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Ed Boyd
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Ed Boyd Saltmarsh Evidence & Value Volunteer Contact details ed.boyd@wwt.org.uk About me I loved working on questions at the intersection of subjects at university and found those presented
Wildlife Sightings 23/07/2021
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Weather: Warm, bright River Wear Tide Level: lowA.MWader Lake:Avocet - 1Black Headed Gull - 40Common Tern - 44Lapwing - 96Grey Heron - 4Black Tailed Godwit - 6Shelduck - 13Sedge warbler - 1Saline Lagoon:Lapwing - 4Reed warbler - 1 Other birds noted around
Wildlife Sightings - 12/08/2023
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Weather: overcastRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake:Teal - 18Shoveler - 3 + 2Gadwall - 3Avocet - 20 ( 4 were juvenile)Shelduck - 1 juvenileBlack-tailed Godwit - 2Common Tern - 3Grey Heron - 10Black-headed Gull - 2Ruff - 3Lapwing - 87Kestrel - 1 Juven
A day in the life of a guide in the hide
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I have been volunteering at Caerlaverock since 2017 where I am Friday’s Guide in the Hide. My role is to help guests connect with the wildlife around the reserve and hopefully make their visit more enjoyable. This is the first of an occasional series of
Otter snapped at Steart for first time
News News And Stories News Otter Snapped At Steart For First Time
An elusive otter has been caught on camera at Steart in Somerset, where the largest new wetland nature reserve in the UK is being developed by the Environment Agency and the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust. WWT Project Manager Tim McGrath worked with local r
Wildlife Sightings - 17/01/2024
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Weather: Frosty/clearRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesBlack-headed Gull - 62Herring Gull - 36Carrion Crow - 1Magpie - 1Moorhen - 2Canada Goose (meadow) - 1Wigeon - 2Grey Heron - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationNuthatch - 1Great Spotted Wood
New Spoonbill
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The second Spoonbill of the year arrived in the area yesterday (one reported in flight just to the North at Splatt Bridge), it may have spent yesterday feeding on the Severn. This bird appears to be in adult or near adult plumage, it was roosting on the T
Wildlife Sightings - 25/09/2023
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Weather: warm / sunny / windyRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake:Ruff - 2Redshank - 42Canada Goose - 10Tufted duck - 1Hawthorn wood:Magpie - 1Other birds noted around site:Willow tit - 1Goldfinch - 3 (Dragonfly + Amphibian pond)Kestrel - 1 (FC Wet wo
Latest Sightings
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The sandpipers are returning to the reserve for summer, with 12 common sandpipers and 7 green sandpipers spotted on Woodend Marsh. The cattle egret has also been seen again on site. There are plenty of juvenile birds around at the moment - our marsh harri
Wood Sands still
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Still at least 2 Wood Sandpiper on Woodend Marsh viewable from UU Hide, also 1000+ Black-tailed Godwit, 15 Snipe and a few Ruff including a fresh juvenile. Three Green Sandpiper were on Top Mere.A good count of 100 Shoveler on Vinson's Marsh from Ron Bark
European Eel
Discover Wetlands Wetland Wildlife Species Factfiles European Eel
European Eel Scientific name: Anguilla anguilla With an extraordinary life cycle which starts in the Sargasso Sea near Bermuda and takes it across the Atlantic Ocean to Europe and then back again, the European eel makes one of the most asto
Stay connected with the Giant Spirit of Castle Espie
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We want to stay connected with members and supporters whilst the site remains temporarily closed to visitors due to Avian Influenza. Through a series of stories and online activities we'll reveal the #GiantSpiritofCastleEspie until we can reopen. Behin
We are back (a bit)
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Slimbridge Wild update.Sorry for the long delay in updating Slimbridge wild but as you can imagine we have been adjusting to the restrictions brought on by the COVID19 pandemic. The centre is of course closed and the majority of Slimbridge staff have bee
Wildlife Sightings - 07/01/2022
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Weather: FrostyWind speed: LowRiver wear tide level: MidWader lake - AM - HIGHShell duck - 16Shoveler-14Black headed gull -130Herring gull-90Little grebe-1Widgeon-4OTHER BIRDS AROUND SITEMute swan -river.-4Heron-2 "Red shank-3 "Golden eye(male)-1
November
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Wetland wildlife in November As the golden days of autumn fade to winter, the last of our long-distance migrants are arriving from their breeding grounds in the high arctic, escaping the cold. Other birds such as raptors, water rail and bittern