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Sightings Wednesday 1st February

Sightings Wednesday 1st February

Whooper Swans Bewick's Swans Wigeon Teal Lapwing Kestrel Golden Plover Marsh Harrier Pintail Gadwall Stonechat Goldeneye Barn Owl Little Egret Hen Harrier Great White Egret Ruff Redshank Tufted Duck Shelduck Greylag Geese

1 February 2017

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

The reserve seems to have been coming alive over the last few days with the warmer weather.  This morning the Holden Walkway was alive with bird song of the resident species including Dunnock, Robin, Wren and Song Thrush.  As the morning progressed ther

1 February 2017

Wildlife Sightings - 1/2/17

Wildlife Sightings - 1/2/17

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/High Shelduck - 8 Mallard Grey Heron - 5 Lapwing - 40 Black-headed Gull - 12 Redshank - 1 Teal - 16 Shoveler - 8   Saline Lagoon Heron - 1 Curlew - 5 Shelduck - 8 Redshank - 1 Teal - 8   Hawthorn Wood Bull

1 February 2017

Reserve Update Wednesday 1st February

Reserve Update Wednesday 1st February

It is waders galore down at the Avenue Tower with over a hundred lapwing present feeding on the Lochar field (and 500 more had flown across).  There were also a small number of golden plover and redshank present first thing.  They were joined again by t

1 February 2017

Wildlife sightings for 1st February 2017

Wildlife sightings for 1st February 2017

2 Yellow-legged Gull 1st+2nd winter - marsh 2 Bittern - main lake North shore 10 Snipe - marsh 1 Jack Snipe - marsh 8 Pintail - main lake, reservoir lagoon 7 Mandarin - wildside 1 Bar-Headed goose - main lake 40 Fieldfare - playing fields 18 Redwing - pla

1 February 2017

Recent Sightings

Recent Sightings

Pochard Cr. Russ Myners MILLENNIUM WETLANDS 1 x BARN OWL 2 X CETTI`S WARBLER 3 X RAVEN 1 X JACK SNIPE 2 X WATER RAIL 1 X KESTREL 2 X GREY HERON 41 X GADWALL 15 X SHOVELER 7 x SHELDUCK 64 X TUFTED DUCK 2 X SONG THRUSH

31 January 2017

Wildlife sightings - 31/01/17

Wildlife sightings - 31/01/17

a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Shoveler 8 Gadwall 2 Grey heron 1 Black-headed gull 35 Lapwing 20 Eurasian teal 13 Herring gull 2 Shelduck 8 Kestrel 1 (along footpath) Saline Lagoon Curlew 25 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch 15 Chaffinch 10 Blue tit 6 Robin 3 Dunn

31 January 2017

Sightings Tuesday 31st January

Sightings Tuesday 31st January

Water levels remain at about 60%, all hides apart from Allport remain open. Sightings so far today: Bewick's swan Whooper swan White-fronted goose Pintail Pochard Shoveler Teal Tufted duck Wigeon Great white egret Little egret Great black-backed gull King

31 January 2017

Partnership works to keep swans in the air

Partnership works to keep swans in the air

This winter further measures are being taken to reduce the chances of swans flying into overhead power lines, which result in unnecessary deaths or serious injury.  Co-operative working between WWT Welney Wetland Centre and UK Power Networks means that p

31 January 2017

Wildlife sightings for 31st January 2017

Wildlife sightings for 31st January 2017

1 Firecrest - sheltered lagoon 3 Bittern - main lake North & South shores, reservoir lagoon 3 Snipe - main lake, grazing marsh 4 Water Rail - South route, sheltered lagoon 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 5 Pintail - main lake January bird highlights: B

31 January 2017

Today's Highlights

Today's Highlights

A damp and dull day but some excellent sightings nonetheless. Kingfisher-frequently below the café-male Little egret Great white egret-Lady Fen White-fronted geese-Lady Fen Pink-footed geese-Lady Fen Whooper swans Bewick's swans Goldeneye Snipe Black-tai

30 January 2017

WWT Caerlaverock – Dragonfly Hotspot

WWT Caerlaverock – Dragonfly Hotspot

In the summer of 2016, WWT Caerlaverock was designated a Dragonfly Hotspot by the British Dragonfly Society. For more information on the British Dragonfly Society (BDS) and Dragonfly Hotspots please see their website www.british-dragonflies.org.uk/content

30 January 2017

WWT Caerlaverock – Dragonfly Hotspot

WWT Caerlaverock – Dragonfly Hotspot

In the summer of 2016, WWT Caerlaverock was designated a Dragonfly Hotspot by the British Dragonfly Society. WWT Caerlaverock is well known for its thousands of wintering wildfowl, including barnacle geese, whooper swans, ducks and waders. In summer howev

30 January 2017

Recent sightings - 30th January

Recent sightings - 30th January

The following sightings were recorded today by Toni Castello, warden, at low tide. Estuary Shelduck 40, Brent geese 60, Curlew 3,  Wigeon 7, Lesser black-backed gull 1, Black-tailed godwit 1, Oystercatcher 4, Curlew 2. Main lake - visible from Sen

30 January 2017

Monday, Jan 30th - Otters again

Monday, Jan 30th - Otters again

Great views a few moments ago of two otters on The Whooper Pond - to the great consternation of the Whooper Swans themselves. The drake American Wigeon is back on The Flood Ground and the sun is shining. A good day so far. Yesterday there were 125 Twite n

30 January 2017