Your recent sightings at Lochwinnoch
Your recent sightings
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Recent sightings – September 2019
September is a time of change. The leaves start to change colour, the evenings start to darken earlier and before the month is out, there’s a definite nip in the air. It’s also a time of change in the world of wildlife, as our summer visitors star...
Posted 12 Oct 2019 by Joe C -
Recent sightings – August 2019
As we moved into August, the number, variety and frequency of certain birds increased around the reserve. We were delighted to see a Mandarin duck on four separate days in the first half of the month, and a peak of 14 great-crested grebe , 20...
Posted 12 Oct 2019 by Joe C -
Recent sightings – second half of July 2019
The second half of July saw a number of highlights, with high numbers of a variety of wildfowl and waders visiting the reserve. This included 145 tufted duck , 77 mallard , 28 lapwing , 24 Canada geese, 13 great-crested grebe , 7 greylag geese , 3...
Posted 12 Oct 2019 by Joe C -
Recent Sightings - May
Recent sightings May 2019 May was a busy month, with some great sightings across the reserve, including osprey , ringed plover , little ringed plover , whimbrel , common sandpiper , garganey , stonechat and wheatear and a host of warblers . We’ll...
Posted 07 Aug 2019 by Dan Snowdon -
Recent sightings - June/July
Recent sightings – June to mid-July 2019 Our new bug viewers have been especially popular with our visitors, providing a glimpse into the normally hidden lives of a range of insects. One new resident is the leafcutter bee , which as its name...
Posted 06 Aug 2019 by Dan Snowdon -
Recent Sightings - April
April was a good month, with little gull, garganey, marsh harrier, osprey, black-tailed godwit, greenshank and redshank all reserve highlights. Gadwall – various days throughout April, with the highest count being four on 1st April Redshank – 2nd...
Posted 09 May 2019 by Dan Snowdon
