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Today's Highlights
Whooper swans-54 including 2 newly arrived families with 4 cygnets and 3 cygnets Black-tailed godwit-21 including 1 with coloured leg rings Dunlin-5 Snipe-23 Marsh harrier-female Redshank Greylag goose Cetti's warbler-2 Fieldfare-20 Shoveler Wigeon Teal T
17 October 2015
Recent sightings - 17th October
The following sightings were recorded by Toni Castello, warden. Main lake – visible from Sensory garden and Visitor centre Mallard 150, Tufted 16, Coot 1, Black-headed gull 9. Wadermarsh - visible from Brent Hide Greylag 22, Black-headed gull 1, Curl
17 October 2015
Saturdays sightings
Male Eurasian Teal with reflection at Slimbridge taken by James Lees The Tack Piece White-fronted Goose 31 Greylag Goose 370 Common Crane 7 Black-tailed Godwit 48 Teal 300 Wigeon 15 The Zeiss Hide Little Stint 1 Dunli
17 October 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Tide - AM/Time - AM Black Tailed Godwit - 4 Curlew - 2 Redshank - 22 Common Snipe - 3 Teal - 12 Wigeon - 1 Pied Wagtail - 2 Stock Dove - 3 Grey Heron - 3 Saline Lagoon Common Snipe - 13 Teal - 53 Other Birds Jay - Site Count - 7 Great Spotted W
17 October 2015
Latest Sightings - 17th October - First Whooper family of the winter arrives
The first family of Whooper Swans this winter has arrived this morning. Z6L & Z7S (both 7 yr olds) have dropped in on the Whooper Pond with their 3 cygnets. A Kingfisher has been seen this morning from the Back Pond Hide. Still no sign of the Bitter
17 October 2015
Wildlife sightings for 17th October 2015
18 Redwing - flew over heading South West 9 Meadow Pipit - mostly flying South West, 3 on the marsh 4 Siskin - South route 1 Peregrine - perched on charing cross hospital October bird highlights: Bittern, Little Egret, Short-eared Owl, Buzzard, Kingfisher
17 October 2015
Bird News
2 Marsh Harriers, 2 Peregrines and a Merlin were the raptor highlights of the day, along with the usual Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, and Buzzards. Six Little Egrets were on the reserve yesterday, although only one was reported today. A single Bewick's Swan is st
16 October 2015
Recent Sightings, British Steel Hide
Black-Tailed Godwit 527 Knot 400 Curlew 301 Greenshank 39 Redshank 146 Dunlin 52 Lapwing 15 Snipe 1 Mallard 207 Shoveler 13 Wigeon 10 Pochard 6 Teal 16 Tufted Duck 31 Shelduck 26 Coot 5 Moorhen 17 Greylag Goose 110 Little Egret 39 Grey Heron 2 Cormorant
16 October 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Tide - Mid/Time - AM Black Tailed Godwit - 8 Common Snipe - 4 Redshank - 36 Curlew - 5 Teal - 17 Grey Heron - 6 Kestrel - 1 Saline Lagoon Grey Heron - 1 Teal - 6 Redshank - 4 Other Birds Sparrowhawk - Wader Lake Footpath - 1 Wigeon - Window on
16 October 2015
Wildlife sightings for 16th October 2015
2 Skylark - flew NW 38 Redwing - flew NE, NW 7 Meadow Pipit - flew W 3 Redpoll - wildside 2 Chiffchaff - south route 5 Siskin - south route 11 Snipe - marsh (mostly), main lake October bird highlights: Bittern, Little Egret, Short-eared Owl, B
16 October 2015
Friday sightings
Small flock of Eurasian Wigeon by David White The Zeiss Hide Dunlin 1 Greenshank 2 Redshank 4 Lapwing 56 The Tack Piece Common Crane 4 The Rushy Bewick's Swan 1 The Holden Tower Pintail 15 Wigeon 250 Linnet 80 The Sou
16 October 2015
Latest Sightings - 16th October
Still no sign of the Bittern today, it hasn't been seen since Monday so it may well have moved on. Still plenty of Barnacle Geese around and amongst them are still the 3 leucistic (white) Barnacles and also the Snow Goose. A male Hen Harrier was seen from
16 October 2015
Bewick's swans - record breaking early arrivals fuel cold winter rumours
Something quite extraordinary is happening this week at WWT, three of our wetland centres have reported the earliest arrival of the world famous Bewick’s swans for over 50 years and it's rumoured that this may mean we are in for a long and bitter winter
15 October 2015
Thursday's bird news
Greylag Goose drinking with reflection at Slimbridge taken by James Lees The Zeiss Hide Semipalmated Sandpiper 1 first winter, again arrived at high tide and roosted with the Dunlin flock. Little stint 1 Dunlin 85 Gre
15 October 2015
Wildlife sightings for 15th October 2015
130 Shoveler - mostly on resr lagoon 65 Wigeon 50 Teal 1 Hobby 1 Peregrine 3 Skylark - flew NW 23 Meadow Pipit - flew W 6 Redpoll - south route 6 Chiffchaff - south route and wildside 10 Siskin - flew NW October bird highlights: Bittern, Little E
15 October 2015