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Barnacle Goose and other birds and moth!
Perhaps as many as 30,000 Pink-footed Geese this morning in the roost. In among them and easy to find Barnacle Goose, first of the autumn here and a couple of leucistic/ partial leucistic Pink-footed Geese. Lone Barnacle G
6 October 2015
Latest Sightings
Around the reserve... Barnacle Geese: 6750 - including 2 leucistic (white) Barnacles Whooper Swans: 0 High Tide 07:30 7.5m Whooper Pond Mute Swan 11 Mallard 177 Tufted Duck 31 Gadwall 1 ♂ Wigeon 17 Teal 5 Little Grebe 2 juvs Folly Pond Snow Goose 1
6 October 2015
What's been researching at Slimbridge this year...?
In this post I thought I would do a "research round-up" about the pink bird studies from 2015. WWT Slimbridge has hosted several MSc students over the course of the academic year just gone, two of which were studying flamingos specifically. Also I was i
6 October 2015
Recent sightings - 6th October
The following sightings were recorded by Toni Castello, warden. Main lake – visible from Sensory garden and Visitor centre Mallard 220, Tufted 18, Coot 2. Wadermarsh - visible from Brent Hide Grey heron 1. Freshwater lagoon – visible from Brent Hi
6 October 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/High Snipe - 8 Redshank - 9 Moorhen - 1 Greenshank - 1 Teal - 20 Lapwing - 3 Saline Lagoon Time/AM Tide/High Black-tailed Godwit - 1 Hawthorn Wood Great Tit - 2 Robin - 1 Bullfinch - 2
6 October 2015
Wildlife sightings for 6th October 2015
1 Bittern -main lake N shore 1250hrs 52 Wigeon - marsh 6 Snipe - marsh, main lake 11 Chiffchaff - wildside (mostly following a mixed Tit flock around the area) 4 Meadow Pipit - marsh + 11 flew W 9 Siskin - sheltered lagoon + 6 flew W+SW 2 Blackcap -
6 October 2015
Bean Geese arrive!
Another ace day at Martin Mere with thousands of Pink-footed Geese swirling around and coming out and back in on the reserve. No counts this morning but at least 20000 birds present early on. Star find of the day goes to regular observer Gordon Taylor wit
5 October 2015
Today's Highlights
Wheatear at Friends Hide Stonechat Reed bunting Ruff Common sandpiper at Main Observatory Snipe Golden plover flock Sparrowhawk Hobby Marsh harrier Curlew
5 October 2015
Today's sightings
Ringed Plover by Martin McGill Zeiss Hide/Top New Piece The majority of waders arrived after midday despite the tides being very low this week (higher tides from Friday/Saturday). The scrape was quiet from a wader poi
5 October 2015
Pupils start to benefit from outdoor learning forum
Teachers and a swan observe WWT's Lucy Hellier run an outdoor learning session(c) Simon Ball 6,000 pupils in Gloucestershire have started to benefit from a new teacher forum set up by the Wildfowl & Wetlands Tru
5 October 2015
Today's Sighting's
Wader Lake Tide / Low Time / Am Black-Tailed Godwit - 13 Curlew - 2 Redshank - 20 Teal - 15 Grey Heron - 1 Snipe - 7 Pied Wagtail - 1 Wigeon - 1 Saline Lagoon Cormorant - 8 Grey Heron - 1 Teal - 6 Hawthorn Wood Blue Tit - 5 Coal Ti
5 October 2015
Wildlife sightings for 5th October 2015
1 Pintail - eclipse male, wader scrape 2 Water Rail - calling in reedbed 1 Swallow - flew SW 70+ House Martin - flew S 3 Stonechat - 2 males, 1 female, flitting between fox fence and marsh vegetation Additional sightings from yesterday: 1 Buzzard -
5 October 2015
Recent Sightings, Millennium Wetlands
Kingfisher, Cr.Rob Werran Millennium Wetlands Gadwall 122 Mallard 24 Moorhen 7 Shoveler 45 Teal 95 Grey Heron 2 Coot 17 Little Grebe 4 Cormorant 6 Tuffted Duck 6 Pintail 2 Kingfisher 1 Snipe 1 Lapwing 10 Mute 8 Swallo
5 October 2015
White-front and Glossy Ibis
Starting off with 25000 Pink-footed Geese on the reserve is always going to be a good day. Large numbers on the reserve all day in between big groups coming and going. A presumed Greenland White-fronted Goose (juv) was seen from the Ron Barker Hide before
4 October 2015
Today's sightings
Little Owl by George E. Geer Viewing difficult as we had dense fog until late morning. Plenty of Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Goldcrest and Cetti's Warbler were seen and heard around the site today. Holden Tower Little Owl-
4 October 2015