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Wildlife sightings 10/01/18
a.m. high tide Wader Lake Tufted duck 14 Greater black backed gull (2nd year juvenile) Black headed gull 52 Lapwing 62 Canada goose 2 Eurasian teal 16 Redshank 2 Shelduck 23 Mallard 20 Carrion crow 2 Saline lagoon Eurasian teal 2 Curlew (on meadow) 47 Haw
10 January 2018
Reserve Update Wednesday 10th January
Another murky morning which is making counts difficult and currently only Whooper Pond could be counted with any accuracy. It did however mean that a large number of Whooper Swans were still present on their night time roost of the Folly Pond. We esti
10 January 2018
Wildlife sightings for 10th January 2018
1 Iceland Gull - main lake from WWF hide at 10:30 before flying off E 50 Redpoll - world wetlands (near the Lodge) 4 Siskin - sheltered lagoon 1 Water Pipit - main lake 2 Jack Snipe - wader scrape, Headley hide 3 Snipe - wader scrape, main lake 1 Bittern
10 January 2018
Recent Sightings (6th-9th Jan)
British Steel Hide Wader counts from the steel hide have included 282 Black-tailed Godwits, 402 Dunlin, 4 Greenshank, a Spotted Redshank, 5 Redshank, 95 Lapwing, 6 Knot and 2 Curlew. A very large flock of Knot was viewable from the hide on the 9th, the f
9 January 2018
Today's Sightings
Mute swans Whooper swans Bewick's swans Greylag Brent goose Shelduck Mallard Gadwall Wigeon Pochard Tufted duck Coot Moorhen Redshank Snipe Lapwing Herring gull Black-headed gull Starling Reed bunting Tree sparrow House sparrow Goldfinch Great tit Blue ti
9 January 2018
Reserve Update 9th January
A very cold, but sunny start to the day. It's rather icy in some places, so if you are visiting today be careful on your feet. Plenty of waders are present on Lochar Field, with 255 Lapwing and 500+ Golden Plover. 6 Little Egrets were on the flood ground,
9 January 2018
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