News
Government overlooking cost effective and beneficial flooding solutions
Two clear opportunities to tackle flooding have been missed by Government, at the same time as publishing evidence of the economic benefits of those approaches. The economic report published by Defra’s advisers, Natural England, on Monday shows Sustaina
11 June 2014
VIDEO: wading chicks growing up fast
Oystercatcher chick and adults Wader Lake June 2014 Oystercatcher, avocet and redshank - oh my! Wader Lake's chicks are growing up fast, with six avocets due to fledge any day now, grey heron juveniles learning to fis
11 June 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Heron - 17 Common Tern - 56 Avocet - 6 & 6 young Oystercatcher - 5 Lapwing - 9 Shelduck - 2 & 12 ducklings Shelduck - 2 & 8 young Redshank - 2 Tufted Duck - 27 Shoveler - 3 Saline Lagoon Avoc
11 June 2014
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Oystercatcher 2 - with 1 chick Mallards Mallard ducklings 9 House Martins Swallows Folly Pond Mallards Mallard ducklings Oystercatcher 3 Swallows House Martins Avenue Tower Mute Swan 2 - with 8 cygnets Gadwall 3 Oystercatcher 2 Black-headed
11 June 2014
Recent Sightings - 11 June
Main lake - 135 Mallard, 8 Gadwall, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Shelduck with ducklings, 1 pair Greylag with 5 goslings Wader marsh - 7 Greylag, 14 Shelduck Peninsula Salt Marsh; 300 Oystercatchers, 2 Little Egret, 1 Shelduck, 2 Ringed Plover Limestone lake - 1 pa
11 June 2014
Wildlife sightings for 11th June 2014
1 Green Sandpiper - marsh 3 Shoveler - scrape 1 Whitethroat - singing on top of sand martin bank 1 Lesser Whitethroat - singing from main lake edge (north-west shore) June bird highlights: Red Kite, Hobby, Oystercatcher, Green Sandpiper, Little Ri
11 June 2014
Today's sightings
Zeiss Hide Lapwing 27 Avocet 8 Teal 30 Shoveler 6 Shelduck 35 South Lake Gadwall 73 Black-tailed Godwit 27 Teal 1 Lapwing 15 Redshank 6 The Rushy Avocet 4 The Holden Tower Green Sandpiper 1 Curlew 13
11 June 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Time - AM/Tide - Low Avocet - 10 + 6 young Oystercatcher - 4 + 2 young Lapwing - 6 + 1 juvenile Redshank - 2 Common Tern - 63 Grey Heron - 32 Pochard - 1 female Shoveler - 4 Shelduck - 14 + 28 ducklings Gadwall - 10 Saline Lagoon Lapwing - 1 Oy
10 June 2014
Wildlife sightings for 10th June 2014
6+ Common Tern chicks - main lake rafts 1 Kestrel - hunting over sheltered lagoon 2 Green Sandpiper - reservoir lagoon and scrape 1 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 1 Lesser Whitethroat - wildside 2 Chiffchaff - both singing wildside, sheltered lagoon
10 June 2014
Today's sightings
Zeiss Hide/Top New Piece No sighting of the Red-necked Phalarope at 0845-0900 Gadwall 5 Lapwing 27 Avocet 4 pairs Teal 31 Shoveler 6 Shelduck 35 Little Egret 1 South Lake Gadwall 73 Garganey male Green Sandpiper 2 Black-tailed Godwit 23 Teal 1 Lapwing 15
10 June 2014
Bird News
A compilation of sightings for today and from over the weekend. Some interesting arrivals indicating post breeding dispersal with small flocks of Lapwing and Starling around the Mere. A couple Curlew and a few Teal also fit into this category. Many of the
9 June 2014
Artistic contributors to Wild Walk
Map illustration: Freelance artist and illustrator Hannah Sawtell has developed the map for Wild Walk, she told us “I've really enjoyed the process.” Hannah is currently working on a series of commissions as well as a personal project that involves i
9 June 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Heron - 17 Avocet - 4 & 6 young Oystercatcher - 2 Lapwing - 5 Tufted Duck - 21 Common Tern - 56 Shelduck - 3 & 9 young Shoveler - 1 Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 2 Oystercatcher - 1 Hawthorn Woo
9 June 2014
Moth News
Moth NewsElephant Hawk Moth Samples of moths trapped by staff here at Castle Espie. As a wetland trust organisation we monitor as many species down the food chain as we can . The Belfast Natural Society group are comi
9 June 2014
Out on the reserve today
Avocet juvenile Main observatory Common sandpiper - 1 Kingfisher - 1 Cuckoo - 1 Avocet - 4 with 3 chicks, some of these are getting quite large now and looking rather like miniature versions of mum and dad. Little rin
9 June 2014