News
Out on the reserve today
Merlin - 1 Buzzard - 1 Marsh harrier - 1
16 November 2013
White-fronts arrive in force
The Holden Tower White-fronted Goose 101 an increase of 75% overnight Barnacle Goose 155 Brent Goose 1 Buzzard 2 Peregrine 1 The Rushy Bewick's Swan 10 Pochard 129 Ferruginous x Pocahrd 1 male Tufted Duck 210 Pintail 126 Wigeon 7 The Tack Piece Curlew 220
16 November 2013
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 70 Tufted Duck 60 Wigeon 150 Shoveler 10 Mute Swan 45 Canada Goose 120 Greylag Goose 45 Folly Pond Green-winged Teal 1♂ Black-tailed Godwit 1 Redshank 1 Snipe 10+ Teal 130 Wigeon 350 Shoveler 10 Pintail 1 ♂ Flood Ground Teal
16 November 2013
Wildlife sightings for 16th November 2013
1 Bittern - main lake N shore 2 Pintail - wader scrape 58 Wigeon - sheltered lagoon, grazing marsh 1 Little Egret - flew E 24 Fieldfare - flew over NW 9 Skylark - flew W, NW 1,260 Starling - flew W 2 Siskin - sheltered lagoon 1 Chiffchaff - entrance area
16 November 2013
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Low tide/ AM Teal - 10 Moorhen - 13 Redshank - 2 Mallard - 1 Hawthorn Wood Pheasant - 25 Blue Tit - 6 Great Tit - 1 Coal Tit - 3 Willow Tit - 1 Blackbird - 4 Dunnock - 1
16 November 2013
Bird News
A calm day, mostly overcast. Good numbers of Teal and Wigeon around the reserve, small numbers of Gadwall, Shoveler, Pochard and Tufted Duck. At least 600 Whooper Swan late afternoon as birds arrive from feeding in local fields. Raptors included 3 Peregri
15 November 2013
Bittern again
Bittern seen again last night at 4.30pm being pursued by a Grey heron. This took place in front of the Scrape hide with the Bittern landing again in the main reedbed. Over 100 hundred Pied Wagtails with 14 Starlings coming to roost at 4.15pm;. Will this i
15 November 2013
Latest Sightings
6000 Barnacle Geese 89 Whooper Swans Folly Pond Green-winged Teal 1 drake Teal 300 Wigeon 300 Shoveler 15 Black-tailed Godwit Snipe Redshank Little Egret Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 70 Mute Swan 40 Tufted Duck 60 Wigeon 50 Shoveler 6 Canada Geese 80 Merse
15 November 2013
Wildlife sightings for 15th November 2013
1 Bittern - main lake N shore 1 Pintail - wader scrape 9 Fieldfare - flew over W 4 Redpoll - entrance lake 6 Siskin - entrance lake, South route 50+ Goldfinch - with Redpoll and Siskin around the entrance lake, South route November bird highlights: Grea
15 November 2013
Today's sightings- Glossy still
The 2 juvenile Glossy Ibis on the South Lake this morning by JSLeesWWT GLOSSY IBIS The 2 GLOSSY IBIS have been roosting most nights on the South Lake wader scrape. They tend to arrive around 16.30ish and can be viewed from the Discovery Hide. Present all
15 November 2013
WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre wins prestigious tourism award
Mel Williams, Pam Styles and Eleanor Keatley at the 2013 Carmarthenshire Tourism Awards. Last night representatives from WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre attended the Carmarthenshire Tourism Awards at the Stradey Park Hote
15 November 2013
Dario arrives with first family!
Dario, Bridges & cygnet (J S Lees) Regular Slimbridge visitor Dario has flown into Slimbridge for his 14th winter bringing with him his first cygnet! Dario first came to Slimbridge in 1999 as a youngster with pare
15 November 2013
Today's highlights
Red kite, 3 water rail, kingfisher, peregrine, buzzard, 84 black tailed godwit, spotted redshank, 5 greenshank, 23 redshank, 8 dunlin, 70 lapwing, 230 wigeon and 15 brent goose.
14 November 2013
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Teal - 63 Grey Heron - 4 Shelduck - 1 Gadwall - 5 Mallard - 33 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch - 14 Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 Willow Tit - 2 Other Birds Goosander (River) - 2 Cormorant (River) - 3 Red
14 November 2013
Bittern at dusk.
Whilst watching the 100 or so Pied wagtails coming into roost in the reedbed at 16.15 last night, a Bittern flew up from the back of the lost reedbed (Scrape hide), landing amongst the wagtail roost in the centre of the main reedbed from the reedbed hide.
14 November 2013