Bitterns and Bird Festival
Image: One of the wintering and very showy Bitterns stood on the ice. Taken from the Zeiss Hide (J.S. Lees / WWT) The Zeiss Hide-Re-opens tomorrow! Come and see the newly refurbished Zeiss H [...]
Image: One of the wintering and very showy Bitterns stood on the ice. Taken from the Zeiss Hide
(J.S. Lees / WWT)
The Zeiss Hide-Re-opens tomorrow!
Come and see the newly refurbished Zeiss Hide being officially re-opened tomorrow at 11am by Simon King. Thanks to Carl Zeiss who have generously given us a donation to update the hide. The hide will be open as normal tomorrow until 1030 when it will be closed for half an hour. Simon will then be in and around the hide from 11am to point out the Bitterns to you!
BITTERN 2-3 Showing well at times on the ice or in the cut areas
Water Rail 2
Cetti's Warbler 1
Buzzard 3
Teal 250
The Festival Of Birds starts tomorrow
Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 February 2012
Come and celebrate birdwatching at this special festival and enjoy seeing Slimbridge’s wild reserve at its busiest time of year.
The Centre is offering a weekend packed with walks, talks and special events all for the normal admission price each day (free for members).
More info and a programme for the festival here here
The South Lake
With large areas of the reserve frozen the South Lake is really busy with wildfowl.
LESSER SCAUP 1 female
Tufted Duck 470
Shoveler 46
Mallard 320
Pintail 12
Pochard 370
Teal 360
Cormorant 12
Great Crested grebe 1
Lapwing 200
The Rushy
Bewick's Swan 170
Pintail 320
Teal 360
The Robbie Garnett Feeders
Water Rail 2 -Showing well feeding on ice
Great-spotted Woodpecker 2
The Holden Tower
White-fronted Goose 280
Egyptian Goose 1
Barnacle Goose 136
Continental Greylag Goose 8
Grey Plover 12
Dunlin 700
Lapwing 500
Wigeon 1000
Peregrine 2
Merlin 1
Buzzard 2
The Car Park
Bullfinch 12
Redwing 7
