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Wildlife sightings for 25th July 2012
2 Shoveler - scrape 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital 80 Black-headed Gull - main lake 1 Kingfisher - wildside Wildflowers are looking at their best with particul [...]
25 July 2012
Sightings- Dowitcher still
Long-billed Dowitcher and Black-tailed Godwits taken today by JSLees Copyright WWT The South Lake LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1 Breeding plumage adult still showing well in the wader flock Avoce [...]
25 July 2012
Caerlaverock Osprey HJ back on the Solway
One of the three osprey chicks hatched from the Caerlaverock nest in 2010 has appeared on the nest at Wigtown Bay. Just before he left the nest, the young osprey was fitted with a unique leg ring made of blue plastic with the letters HJ engraved on it in
24 July 2012
Local amateur photographers named winners in WWT Castle Espie photography competition
Canada Goose in Flight_captured by John Doherty Six local amateur photographers have picked up awards in the regional Spring heat of WWT’s Photography Competition 2011–2012, held in celebration of the Scott Antarc
24 July 2012
Sightings from the weekend
We managed to run our first bats & barn owl event over the weekend as it was rain-free and was very productive. We managed to observe three cranes at the back of Lady Fen at the start o [...]
24 July 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake - AM - High Tide Black Headed Gull - 89 Avocet - 1 + 2 Young Oystercatcher - 2 Redshank - 31 Lapwing - 94 Common Tern - 16 + 21 Young Shelduck - 2 + 10 Young [...]
24 July 2012
Wildlife sightings for 24th July 2012
2 Gadwall Ducklings - reservoir lagoon 23 Lapwing - main lake 1 Kestrel - sitting on a post grazing marsh 1 Peregrine - charing cross hospital Wildlfowers are looking at the [...]
24 July 2012
Today's sighting-Dowitcher still
Long-billed Dowitcher on the South lake with Redshanks and Black-tailed Godwits Copyright JSLeesWWT The South Lake Long-Billed Dowitcher 1 Summer plumage still Acces this evening escorted [...]
24 July 2012
Todays sightings
Wader Lake AM - High Tide Avocet - 2 + 2 Young Shelduck - 4 + 12 Young Common Tern - 67 + 28 Young Black Headed Gull - 120 + 33 Young Lapwing - 95 Redshank - 28 Pied W [...]
23 July 2012
Mild for Mothing
Moth species recorded on the evening of the 22nd July 2012 B&F Code Ta [...]
23 July 2012
Today's Sightings
33 Greenshank 1 Spotted Redshank 208 Black Tailed Godwit 34 Redshank c480 Curlew 11 Dunlin Brent Goose 24 Little Egret 1 Spoonbill [...]
23 July 2012
Wildlife sightings for 23rd July 2012
1 Buzzard - circling over high to the NW a.m. 1 Curlew - flew up river, then across W 1 Kestrel - over sheltered lagoon 11 Common Tern - main lake 38 Black-headed Gull - main lake [...]
23 July 2012
Today's sightings
FREE TO WWT MEMBERS (donations always welcome) Tuesday 24 July 2012 Long-billed Dowitcher viewing, escorted from car park to South Lake Observatory at 6.30pm or 7.30pm. Hide and the grounds close [...]
23 July 2012
The latest goings on from our wildlife reserve...
Read on for the latest information from our reserve manager John Gowland about what's happening out on our wildlife reserve... Wader Lake: After the unseasonal summer weather and gull predation, I am pleased to confirm that two of our four avocet pairs h
22 July 2012
Lessers in their new home.
Whilst the greater flamingos in the new Flamingo Lagoon exhibit are the stars of the show, the lesser flamingos that have also recently moved into the revamped old greater flamingo pen (to the left of Flamingo Lagoon) have also settled in well. The avics
22 July 2012