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A pictorial treat from the aviaries.
I just had to post this photo... I am never satisfied with my pictures of Hooded Merganser, and just as I pressed the button on this one; the Bufflehead popped up out of the water. Despite the chill, most eclipse plumage species are just getting in a bit
4 November 2011
Epic migration
Wild Svalbard Barnacle Geese migrate 3000km from Svalbard Island in the High Arctic to winter on Scotland's Solway Firth, with thousands feeding at WWT's Caerlaverock Wetland Centre. These magnificent animals may fly the entire distance in two days. At Ma
4 November 2011
The excitement builds ...
There’s a certain air of anticipation around the centre this morning – almost like the calm before the storm, but with a heavy chunk of excitement! Yesterday was a hive of activity on site, with cables laid, lights rigged, sets built and, when darknes
4 November 2011
Startled sparrowhawk!
Our Eurasian cranes have just startled Florence, our resident hunting sparrowhawk, as she stopped on the stream in front of the visitor centre to devour her prey. She was spooked so much that she [...]
4 November 2011
More Birds
Some excellent birding again with some of the highest counts of the autumn so far including Common Teal at 2175, Whooper Swan 890 and 115 Tufted Duck. Other counts included 14,000 Pink-footed Geese, 2 [...]
4 November 2011
Wildlife sightings for 4th November 2011
130+ Teal - site count 35 Wigeon - site count 1 Sparrowhawk - wildside 1 Peregrine - hunting over main lake 2 Water Rail - main lake, grazing marsh 1 Jack Snipe - wader scrape [...]
4 November 2011
Todays sightings
Holden Tower Whitefronted Goose 33 Peregrine 1 Lapwing 350 Golden Plover 70 Heron 3 Rushy Bewicks Swan 3 Pochard 90 Tufted duck 170 Martin Smith Hide Snipe 3 (showing w [...]
4 November 2011
The African white-backs meet for the first time...
Just a quick note to show you this wonderful little group... These busy little bees are the complete result of the two clutches of white-backed ducks we had from our breeding aviaries this year. At a tasty 2:4 ratio, these beauties are some of the most e
3 November 2011
Numbers starting to build up at Arundel WWT
Shoveler numbers have been fluctuating from 7 up to 11, mainly from the scrape hide. This a really good number for this time of year and encouraging for the winter ahead. Pochard have started to arrive on swan lake with a high of 6 individuals, mostly m
3 November 2011
Enter the WWT photography competition
From shovelers at Slimbridge to Brent geese at Castle Espie (pictured) – the entries into the autumn heat of the WWT 2011-2012 Photography Competition are flooding in. As we hit the halfway mark of the autumn heat of the competition, there are just a
3 November 2011
WWT Castle Espie to host local photographic competition
One of the highlights of the local camera club photographic competition scene will take place on 18th November (7.30pm) when Castle Espie Wildlife Wetlands Centre near Comber, Co.Down, will be the host venue for the annual Roy Finlay Memorial Natural hist
3 November 2011
Out on the reserve today
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3 November 2011
Snipe sightings
Four snipe were seen at the back of the scrape areas from the ramsar hide. [...]
3 November 2011
Wildlife sightings for 3rd November 2011
1 Bittern - drinking amongst scattered reed NW corner main lake, 50M away from Headley Hide 5 Water Rail - reedbed, resr lagoon, wildside 9 Meadow Pipit - flew S 1 Rock Pipit - main lake, [...]
3 November 2011
Today's sightings
Zeiss Hide Avocet 1 Teal 1000 Gadwall 20 Shoveler 30 Holden Tower E White-fronted Goose 33 Peregrine 2 Greylag 4 (estuary favouring and likely to be wild birds) Ruff 6 Lapwin [...]
3 November 2011