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Today's sightings
Holden Tower Redstart juvenile Robin 8 including the black bellied bird, in moult Chiffchaff 3 Blackcap 1 South Lake All waders commute between the Rushy/Top and Bottom New Piec [...]
9 July 2012
Checking on the new arrivals.
A brief installment to share a few photos of the new Caribbean flamingo chicks. Five cute little bundles of fluff have recently hatched and with more eggs pipped and ready to go, there should be a nice big brood of new birds gracing the nest island before
8 July 2012
8th of July Sightings
Weather: Cloudy but warm with a northerly breeze. Wader Lake Am - Tide Level: High Avocet - 8 + 3 chicks Oystercatcher - 4 + 2 chicks Common Tern - 98 + 21 ch [...]
8 July 2012
Kingfishers
An adult and juvenile Kingfisher showed well from the Ron Barker Hide early afternoon. Two Common Tern were also present from there. Waders reported included 15+ Avocet, 100+ Black-tailed Godwit, Gree [...]
8 July 2012
Todays Sightings
Little Ringed Plover on Folly Pond, M.Youdale © Copyright 2012 WWT Folly Pond No sign of Wood Sandpiper this morning Little Ringed Plover 3 Common Sandpiper 3 Curlew 2 Oystercatch [...]
8 July 2012
Wildlife sightings for 8th July 2012
18 Teal - scrape and main lake 2 Pochard ducklings - main lake 19 Lapwing - main lake 4 Common Tern chicks - main lake 1 Chiffchaff - calling in wildside Additional sigh [...]
8 July 2012
Redstarts have bred
Redstart news Redstarts are present again today along the Summer Walkway. A fresh juvenile and female are flycatching from the fence and hedge. We had one or two males singing and visiting likely [...]
8 July 2012
7th of July Sightings
Weather: Cloudy but warm and dry. Wader Lake AM - Tide Level: High Avocet - 8 + 3 chicks Oystercatcher - 4 + 2 juv. Redshank - 4 Common Tern - 107 + 26 chicks [...]
7 July 2012
Crossbills
An excellent record of two Common Crossbill flying SSE over the Reedbed Walk at 11.10am. These are the 4th and 5th records for the reserve, only two birds have been 'twitchable' including one [...]
7 July 2012
Todays Sightings
Record shot of Wood Sandpiper this morning on Folly Pond © Copyright 2012 WWT Migration has very much began here at Caerlaverock with a WOOD SANDPIPER coming in this morning onto the folly po [...]
7 July 2012
Wildlife sightings for 7th July 2012
1 Gadwall brood - reservoir lagoon 3 Tufted duck broods - world wetlands, reservoir lagoon 13 Teal - wader scrape, reservoir lagoon 2 Little Grebe chicks - reedbed channel closest to wilds [...]
7 July 2012
Todays Sightings
Zeiss Hide Great birding from here. Teal 60 Lapwing 120 Black Tailed Godwit 11 Redshank 60 Greenshank 1 Green Sandpiper 2 Dunlin 2 Avocet 7 Oystercatcher 2 Common Tern 1 So [...]
7 July 2012
Spring photography competition winners announced
I am please to announce the winners of the spring round of the photography competiton: Laura Bristow was named winner in the Wetland Wildlife category, with her picture entitled ‘Sweet Dreams’. Andrew Stannard was named winner in the Wetland Landscape
6 July 2012
Martin Mere shortlisted for two tourism awards
WWT Martin Mere has been shortlisted for two Lancashire Tourism Awards through Marketing Lancashire. The awards celebrate Lancashire’s tourism industry. Martin Mere has been shortlisted for the following: Best Large Attraction. Shortlisted because of
6 July 2012
Dedicated volunteers win conservation award for Harpenden nature reserve
Two local volunteers have won a cash award having been nationally recognised for their contribution to conserving wetlands. At a short ceremony at the Batford Springs nature reserve in Harpenden, which they run as part of a team of volunteers in their spa
6 July 2012