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Wildlife sightings for 29th February 2012
3 Pintail - main lake 60 Wigeon - marsh, scrape 192 Cormorant - main lake 1 Peregrine - on building across river 1 Kingfisher - perched on fence by car park ditch 5 Cetti's War [...]
Today's sightings
Sinensis or Continental Cormorant. One of at least 4 on the South lake currently JSLees WWT The Knott Pool Lesser Scaup 1 female The Rushy Bewick's Swan 111 The Holden Tower [...]
Dawn Swan Count
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Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Wigeon - 8 Shoveler - 3 Teal - 46 Shelduck - 28 Canada Goose - 5 Greylag - 4 Mallard - 61 Grey Heron - 45 (9 pairs) Lapwing - 25 Redshank - 14 [...]
Some sightings
A very murky start with misty rain limiting viewing for the first few hours. The Mere was quiet early on due to the annual swan catch, although everything looked back to normal by the afternoon feed. [...]
Spring is in the air!
Fantastic views of displaying, fighting and nest scraping Lapwing from the lapwing and ramsar hides. A pair of Long tailed tits nest building along the tranquil trail. [...]
Wildlife sightings for 28th February 2012
2 Bittern 1 Shelduck - scrape 2 Pintail - main lake 9 Snipe - main lake, grazing marsh 1 Stonechat - grazing marsh 5 Cetti's Warbler - site count 6 Lesser Redpoll - waterli [...]
Eric! Best. Post. Ever.
This might just be the most exciting piece of news I have ever shared! What with the turmoil over the last few weeks I had completely forgotten all about until I wandered past the Chilean chicks on Saturday... *Drum roll* ... The chicks voices have brok
Bewick's start migration!
Last night saw the first mass departure from Slimbridge as large numbers of Bewick’s started their spring migration. The count dropped from 160 birds to 118 (including 31 cygnets) overnight. Swans in flight (G. Hann)
WeBS Count
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Latest Sightings
Wader Lake AM Lapwing 23 Oystercatcher 2 Grey Heron 22 Teal 36 Mallard 50 Shelduck 25 Redshank 12 Canada Goose 6 [...]
18 Avocet
Spring just round the corner and an influx of Avocet just to prove it with 18 birds, mostly from the Ron Barker. Other waders included a newly arrived Redshank, 3 Curlew, 3 Dunlin, 20+ Black-tailed Go [...]
Today's wild bird sightings
1 ruff 4 greenshank 36 black tailed godwits 103 wigeon 69 shoveler shelduck, tufted duck, pochard, teal, peregrine, 2 buzzard great spotted woodpecker w [...]
Todays Sightings
Ross's Goose taken a few days ago, M.Youdale © Copyright 2012 WWT Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 185 Wigeon 82 Tufted Duck 40 Oystercatcher 2 Folly Pond Teal 120 Wigeon 100 [...]
Wildlife sightings for 27th February 2012
1 Bittern - reedbed 27th 140 Teal - marsh, scrape 94 Shoveler - marsh, main lake 80 Cormorant - main lake 1 Jack Snipe - main lake 1 Rock Pipit - scrape 9 Redpoll - wildside, w [...]