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Reserve Update Wednesday 25th April- Warblers and Osprey Egg!
There are plenty of warblers to be heard singing down the avenues, with at least 4 male Blackcap's on the way to Avenue Tower. Several Sedge Warblers and Willow Warblers have been heard/seen too. The House Martins are flying around the Farmhouse Tower wit
25 April 2018
Recent Sightings 23rd April 2018
The following sightings were recorded today at mid-tide from the reserve at Castle Espie. The summer visitor continue to arrive and the Black-headed gulls are starting to lay their eggs. We have also had a few Mediterranean Gulls on the reserve recent
24 April 2018
Sightings for Tuesday 24th April
Water levels are dropping fast which means all hides except for reedbed hide are now open, however you will need boots to get to Friends hide as the path is still a bit wet and muddy in places. Sightings today: Mute swan Whooper swan Crane Greylag goose G
24 April 2018
First hand-reared godwit returns to UK
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
24 April 2018
Wildlife sightings - 24/04/18
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Avocet 34 (highest ever adult number recorded at once before breeding) Shoveler 5 Reed warbler 1 Black-tailed godwit 4 Little-ringed plover 2 Mute swan 2 Sparrowhawk 1 Gadwall 4 Grey heron 24+ Eurasian teal 2 Saline Lagoon
24 April 2018
Today's sightings
Rushy Hide Now eight pairs of Black-headed Gull on nests on the lower pond and five half hearted nests on the top pond island. Three pairs of Avocet are on nests, 12 birds in total on the lower pond. A pair of Oystercatcher and a pair of Lapwing still pre
24 April 2018
Wildlife sightings for 24th April 2018
1 Green Sandpiper - marsh, scrape p.m. 5 Redshank - wader scrape, main lake 13 Swallow - reservoir lagoon a.m. + p.m. 4 House Martin - main lake 5 Reed Warbler - reedbed, main lake, wildside 3 Sedge Warbler - reedbed, wildside 6 Blackcap - wildside, rese
24 April 2018
Migrants
More new migrants over the weekend included the first Swift in the morning flew north and first Hobby was seen late in the day on Sunday, also a ringtail (fem or imm) Hen Harrier was seen briefly before heading off northeast on Sunday. Also on the Mere
23 April 2018
Bounty of butterflies, flowers & songbirds
Female brimstone butterfly just laid a small green egg on buckthorn, their food plant. Photo: Paul Stevens A week of warmer weather has brought out more butterflies, bees and blooms around the wetlands. Breeding Bir
23 April 2018
Today's Highlights
Cranes and chick Lapwing Moorhen Coot Black-tailed godwit Grey heron Oystercatcher Avocet Redshank Great crested grebe Cormorant Bar-tailed godwit-Nelson/Lyle Whooper swan Mute swan Greylag goose Canada goose Pochard Goldeneye displaying Shoveler Shelduck
23 April 2018
Wildlife sightings - 23/04/18
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Black-tailed godwit 12 Avocet 26 Grey heron 19 (+ juveniles ready to fledge) Shoveler 4 Stock dove 2 Shelduck 16 Redshank 3 Saline Lagoon Oystercatcher 2 Shelduck 6 Hawthorn Wood Reed bunting 1 Bullfinch 7 Robin 1 Other bi
23 April 2018
Wildlife sightings for 23rd April 2018
6 Redshank - scrape, marsh 3 Common Tern - main lake 2 Shelduck - scrape 4 Yellow Wagtail - marsh(2), over N(2) 1 Lesser Whitethroat - sheltered lagoon (near Sand Martin Bank) 3 Chiffchaff - wildside, sheltered lagoon 7 Blackcap - sheltered lagoon, w
23 April 2018
Wildlife sightings for 22nd April 2018
7 Redshank - wader scrape, grazing marsh 1 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 3 Snipe - wader scrape 2 Shelduck - wader scrape 1 Pheasant - sheltered lagoon 1 Wheatear - wader scrape 1 Kingfisher - south route 1 Yellow Wagtail - flew over main lake towards the
22 April 2018
Wildlife sightings - 22/04/2018
a.m. Tide level: high Wader Lake Avocet 34 Common tern 3 Black-tailed godwit 11 Little ringed plover 1 Grey heron 25+ Gadwall 6 (3 pairs) Shoveler 4 (3 male & 1 female) Mute swan 1 Oystercatcher 4 Saline Lagoon Shelduck 9 Redshank 2 Hawthorn Wood Spar
22 April 2018
Today's Highlights
Goldeneye Gadwall Shoveler Tufted duck Pintail Garganey Shelduck Wigeon Cranes Lapwing Redshank Snipe Black-tailed godwit Avocet Grey plover Little grebe Oystercatcher Coot Little egret Grey heron Great crested grebe Whooper swan Mute swan Common tern Lit
22 April 2018