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Slimbridge Festival of Birds 2014 prepares for take off
Wigeon on the Tack Piece taken by Paul Marshall Back again for 2014, wildlife lovers are in for a treat as the WWT Slimbridge Festival of Birds returns in February. The two-day Festival on February 1 and 2 is held whe
17 December 2013
Hurrah for the little brown jobs (LBJs)!
The small brown ducks are having a moment, a moment of rarity. The Madagascan pochard has been pushed to the brink and back, the Baers pochard is on the brink. Ferruginous duck numbers are declining, and small brown endemics like the Koloa and Laysan rema
17 December 2013
Today's sightings
The Tack Piece Peregrine 1 female killed a male Pochard The Holden Tower White-fronted Goose 153 Golden Plover 1700 Lapwing 4000 Black-tailed Godwit 40 Ruff 3 Redshank 10 Dunlin 200 The Zeiss Hide Black-tailed Godwit 185
17 December 2013
Ouse washes are looking fantastic
Water levels on the reserve are brilliant at the moment encouraging flocks of waders and ducks to use the wet grassland and splashes of water. The flight in of Bewick's swans as the light fades on the reserve is not to be missed from Reedbed hide. We
17 December 2013
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Shelduck - 6 Greylag - 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull - 3 Black-headed Gull - 6 Teal - 10 Saline Lagoon Time/AM Tide/Low Shelduck - 1 Teal - 14 Hawthorn Wood Sparrowhawk - 1 Great Spott
17 December 2013
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 130 Tufted Duck 67 Wigeon 100 Shoveler 10 Mute Swan 46 Canada Goose 120 Greylag Goose 7 Greater Scaup 1 ♂ Gadwall 1 ♂ Folly Pond Green-winged Teal 1 ♂ Teal 400 Wigeon 600 Shoveler 20 Lapwing 10 Oystercatcher 2 Redshank 1
17 December 2013
Recent Sightings
Main Lake 12 tufted ducks, 21 gadwalls, 37 black headed gulls, 1 heron, 1 cormorant, 327 mallard, 1 pintail, Saline Lagoon 2 greenshank, little egret Wader Marsh Curlew and 5 redshank King fisher was spotted on the Limestone Lake Spoonbill is still about
17 December 2013
Wildlife sightings for 17th December 2013
2 Bittern - north side of main lake 2 Pintail - main lake 2 Peregrine - perched on hospital 1 Jack Snipe - marsh 11 Snipe - marsh, scrape, main lake 55 Lapwing - main lake 5 Collared Dove - world wetlands 29 Fieldfare - wildside 120 Redwing - 28 flew E an
17 December 2013
Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS)
Wigeon - 4175 Mallard - 1362 Teal - 1253 Pochard - 106 Pintail - 46 Shoveler - 43 Gadwall - 37 Tufted duck - 11 Lapwing - 4015 Black-tailed godwit - 1400 Golden plover - 905 Curlew - 12 Dunlin - 6 Ruff - 6 Snipe - 2 Redshank - 2 Peregrine - 2 Marsh harrie
16 December 2013
Stonechats
A pair of Stonechats can be seen from Ron Barker hide at the moment, often fairly close around the pool to right of hide, also a Barn Owl was out hunting around the pump house field early afternoon. Good numbers of Cormorants around the Mere with at least
16 December 2013
Today's highlights
2 water rail, merlin, peregrine, buzzard, 114 black tailed godwit, 3 snipe, 230 lapwing, 12 redshank, 446 wigeon, 43 shelduck and 2 great spotted woodpecker.
16 December 2013
Wildlife sightings
The weekend provided us with 20 Wigeon from the Ramsar hide and a hunting Sparrowhawk took advantage of the 400 Starlings coming into roost in the main reedbed, along with the Pied Wagtails and Reed Buntings. Snipe have been more evident with around a doz
16 December 2013
Out on the reserve today
Peregrine - 2 Also, look out for GREAT WHITE EGRETS today there have been up to 3 seen in the local area.
16 December 2013
Wildlife sightings for 16th December 2013
1 Bittern - main lake north shore 140 Teal - scrape 4 Redpoll - flew SE+W 2 Siskin - flew W 27 Redwing - flew S,SE,W plus some stopping over in south route and world wetlands trees December bird highlights: Goosander, Brent Goose, Bittern, Peregrin
16 December 2013
Today's Sightings
Rushy Hide Pintail 60S Shelduck 81 Mute Swan 3 Greylag 50 Pochard 64 Canada Goose 156 Tufted Duck 120 Lapwing 17 Holden Tower Wigeon 149 Teal 88 Canada Goose 39 Shelduck 26 Barnacle Goose 140 Lapwing 300+ Black- Tailed Godwit 2 Zeiss Hide Wigeon 1000+ Tea
16 December 2013