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Out on the reserve today
Crane - 7 Curlew - 2 Kingfisher Buzzard Marsh harrier Water vole
22 September 2013
Latest Sightings
Folly Pond Teal 650 Wigeon Shoveler Snipe 11 Ruff 5 Saltcot Tower Peregrine Greylag Goose Canada Goose Lapwing Curlew Oystercatcher Ringed Plover Flood Ground Teal Wigeon Shoveler Whooper Pond Black Swan Tufted Duck Shoveler Teal Mute Swan Grey Wagtail Pe
22 September 2013
Autumn Spectacle
A lovely day on the reserve, a little low cloud early becoming calm sunny and warm from early afternoon onwards. The main action is Pink-footed Geese. Around 10,000 birds in the area, in fact, any where you might look you'll see or hear Pink-feet. A singl
21 September 2013
Out on the reserve today
Crane - 5 Merlin - 1 (female) Sparrowhawk - 2 Marsh harrier - 2 Hobby - 1 Buzzard - 1
21 September 2013
Today's sightings-Buff again
The Dumbles/Holden Tower BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER 1 juvenile eventualy showed very well. Another walk is planned for tomorrow morning to search fior this bird. Please meet the warden at the Holden Tower at 9.45am Curlew Sandpiper 3 Little Stint 5 Dunli
21 September 2013
Latest Sightings
Folly Pond Teal 1000 Wigeon 63 Curlew 69 Lapwing 5 Snipe 4 Mute Swan 3 Black-tailed Godwit 2 Whooper Pond Black Swan 1 Mute Swan 7 Mallard 100 Tufted Duck 18 Wigeon 1 Avenue Tower Pink-footed Goose 109 Teal 300+ Wigeon 40+ Shoveler 13 Pintail 5 males in e
21 September 2013
Wildlife sightings for 21st September 2013
1 Red-footed Falcon male - flew low over the centre courtyard 1735hrs towards the playing fields, then chased by 20+ Crows onwards towards Putney 10+ Snipe - main lake, marsh 100+ Shoveler - main lake, marsh 100+ Teal - marsh 3 Yellow Wagtail - flew S 8
21 September 2013
Recent Sightings - 14 Sept
Wader Marsh: 30 teal, redshank 1, curlew 1, shelduck 5, greylag 17, goldfinches 25 Estuary: 511 brent, 2 greenshank, 12 black tailed godwits General – 4 mute swans on fresh water lagoon with 7 coots Saline lagoon : 1 greenshank, 1 heron, 3 little grebes
20 September 2013
Buff-breasted Sandpiper...
Juvenile Buff-breasted Sandpiper taken this morning by JSLees WWT The Dumbles/Holden Tower A juvenile BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER (From Canada) was found by our Reserve Warden whilst he lead an Advanced Birding session! As you can imagine the group were ver
20 September 2013
Lovebirds revisit Slimbridge after 40 years
John and Gwyneth celebrating 40 years of marraige at Slimbridge A couple celebrating their ruby wedding anniversary visited WWT Slimbridge last week 40 years after their honeymoon visit. John and Gwyneth James came he
20 September 2013
Record flamingo baby boom
The soaring temperatures earlier this year led to a baby boom for the WWT Slimbridge flamingos. Chilean Flamingo Chick taken by James Lees The Chilean flamingo flock hatched 11 chicks which were parent-reared, with a
20 September 2013
Wildlife sightings for 20th September 2013
1 Green Sandpiper - main lake 10 Snipe - main lake, marsh 110 Shoveler - main lake, marsh 140 Teal - marsh 13 Wigeon - main lake, marsh 1 Hobby - marsh 4 Meadow Pipit - marsh 1 Whinchat - marsh 1 Stonechat - marsh 300 House Martin - feeding 3 Blackcap -
20 September 2013
Latest Sightings
Folly Pond Teal 800+ Wigeon 32 Curlew 11 Lapwing 7 Snipe 6 Willow Warbler 1 Whooper Pond Tufted Duck 15 Mute Swan 7 Mallard 92 Wigeon 1 Shoveler 12 Swallow 11 Merse Pink-footed Goose 42 Canada Goose 37 Buzzard 1 Mute Swan 5 Roe Deer 4 Avenue Tower Flood G
20 September 2013
Barnacle geese arrive?
We've had a lot of goose activity on the Reserve today with thousands of Pink-footed, Greylag and Canada Geese feeding and flying around the fields and merse! In with some Pink-feet were 3 Barnacle Geese which could well be our first few Svalbard Barnies
19 September 2013
Out on the reserve today
Crane - 3 Pintail - 8 Wigeon Buzzard
19 September 2013