News
New pairs in the breeding pens!
Whilst we are not new to breeding any of these species, they are all new 2014 additions to our breeding aviaries this season. Why is this important news you say? Well, a mixed exhibit is genuinely considered by many in the breeding business as a genuine
1 April 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake - Tide - Low/Time - AM Avocet - 10 Lapwing - 20 Redshank - 11 Oystercatcher - 6 Mute Swan - 2 Shelduck - 32 Teal - 23 Mallard - 52 Shoveler - 6 Gadwall - 4 Grey Heron - 31 Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 6 Other Birds Jay - North wood - 1 Great Spotte
1 April 2014
Wildlife sightings for 1st April 2014
1 Iceland Gull - main lake @ 8.00am 1 Little Gull - flew over W 1 Green Sandpiper - grazing marsh 6 Snipe - grazing marsh 8 Redshank - grazing marsh, wader scrape 8 Sand Martin - 1 Siberian Chiffchaff - singing and showing well W of Dulverton hide 5 Chif
1 April 2014
Rare birds and more!
The 2 Taiga Bean Geese on the Dumbles by James Lees WWT The Holden Tower TAIGA BEAN GOOSE 2 Only the 7th ever record HOODED CROW 1 Only the 2nd ever record Avocet 4 (11 on site) Dunlin 30 Ringed Plover 10 Bar-tailed Godwit 1 The Rushy Avocet 5 Redshank 4
1 April 2014
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Mute Swan 32 Tufted Duck 45 Wigeon 60 Gadwall 1♂ Shoveler 6 Mallard 30 Oystercatcher 2 Folly Pond Whooper Swan 31 Green-winged Teal 1 ♂ Teal 100 Wigeon 80 Shoveler 34 Shelduck 11 Oystercatcher 2 Redshank 4 Black-tailed Godwit 6 Avenue To
1 April 2014
New Life
The nene is still the world’s rarest goose, and WWT continues to breed them today. You can meet and feed one of these very special geese every day at Castle Espie Wetland Centre. You’ll be amazed how friendly they are – a character trait that contri
31 March 2014
Recent Sighting - 29th March
Recent Sightings Sunday 29th March Main Lake – 2 Cormorant , 3 Pintails, 22 Tufted Ducks , 3 Greylags, 50 Mallard, 1 Little Egret Wader Marsh – Spoonbill, 1 Curlew, 2 Greenshanks, 49 Redshanks Mediterranean Gull spotted amongst the Black Headed Gull
31 March 2014
Bird News
A broad selection of residents, winter visitors and a few summering birds around the reserve at present with over 60 species present today. Still small flocks of Fieldfare in the locality and small numbers of Whooper Swan on the reserve and local fields.
31 March 2014
Today's highlights
4 Mediterranean gull, spoonbill, blackcap, 4 chiffchaff, 4 cetti’s warbler, 250 black tailed godwit, 5 lapwing, 12 shoveler, 8 wigeon, 10 little egret, jay and great spotted woodpecker.
31 March 2014
Out on the reserve today
Great white egret - 1 (Reedbed hide) Little ringed plover - 3 Ruff Dunlin Gadwall Wigeon
31 March 2014
Wildlife sightings for 31st March 2014
1 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon 18 Wigeon - still clinging on, scrape bank and marsh 7+ Redshank - all calling vociferously and very mobile, so this is a minimum count 2 Blackcap - singing, E and W banks March bird highlights: Buzzard, Jack Snipe,
31 March 2014
Some good migration at last
Some signs of spring movement this morning on the high tide. Holden Tower Hooded Crow 1 still here appeared at the top of the tide. Black Necked Grebe 3 birds in summer plumage drifted up then down on the tide. Sandwich Terns 2 flew upstream at high tide.
31 March 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Black-tailed Godwit - 1 Oystercatcher - 4 Avocet - 10 Shoveler - 3 Heron - 8 Lapwing - 6 Redshank - 4 Teal - 4 Greylag - 15 Canada Goose - 7 Black-backed Gull - 2 Saline Lagoon Greylag - 1 Avocet - 1 Moor
31 March 2014
Today's wildlife highlights
Bird sightings include; bittern, spoonbill, 4 willow warbler, 4 blackcap, 6 chiffchaff, 2 cetti’s warbler, 2 snipe, 444 black tailed godwit, 4 redshank, 8 lapwing, 5 wigeon, 14 little egret, and great spotted woodpecker. Butterfly sightings include; 2 s
30 March 2014
Bittern
Bird of the day goes to a Bittern flushed near the Reed Bed Walk which flew onto Woodend Marsh. Is this the same bird which was present in January or is it a bird which has wintered somewhere else and has just dropped in on it's journey home (to europe)?
30 March 2014