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Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 156 Tufted Duck 43 Wigeon 56 Gadwall 1♂ Shoveler 14 Mallard 30 Mute Swan 20 Oystercatcher 2 Folly Pond Whooper Swan 1 - eating potatoes Green-winged Teal 1 ♂ Teal 150 Wigeon 100 Shoveler 30 Shelduck 10 Oystercatcher 2 Redsha
22 March 2014
Wildlife sightings 21st March 2014
1 Green Sandpiper - wader scrape 5 Redshank - wader scrape, main lake, grazing marsh 8 Chiffchaff - South route, sheltered lagoon, wildside 1 Wheatear - male on grazing marsh 2 Sand Martin - over site 1 Peregrine - hunting over site Additional sightings
21 March 2014
Today's sightings
Migrants Chiffchaff 11 singing males around the grounds The Willow Hide Great-spotted Woodpecker 2 Reed Bunting 2 The Rushy Avocet 4 Redshank 7 The South Lake Mediterranean Gull 2 Avocet 5 Black-tailed Godwit 140 Oystercatcher 6 Redshank 4 The Holden Towe
21 March 2014
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 156 Tufted Duck 30 Wigeon 20 Gadwall 1♂ Shoveler 6 Mallard 30 Mute Swan 20 Oystercatcher 2 Folly Pond Green-winged Teal 1 ♂ Teal 150 Wigeon 100 Shoveler 30 Shelduck 10 Oystercatcher 2 Redshank 35 Black-tailed Godwit 8 Avenue
21 March 2014
Summer arrivals
We have had our first male wheatear on site today. Sitting on a fence post on Lady Fen (next to the visitor centre). The reserve and Lady Fen are packed with birds; waders like avocet, redshank and lapwing that are displaying, mating and making their
20 March 2014
Today's sightings
The Holden Tower Little Stint 3 Dunlin 7 Lapwing 14 Pairs Peregrine 1 Chiffchaff 2 The Rushy Avocet 3 Black-tailed Godwit 14 The South Lake Black-tailed Godwit 137 Kingfisher 2 The South Finger Kingfisher 2 Active at nest hole Chiffchaff 2 Cetti's Warbler
20 March 2014
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 30 Tufted Duck 30 Wigeon 20 Gadwall 1♂ Shoveler 5 Mallard 30 Mute Swan 20 Oystercatcher 2 Folly Pond Whooper Swan 130 Green-winged Teal 1 ♂ Teal 100 Wigeon 50 Shoveler 33 Shelduck 10 Oystercatcher 2 Redshank 7 Avenue Tower B
20 March 2014
Wildlife sightings for 20th March 2014
4 Sand Martin - flew NW 7 Chiffchaff - south route, wildside, sheltered lagoon 2 Shelduck - resr lagoon 1 Green Sandpiper - scrape 6 Redshank - scrape, main lake 7 Snipe - scrape 27 Wigeon - marsh, scrape bank March bird highlights: Jack Snipe, Redshank
20 March 2014
Dropping The Levels
As main mass of winter birds have departed, the water levels on the Mere are now being lowered. This normally takes around 4 days. The shallower water and exposed mud is excellent habitat for breeding and passage waders. Adult male Hen Harrier this aftern
19 March 2014
Recent Sightings - 16th March
70 Brent on the Estuary with 30 Dunlin, 80 Redshank, 4 Ringed Plover Limestone Lake: 3 Little Grebes and 5 Tufted Ducks Black Headed Gull colony building with 459 on site. 3 Linnet at Brickworks There are still Brent to be seen from Brent and Limekiln hi
19 March 2014
Arundel hatches it's first Nene chick; at Slimbridge!
Anything cute and fluffy is sure to get an "aaah" round these parts, but my personal belief is that nothing on earth beats the cuteness of a Nene gosling. BBF's gosling looking up quizzically. This particular gosli
19 March 2014
Wildlife sightings for 19th March 2014
1 Green Sandpiper - wader scrape 5 Redshank - wader scrape, main lake 7 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape March bird highlights: Jack Snipe, Redshank, Green Sandpiper, Yellow-legged Gull, Mediterranean Gull, Bearded Tit, Brambling, Linnet. Spring has a
19 March 2014
Au revoir!
Our last two Bewick’s swans at Slimbridge have now embarked on their journey back to arctic Russia drawing to a close what has been a rather memorable swan season. Swans arriving at Slimbridge (G. Hann) Following th
19 March 2014
Grey Partridge
A Grey Partridge flushed out on the reserve fields as the cattle were being moved was the first of the year. This brings our year list onto a sleepy 97 species, compared to 2013's 107 by this date in the calendar. The Siberian Chiffchaff was still present
18 March 2014
First goslings at Slimbridge signal start of spring
Picture of mum and goslings by James Lees These fluffy goslings are one of many signs that spring has arrived at WWT Slimbridge. The pair of young Hawaiian Geese (or nenes) are only three-days-old so are sticki
18 March 2014