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Medieval Merriment with Robin Hood
Robin Hood in the Wood returns on Saturday 3 & Sunday 4 August. Join the world's most famous outlaw - Robin Hood and dress up as one of his merry mob for a weekend of medieval merriment at WWT Castle Espie Wetland
22 July 2014
Dark Night Gives Rise to Bat Detection.
Pipistrelle in flight over silver birch. Credit Hugh Clark / Bat Conservation Trus WWT Castle Espie Wetland Centre will host a special late night opening for Bat Night on Friday 25th July at 8:30pm presenting t
22 July 2014
Wildlife sightings for 22nd July 2014
2 Common Sandpiper - main lake 2 Little Ringed Plover + 3 chicks - wader scrape 1 Kingfisher - wildside 1 Swallow - grazing marsh 3 Chiffchaff - wildside, sheltered lagoon July bird highlights: Hobby, Red Kite, Black-Tailed Godwit, Green Sandpiper, Comm
22 July 2014
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Redstart-male along fence Yellow Wagtail 4 among cattle Pied Wagtail 2 Blackcap juv Whitethroat juv Tack Piece/Robbie Garnett Hide Little ringed Plover 5 Dunlin 3 Green Sandpiper 16 Avocet 5 Shelduck 16 Zeiss Hide/Top New Piece Dunlin 117 Rin
22 July 2014
Yellow Wagtails and Kingfisher
The Kingfisher has been showing well in front of the Ron Barker Hide today up until 10.30 at least, also the usual selection of waders included single juvenile Ringed and Little ringed Plovers, 3 Redshank (ad & 2 juv), adult Dunlin, at least 2 Common
21 July 2014
Wildlife sightings for 21st July 2014
1 Little Egret - scrape 3 Dunlin - main lake 3 Little Ringed Plover - main lake, scrape Additional sighting from yesterday: 7 Common Lizard hatchlings - wildside July bird highlights: Hobby, Red Kite, Black-Tailed Godwit, Green Sandpiper,
21 July 2014
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Redstart-male along fence Chiffchaff Reed Bunting Goldcrest Pied Wagtail-5 Yellow Wagtail juvenile in dried scrape Blue-headed Wagtails x2 commuting between Dumbles and Tack Piece Kestrel 4 Buzzard 1 Zeiss Hide/Top New Piece No sightings rep
21 July 2014
Help us break butterfly count record says David Attenborough
Brimstone, Matt Berry, Butterfly Conservation Sir David Attenborough launched the 2014 Big Butterfly count at WWT’s London Wetland Centre last week and your local WWT Welney Wetland Centre is inviting you to come al
21 July 2014
Mediterranean Gull
The first juvenile Mediterranean Gull of the 'autumn' was a new bird on the Mere this morning among the Black headed Gulls. A good count of 8 Common Sandpiper today with at least 5 on the Mere and 3 from R. Barker hide. At least 1 Green Sandpiper was seen
20 July 2014
Latest Sightings
The Teal Pond Hide is currently closed as we are replacing it with a shiny new hide over the next couple of months. Sorry for any inconvenience. Whooper Pond Mute Swan 2 + 8 cygnets Mallard 40 Moorhen 2 + 4 chicks Pied Wagtail 3 juv House Martins Swallow
20 July 2014
Today's sightings
Top New Piece/Zeiss Hide Spotted Crake- showed twice around 1000am and again 1240pm. Pic by Martin. This bird was reported to Dave late yesterday, not sure by whom but thanks for passing on news. Reed Warbler-lots of broods being fed, easy to see Wige
20 July 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/High Black-tailed Godwit - 1 Lapwing - 62 Oystercatcher - 3 Redshank - 8 Common Tern - 56 Grey Heron - 10 Black-headed Gull - 6 Saline Lagoon Redshank - 4 Black-headed Gull - 6 Oystercatcher - 1 Hawtho
20 July 2014
Wildlife sightings for 20th July 2014
23 Teal - main lake and scrape 1 Shoveler brood - 6 ducklings still with adopted Tufted duckling, scrape 1 Ruddy Duck - main lake 1 Hobby - flew over sheltered lagoon 4 Black-tailed Godwit flew SW at 6:40 a.m. One present on the main lake, seen at 8:30 a.
20 July 2014
Glossy ibis
Glossy ibis The glossy ibis is out feeding on the pool on Lady Fen again, providing good views from the Wigeon cafe and veranda. Friends hide Wood sandpiper - 1 Main observatory Water rail Greenshank Green sandpiper -
20 July 2014
Peregrines and Kingfisher
One of the highlights of any autumn trip to the Mere has to be the family group of Peregrines which are normally present on the fenceposts around the reserve, and they are back for another autumn hopefully! A pair of adults with a single juvenile were see
19 July 2014