adult and 1 fledged young Dunlin 1 Oystercatcher 1 Teal 3 Lapwing 2 Little-ringed plover 127 Black-tailed godwit 1 Greylag goose 39 Common tern 69 Pied wagtail 2 Saline Lagoon: Canada goose 17 Black-headed gull
26 July 2017
Time for a preen
This morning's rain seemed to encourage most of the birds to take the opportunity to preen, a vital part of looking after their plumage especially as they currently undertake their moult. Rushy Hide At least 7 Green Sandpipers were present this morning, a
26 July 2017
Wildlife sightings for 26th July 2017
1 Little Egret - grazing marsh 1 Dunlin - main lake 1 Common Tern - main lake 9 Teal - sheltered lagoon, wader scrape 1 Lapwing juvenile - grazing marsh 1 Brood of 3 Pochard - wader scrape 1 Garden Warbler - WWF hide 1 Kingfisher - scrape Additio
26 July 2017
Recent Sightings
Reed Warbler cr. Russ Myners Millennium Wetlands Blackcap 9 Cetti’s Warbler 2 Chiffchaff 9 Coot 7 Gadwall 9 Goldfinch 39 Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 Green Woodpecker 2 Jay 2 Kingfisher 1 Linnet 5 Little Egret 17 Litt
25 July 2017
Latest Sighting
Looking interesting for the next couple of days as a fast moving pressure system is swept across the Atlantic by the jet stream. Will that mean an influx of rare North American waders on the West Coast of the UK? Probably not but we can only hope. Wader c
25 July 2017
WWT Slimbridge Launches its Summer Movie Competition
As part of Dusty’s Wildlife Rangers, a summer-long event of family activities and adventure, WWT Slimbridge are calling on all budding wildlife documentary-makers to wow them and win £250 worth of prizes. Visitors are being invited to choose between th
25 July 2017
Todays sightings
Redshank Moorhen Coot Little ringed plover Common sandpiper Green sandpiper Black-headed gull Kingfisher Tree sparrow House sparrow Goldfinch Chaffinch Stonechat Yellow wagtail Blue tit Great tit Whitethroat Swallow Sand martin Marsh harrier (x2) Buzzard
25 July 2017
Wildlife sightings - 25/07/2017
Wader Lake (AM, high tide): Avocet 5 adult and 4 fledglings Shoveler 1 adult and 1 juvenile Grey heron 7 Black-tailed godwit 1 Redshank 9 Tufted duck 3 Lapwing 88 Shelducklings 6 Saline Lagoon: Black-headed gull 14 Lapwing 3 Hawthorn Wood: G
25 July 2017
Wildlife sightings for 25th July 2017
3 Black-tailed Godwit - circled the site a.m. 1 Dunlin - main lake, reservoir lagoon 1 Redshank - main lake a.m. 1 Common Sandpiper - wader scrape 2 Common Tern - sheltered lagoon, main lake 2 Swallow - grazing marsh 1 Brood of 3 Pochard - wader scrape
25 July 2017
Yellow loosestrife bees
Yellow loosestrife bee by Georgette Taylor The reserve is alive with insects as we start to move beyond the main breeding season for birds, the flowers are out in bloom and the temperatures are (generally) that little
25 July 2017
Young Goshawk
A number of sightings from about the reserve concerning a young Goshawk, it was seen about the Rushy and Tack Piece and from the afternoon Landrover safari. Brilliant views of the bird were had by all as it flew low ahead of the Landrover before it flew u
24 July 2017
Today's Highlights
Cranes flew east from Lady Fen in a four and a three Garganey female at Lyle hide Gadwall Shoveler Shelduck Teal Pochard - 2 males Avocet Black-tailed godwit Oystercatcher Little egret Moorhen Common sandpiper Green sandpiper Little ringed plover Snipe Tr
24 July 2017
Recent Sightings – 24th July
The following sightings were recorded today from the reserve at Castle Espie. The weather has been changeable recently, changing the landscape of the reserve. We have been doing some moth trapping lately with some interesting finds including heath la
24 July 2017
Your summer adventure awaits...
Have you planned your summer adventure at WWT Washington? We have an exciting array of events and family activities taking place this summer. So whether you fancy getting stuck into finding great diving beetles, water boatman and other wildlife that live
24 July 2017
Wildlife sightings - 24/07/17
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Avocet 10 Lapwing 54 Pied wagtail 2 Sand martin 6 House martin 2 Grey heron 7 Redshank 6 Shelduck 9 Saline Lagoon Black-headed gull 5 Hawthorn Wood Great-spotted woodpecker 3 Jay 2 Bullfinch 14 Chaffinch 16 Robin 5 Goldfin
24 July 2017