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Cranes incubating.
Rushy Cranes still incubating well. A thermal imaging camera is revealing some interesting nocturnal behavior, The male roosted alongside the female all night who left to feed for two hours at dawn. watch from the Rushy wooden hide or Peng Observatory. A
23 May 2013
Out on the reserve today
Lady Fen Wood sandpiper - 2 Visitor centre ponds Water vole - 1 just the one seen today sitting out in the open on the pond weed munching away Moorhen - 1 pair on a nest, 1 pair with young to the rear of the centre Reedbed hide Cuckoo - 1 male seen and he
23 May 2013
Wildlife sightings for 23rd May 2013
Please note that the Peacock Tower is closed for essential repairs. We plan to re-open it as soon as possible and will update the sightings page when it has re-opened. If the scaffolding comes down tomorrow as planned it will re-open. 4 Little Grebe chick
23 May 2013
WWT Washington named one of England's best small visitor attractions
Lady Cobham, Chair of VisitEngland, presents the award WWT Washington Wetland Centre is thrilled to announce it has won the ‘highly commended’ award in the Small Visitor Attraction of the Year category at the pres
22 May 2013
Reserve update
It looks like the barnacle geese have finally left us at Caerlaverock with none seen from the tower since the 7th of May. There were 800 around on Sunday the 5th and 40 on Monday the 6th. However most of the population is still on the Solway, mainly at th
22 May 2013
An incubated egg at week 4
Every day this week we are showing you how new life develops inside an egg. The hatching will take place on Friday in time for our Downy Duckling Week that is starting on Saturday 25 May. At 4 weeks the duckling is almost fully grown and the egg is domina
22 May 2013
Today's highlights
Today’s highlights include spoonbill, 140 black tailed godwit, 9 little egret, 2 sedge warbler, 20 reed warbler, lesser whitethroat, 3 whitethroat, 2 willow warbler, 2 cetti’s warbler, 11 chiffchaff, 14 blackcap, 15 swallow, 2 reed bunting, peregrine,
22 May 2013
Spill the beans! WWT Slimbridge has a new cafe
Visitors to WWT Slimbridge have a choice of places to enjoy a cuppa indoors now a new cafe has opened in the foyer. The new cafe will be open at weekends, during school holidays and on other busy days. It sells hot and cold drinks, sandwiches and a delic
22 May 2013
Sixty per cent of UK species in decline, groundbreaking study finds
UK nature is in trouble – that is the conclusion of a groundbreaking report published today by a coalition of leading conservation and research organisations including the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT). Scientists working side-by-side from 25 wild
22 May 2013
Wildlife sightings for 22nd May 2013
Please note that the Peacock Tower is closed for essential repairs. We plan to re-open it as soon as possible and will update the sightings page when it has re-opened. 1 Lesser Whitethroat - singing north-east corner 1 Common Whitethroat - s
22 May 2013
Todays Sightings
WADER LAKE/AM Avocet - 10+2 chicks Oystercatcher - 2 Lapwing - 7 Greylag - 8 Canada Goose - 2 Redshank - 2 Common Tern - 16 Heron - 28 Tufted Duck - 29 Shelduck - 20 Little Ringed Plover - 1 SALINE LAGOON Shelduck - 2 Tufted Duck - 1 Lapwing - 1 &n
22 May 2013
An incubated egg at 2 - 3 weeks
Every day this week we are telling you how a duckling develops inside an egg. Today we are looking at an egg that has been incubated for 2 - 3 weeks. There is a lot of difference as the duckling is developing quickly. The duckling is the black mass that
21 May 2013
Garganey, Common Cranes and Avocets
Zeiss hide GARGANEY 1 drake black tailed godwit 27 shelduck 37 lapwing with chick South Finger/Kingfisher hide kingfisher incubating in nest reed, sedge, cettis, willow warblers and blackcap all singing and showing South Lake view from Hogarth hide AVOCET
21 May 2013
Building up the nest in the sun
There has been quite a bit of activity this morning on the osprey nest. Both birds have been taking turns in sitting and in bringing in more sticks. At one point the male brought in a huge stick which they had to move together to the side of the nest, eac
21 May 2013
Wildlife sightings for 21st May 2013
Please note that the Peacock Tower will be closed today and tomorrow for essential repairs. We plan to re-open it by the weekend. 2 Greenshank - main lake 1 Marsh Harrier (male) - over marsh and reedbed heading NW 2 Yellow Wagtail - marsh (near wildside
21 May 2013