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It's now been six weeks since the tragic loss of our colleague and friend Nick Quintrell. We are still coming to terms with his sudden loss and his absence is still very much felt down here on the Weymouth Wetlands. The Weymouth blogging team have also lost our finest blogger. Nick's brilliant...

For a few nights in the run-up to the recent flood, whenever the weather looked suitable we set up the moth trap in the back garden, which is very close to the Radipole reserve. Some nights were more productive than others, depending on the weather, but a couple of attempts gave us a few interesting...

Back in February we decided it was about time we visited Radipole Lake properly. I mean - we haven't lived in the area long.....only forty plus years...!! We joined the RSPB about six years ago and work etc kinda got in the way - maybe that's just an excuse....who knows! We're now making...

Thank you for your offer of help tomorrow with my cubs, see you at the lake after 6pm. Thank you again

A quick impromptu bat foray last night proved to be one of the best bat watching nights I’ve had at Radipole! Chris suggested we go out for a wander around the reserve to see what was going on. No sooner had he finished his sentence my coat was on and Armed with a torch and a bat detector we headed...

Late last year I wrote in this blog about a spider ( Steotoda nobilis ) which was living in our bathroom and which we came to call Lassie. Concerned about Lassie’s apparently self-destructive diet regime we gave her a square meal and observed her return to prime condition. As winter progressed...

The past couple of years has seen breeding bearded tit numbers fall quite markedly on Radipole in particular. Last year we could only confirm one pair for certain on the reserve although Lodmoor fared slightly better. The reasons for these declines are likely to be meteorological with the atypically...

As you may know we have been attempting over recent months to film otters at Radipole. In practise this has meant identifying sites that they frequent (as indicated by recent footprints and a liberal scattering of fragrant otter poo nearby) and then installing a camera trap in the hope that our quarry...

The understandable excitement generated by our showy Glossy Ibis of yesterday saw a steady stream of expectant birders making their way up to North Hide in hope of more catwalk antics today. Although the green sheened one did put in an appearance this morning, it was - unlike yesterday - at a distance...

If push came to shove and I was forced to definitively name my number one British bird the answer, almost invariably, would be the bullfinch, (while acknowledging the relative merits of both the starling and the shoveller). I can remember how, when gazing out of my bedroom window as a kid, the sight...

In my flower blog last week I mentioned that the flowering blackthorn was recorded on the phenology website. Phenology is the study and recording the timing of natural events such as budburst, first flowering, fruiting, autumn leaf fall, hibernation, migration of birds, first songs, nesting, first butterflies...

2 beautiful GW Egrets at radipole sliding about onj the ice was a joy to see.. Then tried to capture a injflight picture Both birds seen at Weymouth Radipole yesterday 2nd February 2012

Hi all 1. What are the 2 square patch's for on the right as your walking up from visitor centre 2. How did the Wednesday otter night go any info? as i wanted to attend was it a good night, what DID you see.. All best Sean Tanner flickr = se4ntanner email se4ntanner@btinternet.com

Pair of juvenile bearded tits (Panurus biarmicus) in a reedbed. RSPB Radipole, Weymouth, UK. 15/07/11. The male on the right in particular seemed to be experimenting with the curious effects of gravity and kept pole-vaulting from side to side as I attempted to focus.

Male juvenile bearded tit. RSPB Radipole, Weymouth, UK. 15/07/11.

Is this is a juvenile bearded tit (Panurus biarmicus)? Face looks right but no moustache! RSPB Radipole, Weymouth. UK. It had begun to rain and a pair of these birds were tumbling acrobatically through the reeds as I headed home.

This image was taken at the north hide, RSPB Radipole, September 2010. The buzzard flew out from behind some bushes, landing VERY briefly on the post.I had just enough time to get this single shot before it flew away. Camera - Nikon D7000 lens Sigma 150-500 os

Fantastic to see six baby Bearded Tits in the reeds either side of the path just over the bridge from the visitor center . This is the first time I have ever seen any Bearded Tits and I can only say it was wonderful and good to know that some have successfully bred this year . Thank you to a fellow bird...

Blue tit feeding in the reeds at RSPB Radipole. Weymouth, Dorset, UK. 14/04/11.

Blue tit feeding in the reedbed at RSPB Radipole. Weymouth, UK. 14/04/11.

Hi Sean, next time I am at Radipole I will come and let you know who I am and introduce myself. Cheers Les.

High Sean, if your motorised buggy is red we have met at both Radipole and Lodmoor. Les.

Hi everyone, Weymouth Wetlands now has an official facebook page which provides information and the latest news from our two amazing reserves. If you are a member of facebook and would like to join or visit the page please go to: http://www.facebook.com/pages/RSPB-Weymouth-Wetlands/166821883368687...

I love this litle fella

Great account Nick, really enjoyed reading it and am feeling inspired for future visits, thanks for posting.