Alex’s Anecdotes – July 22

Alex’s Anecdotes – July 22

Alex’s Anecdotes – July 22 July has been a busy month at Watatunga Wildlife Reserve, and as always our Tour Guide Alex Douglas was there to witness much of the action. Here are Alex’s musings and observations following an action packed few weeks. I am not...
An Update on The Miagis

An Update on The Miagis

An Update on The Miagis Like all of us here at Watatunga, many of you have been following the progress of a pair of Storks who nested and laid eggs for the first time here this summer. Known as Mr and Mrs Miagi, these two began nest building in May, with Mr Miagi...
Coping in a Heatwave

Coping in a Heatwave

Coping in a Heatwave With an unprecedented heatwave arriving on Monday, it isn’t just humans who will be suffering, our wildlife certainly will too. Many of the animals here at Watatunga are native to the tropics and hot deserts, but that doesn’t mean that they are...
School’s Out!

School’s Out!

School’s Out! ‘We believe the children are the future’ as the old song goes, and that is why it is always such a delight to welcome schoolchildren here to Watatunga. We have recently been visited by classes from Watlington Primary School, Langham...
Alex’s Anecdotes – July 22

Alex’s Anecdotes – June 22

Alex’s Anecdotes – June 22 We are delighted that our Tour Guide, Alex Douglas, is going to provide monthly musings on our blog, documenting her observations, experiences and intimate stories from her wonderful work across the reserve. Many of you will have...
Major’s Moths

Major’s Moths

Major’s Moths One of our guests staying at Majors Lodge took advantage of a fine evening on June 22nd and set up a moth trap to see what nocturnal creatures might appear and we were stunned to find that they recorded 55 different species before releasing them...