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Water Rails calling from the reedbed
News News And Stories News Water Rails Calling From The Reedbed
1 Bittern - reservoir lagoon1 Goldeneye - sheltered lagoon10 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape2 Water Rail - calling from the main reedbed1 Water Pipit - grazing marshFebruary bird highlights: Shelduck, Goldeneye, Bittern, Snipe, Jack Snipe, Little Owl,
Waders starting to drop in
News News And Stories News Waders Staring To Drop In
The past week has seen a return of some of our waders to site. Curlew numbers are building up with 25 birds seen in the Lochar field today from the Pasture Pathway. They have also been observed flying across the River Walk. Common Sandpiper are often t
Jack Snipe in the winter sunshine
News News And Stories News Jack Snipe In The Winter Sunshine
1 Jack Snipe - wader scrape6 Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh1 Goldeneye - sheltered lagoon 2 Bittern - main lake N shore, reservoir lagoon N shore7 Pintail - main lake, reservoir lagoon, grazing marsh2 Shelduck - main lake1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh
Good numbers of Jack Snipe and Snipe on the reserve
News News And Stories News Good Numbers Of Jack Snipe And Snipe On The Reserve
1 Iceland Gull - grazing marsh (p.m.)1 Goldeneye - sheltered lagoon2 Jack Snipe - scrape (area 32), main lake (island 21)10 Snipe - scrape, main lake1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh3 Bittern - main lake N and SE shores, reservoir lagoon N shore6 Pintail - wa
Sand Martins start moving through
News News And Stories News Sand Martins Start Moving Through
Monday morning I was greeted by the spectacle of approximately 400 house and sand martins swirling around a dark, moody sky, a truly fantastic sight. These fabulous aerobats are starting to gather before their epic migration to sub-Saharan Africa for the
Nature stories from childhood
News News And Stories Blog Nature Stories From Childhood
Six decades and counting Peter Strangeman has been monitoring birds for conservation for more than 60 years. My early interest in nature was aroused by my dad, who told me about the birds that visited Barn Elms reservoirs, which adjoined a tall hous
Sunshine and flooding
News News And Stories News Sunshine And Flooding
Please be aware, the B725 is closed at Brow Well bridge. If you are visiting from the Carlisle/Annan direction you have to come via Dumfries. The bridge has suffered severe damage due to recent flooding and may be closed for a significant amount of time.T
First hand-reared godwit returns to UK
News News And Stories News First Hand Reared Godwit Returns To Uk 2
A black-tailed godwit has returned to The Fens in East Anglia where it was hand-reared after migrating as far as Portugal for the winter. The bird is one of 26 black-tailed godwits raised at WWT Welney and released into the wild last summer. The wader, a
Your Slimbridge summer starts here
News News And Stories News Your Slimbridge Summer
Plan your Slimbridge adventure and immerse yourself in a world of wetland wildlife, this summer holiday. From Saturday 23 July to Sunday 4 September, why not try the following daily activities... 11am | Science show, Living Wetland TheatreExperience
From egg to chick: how we hatch eggs for our conservation breeding programmes
News News And Stories Blog From Egg To Chick How Eggs Hatch
The arrival of spring, with its lengthening days and its brighter colours, provides the perfect trigger for renewal and refreshment. Nothing represents the fresh, young days of spring and new hope like ducklings can and do: from Easter cards to chocola
Green woodpecker & house martins
News News And Stories News Green Woodpecker House Martins Still On The Move
Today’s sun brought another 50+ house martins through the site on their southward migration. A green woodpecker has been onsite this week as well, usually around Wetland Discovery and the old Tundra pen. A kingfisher has been showing best a Scrape hide
Recent Sightings 2nd Aug 2021
News News And Stories News Recent Sightings 2nd Aug 2021
The following sightings were taken yesterday from the reserve at Castle Espie during high tide. A Common Sandpiper and Kingfisher have been seen recently around a number of the lakes and ponds on site and worth taking a closer look to see if these not so
GRCF Monitoring and Citizen Science Steart Marshes
News News And Stories News Grcf Monitoring And Citizen Science Steart Marshes
Background The Green Recovery Challenge Fund (GRCF) running from March 2021 to 2022 has afforded WWT a valuable opportunity to support continued monitoring, research and citizen science engagement at WWT Steart Marshes. As a managed realignment site, S
1000+ Whooper Swan
News News And Stories News 1000 Whooper Swan
Back with the sightings after a computer issue and a run down of the news from the past few days. Goose and swan counts over the weekend produced 1088 Whooper Swan and 7600 Pink-footed Geese. Both species are spending a lot of time off the reserve but can
Thames Catchment NFM Advice
Our Work Projects Thames Catchment Nfm Advice
Thames Catchment NFM Advice WWT is working with local authorities and other stakeholders in the Thames region providing expert advice on natural flood management (NFM) techniques and supporting work to put them into practice. We have successful