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Wildlife sightings for 9th May 2012
1 Cuckoo - reported by a visitor calling on Barnes Common (east side), 9:20 a.m. 1 small Heron species flew high W over entrance lake 1410hrs (not an Egret species) 1 Shelduck - landed on main [...]
9 May 2012
Today's sightings-3 Garganey
100 Acre Garganey 2 Cuckoo 1 Wheatear 7 Swift 100 Zeiss Hide Garganey 1 Teal 6 Avocet 1 Little Egret 2 The Holden Tower Short-eared Owl 1 Avocet 1 Lapwing 16 Th [...]
9 May 2012
The Natural World from a Woman’s Perspective
On Saturday 19th May at 2pm, Castle Espie Gallery, one of Northern Ireland’s premier environmental art spaces, will be opening the doors to ‘Natural Forms’, an exhibition by the Ulster Society of Women Artists (U.S.W.A.). The U.S.W.A. was founded in
9 May 2012
Grant success at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre
WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre has been successful in receiving funding from the Lancashire County Council, Local Member Grant Scheme to bring care home residents to Martin Mere for free. Over the past month, care home residents from all over West Lancas
8 May 2012
Out on the reserve today
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8 May 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Avocets - 8 (11 Chicks & 4th brood hatching) Oystercatcher - 5 Lapwing - 6 Redshank - 2 Common Tern - 12 Shelduck - 10 Gadwall - 2 Tufted Duck - 7 [...]
8 May 2012
Two Garganey
Two drake Garganey again from the Ron Barker Hide. A few Dunlin and 'tundra' Ringed plover on the move with 13 of the former and 7 of the later. A good count of 6 Little Ringed Plover, 10+ Ruf [...]
8 May 2012
Todays Sightings
Reed Bunting, M.Youdale © Copyright 2011 Whooper Pond Oystercatcher 4 Tufted Duck 3 Swallow 10 House Martin 12 Teal Pond Little Grebe 1 Moorhen with chicks Mute Swan on [...]
8 May 2012
Wildlife sightings for 8th May 2012
2 Hobby - over site New lapwing brood - SW corner of marsh, 3 chicks (4th brood total) 3 Little Ringed Plover - scrape, main lake 6 Common Tern - main lake 1 Jack Snipe - marsh 7-8 [...]
8 May 2012
Today's sightings
South Lake Oystercatcher Two pairs with two young each. Common Tern 2 Med Gull 3 Black-tailed Godwit 20 Common Sandpiper 1 The Holden Tower Avocet 2 Whimbrel 40 Oystercatcher 2 [...]
8 May 2012
Strangford Stop-Over for Icelandic birds
Film buffs will remember the line, “If you build it, they will come”, from ‘Field of Dreams’. Wildlife management is often this simple - if you provide a habitat that meets the needs of wildlife, it will come. At WWT this seems to have happened.
7 May 2012
Bird News
A quick list of some of today's sightings. Two Curlew Sandpiper, Little Stint, 14 Ruff, 12 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Curlew and Whimbrel. A 2nd summer Med Gull present thi [...]
7 May 2012
Today's sightings
A drake garganey has appeared on the lagoon, where 82 black tailed godwit, 3 Mediterranean gull and a common sandpiper have been seen. Other highlights include 2 ruff, brent goose, pink footed goose, [...]
7 May 2012
Todays Sightings
Folly Pond Shelduck 12 Black-tailed Godwit 3 Shoveler 2 Teal 2 Gadwall 2 Whooper Pond Tufted Duck 1 Oystercatcher 1 Teal Pond Gadwall 1 Mute Swan on eggs Little Grebe [...]
7 May 2012
Wildlife sightings for 7th May 2012
3 Shelduck - flew over main lake 1 Red Kite - flew over main lake, drifted SE 2 Peregrine - having a wash on the main lake 1 Hobby - over main lake 1 Ringed Plover - scrape 1 Bar-t [...]
7 May 2012