News
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake - PM Avocet - 6 + 4 Juveniles Tufted Duck - 19 Shelduck - 34 Little Ringed Plover - 1 Pied Wagtail - 1 Swallow - 16 Sand Martin - 6 House Martin - 3 Oys [...]
4 May 2012
Bird News
2 Curlew Sandpipers today, along with the Little Stint from yesterday, which was with a group of about 6 Dunlin. Other waders included at least 40 Black-tailed Godwits,30 Ruff, 3 Curlew, 2 Whimbrel, 1 [...]
4 May 2012
Wildlife sightings for 4th May 2012
1 Spotted Redshank - grazing marsh 1 Bar-Tailed Godwit - wader scrape 2 Greenshank - wader scrape 1 Little Ringed Plover - main lake 2 Dunlin - wader scrape 1 Common Sandpiper [...]
4 May 2012
Todays Sightings
Holden Tower Avocet 1 Lapwing 9pr at least 4 broods hatched. Oystercatcher 5 Lesser Whitethroat 1 Willow Warbler 1 Wheatear 6 Swallow 120 Sand Martin 8 House Martin 10 Waders d [...]
4 May 2012
Out on the reserve today
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3 May 2012
Bird News
A Little Stint from the Ron Barker hide was the first site record of the year. Other waders included a Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Whimbrel, 3 Curlew, 6 Dunlin, 42 Ruff, and about 60 B [...]
3 May 2012
Today's sightings
British steel hide 2 wheatear, pink footed goose, brent goose, 32 greylag goose, 16 mute swan, 237 black tailed godwit, 2 ruff, 35 shelduck, 7 lapwing, 2 teal, 23 gadwall, 8 little egret, peregrin [...]
3 May 2012
Wildlife sightings for 3rd May 2012
1 Dunlin - wader scrape 1 Common Sandpiper - wader scrape 2 Little Ringed Plover - grazing marsh, wader scrape 5 Redshank - wader scrape, grazing marsh 1 Iceland Gull 1st - winter  [...]
3 May 2012
Lots of waders
Estuary Lots of waders have arrived but with low tide thoughout most of the day the birds are feeding at the north end. Best viewed from Saul Warf this evening as the tide comes in. RED-NECKED [...]
3 May 2012
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2 May 2012
Nests and apologies.
Dear all, many apologies for not updating the blog in recent weeks. I do anticipate however being able to post a little more often throughout May and June. In the meantime, you can follow me for bitesize snippets on Twitter @YoungPhoebe. This time of year
2 May 2012
Out on the reserve today
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2 May 2012
Wildlife sightings for 2nd May 2012
6 Common Tern - main lake 2 Lapwing broods - still on scrape and NE corner of marsh 2 Little Ringed Plover - flying between scrape and main lake 1 Common Sandpiper - scrape 3 Redshank [...]
2 May 2012
Sightings-May 1st-2nd
The weather conditions this week may not be to everyone’s liking but they have been perfect for seeing spring migration around the Severn. Winds from the East or North East have pushed lot of mi [...]
2 May 2012
Close Encounters of the fluffy, wild & behind-the-scenes kind at WWT Castle Espie this May.
May Madness at Castle Espie – from behind-the-scenes to footprints and fossils. May beckons and with warmer weather just around the corner, WWT Castle Espie Wetland Centre outside Comber has lots of entertaining events planned for the May half-term we
1 May 2012