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Down at the duckery
Baer's pochard Our duckery is home to a number of young waterbird species at the moment, from little fluffballs in the indoor rearing units to larger ducklings growing up fast in the outdoor pens. So if you pay a vis
21 August 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Tide - High/Time - AM Redshank - 40 Lapwing - 160 + Black Tailed Godwit - 3 Snipe - 4 Black Headed Gull - 40 Teal - 5 Grey Heron - 5 Oystercatcher - 1 Gadwalll - 4 Other Birds Tufted Duck - Reservoir - 6 Hawthorn Wood Treecreeper - 2 Great Spot
21 August 2015
Wildlife sightings for 21st August 2015
3 Common Sandpiper - wader scrape 4 Snipe - wader scrape, main lake 25 Shoveler - wader scrape, reservoir lagoon 2 Swallow - reservoir lagoon 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital 1 Little Grebe chick - middle reedbed channel August bird highlights: Little Eg
21 August 2015
Whinchat
A juvenile Whinchat around the edge of Vinson's Marsh viewed from Ron Barker was the best new sighting of the day, also from here were the Wood Sandpiper mainly at the back of Sunley's Marsh along with 4 Green Sandpiper and up to 2 Common Sandpiper. At
20 August 2015
Lizard - Enjoying the Sun
This common lizard is enjoying the late summer sunshine. Basking as this one is, helps them warm up ready to go hunting. https://youtu.be/NVtcgwYpU6w Footage by Adam Finch
20 August 2015
Wildlife sightings for 20th August 2015
3 Little Egret - scrape 1 Green Sandpiper - calling over main lake 4 Common Sandpiper - scrape, main lake 1 Black-tailed Godwit - scrape 6 Snipe - marsh, main lake 1 Peregrine - hunting over main lake 1 Treecreeper - sheltered lagoon 41 Lapwing - scrape,
20 August 2015
Today's bird news
The Rushy Common Sandpiper 1 Green Sandpiper 8 Ruff 5 Black-tailed Godwit 20 Lapwing 15 Grey Heron 1 Common Crane 2 The South Lake Redshank 45 Black-tailed Godwit 116 Lapwing 80 Greylag Goose 300 Yellow Wagtail 1 Pied Wagtail 6 The Zeiss Hide Ruff 10 Gree
20 August 2015
Wood Sandpiper again
One or possibly 2 Wood Sandpiper today with birds being seen by wardens on the inaccessible Doehyles Marsh with Ruff and 3 Little Egret and it or another seen from the Ron Barker Hide. Rain from early afternoon minimised potential sighting but at least 2
19 August 2015
Leaf cutter bees
Leaf cutter bee by Georgette Taylor An eagle-eyed family have spotted some leaf cutter bees on the reserve. They actually visited the centre to spot the rare ruderal bumblebee but instead were captivated watching thes
19 August 2015
Top of the blocks! Lottie the otter clear favourite in WWT Slimbridge’s LEGO brick trail
An early leader has emerged in a public vote for the favourite character in WWT Slimbridge’s LEGO brick animal trail. Lottie the Otter has received around four times the votes of the next most popular character, making it very unlikely that anyone will
19 August 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Time - AM/Tide - Mid Teal - 9 Wigeon - 5 Redshank - 30 Black Tailed Godwit - 1 Lapwing - 80 Black Headed Gull - 10 Saline Lagoon Herring Gull - 2 Black Headed Gull - 2 Redshank - 1 Hawthorn Wood Chaffinch - 2 Bullfinch - 2 Goldfinch - 3 Nuthatc
19 August 2015
Flocking Greylags,
Greylags, This is the time of year for peak counts of Greylags. Well over 500 birds are around the site at the moment. These are mostly local breeders that have recently moulted and are now gathering in large numbers. It seems to have been a good breedi
19 August 2015
Wildlife sightings for 19th August 2015
52 Teal - site count 15 Shoveler - site count 1 Little Egret - scrape 2 Common Sandpiper - scrape, showing well in front of scrape hide 1 Black-tailed Godwit - scrape 1 Snipe - marsh 1 Kingfisher juv - wildside 1 Whitethroat - wildside August bird
19 August 2015
Latest Sightings
Folly Pond Teal 20 Shoveler 2 Lapwing 20 Linnet 15+ Ruff 1 Snipe 2 Mallard Moorhen TAWNY OWL in trees on path to the hide Teal Pond Mute Swan 2 + 5 cygnets Reed Bunting Moorhen Mallard Avenue Tower Mute Swan 2 + 1 cygnet Mallard Heron Whinchat 3 Avenues
19 August 2015
Today's Highlights
Wood sandpiper Hobby Ruff Yellow wagtail
19 August 2015