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Out on the reserve today
Common Sandpiper - 2 Green Sandpiper - 3 Dunlin - 2 Avocet - 2 Ruff - 3 Egyptian Goose - 3 Snipe - 3 Yellow Wagtail
2 August 2013
Hobby
A Hobby was seen over the reserve today along with a male Peregrine, 2 Marsh Harrier, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk and Common Buzzard. No sign of the Wood Sandpiper or the Garganey today, but still 14 Ruff, several Black-tailed Godwit and a Green Sandpiper. Two K
1 August 2013
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake - Mid Tide -AM Black-tailed Godwit - 1 Dunlin - 3 Common Snipe - 10 Lapwing - 57 Redshank - 72 Black Headed Gull - 66 Common Tern - 38 + 29 young Teal - 15 Shoveler - 4 + 5 young Saline Lagoon Avocet - 4 Other Birds Goldfinch - Site Count - 9
1 August 2013
Today's sightings-first Pied Flycatcher of the year!
Late news for yesterday Extra arrival of waders yesterday pushing Dunlin total to 450, also mainly on the estuary (Middle Point at low tide) but visiting the scrapes (Top New Piece mostly) Ringed Plover 141, Sanderling 3, Turnstone 4, Common Sandpiper 2
1 August 2013
Lesser yellowlegs returns
The lesser yellowlegs has reappeared in front of the British Steel hide. The long billed dowitcher is still present along with 23 greenshank, 250 black tailed godwit and 51 redshank. A family of kingfishers (2 adults & 3 juveniles) has been seen in fr
1 August 2013
Wildlife sightings for 1st August 2013
19 Teal - main lake 10 Shoveler + 1 brood (3) - main lake, resr lagoon 4 Gadwall broods - all well-grown juvs now - main lake, scrape, resr lagoon 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake (flew in from river) 1 Reed Bunting (male juv) - main lake reeds next to WWF
1 August 2013
National Friendship Day - Bring a Friend for Free
Did you know that Sunday is National Friendship Day? To celebrate this social day, WWT is giving you the chance to bring a friend to Castle Espie Wetland Centre for free – a great place to come with friends. You’ll have to register for your free ticke
31 July 2013
Garganey
An eclipsed drake Garganey seen this morning from the Ron Barker Hide with 100+ Teal. Other wildfowl included 140+ Greylag and 46 Shelduck. A good selection of waders with a new Wood Sandpiper from the Ron Barker Hide, c50 Black-tailed Godwit and 10+ Ruff
31 July 2013
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Dunlin 89 on the mudflats Ringed Plover 20 on the mudflats Avocet 2 Curlew 40 Barnacle Goose 23 Greylag Goose 40 Green Sandpiper 2 on the scrape Little Grebe 2 Zeiss Hide Green Sandpiper 3 Snipe 4 disturbed by Buzzard Dunlin 105 Lapwing 24 Ga
31 July 2013
Wildlife sightings for 31st July 2013
1 Redshank - main lake 1 Oystercatcher - main lake p.m. 1 Common Sandpiper - reservoir lagoon 4 Common Tern - fishing on main lake, sheltered lagoon 70 Swift - over site 1 Kingfisher - main lake Additional sightings from yesterday: 1 Green Sandpip
31 July 2013
Recent Sightings
Recent Sightings from 27 July 2013 include: Main Lake - 4 Mute Swans, Shelduck with 7 young and Tufted duck with 2 ducklings Wader Marsh - Common Sandpiper, 2 Redshank and Shelduck with 5 ducklings Fresh Water Lagoon - Arctic Tern (pair), 4 Tufted ducks,
30 July 2013
More Lapwing
More Lapwing arriving with 500+ birds present, split between Woodend Marsh and from the Ron Barker Hide. Again 14 Ruff, some Common Snipe, at least one Green Sandpiper, 12 Black-tailed Godwit, yesterday Greenshank again. Greylag Geese are starting to floc
30 July 2013
Shovelers breed at WWT London Wetland Centre for the first time
You wait for 13 years... then 3 come along at once! Shoveler brood - Mike Caiden Visitors at WWT London Wetland Centre have been enjoying watching Shoveler ducklings out on the reserve’s lakes this summer.
30 July 2013
Wildlife sightings for 30th July 2013
1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 1 Kingfisher - wildside 80 Swift - over site 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital accross river 1 Sparrowhawk - hunting over marsh and around wildside Recent bird highlights: Little Egret, Peregrine, Red Kite, Hobby, Buzzard, R
30 July 2013
Long billed dowitcher still present
The long billed dowitcher is present in front of the British Steel hide, along with a ruff, 650 black tailed godwit, 33 greenshank, 94 redshank, 12 dunlin and a kingfisher.
30 July 2013