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Wildlife sightings for 21st March 2013
2 Avocet - dropped onto wader scrape @09.10am 1 Redshank - wader scrape 1 Peregrine - over reserve 2 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon, South route Recent bird highlights: Bittern, Peregrine, Shelduck, Jack Snipe, Redshank, Black-tailed Godwit, Mediterranean
21 March 2013
Wildlife sightings for 20th March 2013
1 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon 1 Redshank - wader scrape 6 Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh, reservoir lagoon 282 Fieldfare - flew over E, SE 18 Redwing - dropped into wildside 1 Rock Pipit - grazing marsh 5 Chiffchaff - site count 9 Cetti's Warbler -
21 March 2013
Recent Sightings
Sightings from the 17th March have included: • Main Lake: Pochard, 48 Tufted ducks, 55 Mallard, 6 Gadwall and 18 Black Headed Gulls. • Siskins have been spotted on the bird feeders at the shop. • Estuary: 120 Teal, 6 Wigeon, 232 Shelduck, 173 Brent,
21 March 2013
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 74 Mute Swan 41 Wigeon 94 Tufted Duck 50 Canada Goose 2 Greylag Goose 1 Shoveler 15 Oystercatcher 2 Folly Pond Teal 30 Wigeon 45 Shoveler 10 Redshank 1 Black-tailed Godwit 4 Oystercatcher 3 Black-headed Gull 20 Shelduck 2 Flood G
21 March 2013
Today's sightings
Migrants Sand Martin 1 Chiffchaff 3 The Holden Tower Tundra Bean Goose 1 White-fronted Goose 24 Barnacle Goose 1 Golden Plover 100 Dunlin 180 Buzzard 5 Peregrine 1 The Rushy Bewick's Swan 7 Pintail 65 The Martin Smith Hide Snipe 2 Water Rail 1 Little Egre
20 March 2013
Baby boom in time for Easter at Slimbridge
A nene and its gosling exploring the grounds at WWT Slimbridge by Dominic Heard The first Nene Chicks hatched at Slimbridge in March 2013 taken by Pheobe Young. Families wi
20 March 2013
Spring Equinox
Spring starts here as the days become longer than the nights and although the temperatures are below average for this time of year there are plenty of signs of spring in progress. Bird of the day goes to an early Swallow (Barn Swallow if you like) perched
20 March 2013
Avicultural excitment over Pygmy geese.
The gorgeous new pair of African pygmy geese on exhibit in the Tropical house at WWT Slimbridge have finally got the Avicultural staff excited! The male Pygmy goose in the tropical house. The pygmy goose is regarded a
20 March 2013
Magnificent seven
Great news from Wader Lake, where there are currently seven avocets present. Our site record is eight in total (four pairs nested last year) so all eyes are peeled for the return of the final bird!
20 March 2013
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 77 Mute Swan 30 Wigeon 90 Tufted Duck 40 Canada Goose 2 Greylag 1 Shoveler 10 Oystercatcher 2 Folly Pond Teal 30 Wigeon 45 Shoveler 10 Redshank 36 Black-tailed Godwit 4 Oystercatcher 4 Black-headed Gull 20 Lesser black-backed Gul
20 March 2013
Keeping clean, with your friends!
One of the most noticeable aspects of bird social biology, that lots of animal behaviour scientists will tell you, is that birds who like each other tend to bath together (if they are a group-living species). And this is especially true of flamingos.
19 March 2013
Star student scoops major science award for flamingo flock project
A North East research student has been named the UK’s Young Scientist of the Year 2013 for her work involving some of WWT Washington Wetland Centre’s most endangered waterbirds. Emily O’Regan clinched the prestigious title at the National Science +
19 March 2013
More Waders
More Avocet today with a count 86 mostly from the Ron Barker Hide. A flock of 10 Golden Plover dropped in briefly. further wader counts included 88 Ruff, 80 Oystercatcher, 300+ Lapwing, 28 Black-tailed Godwit, 11 Redshank, 4 Ringed Plover and Dunlin. Two
19 March 2013
WWT-IUCN partnership will help plants and wetlands
A new partnership has been agreed between the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) and the IUCN SSC Freshwater Plant Specialist Group (FPSG) that will improve wetland conservation and help save threatened plants. Water hyac
19 March 2013
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 110 Mute Swan 30 Wigeon 90 Tufted Duck 40 Canada Goose 2 Greylag 1 Shoveler 11 Oystercatcher 2 Folly Pond Teal 30 Wigeon 45 Shoveler 16 Redshank 6 Black-tailed Godwit 4 Oystercatcher 4 Black-headed Gull 20 Shelduck 2 Flood Ground
19 March 2013