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Out on the reserve
11 black-tailed godwits cuckoo - Nelson-Lyle hide
10 July 2014
Today's Sightings
Zeiss Hide Avocet- 25 Redshank- 27 Shelduck- 12 Teal- 34 Reed Warbler- 3 Lapwing- 1 Kingfisher Hide Little Grebe- 1 Rushy Green Sandpiper- 1 Avocet- 5 Oystercatcher- 1 Tufted Duck brood- 6 young Martin Smith Little Egret- 1 White Throat- 1 Robbie Garnett
10 July 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Tide/Low Tern - 60 Coot - 1 Mallard - 23 Tufted Duck - 3 Avocet - 1 Greylag - 8 Heron - 10 Black-headed Gull - 35 Lapwing - 8 Moorhen - 4 Hawthorn Wood Greenfinch - 1 Great Tit - 14 Pheasant - 6 Goldfinch - 7 Chaffinch - 9 Coal T
10 July 2014
Out on the reserve
Black-tailed godwits Avocets Shoveler Teal
9 July 2014
Life saving equipment installed at WWT Slimbridge as part of a scheme to improve rural healthcare.
Heather Strawbridge, Chairman of SWASFT, Stroud MP Neil Carmichael and Slimbridge General Manager Veronica Chrisp with the defibrillator A defibrillator has been installed at WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre as pa
9 July 2014
Today's Sightings
South Lake Shelduck- 10 Tufted Duck- 1 Redshank- 45 Lapwing- 28 Black- tailed Godwit- 115 Great Crested Grebe- 3 Common Crane- 2 (flying over) Common Tern- 2 Spoonbill- 1 Zeiss Hide Shelduck- 16 Avocet- 26 Grey Heron- 1 Lapwing- 7 Dunlin- 12 Reed Warbler-
9 July 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Avocet - 1 Common Tern - 47, 16 juvenile & 32 chicks Lapwing - 48 Teal - 16 Grey Heron - 14 Redshank - 3 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch - 6 Chaffinch - 1 Blue Tit - 12 Other Birds Grey Wagtail (river bank) - 2 Cormorant (river) - 1
9 July 2014
Wildlife sightings for 9th July 2014
1 Ruff - main lake, then flew W 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 2 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 1 Peregrine - over wader scrape 2 Rock Pipit - main lake June/July bird highlights: Hobby, Red Kite, Green Sandp
9 July 2014
Little Egrets
Two Little Egrets have been present again from Harrier hide along with the usual Grey Herons, also on show from here are a family of Little Grebes. Common Terns are still being seen mainly from United Utilities along with Ruff and Black tailed Godwits. Li
8 July 2014
Bats on maternity leave
Macropis europaea mining oil and pollen on yellow loosestrife This is Paul Steven’s weekly Wildlife Sightings column written June 7, appearing in the Chichester Observer, the Littlehampton Gazette, the Bognor Re
8 July 2014
A great day on the reserve
Today we had a great day on the reserve lots of fledgling waders and a few small wader chicks which are either second broods or ones who failed in the first attempt and are having another go. Plenty of dragonflies and damselflies zipping along the footpat
8 July 2014
Wildlife sightings for 8th July 2014
4 Spoonbill - flew N at 1200hrs 10 Teal - wader scrape 2 Ruddy Duck - males, main lake 1 Little Egret - wader scrape 2 Common Sandpiper - sheltered lagoon 2 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 1 Kingfisher - flew along reedbed channel towards the main lak
8 July 2014
Today's Sightings
South Lake Tufted Duck- 3 Lapwing- 38 Black-tailed Godwit- 114 Redshank- 34 Great- Crested grebe- 1 Spoonbill-1 Ringed Plover- 2 Zeiss Hide Heron- 2 Avocet- 35 Shelduck- 13 Lapwing- 11 Reed Warbler- 2 Black- tailed Godwit- 15 Martin Smith Hide Wigeon- 2 R
8 July 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Time - AM/Tide - Mid Lapwing - 47 Shelduck - 4 + 18 Avocet - 2 Black Headed Gull - 4 Tern- 37 + 25 Heron - 14 Redshank - 1 Tufted duck - 11 + 5 Shoveler - 1 Saline Lagoon Black Headed Gull - 32 Lapwing - 1 Shelduck - 1 Other Birds Grey Wagtail
7 July 2014
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Little-ringed Plover 2 juvenile Swallow 40 (30 juveniles) Chiffchaff 5 juvenile in hedge Reed Warbler 3 juvenile in hedge Tack Piece No sightings of Blue-headed Wagtails again on morning round, female likely to be incubating now and male avoi
7 July 2014