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Reserve access
Swans on Lady Fen The visitor centre and main hide are the extent of the reserve access at present due to increased water levels. The A1101 between Welney village and our centre is officially closed now, access stil
8 January 2016
Wildlife sightings for 8th January 2016
1 Bittern - reservoir lagoon 3 Pintail - main lake, wader scrape 6 Mandarin - reservoir lagoon 3 Snipe - wader scrape 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 9 Redwing - flew over heading SW 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital ledge December bird highlights: Bittern, S
8 January 2016
Bewick's Swan
Bird of the day was a Bewick's Swan found on Top Mere by the potato pile, it will be interesting to compare photo's to see if it's the same bird that appeared early this winter. The appearance of the Bewick coincided with an influx of some new Whooper Swa
7 January 2016
Thursdays bird news
Barnacle Geese in flight taken by James Lees The Tack Piece Greenland White-fronted Goose 5 E White-fronted Goose 118 Teal 1400 Wigeon 600 Pintail 220 Shoveler 70 Pochard 90 Tufted Duck 130 Ruff 19 Redshank 40 Bla
7 January 2016
Recent sightings - 7th January
The following sightings were recorded today by Toni Castello, warden, near high tide and under a sunny, bright and quiet day. Main lake – visible from Sensory garden and Visitor centre Mallard +250, Tufted duck 24, Coot 2, Gadwall 35 (a notable in
7 January 2016
Thursday 7th January
Great white egret on Lady Fen. Wigeon, golden plover, lapwing in large numbers and curlew can all be seen on Lady fen from Visitor centre Please note: Reedbed and Friends hide now closed due to flooding. Wellies advised for Nelson-Lyle and Lyle hides. Mai
7 January 2016
Sightings Thursday 7th January
Great white egret on lady fen. Please note Reedbed hide closed due to flooding, Lyle and friends wellies advised. All other hides and hare walk unaffected
7 January 2016
Wildlife sightings for 7th January 2016
1 Bittern - resr lagoon (towards the W-end) 4 Mandarin - main lake, then flew to resr lagoon 5 Pintail - marsh, scrape 90 Teal 75 Wigeon 7 Snipe - marsh, scrape 1 Peregrine - flew across the river heading NE 10 Fieldfare - sheltered lagoon and flying S
7 January 2016
Latest Sightings - 7th January - Otter!
An Otter has been seen on the Folly Pond fairly regularly over the past week. All sightings have either been in the early morning, just as it gets light or in the afternoon around 4pm just before dark. We know there is a healthy population of Otter on th
7 January 2016
Todays sightings
A lovely day on the reserve today, lots of Bewick's swans on the reserve that are just coming in off the continent. Including one Bewick's swan with a colour ringed neck collar 078E which was ringed in the Netherlands. Also on the reserve Lots of Black-
6 January 2016
Firecrest
The nights slowly drawing out. A good day to be out and about, great in the sun by mid afternoon. Some good coverage round the reserve today resulting in a couple of sightings of the Firecrest inside the Waterfowl Gar
6 January 2016
Around Caerlaverock, Wed Jan 6th
No problems with access today, though boots/wellies are still recommended for the avenues. Up to 12 Little Egrets can be found dotted around, especially on the merses from Saltcot Merse Observatory. 7000 Barnacle Geese are similarly quite widely distrib
6 January 2016
Wildlife sightings for 6th January 2016
1 Bittern - resr lagoon 1 Jack Snipe - scrape 2 Pintail - main lake 10 Snipe - marsh, scrape 1 Peregrine - main lake 3 Fieldfare December bird highlights: Bittern, Shelduck, Goldeneye, Jack Snipe, Dunlin, Stonechat, Brambling, Water Pipit, Treecree
6 January 2016
Hide access
Water levels have risen over the last week and we have had to close Reedbed hide today, but access to all the other hides is still available. Good numbers of birds in front of the main hide at swan feed times and hopefully once this fog lifts we will be
6 January 2016
Wednesdays bird news
Two cranes foraging. Nov 2005. The Tack Piece Greenland White-fronted Goose 5 E White-fronted Goose 118 Teal 2100 Wigeon 1800 Pintail 220 Shoveler 50 Pochard 60 Ruff 14 Little Stint 1 Redshank 40 Black-tailed Godwit 1
6 January 2016