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Anytime now
Another showery day. Perfect condition for producing migrant waders on the reserve. Anytime now something rare could drop in... Today's addition was another Sanderling with 10 Dunlin from the Ron Barker Hide early afternoon. Other waders included 2 Common
10 May 2014
Todays Sightings
Today is the first day of World Migratory Bird Day which it is an annual awareness-raising campaign highlighting the need for the protection of migratory birds and their habitats. Out on the reserve today: Great White Egret Snipe - Lady Fen Lapwings + ch
10 May 2014
Today's sightings
Cattle Egret One breeding plumage adult between the north end of the reserve and Splatt bridge Frampton-on-Severn The Holden Tower Avocet 7- One pair with 4 chicks Lapwing 18 Dunlin 10 Peregrine 1 Wheatear 3 The South lake Common Crane 2-On nest Great-cre
10 May 2014
Today's Sightings
Weather: Intermittent sunshine, cool breeze. Time: AM / Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Avocet - 11 Lapwing - 8 + 1 chick Redshank - 2 Oystercatcher - 2 Mute Swan - 2 + 2 flying over Shelduck - 14 Gadwall - 4 Shoveler - 2 Mallard - 21 Tufted Duck - 17 G
10 May 2014
Wildlife sightings for 10th May 2014
8 Common Tern - main lake, reservoir lagoon 1 Dunlin - wader scrape 2 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 1 Oystercatcher - main lake 2 Little Egret - wader scrape 1 Whinchat - grazing marsh 50 Swift - 10 House Martin - 2 Peregrine - on hospital acro
10 May 2014
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Mute Swan 1 Tufted Duck 1 Oystercatcher 2 Swallows House Martins Sand Martins Folly Pond Sand Martins House Martins Swallows Mute Swan 2 Mallard 9 Wigeon 1 Shelduck 7 Oystercatcher 4 Teal Pond Mute Swan 2 (on nest) Little Grebe 2 (on nest) Av
10 May 2014
New hope for spoon-billed sandpipers as hand-reared bird heads for breeding grounds
The hand-reared spoon-billed sandpiper is the one in the background with a green leg ring (c) Chung-Yu Chiang and Chin-Shi Hsu Good news this World Migratory Bird Day; the first of a hand-reared group of critically en
10 May 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/High Avocet - 13 Lapwing - 10 Redshank - 1 Oystercatcher - 4 Common Tern - 2 Grey Heron - 37 Black-headed Gull - 2 Shoveler - 4 Shelduck - 24 Gadwall - 4 Mute Swan - 2 Saline Lagoon Avocet - 1 Gadwall - 2 She
9 May 2014
Wildlife sightings for 9th May 2014
4 Common Tern - main lake and reservoir lagoon tern rafts 1 Dunlin - grazing marsh close to wildside hide 1 Greenshank - grazing marsh close to wildside hide 2 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 50 Swift - 7 House Martin - 1 Garden Warbler - singing bet
9 May 2014
Today's sightings-Spoon is back
At least 9 juvenile Avocets out today, Photo by JSLeesWWT Spoonbill SPOONBILL 1 Adult in breeding plumage present again today. Once again rather mobile and has been seen on The Tack Piece, Top New Piece, Martin Smith and South Lake. The Holden Tower A
9 May 2014
Latest Sightings and Natterjack Toads last night!
A night of Natterjacks... There was a lot of Natterjack Toad activity last night. The warm, damp and humid conditions were perfect for them. Staff on site here heard multiple males calling throughout the night. The strange squiggles you can see here in t
9 May 2014
Doting swan rears a goose at WWT Slimbridge
The swan and the gosling by James Lees It is like the classic Ugly Duckling fairy tale with a twist; a beautiful mute swan is rearing a goose to the amazement of staff at an attraction in Gloucestershire. At f
8 May 2014
Today's highlights
The glossy ibis is present in front of the heron hide and both garganey and little gull have been seen from the British Steel hide. Up to 4 Mediterranean gull, 450 black headed gull, 38 black tailed godwit and a common sandpiper have been sighted on the l
8 May 2014
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide Avocet 2 with 3 small young The Holden Tower Wheatear 1 Avocet 7 with small young Lapwing Several pairs with young Dunlin 30 Ringed Plover 10 Peregrine 1 The South Lake Common Sandpiper 1 Black-tailed Godwit 38 Great-crested Grebe 1 pair wi
8 May 2014
Wildlife sightings for 8th May 2014
1 Little Egret 2 Shoveler - marsh 1 Mandarin 1 Common Sandpiper - resr lagoon and marsh 2 Little Ringed Plover - scrape 1 Greenshank - marsh 1 Red Kite - took off from the entrance bank sheep field a.m. 4 Common Tern - on main lake tern rafts 2 Swallow -
8 May 2014