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To continue from yesterday's post... During my traineeship, I have had a lot of involvement with Saltholme's social media. I have made a few blog posts here and there and the odd tweet too, but mainly I have been working on the RSPB Saltholme Facebook page. Myself, our assistant warden...

In the garden it looks like spring has almost sprung.

Hi everyone, Remember when I said things don't get fluffier than lapwing chicks ? Well, they've finally met their match. Four oystercatcher chicks hatched today, much to our excitement. Now that we can include videos in blog posts, here's a short snippet of a couple of members of the...

Hi everyone, I hope that you've not missed your Saltholme fix too much while the maintenance works have been going on. The new blog looks wonderful. I've left my first update until the weekend to make sure that any glitches are ironed out - at one point was linking to the blog for Newport...

Hi everyone, That's copper kettles, by the way. On Saturday morning, I was wowed by my favourite butterfly - the small copper. This is the first one that I've seen this year at Saltholme. I took this very grainy photo on my phone. The spell of warm weather has been brilliant for butterflies...

Hi everyone, Great news from Saltholme - the first lapwing chicks of 2011 have hatched. Toby and some of Saltholme's volunteers have been out surveying all of our lapwing nests, and took this quick snap of the new hatchlings. There are four chicks there ... somewhere. Lots of the other wildlife...

Hi everyone, Those sunglasses aren't just handy for the sun, but for Saltholme's yellow wagtails. They're easily the brightest summer visitors. The first yellow wagtail returned from its winter holiday in Africa on Thursday 7 April and now the reserve's brimming with them. Toby snapped...

Hi everyone, It's been a busy month so far, so sorry for the quietness on the blog front. I'll pull my socks up. In the meantime, Peter's on hand with an Easter themed blog. What a weekend. Good Friday, then St George's Day on Saturday, and now Easter Sunday. Classic time for...

Hi everyone, I've been lucky enough to have had a few days away, so sorry for things being quiet on the blog front. If there were any doubts that spring had arrived, they've surely gone now. Adam, who works in Saltholme's visitor centre, took this photo of some toad spawn in one of...