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Snow + ice = eggs?
It's that time of year again that confuses us all, the breeding season! For some... Despite our potentially freezing UK conditions, several of our captive species that have never managed to kick their southern hemisphere body clock, get down to breeding.
27 January 2013
Recent Sightings
High number of Shelducks with Brent on the Lough with 40 Dunlin seen on the Estuary. 110 Oystercatchers with 13 Dunlin seen on pier. The Peninsula Salt Marsh had 11 Redshanks, Shelducks, 1 Black-headed Gull and 14 Oystercatchers. General – 25 Tufted D
27 January 2013
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 250 Mute Swan 60 Wigeon 110 Tufted Duck 40 Teal 20 Canada Goose 150 Greylag Goose 30 Pink-footed Goose 1 Folly Pond GREEN-WINGED TEAL (drake) Whooper Swan 4 Teal 100 Shoveler 5 Wigeon 20 Shelduck 2 Saltcot Merse Observatory Merli
27 January 2013
Wildlife sightings for 27th January 2013
1 Smew - redhead, sheltered lagoon 1 Bittern - main lake 2 Shelduck - main lake 59 Gadwall - main lake, sheltered lagoon, scrape 50 Wigeon - marsh 55+ Fieldfare - south route 1 Cetti's Warbler - singing on south route Additional sighting from yes
27 January 2013
Brambling and a thaw.
Four Brambling from the Janet Kear Hide today. A Stoat was seen near by. As we approach spring, feeding opportunities for many birds becomes more difficult so the feeding station round the reserve become very important to the birds that have found them. T
26 January 2013
Flamingos at the Bird Fair 2013
Several flocks of the flamingos are out and about for this weekend's Bird Fair at WWT Slimbridge. Whilst ice is keeping the greater and Caribbean flocks tucked away safe and snug in their houses, the other three flocks of flamingos are out and about and e
26 January 2013
Bird Festival day 1
One of the Bitterns showed very well all day in front of the Zeiss Hide, Photo copyright JSLeesWWT South Finger Bittern 1 The Zeiss Hide Bittern 2 Water Rail 1 Dunlin 350 Teal 600 Cetti's Warbler 1 Buzzard 2 The South Lake Ruff 4 Dunlin 30 Lapwing 250 Ga
26 January 2013
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 230 Mute Swan 60 Wigeon 110 Tufted Duck 50 Teal 20 Pintail 1 (drake) Gadwall 2 Shoveler 6 Canada Goose 50 Greylag Goose 30 Pink-footed Goose 1 Folly Pond Whooper Swan 4 Teal 100 Shoveler 5 Wigeon 20 Shelduck 2 Saltcot Merse Obser
26 January 2013
Wildlife sightings for 26th January 2013
2 Bittern - reservoir lagoon, N shore main lake 1 Smew - main lake 12 Siskin - South route Additional sightings from yesterday: 4 Bittern - 2 main lake, 2 reservoir lagoon Recent bird highlights: Red-breasted Merganser, Smew, Bittern, Peregrine, Ruff, Woo
26 January 2013
Bittern
After not seeing a Bittern for a week, Mike Dilger spotted one late yesterday afternoon. We had just arrived at the Scrape hide and the bird took off from the far back edge, where visitors had been spotted it previously. The bird flew across the reed
26 January 2013
TV presenter’s nationwide nature quest will take him to Slimbridge Festival of Birds
Well-known TV personalities will be attending the Slimbridge Festival of Birds this weekend (26th and 27th) The two day celebration of bird watching includes a host of speakers, shopping opportunities, bird ringing and mist netting demonstrations.
25 January 2013
A cold snap
The weather has certainly been cold but it has brought the Bewick's swans in overnight, upto 29 in a night. There has been 3 seperate viewings of the bittern, but nothing this week. All the usual beauties are showing well; Bullfinch, Goldfinch, Longtailed
25 January 2013
Today's sightings-3 Bitterns
The Zeiss Hide/South Finger BITTERN 3- Showing well from all three hides feeding on the ice Water Rail 1 Cetti's Warbler 1 The Roadside Fields TUNDRA BEAN GOOSE 2 White-fronted Goose 217 The Rushy Bewick's Swan 257 Pocahrd 280 Tufted Duck 300 Pintail 210
25 January 2013
Wildlife sightings for 25th January 2013
1 Smew - sheltered lagoon 1 Bittern - main lake N shore 77 Wigeon - grazing marsh, main lake 73 Lapwing - main lake 67 Fieldfare - entrance area, carpark 9 Redwing - entrance area, carpark 9 Siskin - entrance lake 3 Redpoll - world wetlands Recent bird
25 January 2013
Today's bird sightings
British Steel hide/estuary 2 brambling, red kite, kingfisher, peregrine, sparrowhawk, 2 water rail, 15 linnet, 20 redwing, 3 greenshank, 58 lapwing, 17 black tailed godwit, 25 redshank, 28 brent goose, 43 greylag goose, 53 shelduck, 113 wigeon, 8 shoveler
24 January 2013