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More Bewick's & YB Warbler!
Yellow-browed Warbler at Slimbridge taken by James Lees South Finger YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER 1 showing very well between 12.45-15.45 in trees near Kingfisher Hide Goldcrest 3 Cetti's Warbler 3 The Holden Tower- Very big
29 October 2015
Wildlife sightings for 29th October 2015
1 Jack Snipe - marsh 15 Snipe - marsh 2 Peregrine - displaying and hunting around the Charing Cross Hospital and river 4 Linnet - wader scrape hedgerow and the grassland bank 4 Redpoll - south route 1 Skylark - over 1 Stonechat - marsh/main lake bank 2 S
29 October 2015
Latest Sightings - 29th October - Autumnwatch on site and setting up!
It's very busy around the site now, with huge broadcasting trucks in the yard, miles of cabling being laid and a studio to dress. The BBC Autumnwatch presenters were on site yesterday filming some short pieces in advance of the live shows starting on Mond
29 October 2015
Todays highlights
A beautiful morning to count swans we are now over 1000 Whooper swans on the reserve! Birds seen this morning... Barn owl Sparrowhawk Kestrel Lapwing Snipe Golden plover Black-tailed godwits 150 (one with leg rings) Dunlin Wigeon Pintail 7 Pochard Tufte
29 October 2015
Today's Highlights
Pintail close to Main Hide Wigeon Shelduck Black-tailed godwit Pochard Shoveler Snipe Lapwing Kingfisher at Main Hide Whooper swans Bewick's swans Canada Geese Greylag Marsh harrier
28 October 2015
Today's Sightings
WADER LAKE / AM /LOW TIDE Lapwing - 130 Redshank - 2 Curlew - 2 Teal - 25 Black-headed Gull - 15 SALINE LAGOON / AM / LOW TIDE Cormorant - 1 OTHER BIRDS / AM Jay (Wader Lake footpath) - 1 HAWTHORN WOOD / AM Willow Tit - 1 Bullfinch -
28 October 2015
Autumn Wildlife Photography Top Tips - Part 1
Autumn is an amazing time to get outdoors with your camera – it’s a time of great change, of epic migrations and swirling murmurations. There’s so much to see, and in this series James Lees, acclaimed photographer and Reserve Warden at WWT Slimbridg
28 October 2015
Amazing starling display
WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre has seen the return of approximately 15,000 starlings at the Centre. The birds disperse during the day but return to the Centre from 4pm onwards everyday with a fantastic ten minute spectacle, creating shapes in the sky as t
28 October 2015
Caerlaverock sightings, Wednesday 28th Oct
The Kingfisher continues to show periodically, fishing in front of the Back Pond Hide the single male Green-winged Teal now seems well established on the Folly Pond, in the company of several hundred of his European cousins Whooper Swans are starting to
28 October 2015
Mid week bird news
Dunlin at Slimbridge taken by James Lees The Holden Tower Ringed Plover 2 Golden Plover 700 Lapwing 500 Curlew 70 Dunlin 80 Snipe 10 Bar-tailed Godwit 1 Barnacle Goose 170 White-fronted Goose 14 Peregrine 1 Buzzard 2
28 October 2015
Wildlife sightings for 28th October 2015
2 Jack Snipe - marsh 1 Little Egret 68 Wigeon - marsh and scrape 1 Pintail - scrape 4 Mandarin - world wetlands 13 Snipe - marsh and main lake 1 Stonechat - perched on marsh fox fence Additional sighting from yesterday: 1 Jack Snipe - scrape
28 October 2015
Lyle hide closed - Wed 28 October
Lyle hide will be closed tomorrow (Wed 28 October) whilst there are some management works carried out along the access path to that hide. All other hides are open. This work won't affect the swan feed at 3.30pm and all other areas of the reserve are ope
27 October 2015
Starling Murmuration
A glorious late autumn day with the reserve playing host to thousands of birds with 60-70 species of wild bird represented. The current 'don't miss' is the Starling 'murmuration' which can be viewed from the Harrier Hide or Reedbed Walk from ~ 4pm until
27 October 2015
Today's Sightings
WADER LAKE / AM / LOW TIDE Teal - 32 Lapwing - 10 Redshank - 6 Stock Dove - 4 Grey Heron - 2 SALINE LAGOON / AM / LOW TIDE Teal - 8 Curlew - 1 OTHER BIRDS - AM River Black-headed Gull - 82 Grey Heron - 3 Cormorant - 2 Redshank - 11 &nbs
27 October 2015
Around Caerlaverock, Tuesday 27th Oct
The Kingfisher continues to show from time to time, catching fish in front of the Back Pond Hide Single male Green-winged Teal now seems well established on the Folly Pond, in the company of several hundred of his European cousins Whooper Swans are star
27 October 2015