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Fire/Ice
Only small traces of the chaos of the combined forces of the Beast from the East and Storm Emma remain and thankfully it is now possible for me to have a cup of tea without altering my normal brew with coconut milk or reverting to frost burnt bread at th
19 March 2018
Today's Highlights
Lapwing Black-headed gull Greylag geese Tree sparrow Goldfinch Reed bunting Snipe Pochard Wigeon Teal Tufted duck Coot Whooper swan Mute swan Shoveler Crane-2 Goldeneye Mallard Black-tailed godwit Moorhen Dunlin Cormorant Redshank Merlin Skylark Pintail G
19 March 2018
Recent Sightings – 19th March 2018
A calmer day here at Castle Espie, after a very cold and windy St.Patrick's Day weekend! The following sightings were recorded today at low tide: Estuary – visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Observatory Brent goose 15, Black-headed gul
19 March 2018
Wildlife sightings for 19th March 2018
2 Common Scoter - reservoir lagoon 1 Hen Harrier (female) - flew over marsh (early p.m.) 1 Short-eared Owl - flew over main lake heading SW (1600hrs) 7 Siskin - wildside (singing) 1 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon 7 Fieldfare - south route 3 Shelduck - ma
19 March 2018
Today's sightings
Tundra bean goose - 1 Main hide Tree sparrow House sparrow Goldfinch Reed bunting Great tit Blue tit Robin Dunnock Song thrush Fieldfare Starling Lapwing Dunlin Snipe Black tailed godwit Redshank Whooper swan Greylag goose Wigeon Pochard Teal Shoveler She
18 March 2018
Wildlife sightings for 18th March 2018
2 Shelduck - main lake 3 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 5 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape 6 Pintail - main lake, sheltered lagoon, wader scrape 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 1 Redshank - grazing marsh 1 Water Pipit - wader scrape 3 Sand Martin - wader sc
18 March 2018
Bar Tailed Godwit
Holden Tower Some great birdwatching from here with birds crowding in very close to the tower to try and get out of the wind. Whitefronted Goose 124 Redbreasted Goose 1 Wigeon 800 Teal 48 Shoveler 32 Pintail 46 Lapwing 60 Black Tailed Godwit 14o Bar Taile
17 March 2018
Today's Highlights
Wigeon Teal Shelduck Shoveler Pochard Tufted duck Pintail Gadwall Lapwing Coot Moorhen Little grebe-3 Oystercatcher Avocet-4 Redshank Dunlin Snipe Little egret Great egret-2 on Lady fen Great crested grebe Black-tailed godwit Grey heron Cormorant Black-he
17 March 2018
Latest Sightings - Saturday 17th March - Garganey again
The drake Garganey is still on the Teal Pond this morning, but patience is required. Patience is still required, and it is worth looking from upstairs in the Peter Scott Observatory first as it is sometimes only visible from there and not the Teal Pond
17 March 2018
Wildlife sightings for 17th March 2018
2 Little Egret - grazing marsh 1 Shelduck - wader scrape 1 Redshank - grazing marsh 1 Dunlin - main lake 6 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape, main lake 12 Redwing - sheltered lagoon 3 Sand Martin - wader scrape 1 Coal Tit - South route feeders February/
17 March 2018
Birds & Butterflies
2 Brimstones in the collection area today were the first butterflies reports of this year. Also in the collection area, a single Woodcock was flushed. Lots of bird raptor activity around the reserve, with Red Kite, at least 2 Marsh Harriers, several Comm
16 March 2018
Today's sightings
Whooper swan Mute swan Greylag Tundra bean goose Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Pintail Wigeon Teal Pochard Tufted duck Goldeneye Great crested grebe Coot Moorhen Spoonbill Great egret Little egret Oystercatcher Black-tailed godwit Redshank Snipe Dunlin Golden
16 March 2018
12th -16th of March Wildlife of Slimbridge
It's been feeling distinctly spring-like at WWT Slimbridge this week. Friday 16th Holden Walkway Hides Glaucous Gull Chiffchaff Tree Creeper Water Rail European White-fronted Goose 121 Red Breasted Goose Redshank 38 Black Tailed Godwit 3 Buzzard Peregrine
16 March 2018
Recent Sightings (14th-16th March)
British Steel Hide 3 Spoonbill were last seen on 14th. A count of 204 Black-tailed Godwit, 139 Redshank, 40 Greylag Geese, 57 Wigeon, 17 Shelduck and 7 lapwing was taken from the British Steel Hide. Further counts included 18 Tufted Duck, 13 Mall
16 March 2018
Wildlife sightings for 16th March 2018
1 Redshank - grazing marsh 2 Little Egret - grazing marsh 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 4 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 12 Snipe - main lake, wader scrape, grazing marsh 5 Sand Martin - wader scrape p.m. 13 Pintail - main lake, wader scrape, grazing marsh 1
16 March 2018