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Migration and Murmurations
A calm day with great visibility. Some big flocks of Pink-footed Geese coming onto the reserve from midday day onward. Three Barnacle Geese were in among the flocks. Yesterday's co-ordinated goose count in Lancashire produced 94000 Pink-footed Geese. The
19 October 2015
Today's Highlights
Barn owl Short-eared owl Peregrine Marsh Harrier-male with green wing tags Stonechat-4 at Reedbed hide Reed bunting on feeders by café Common sandpiper
19 October 2015
Enjoy a Spooktacular Halloween at WWT Slimbridge
Fiendish fun is in store for little explorers during October half term at WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre. The Slimbridge Spooktacular (October 22 to November 1) includes all the fun of a normal day out at Slimbridge with lots of extra Halloween-themed act
19 October 2015
Today's sightings
Tufted duck swimming across the pond by Nick Cottrell Tack Piece 25 European White-fronted Geese, 2 Crane GCP, Greylag 100, Teal 400. Holden Tower Marsh Harrier female, Crane GCP birds + juvenile viewable in fields t
19 October 2015
Caerlaverock bird sightings Monday Oct 19th
39 Whooper Swans feeding in a stubble field, just to the east of the reserve, with 20 present on Eastpark at 08:30 A Kingfisher has been seen intermittently from the Back Pond Hide Still plenty of Barnacle Geese around and amongst them today is the white
19 October 2015
Today's Sighting's
Wader Lake / Tide / Low/ Time/ Am Redshank - 20 Blacked Tailed Gull - 8 Lapwing - 40 Black Headed Gull - 35 Herring Gull - 25 Snipe - 2 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch - 4 Great Tit - 5 Blue Tit - 6 Robin - 1 Great-Spotted Woodpecker
19 October 2015
Swan count
Whoopers at Friends hide Whooper swan - 493 Bewick's swan - 15 The swans are roosting right in front of the hides at the moment, providing excellent views as they wake up and take to the skies in the morning. Our fi
19 October 2015
Recent Sightings, Millennium Wetlands
Gadwall 54 Shoveler 94 Mallard 58 Teal 67 Tufted Duck 21 Pintail 45 Pochard 1 Moorhen 7 Coot 13 Water Rail 3 Mute Swan 8 Little Grebe 2 Grey Heron 1 Cormorant 4 Snipe 2 Lapwing 5 Goshawk 1 Buzzard 1 Sparrowhawk 1 Jay 3 Redpoll 3+ Siskin 18 Meadow Pipit 1
19 October 2015
Wildlife sightings for 19th October 2015
4 Skylark - flew N 6 Meadow Pipit - flew W 8 Redpoll - 7 Flew W, 1 dropped in to sheltered lagoon 4 Siskin - sheltered lagoon 6 Snipe - marsh 1 Kingfisher - wildside, sheltered lagoon 400 Wood Pigeon - flew SW October bird highlights: Bittern, Lit
19 October 2015
Around the Caerlaverock reserve, Monday 19th Oct 2015
Whooper Swans, although not yet present in great nos. are becoming increasingly regular at the daily feeds. Two families of birds with cygnets have now turned up. Friends from Iceland inform us that the breeding season for Whoopers in their area was three
19 October 2015
32,300 Pink-footed Geese
After a week of apparently declining Pink-footed Geese numbers today early morning count produced 32,300(!) the highest count so far this year. Most birds leave the reserve early on and then filter in from around midday onward. A flock of 40+ Golden Plove
18 October 2015
Today's sightings-WeBS Count
White-fronted Geese taken by James Lees Wetland Bird Survey totals Little Grebe 7, Great Crested Grebe 1, Cormorant 12, Little Egret 2, Grey Heron 8, Mute Swan 80, Bewick's Swan 1, White-fronted Geese 31, Greylag Goos
18 October 2015
Wildlife sightings for 18th October 2015
1 Bittern - flew across main lake from S to N shore 1 Pintail - grazing marsh 42 Teal - site count 52 Wigeon - site count 77 Shoveler - site count 1 Jack Snipe - grazing marsh 157 Moorhen - site count 1 Kingfisher - wildside 1 Stonechat - main lake 1 Whit
18 October 2015
Swan numbers increasing
Bewick's swans at Friends Hide Despite some early fog this morning, there was plenty of noise on the reserve. There are now at least 300 whooper swans and there were 10 Bewick's swans right in front of Friends hide.
18 October 2015
Birds in Lancashire
Out today the new Lancashire Bird Report in limited numbers. Ever wondered when the first Whoopers turn up? Where are the hot spot for Whimbrel roosting are? What the average date for the first Swallow, Osprey and Grasshopper Warbler in the county is? Al
17 October 2015