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Wildlife sightings for 21st August 2018
1 Hobby - hunting over grazing marsh 1 Garganey - wader scrape 1 Green Sandpiper - wader scrape 3 Common Sandpiper - wader scrape 4 Snipe - wader scrape, main lake 2 Common Tern - main lake 1 Yellow Wagtail - flew over heading SE Pochard brood of 3 - res
21 August 2018
Mint moths, hawkers and a hobby
Migrant hawker on the Dragonfly Pond by Andy Burns We checked all 61 dormice nesting boxes during last week’s Small Mammal Survey – no dormice nesting but we found three nests of pygmy shrew. There were plenty of
20 August 2018
Today's Highlights
Great white egret Little egret Grey heron Moorhen Coot Avocet Snipe Common sandpiper Cormorant Black headed gull Mute swan Whooper swan Barnacle goose Greylag geese Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Teal Garganey-Lyle hide Marsh harrier Buzzard-2 Hobby Yellow wag
20 August 2018
Recent Sightings €- 20th August 2018
The following sightings were recorded today at High tide from the reserve at Castle Espie. As the days get shorter and the autumn approaches the numbers of water birds are on the increase. Wintering ducks are beginning to arrive on the reserve with Teal a
20 August 2018
Wildlife sightings - 20/08/18
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Lapwing 65 Redshank 26 Avocet 9 Snipe 8 Teal 7 Common tern 3 Black-tailed godwit 2 Lesser black-backed gull (juv) 1 Saline Lagoon Teal 2 Lapwing 1 Redshank 1 Curlew 1 Greenshank 1 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker 2
20 August 2018
Wildlife sightings for 20th August 2018
1 Green Sandpiper - wader scrape 2 Common Sandpiper - wader scrape 3 Snipe - wader scrape, main lake 2 Common Tern - main lake, reservoir lagoon 1 Tawny Owl - wildside 1 Peregrine - perched on the hospital 12 Swift - reservoir lagoon Pochard brood of 3 -
20 August 2018
Garganey count
Rushy Hide A juvenile Garganey, 3 juvenile Little-ringed Plover, 5+ Ruff, 8 Green Sandpiper, 4 Avocet, 2 Snipe, 11 Black-tailed Godwits, Redshank, 16 Lapwing and 15 Teal the pick of the birds on the lower pond. A Little Grebe and 25 Gadwall on the top pon
19 August 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Barnacle goose Greylag Shoveler Mallard Teal Coot Moorhen Water rail Common sandpiper Black tailed godwit Swallow House martin Tree sparrow House sparrow Greenfinch Goldfinch Sparrowhawk Hobby
19 August 2018
Wildlife sightings for 19th August 2018
1 Black-Tailed Godwit - wader scrape 2 Green Sandpiper - wader scrape 2 Common Sandpiper - main lake, wader scrape 7 Snipe - wader scrape 3 Common Tern - main lake 1 Peregrine - perched on the hospital 2 Hobby - wildside 1 Kingfisher - wader scrape 25+ Sw
19 August 2018
Hobby
At least 1 Hobby sighting today, possibly 2 from Ron Barker Hide, also the juv Marsh Harrier is still around and showing well at times. Still small numbers of Black-tailed Godwit and Ruff this morning including juveniles of both, c500 Lapwing and good nu
18 August 2018
Today's Highlights
Common whitethroat Lesser whitethroat Tree sparrow House sparrow Goldfinch Reed warbler Meadow pipit Yellow wagtail-7 House martin Green woodpecker Stock dove Moorhen Coot Little egret Common sandpiper-2 Black tailed godwit-9 Avocet Ringed plover Teal Mal
18 August 2018
Two Short Eared Owls
Rushy Snipe 1 Ruff 4 Little Ringed Plover 2 Green Sandpiper 2 Wood Sandpiper 1 Avocet 6 Black tailed Godwit 9 Heron 1 Lapwing 5 Teal 7 Grey Wagtail 1 Tack Piece Avocet 2 Teal 9 Black Tailed Godwit 1 Greylag 83 Hybrid Wigeon 1 Holden Tower Two Short Eared
18 August 2018
Reserve Update - Saturday 18th August
Immature male marsh harrier was spotted yesterday afternoon alongside the Lochar water out from Avenue Tower. The female Sparrowhawk has been frequenting the area around the feeders in the Peter Scott trail. A Kestrel was hunting over the fields out f
18 August 2018
Wildlife sightings for 18th August 2018
1 Black-Tailed Godwit - wader scrape 2 Green Sandpiper - wader scrape, main lake 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 9 Snipe - wader scrape 4 Common Tern - main lake 1 Hobby - main lake July/early August bird highlights: Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpip
18 August 2018
Wish us luck as you wave us goodbye
WWT Washington's Asian short-clawed otter family (image by Ian Henderson) Lots of our visitors will be aware that our family of Asian short-clawed otters are part of a global species studbook, aimed at conserving hea
17 August 2018