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Cuckoo Again
Cuckoo calling along the Nature Trail today, always good to hear. Common Whitethroats singing there too. A small influx of Black-tailed Godwit with 55 birds. Other waders included the breeding Avocets (a few young present), Lapwings, Oystercatchers, Redsh
11 June 2013
Breeding bird survey
Last week the reserve department carried out a breeding bird survey of the Marsh. The staff and volunteers walked every field looking and listening for signs of breeding birds. This year, unfortunately is possibly the worst year for breeding birds we have
11 June 2013
The flamingos and the red tractor
There's a bit of an "urban legend" (even though we're quite rural here at WWT!) going around Slimbridge that the flamingos love the sound of tractors and, to be specific, the sound of red tractors. Now the analytical, unsympathetic scientist in me could
11 June 2013
BBC Summer of Wildlife day at WWT London Wetland Centre
Lapwing chick - Mike Caiden Join us in a celebration of British wildlife. Meet hedgehogs, amphibians and reptiles up close and learn more about them from wildlife experts. Get closer to nature with walks, talks and ac
11 June 2013
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide Little-ringed Plover 1 adult (Heading north or South?) Teal 15 The Rushy Green Sandpiper 1 (First returning bird of the season) Avocet 6 Oystercatcher 3 Black-tailed Godwit 35 The Long Ground Great-crested Grebe 1 The Knott Pool Little Greb
11 June 2013
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake - Mid Tide - AM Heron - 22 Shoveler - 1 Lapwing - 5 + 1 chick Tufted Duck - 10 + 4 chicks Shelduck - 13 + 10 chicks Tern - 46 Avocet - 7 + 6 Chicks Oystercatcher - 1 Little Ringed plover - 1 Moorhen - 2 Coot - 1 Saline Lagoon Oystercatcher - 2
11 June 2013
Wildlife sightings for 11th June 2013
11 Common Tern - main lake, reservoir lagoon rafts 9 Black-Headed Gull chicks - main lake rafts 2 Teal - both males on the main lake 2 Blackcap - both singing wildside, sheltered lagoon Recent bird highlights: Peregrine, Red Kite, Marsh Harrier, Buzzard,
11 June 2013
Breeding news.
Sorry for the lack of posts recently; it's been all go in the Duckery this June! I thought i'd take some time out to show you some behind the scenes shots of some of the stars of the show! The Puna teal nearly always start off the season and this is by f
10 June 2013
Green Sandpiper
Another pleasant day with the reserve looking very lush. Plenty of activity with many birds fledgling young. A male Great Spotted Woodpecker was seen with a juvenile near the Janet Kear Hide. A few young Pied Wagtail were around the Mere. The Green Sandpi
10 June 2013
DOWN to Earth’ with the Ulster Society of Women Artists
On Saturday 15 June at 2.30pm, the Art Gallery will be offering a unique and exciting opportunity to view ‘DOWN to earth’ art exhibition by the Ulster Society of Women Artists (U.S.W.A.). The U.S.W.A. was founded in 1957 by the artist Gladys MacCabe.
10 June 2013
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake - Low Tide - AM Avocet - 9 + 8 chicks Lapwing - 8 + 2 chicks Oystercatcher - 4 + 2 chicks Common Tern - 69 Grey Heron - 19 Shelduck - 22 + chicks Shoveler - 2 Gadwall - 2 Canada Goose - 6 Greylag - 4 Redshank - 2 Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 5
10 June 2013
WWT London Wetland Centre in the top-performing 10% of businesses world-wide
Aerial view of WWT London Wetland Centre - Berkeley Homes Glowing reviews about WWT London Wetland Centre on the TripAdvisor website have earned the nature reserve a 2013 Certificate of Excellence. The global website
10 June 2013
Mondays sightings
RESERVE: Sedge warbler, Cuckoo (heard only), Reed warbler, Sparrow hawk, Water vole, Reed bunting, Wren, Nuthatch, Swallows, Goldfinch, Chaffinch, Green finch, Great tit, Blue tit, Robin, Blackbird, Pheasants, Wood pigeon, Jackdaw, Herring gulls. SAND MAR
10 June 2013
Wildlife sightings for 10th June 2013
15 Mute Swan cygnets - 3 broods of 5 cygnets each. The brood in wildside have now hatched and can be seen on the reservoir lagoon 3 Shoveler - males starting eclipse 2 Teal - scrape 10 Common Tern - main lake and reservoir lagoon rafts 7 Black-headed Gull
10 June 2013
Todays sightings
Rushy Avocets 6 (still 3 pairs incubating) Oystercatcher 3 ad 1 well grown young Black Tailed Godwit 32 Shelduck one brood 13 young. Holden Tower Little Grebe feeding one young in pool to left of tower. Lapwing 21 Curlew 13 Decoy Hide Mandarin 3 males She
10 June 2013