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Todays Sightings
Wader Lake - High Tide - AM Avocet - 7 + 8 chicks Lapwing - 4 + 2 chicks Shelduck - 12 + 8 chicks Common Tern - 52 Tufted Duck - 16 Little Ringed Plover - 1 Heron - 14 Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 8 Tufted Duck - 10 Oystercatcher - 1 Other Birds Whitethroat
14 June 2013
Today's sightings
The Rushy Avocet 6 Black-tailed Godwit 32 Shelduck pair with 15 young The Robbie Garnett Hide Green Sandpiper 3 Little Egret 1 The Zeiss Hide Redshank 4 Teal 16 Grey Heron 2 The South lake Common Tern 2 Oystercatcher 2 pairs with young The Holden Tower Cu
14 June 2013
Wood sandpiper at Wader Lake
This fantastic wood sandpiper was snapped at Wader Lake yesterday (12 June). It's not a site first but we typically only see one a year. Thanks to Ian Hamilton for the pic :-)
13 June 2013
Out on the reserve today
Water vole by Jane Rowe Lyle hide Spotted redshank - 1 Water voles on the front pond and at Reedbed hide, visitors are getting great photos from both sites.
13 June 2013
Castle Espie Uses Plants To Clean Waste Water
Plants are being used to clean up waste water flowing into Strangford Lough thanks to a £10,000 grant awarded to Castle Espie Wetland Centre by the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA). The grant has funded new reed beds at the Wetland Centre, whic
13 June 2013
Wildlife sightings for 13th June 2013
1 Shoveler - main lake 1 Dunlin - main lake 4 Redshank + 2 new chicks - marsh 5+ Lapwing juvs - main lake, marsh, scrape 12 Common Tern + 1 chick - rafts on main lake and reservoir lagoon 320 Herring Gull - mostly immatures, main lake 150 Swift Recent bi
13 June 2013
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake - High Tide - AM Lapwing - 6 Avocet - 9 + 7 chicks Shelduck - 14 + 8 ducklings Oystercatcher - 4 + 2 chicks Gadwall - 7 Shoveler - 2 Tufted Duck - 16 Common Tern - 49 Grey Heron - 22 Redshank - 2 Saline Lagoon - High Tide Tufted Duck - 6 Oyster
13 June 2013
Today's sightings
The Rushy Avocet (6)- 3 pairs still incubating Oystercatcher 3 Black-tailed Godwit 41 Shelduck 30 The Holden Tower Peregrine 1 Curlew 21 Sanderling 1 Dunlin 20 Ringed Plover 24 Redshank 1 Shelduck 120 The Tack Piece Barnacle Goose 50 Common Crane 1 (GCP)
13 June 2013
Spotted Redshank new for the Year
A Spotted Redshank heard calling flew in 10:40 and was relocated on Sunley's Marsh around 12:00. A breeding plumage bird, very nice! Early on, in light drizzle, 10 presumed tundra race Ringed Plover flew over the Mere. The Green Sandpiper and Ruff are sti
12 June 2013
New for the reserve.
Thirty species in the moth trap this morning including Eupoecilia angustana which is the first record for the reserve. Other note worthy species included 6 Elephant Hawkmoth, 10 Grass Rivulet (a Martin Mere specialty), Pale Tussock, Spruce Carpet, Least
12 June 2013
Recent Sightings
Recent sightings from 7 June 2013 included: Main Lake – 19 Tufted Ducks, 6 Shelducks, 40 Black Tailed Godwits on the grassbank Fresh Water Lagoon – 1 Sandwich Tern, 6 Tufted Ducks and 2 Greylags Saline Lagoon – 60 Black Headed Gulls and 3 Tufted Du
12 June 2013
Spotted redshank
Little egret and lapwing Lyle hide Spotted redshank - 1 Marsh harrier Lady Fen Lapwing pair and 3 chicks Little egret - 4 Wigeon Gadwall Lapwing and chick
12 June 2013
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake - Mid Tide - AM Lapwing - 6 + 2 chicks Avocet - 8 + 2 chicks Shelduck - 15 + 24 chicks Oystercatcher - 2 + 2 chicks Gadwall - 2 Shoveler - 2 Tufted Duck - 15 Common Tern - 72 Grey Heron - 16 Little Ringed Plover - 1 Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 6 T
12 June 2013
Wildlife sightings for 12th June 2013
15 Mute Swan cygnets - all present and correct. Wildside, sheltered lagoon and main lake. 2 Teal - males, scrape 1 Shoveler - male, scrape 2 Redshank - marsh 13 Common Tern - rafts on main lake and reservoir lagoon 1 Chiffchaff - singing in wildside 1 Nut
12 June 2013
Today's sightings-sea duck
Greater Scaup on the Rushy, Copyright JSLees WWT The Rushy GREATER SCAUP 1 First summer male showing well with 20 Tufted Ducks Avocet 6 Oystercatcher 3 Black-tailed Godwit 41 The Zeiss Hide Avocet 2 (8 on site today) Little Egret 2 Oystercatcher 2 Teal 1
12 June 2013