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Wildlife sightings for 29th June 2012
3 Teal - main lake, wader scrape 18 Lapwing - main lake, grazing marsh 3 Common Tern chicks - main lake 40+ Swift - site count 7 House Martin - reservoir lagoon Re [...]
29 June 2012
Bad weather blows rare gull-billed tern off course to WWT Llanelli!
Gull-billed tern (Image credit: Mark Hipkin) Birders are flocking to WWT Llanelli this week to see an extremely rare gull-billed tern who has taken up residence. It is thought the recent squally weather has blown the
28 June 2012
Out on the reserve today
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28 June 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Avocet - 7 + 5 chicks Oystercatcher - 4 + 2 chicks Redshank - 1 Common Tern - 80 pairs Grey Heron - 8 Sand Martin - 2 Pied Wagtail - 5 Saline Lagoon Lapw [...]
28 June 2012
Bird News
A fairly quiet day today, but an eclipse male Garganey on Vinson's helped towards a decent day's birding for the few who ventured out. A Common Tern was on the Mere this morning, and a flock o [...]
28 June 2012
Todays Sightings
Whooper Pond Mute Swan 2 + 6 cygnets Teal Pond Little Grebe Gadwall 4 Flood Ground Gadwall Heron Lapwing 18 Starling 100 Folly Pond Mallards with ducklings Shovel [...]
28 June 2012
Wildlife sightings for 28th June 2012
10 Common Tern + 3 chicks - main lake 190 Herring Gull - main lake (high tide) 33 Black-heaed Gull - main lake (high tide) 2 Peregrine - over resr lagoon 11 Blackcap 8 Cetti's [...]
28 June 2012
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Tufted Duck 6 Gadwall 2 Rushy Black-headed Gull colony Redshank 1 Green Sandpiper 2 South Lake Obs/ Hogarth Hide Avocet pair nesting Black-tailed God [...]
28 June 2012
Meet the insects
Make the most of National Insect Week (25 June - 1 July) by heading to WWT London Wetland Centre to see if you can spot any of these colourful characters. This Wasp Beetle has evolved with the same warning pattern as a was
28 June 2012
Love Learning 2012
This summer come to the Wildfowl & Wetlands centre at Castle Espie and see what fun activities we have in store for one and all. Every weekend in July and August why not join the team for some fun while learning about the amazing wildlife and history
27 June 2012
Moths!
The following moths were collected from our traps this morning. Poplar Hawkmoth - 3 Bloodvain - 1 Brinstone Moth - 1 Hart & Dart - 21 Large Yellow Underwing - 1 Common Swif [...]
27 June 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Avocet - 6 + 5 chicks Wigeon - 1 Redshank - 5 Lapwing - 6 Shelduck - 4 + 12 duckling Commen Tern - 108 + 21 chicks Tufted Duck - 15 Heron - 10 [...]
27 June 2012
New for the Reserve
A mild night with just over 60 species in the moth trap including Aleimma loeflingiana, a new species for the reserve. Click on the below link for more info from the excellent UK Moths website. [...]
27 June 2012
Wildlife sightings for 27th June 2012
2 Black-tailed Godwit - main lake 2 Gadwall broods - reservoir lagoon (5 and 2) 4 Teal - main lake 3 Common Tern chicks - main lake Recent bird highlights: Buzzard, Hobby, P [...]
27 June 2012
Today's sightings
South Lake Avocet 6 inc a pair sat on three eggs (11 on site today) Black-tailed Godwit 36 Redshank 11 Gadwall 70 The Rushy Green Sandpiper 1 The South Finger Avocet 5 [...]
27 June 2012