News: Sightings

As the breeding season is in full force across the Reserve (just listen to all that wonderful birdsong!), the efforts of the Reserve Volunteers and Staff have moved to behind-the-scenes tasks. A concerted effort to clear and re-organize the work-yard as well as filling potholes on the main vehicle tracks may not have been the… Read more »

What a difference a bit of sunshine & warmth can make – not only to ourselves, but for wildlife! The first really warm day of the year coincided with our last real habitat management job of the season – building up islands on Old Squaw Lake. On a warm, sunny day, the team headed out… Read more »

Winter sometimes feels never-ending, however, with a window of time to undertake important habitat management over 700 acres, it can go by all too quickly for the Reserve Team.   February is the time to round off vegetation clearance, in readiness for the main wildlife breeding season. The main focus for the team of staff… Read more »

Here’s the latest update from WVBS following their visit to Pensthorpe on 4th November 2024   Pensthorpe monitoring Monday 4th November 2024 We arrived at 7.30am on Monday to a chilly, overcast and grey Pensthorpe with very little wind. Starting our survey in the car park we soon picked up over 50 Stock Doves, together… Read more »

Wensum Valley Birdwatching Society visited Pensthorpe on 23rd October 2024. Here’s their report.   Pensthorpe 23rd October 2024 Ray, Sue and I arrived at Pensthorpe at 8.30 with fog lights on and a hope that the heavy morning mist would lift. After all the forecast for 7am was VG on the visibility front (V Poor… Read more »

Wensum Valley Birdwatching Society visited Pensthorpe on 11th September 2024. Here’s their report.   Pensthorpe 11th September 2024 Very cold and windy start to the day and very little numbers of birds in the drive. Thing improved as we made our way to Wensum Wetland with large Tit Flock just before the Monet Bridge (Blue… Read more »

The photo included here shows the exact moment when one such lucky Curlew takes its first flight of freedom into the perfect natural habitat of the Sandringham estate. Chartered Engineer Rey and Project Manager Kate (pictured centre with the Species Management team) were initially inspired by the Pensthorpe Conservation Trusts work associated with Curlew and… Read more »

Wensum Valley Birdwatching Society visited Pensthorpe on 28th May 2024. Here’s their report.   Pensthorpe 28th May 2024 Pensthorpe Monitoring Tuesday 28th May 2024 A later start than usual, but the list still quickly accumulated around the car park area, with 2 Marsh Harriers quartering the fields beside the driveway, a Mistle Thrush feeding there,… Read more »

Wensum Valley Birdwatching Society visited Pensthorpe on 20th May 2024. Here’s their report.   Pensthorpe 20th May 2024 We started later about 9.30am and it was still overcast with a chilly northerly wind. The drive and car park were very quiet but we were pleased to see a couple of Swifts and three Swallows, the… Read more »