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Today's bird news
The South Lake Spoonbill 1 adult Ruff 2 Redshank 60 Avocet 5 Black-tailed Godwit 30 Lapwing 25 Great-crested Grebe 3 The Tack Piece Wood Sandpiper 1 Green Sandpiper 11 Lapwing 8 Crane 2 Mandarin 1 The Rushy Avocet 11 Green Sandpiper 3 Black-tailed Godwi
23 July 2015
Recent Sightings
Some late breeders or a second brood of Avocet chicks has appeared on Woodend Marsh viewed from UU hide, also up to 3 Common Sandpiper around at the moment but the Godwit numbers have dropped in recent days with just 7 being seen today.
22 July 2015
Today's Highlights
Cranes- 3 Greenshank
22 July 2015
Castle Espie and Attenborough Get All Aflutter
Sir David Attenborough launches the Big Butterfly Count. Castle Espie Wetland Centre and Sir David Attenborough are inviting you to get outside this summer to count butterflies. The Big Butterfly Count runs till Sunda
22 July 2015
Nature Explorers: Mon 3rd - Sun 9th August
Feed the ducks, geese and swans in Close Encounters Your passport is waiting, your expedition is set and your summer adventure starts at Castle Espie! Every day there are four self guided activities to complete to ear
22 July 2015
WWT and Attenborough get all aflutter
Sir David Attenborough launches the Big Butterfly Count 2014, at London Wetland Centre, on 18 July 2014. The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust and Sir David Attenborough are inviting you to get outside this summer to coun
22 July 2015
Today's Sighting
Wader Lake/Tide - Mid/Time - AM Avocet - 10 + 10 juvenile Redshank - 20 Common Sandpiper - 1 Lapwing - 17 Curlew - 1 Oystercatcher - 5 Common Tern - 72 + 11 juvenile Black Headed Gull - 141 Shoveler - 5 Saline Lagoon Black Headed Gull - 80 Lapwing - 22 &n
22 July 2015
Today's sightings-Wood Sand
The South Lake SPOONBILL 1 adult still Greenshank 1 Black-tailed Godwit 110 Redshank 30 Oystercatcher 3 Common Tern 1 Great-crested Grebe 1 Common Sandpiper 1 The Zeiss Hide Dunlin 28 Avocet 22 Redshank 10 Black-tailed Godwit 2 Little Grebe 1 Grey Heron 1
22 July 2015
Wildlife sightings for 22nd July 2015
1 new Shoveler brood - 9 ducklings on wader scrape 1 Garganey - main lake, in front of WWF hide 4 Black-tailed Godwit - main lake 1 Common Sandpiper - scrape 1 Green Sandpiper - scrape 1 Redshank - calling from marsh 1 Kingfisher - wildside July bi
22 July 2015
Today's Highlights
Ruff- 15 Black-tailed godwit Greenshank Green sandpiper- 5
21 July 2015
SPOONBILL
The South Lake SPOONBILL 1 adult this morning Redshank 30 Lapwing 25 Black-tailed Godwit 104 Grey Heron Cormorant 2 Great-crested Grebe 3 The Rushy Black-tailed Godwit 14 Avocet 4 Oystercatcher 2 Martin Smith Common Grane 2 Robbie Garnett Green Sandpiper
21 July 2015
Wildlife sightings for 21st July 2015
1 Green Sandpiper - wader scrape 7 Common Tern + young - main lake 25 House martin - reservoir lagoon July bird highlights: Little Egret, Hobby, Kestrel, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Black-tailed Godwit, Little Ringed Plover, Redshank, Little Gull,
21 July 2015
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Oystercatcher 2 Mute Swan 2 + 5 cygnets Folly Pond Teal 10 Lapwing 140 Oystercatcher 1 Common Sandpiper 1 Teal Pond Sedge Warbler Heron Moorhen Gadwall 1 Avenue Tower Mute Swan 2 + 1 cygnet Teal Wigeon Avenues & Feeders Sedge Warbler Blac
21 July 2015
Glorious Waders
A good day for sightings with plenty to see, the large numbers of Black-tailed Godwits inc a colour-ringed bird were joined by a 'grey' Knot, also still plenty of nicely marked Ruff. Up to 2 Peregrines and at least 1 female Marsh Harrier were keeping the
20 July 2015
A brief baby update... and something made of bricks?!
So many new flamingos to see! If you haven't seen the wonderful film explaining all about this year's breeding success at WWT Slimbridge then you are missing out! Expertly narrated by Avicultural Manager, Mark, it's all you need to know about why WWT's
20 July 2015