Your recent sightings at Lochwinnoch
Your recent sightings
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Sightings - 17 October 2018
Highlights: 3 fieldfare 14 great crested grebe 7 whooper swans 1 pochard 1 goldeneye 10 snipe 4 shoveler 1 kingfisher Full sightings board:
Posted 18 Oct 2018 by Dan Snowdon -
Recent sightings – summer 2018
Today seems a little colder, there’s a breeze in the air, the sky is overcast and dare I say it, it feels a little like autumn. The birds have noticed too – we have seen increasing numbers of wintering wildfowl on the reserve this week. Today, our...
Posted 19 Aug 2018 by Joe C -
Sightings - July 2017
Sightings – July 2017 July was a great month to see baby birds. Our camera traps captured some lovely footage of a mute swan with a cygnet and a family of mallards . The woodland feeding station also attracted lots of young garden birds such as...
Posted 07 Oct 2017 by Joe C -
Sightings - June 2017
We had some very exciting visitors to the reserve in June. We started the month with a visit from a peregrine falcon . Peregrine falcon Although native to Scotland, peregrines are not a common sight here at Lochwinnoch. In addition to...
Posted 10 Sep 2017 by Joe C -
Recent sightings - May 2017
May was a fantastic month, not just weather-wise, but also with a number of interesting visitors that arrived on the reserve. The distinctive call of a cuckoo was heard and a scaup and a flock of 40 whimbrel were also seen at the beginning of the...
Posted 10 Sep 2017 by Joe C -
First recording sighting of rare moth gets RSPB Lochwinnoch in a flap!
During our routine moth trap checks earlier this month, once species generated some excitement among the moth enthusiasts here at Lochwinnoch. Creamy in colour, slightly fluffy with delicately speckled wings, the pale prominent moth (Latin name ...
Posted 27 Jun 2017 by Joe C