Posted on 16th June 2013 by Paul Rose
A quick “flamingo breeding season” update for you all. So far the Caribbean flock at WWT Slimbridge is in full swing and has produced 20 eggs that are being expertly tended by Phil, Sparky and Phoebe up in the[...]
Posted on 11th June 2013 by Paul Rose
There’s a bit of an “urban legend” (even though we’re quite rural here at WWT!) going around Slimbridge that the flamingos love the sound of tractors and, to be specific, the sound of red tractors[...]
Posted on 10th June 2013 by Phoebe Young @ Slimbridge
Sorry for the lack of posts recently; it’s been all go in the Duckery this June! I thought i’d take some time out to show you some behind the scenes shots of some of the stars of the show! The Puna …
Posted on 9th June 2013 by Paul Rose
Sunshine! It surely does make a change and for the lesser flamingos at WWT Slimbridge this has sparked a great deal of breeding activity. Lesser flamingos are very special birds. Not only are they the smallest species of [...]
Posted on 3rd June 2013 by Paul Rose
There’s a lot of activity going on in the Caribbena flamingo enclosure at WWT Slimbridge this week. The bad weather of late is long forgotten by the flamingos and this lovely warm spell has seen the Caribbean [...]
Posted on 26th May 2013 by Paul Rose
I know that it seems like the majority of my diary entries are about the bad weather and I can assure folks that I am not some wannabe weather forecaster, but hey, let’s try and turn the rain, wind and hail into [...]
Posted on 20th May 2013 by Phoebe Young @ Slimbridge
With just one week left to go, the Duckery at Slimbridge is a scene of frenzied cleaning! Between the 25th of May and the 2nd June we will open our doors for a fabulous and free programme of tours for …
Posted on 15th May 2013 by Phoebe Young @ Slimbridge
Just look at that beak! Our lone Cape shoveler duckling was graduated outside onto a grassy paddock at the beginning of last week. In just 9 days the whole group have started to shed their down and in their place …[...]
Posted on 14th May 2013 by Paul Rose
A new paper out in the scientific journal “Ecology & Evolution” provides an interesting insight into how captive flamingos can help with research that ultimately benefits wetlands and wild birds. Flamingos[...]
Posted on 11th May 2013 by Paul Rose
The young Chilean flamingos that were hand-reared by the aviculture staff at WWT Slimbridge (Phoebe, Phil, Mark amongst them) back in 2011 are now big strapping individuals romping around the South American Pen with the [...]
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