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Spotted Crake
Some late night detective work after a ringing session has produced at least 2 calling Spotted Crake on the reserve. Pretty much no chance of seeing these birds however over the years we have had a number of sightings. Perhaps like juvenile Water Rail the
25 June 2014
Wildlife sightings for 25th June 2014
7 Tufted Duck broods - main lake, wader scrape, reservoir lagoon 8 Teal - wader scrape 1 Little Egret - wader scrape 1 Kingfisher - wildside 1 Grey Wagtail (juv) - wader scrape 40 Swift - over reserve 2 Hobby 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital June bird hi
25 June 2014
Today's sightings
The Holden Tower Cuckoo 2 (male & Female) The Tack Piece Common Sandpiper 1 Green Sandpiper 9 Wigeon 1 Grey Heron 3 The Rushy Avocet 10 The South Lake Avocet 12 Redshank 18 Black-tailed Godwit 30 Lapwing 70 Common Tern 4
25 June 2014
Latest Sightings
The Teal Pond Hide is currently closed as we are replacing it with a shiny new hide over the next couple of months. Sorry for any inconvenience. Whooper Pond Mallard 42 Mallard ducklings 6 Moorhen 4 Moorhen chicks 4 House Martins Swallows Folly Po
25 June 2014
First hand-reared spoon-billed sandpiper returns to breed
The first hand-reared spoon-billed sandpiper has returned to breed in Chukotka, Russia, where it was hatched two years ago. The spoon-billed sandpiper is unique in the animal kingdom for being born with a spoon-shaped beak. Numbers have declined by a quar
25 June 2014
A very special visitor.
Today was a rather exciting day for me at Slimbridge as I took a break from my research and observations of the flamingos to help out with a film crew who wished to film the Slimbridge birds as part of a new TV series. A series that is being narrated by
24 June 2014
Visitors’ surprise as David Attenborough drops in to film flamingos
Visitors at WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre were surprised and excited to see a TV favourite, as Sir David Attenborough popped in to find out more about the Centre’s six species of flamingos today. Filming for his TV show, Natural Curiosities which compa
24 June 2014
Flamingo chick numbers at all time high at Slimbridge
A flamingo flock is busy rearing 35 fluffy chicks smashing the previous record held for the species at WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre. The Greater Flamingo flock in Gloucestershire with 245 adult birds is the largest in Europe. In 2010 the flock re
24 June 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Tide - Low/Time - AM Avocet - 6+ 3 juvenile Redshank - 2 + 4 juvenile Lapwing- 4 + 2 chicks Oystercatcher - 2 + 2 juvenile Common Tern - 43 + 18 chicks Grey Heron - 41 Shelduck Shoveler Gadwall Saline Lagoon Avocet - 2 + 3 Juvenile Other Birds
24 June 2014
Today's sightings
The Tack Piece Green Sandpiper 10 Avocet 4 Little Egret 1 The Rushy Green Sandpiper 1 Avocet 10 The South Lake Redshank 28 Black-tailed Godwit 37 Lapwing 70 Avocet 5
24 June 2014
Latest Sightings
The Teal Pond Hide is currently closed as we are replacing it with a shiny new hide over the next couple of months. Sorry for any inconvenience. Whooper Pond Mallards Mallard ducklings Moorhen with chicks House Martins Swallows Folly Pond Greenshan
24 June 2014
Wildlife sightings for 24th June 2014
8 Shoveler - scrape 1 Pochard duckling - reservoir lagoon 2 Little Ringed Plover - scrape 1 Whitethroat - singing on Thames bank June bird highlights: Red Kite, Hobby, Oystercatcher, Black-tailed Godwit, Green Sandpiper, Little Ringed Plover, Kitt
24 June 2014
Today's sightings
Spoonbill-juvenile flying around low over the grounds, attempted to land in the Greater Flamingo colony. Headed off N. General Lots of Grey Heron are around the scrapes as juveniles leave the nests. 17 counted with 8 still in the Old Decoy at Purton, this
23 June 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Time - AM/Tide- Low Redshank- 3 + juvenile Avocet - 6 Lapwing - 10 Common Tern - 67 + 15 chicks Grey Heron - 18 Saline Lagoon Black Headed Gull - 4 Oystercatcher - 1 Grey Wagtail - 1 Other Birds Grey Wagtail - Wader Lake Path - 1 Hawthorn Woo
23 June 2014
Wildlife sightings for 23rd June 2014
1 Green Sandpiper - scrape 2 Little Ringed Plover - scrape 1 Lapwing chick + 2 immatures - scrape 2 Chiffchaff - singing in wildside and sheltered lagoon 4 Reed Bunting - WWF hide 15+ Reed Warbler juvs 2 Sedge Warbler juvs - marsh June bird highli
23 June 2014