News
Kilmood Art Club’s Annual Exhibition at Castle Espie Wetland Centre
Castle Espie Gallery, nature through art, will be opening the doors on Saturday 13th October at 10am to the Annual Exhibition of Kilmood Art Club. This is a major club event each year, and the exhibition comprises of approximately 80 paintings by club mem
8 October 2012
Today's sightings
British Steel hide/estuary 55 curlew 712 black tailed godwit bar tailed godwit 77 redshank 3 spotted redshank 29 greenshank 26 knot 10 snipe 55 lapwing 29 little egret 7 c
8 October 2012
Todays Sightings
WADER LAKE/AM/HIGH TIDE Lapwing - 120 Redshank - 20 Common Snipe - 2 Teal - 52 Shoveler - 2 Black Headed Gull - 92 Grey Heron - 4 OTHER BIRDS/AM Jay (Car park) - 2 Robin (Wader Lake path) - 1 Bullfinch (Wader Lake path) - 2 Chaffinch (Wader Lake path)
8 October 2012
Wildlife sightings for 8th October 2012
2 Pintail - scrape 25 Wigeon - sheltered lagoon and main lake 2 Peregrine - perched on hospital 12 Siskin - flew low over south route, heading easterly Additional sightings from yesterday: 1 Stonechat - female, reservoir lagoon Recent bird h
8 October 2012
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Tufted Duck 40 Teal 1 Gadwall 3 Wigeon 20 Folly Pond Whooper Swan 2+3 cygnets Lapwing 40 Curlew 20 Teal 750 Shoveler 20 Greylag Goose Canada Goose Snipe 1 Teal Pond Gadwall 3 Little Grebe 1 Wigeon 5 Flood Ground Teal 900 Wigeon 170 Shoveler 1
8 October 2012
Today's sightings
The Holden Tower Curlew Sandpiper 1 Little Stint 1 Sanderling 3 Dunlin 70 Grey Plover 30 Golden Plover 8 Curlew 80 Rock Pipit 1 The Zeiss Hide Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 50 Ruff 2 Black-tailed Godwit 196 Lapwing 180 Teal 2400 The South Lake SHOVELER 242!
7 October 2012
More Pink's
Another cracking autumn day here at Martin Mere. The Pink-footed Geese were undoubtedly the highlight with at least 15000 birds coming in mid afternoon, an awesome sight. Probable vagrant Canada Goose came in 15:30 with pink's, then flushed again 15:55. F
7 October 2012
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 2 Tufted Duck 52 Teal 1 Gadwall 3 Wigeon 20 Folly Pond Lapwing 40 Curlew 20 Teal 750 Shoveler 20 Greylag Goose Canada Goose Snipe 1 Teal Pond Gadwall 1 Little Grebe 1 Wigeon 10 Flood Ground Whooper Swan 11 Teal 900 Wigeon 140 Pin
7 October 2012
9th of October Sightings
Weather: Cool and still with clear blue skies. Wader Lake Am - Tide Level: High Common Snipe - 7 Redshank - 52 Lapwing - 60 Black-Headed Gull - 125 Teal - 59 Wigeon - 1 Shoveler - 2 Grey Heron - 5 Kestrel - 1 (In the Heron hedge) Wader Lake Pat
7 October 2012
Wildlife sightings for 7th October 2012
2 Pintail - scrape 26 Wigeon - scrape, main lake, reservoir lagoon 22 Redwing - flew W at 8:15 a.m. 10 Cetti's Warbler - site count 5 Meadow Pipit - flew over marsh Additional sightings from yesterday: 2 Marsh Harrier - 1 adult male flew S at 14:15
7 October 2012
Pink-feet building in number
Great today for anyone wanting good views of Pink-footed Geese. At least 10,000 birds in the locality and a few thousand on the Mere til mid morning. Eight Dunlin dropped in briefly at Woodend Marsh. Kingfisher on the Canoe Safari. A first winter Med Gull
6 October 2012
Wildlife sightings for 6th October 2012
2 Pintail - wader scrape 16 Wigeon - site count 4 Snipe - grazing marsh, main lake 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 1 Wheatear - grazing marsh 7 Meadow Pipit - flew SW 9 Alba Wagtail - flew W 47 House Martin - flew S, SW 21 Swallow - flew S, SW 1 Hen Harri
6 October 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake/am/High Tide Redshank - 62 Lapwing - 84 Common Snipe - 4 Wigeon - 1 Teal - 45 Black Headed Gull - 92 Grey Heron - 2 Mallard - 27 Saline Lagoon Mallard - 4 Cormorant - 1 Other Birds Robin - Amphibian Ponds - 1 Longtailed Tit - Amphibian P
6 October 2012
Bird News
Around 8,500 Pink-footed Geese roosting on the reserve this morning. Thousands of Teal scattered around the reserve slowly emerging from eclipsed plumage. Video below of Pink's from the other day. [yframe url='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jFRlZpvjr4&am
5 October 2012
See the spooky side of Slimbridge at half term and Halloween
Crane Brain, Freaky Flamingo and Otterly Horrible are just a few of the creepy wetland characters who will be haunting WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre later this month. From half term to Halloween ( October 20th to 31st) children are being challenged to t
5 October 2012