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Reserve Update 22nd July - Ospreys fly
The first osprey chick made its maiden flight yesterday and has been away from the nest this morning. The second chick is making tentative hops and flutters towards joining its sibling today but is yet to take off. It has chosen to pick one of the mos
22 July 2016
Recent Sightings, British Steel Hide
Black-Tailed Godwit 402 Curlew 553 Redshank 193 Greenshank 34 Dunlin 53 Lapwing 43 Whimbrel 33 Ruff 1 Knot 13 Black-Headed Gull 540 Lesser Black-Backed Gull 167 Mediterranean Gull 12 Common Gull 1 Herring Gull 8 Swallow 45 Swift 25 Pied Wagtail 1 Blackc
22 July 2016
Wildlife sightings for 22nd July 2016
1 Common sandpiper - reservoir lagoon 1 Little Egret - wader scrape 4 Common Tern - main lake, middle reedbed channel 5 Green Wood pecker - 3 juveniles sheltered lagoon 1 Hobby - main lake July bird highlights: Little Egret, Shelduck, Whimbrel, Hobby, R
22 July 2016
News of the Week from Castle Espie
This week at Castle Espie we welcomed two surprise visitors. Two Dexter Cows have moved on to the reserve for the summer months as part of Castle Espie’s grazing and conservation programme. We ran a competition on our Facebook page and are happy to anno
22 July 2016
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22 July 2016
You've been Attenborough'd!
This is the moment naturalist and wildlife presenter Sir David Attenborough surprised WWT member Lizzie Guntrip by saying hello on a visit to London Wetland Centre. David was at the wetland centre in Barnes to launch the 2016 Big Butterfly Count, a nation
21 July 2016
Flamingo chicks hatch at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre
The first flamingo chicks of this year have hatched at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre! Six fluffy Caribbean chicks are already popular residents of the Wetland Centre in Penclacwydd, with more due to hatch in the coming weeks. The chicks are beginning to tak
21 July 2016
Spoonbill and Sanderling from the Zeiss Hide
Dunlnin at Slimbridge taken by James Lees (Archive Picture) Zeiss Hide Spoonbill Sanderling (summer plumage) Avocet 10 (including 3 juveniles) Dunlin 44 Ruff 1 Green Sandpiper 3 Redshank 3 (1 juvenile) Cranes (GCP) 3
21 July 2016
Wildlife sightings for 21st July 2016
1 Common Sandpiper - resr lagoon 2 Gadwall broods - resr lagoon, main lake 12 Tufted Duck broods - resr lagoon, scrape, main lake 2 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon, wildside 4 Common Tern - main lake 1 Whinchat - marsh 45 Goldfinch - sheltered lagoon/Expl
21 July 2016
Reserve Update Thursday 21st July
Natterjack Toad success at last!!! Staff have discovered tadpoles present in one of the pools on the wider reserve which is great news considering this year was looking like a washout for the species (or should that be a "dry out" considering the heatwa
21 July 2016
Bird News
Waders continue to dominate the bird reports from around the reserve - a single Golden Plover in breeding plumage from the United Utilities hide this morning was unusual for this time of year. 2 male Ruff were on Vinsons as were several Redshanks, Ringed,
20 July 2016
Wildlife sightings for 20th July 2016
1 Gadwall brood - 5 ducklings on main lake 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 4 Common Tern - main lake 1 Chiffchaff - singing on south route July bird highlights: Little Egret, Shelduck, Whimbrel, Hobby, Redshank, Bl
20 July 2016
WWT calls for more accountability for environmental protection
Green Party MP Caroline Lucas receives her copy of the new report from WWT's team “Better accountability and better enforcement to protect our natural resources” was the message from speakers at the launch of WWT
20 July 2016
Wildlife sightings - 20/07/16
a.m. Tide level: Low Wader Lake Common tern 193 +2 chicks Avocet 15 + 2 chicks Little ringed plover 1 + 3 chicks Black headed gull 35 + 5 juvenile Oystercatcher 1 Black tailed godwit 2 Curlew 1 Lapwing 5 Common sandpiper 1 Tufted duck 4 + 4 ducklings Grey
20 July 2016
Todays Sightings
Ruff x 5 Lady Fen Green Sandpiper x 2 Main Obs Kingfisher x2 Reedbed Hide Red Kite Marsh Harrier Hobby
19 July 2016