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Duck the stress this World Wetlands Day and visit WWT Castle Espie for a moment of calm
News News And Stories News Duck The Stress This World Wetlands Day And Visit Wwt Castle Espie For A Moment Of Calm
This World Wetlands Day, 2 February 2024, WWT Castle Espie wants everyone to duck the stress of modern living and visit their local wetland for a moment of calm. World Wetlands Day is also an opportunity to raise awareness about the vital role of wetlands
Wildlife Sightings for 11th April 2023
News News And Stories News Wildlife Sightings For 11th April 2023
6 Willow Warbler - entrance lakes, south route, sheltered lagoon2 Little Ringed Plover - main lake1 Wheatear - marsh1 Common Sandpiper - wader scrape1 Redshank - main lake3 Siskin - wildside4 Blackcap - sheltered lagoon, wildside7 Reed Warbler - singing i
Reserve update - bringing wetland wildlife to you
News News And Stories News Reserve Update Bringing Wetland Wildlife To You 5
Welney Wetland Centre is now re-opened for pre-booked visits only.We have a smaller than normal team on site at present, but will continue to bring the reserve to you on the website and social media until you are able to visit. Whilst some birds are now
Wildlife Sightings - 19/07/2023
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Weather: sunnyRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake:Avocet - 42Shelduck - 2 + 13 chicksBlack-headed Gull - 83 +17 chicksCommon Tern - 8 + 2 chicksCommon Gull - 1Dunlin - 4Lapwing - 202Oystercatcher - 1Ruff - 3Curlew - 1Redshank - 1Teal - 5Hawthorn wood:
A damp Sparrowhawk
News News And Stories News Wildfowl Waders
Once again, the wet weather means that wellies are recommended when visiting. Some paths are accessible in shoes, most in boots but to get around the whole site, wellies would be best.This rather damp Sparrowhawk was a nice surprise in front of the Scotti
Reserve Roundup
News News And Stories News Reserve Roundup
Last week was another busy one for our reserve team. From conducting nest box checks to maintaining pathways and doing saltmarsh surveys, as well as continuing wildflower seed collection. On Tuesday morning the volunteers and the reserve team were out bir
Hedges of colour
News News And Stories News Hedges Of Colour
Spring is starting to come to life at the reserve with the hedges full of Bullfinch, both males and females, as well as Chaffinch, Yellowhammer, Robin, Great and Blue Tit, Greenfinch and a Song Thrush. Some of these species are even starting to sing, the
Wildlife sightings 07/04/21
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Wader Lake (am, high tide):Avocet 12Oystercatcher 2Redshank 9Lapwing 7Tufted duck 22 (11 male and 11 female)Shoveler 7 (5 male and 2 female)Shelduck 59Greylag 21Canada goose 22Herring gull 33Lesser black-backed gull 4Saline lagoon (am, mid-tide):Gadwall 2
Great Weather for Snipe
News News And Stories News Great Weather For Snipe
No shortage of rain in the past 24 hours and more to come in the next 48. Water levels have risen a good deal already, watch this space.. On the up side it's been great watching large flocks of Snipe flying around in the rain. It's almost as if they celeb
Reserve Resolutions 2023
News News And Stories News Reserve Resolutions 2023
WWT Caerlaverock is very special for wildlife but there is always more that can be done to make this place even better.As a team, we have decided to give ourselves some targets to aim for in the year. This is partly to motivate us but also to smugly bask
Lapwing, bitterns and a sea eagle
News News And Stories News Lapwing Bitterns And A Sea Eagle
Our onsite bittern sightings from the Scrape hide peaked on Friday 19 January when a Reserve Warden spotted two bitterns, within just minutes of each other on opposite side of the reedbed there.A sea eagle (also known as a white tailed eagle) was spotted
Pintail showing well on the main lake
News News And Stories News Pintail Showing Well On The Main Lake 1
2 Bittern - main lake2 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon3 Pintail - main lake4 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape1 Water Pipit - wader scrape2 Stonechat - wader scrape1 Chiffchaff - wildside 1 Pheasant - entrance area54 Pochard - site count November bird high
Sunday 28 January 2024
News News And Stories News Sunday 28 January 2024
The wintering birds continue on site, highlights today as followsEstuary TowerThe leucistic Lapwing with the roving Lapwing flock, Little Stint among the Dunlin, two Great Egrets in the fields and ditches to the North of the Tack Piece plus the Russian Wh
Flock of lapwing & a flush of snipe
News News And Stories News Flock Of Lapwing And A Snipe Flush
Our wardens spotted the glossy ibis back at the Scrape hide on Monday morning at 8 am. That was the last recorded sighting of it here onsite. Monday’s warm sun also brought a red admiral butterfly out of hibernation along the reedbed boardwalk among the
Caerlaverock Bird Race 2024 Final Update
News News And Stories News Caerlaverock Bird Race 2024 Final Update
With the end of January comes the end of the Bird Race.The wardens, placement students and our very own site manager were put against each other in a battle of birding to see who knows their fieldfare from their redwing and who mistakes a blue tit for a g