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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Wildlife sightings - 30/01/17
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Eurasian wigeon 3 Shoveler 6 Gadwall 2 (pair) Eurasian teal 26 Grey heron 1 Redshank 2 Eurasian shelduck 9 Northern lapwing 60 Kestrel 1 Saline Lagoon Eurasian teal 5 Eurasian shelduck 1 Hawthorn Wood Treecreeper 1 Robin 9
30 January 2017