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Water Rail - Slim Pickings
Water Rail are very elusive creatures, hard to find and especially difficult to film. This one’s taken a liking to the bird feeders outside the centre, providing fantastic views. Footage by Bob Ellis
17 March 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Mid Avocet - 14 Lapwing - 24 Redshank - 32 Oystercatcher - 4 Common Snipe - 4 Mute Swan - 3 Wigeon - 4 Gadwall - 2 Shoveler - 6 Shelduck - 16 Grey Heron - 25 Saline Lagoon Time/AM Tide/Mid She
17 March 2015
Slimbridge doubles group discount
Dave Paynter talking to group at Slimbridge From 1 April, visiting WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre with your local group will be even better value. We are doubling the discount offered to groups to 15%, making prices lo
17 March 2015
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese: 2,000 around the reserve. Whooper Swans: 57 High Tide 09:28 8.3m Whooper Pond Tawny Owl 1 Whooper Swan 57 Mute Swan 29 Mallard 63 Tufted Duck 39 Wigeon 94 Oystercatcher 1 Moorhen 4 Folly Pond Green-winged Teal 1 ♂ Teal 50 Wigeon 70
17 March 2015
Wildlife sightings for 17th March 2015
1 Mediterranean Gull 2nd winter - main lake (late a.m.) 1 Black-tailed Godwit - scrape 18 Snipe - marsh, scrape 6 Redshank - scrape, marsh, main lake 6 Chiffchaff - wildside, south route 17 Meadow Pipit - flew N+SW 2 Linnet 8 Cetti's Warbler (all sing
17 March 2015
Surprise Bittern
Holden Tower Dunlin 2 Lapwing 20 Greylag 32 Oystercatcher 2 Bullfinch pair Chiffchaff 1 Mandarin pair Tack Piece Crane 3 Zeiss Hide Avocet 21 Oystercatcher 4 Black-tailed Godwit 100 Snipe 20 came up from the field Van de Bovenkamp Hide Bittern showed at
16 March 2015
First Chiffchaff
A Chiffchaff on the Nature Trail in song today and present yesterday is probably the first of the spring migrant birds. Chiffchaff have been present since 5th February at least. Adult breeding plumage Med Gull on the Mere 3.45pm at least. Some disturbance
16 March 2015
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese Around 1500 around the reserve today, best viewed from the Farmhouse Tower Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 53 Mute Swan 30 Mallard 50 Tufted Duck 30 Wigeon 80 Little Egret 1 Oystercatcher 2 Folly Pond GREEN-WINGED TEAL 1 ♂ Teal 150 Wigeon 1
16 March 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/Am Tide/Mid Avocet - 12 Mute Swan - 1 Lapwing - 26 (8 on territories) Redshank - 25 Shoveler - 6 Heron - 22 (16 on nests) Teal - 10 Oystercatcher - 2 Shelduck - 30 (16 on meadow) Jackdaw - 10 Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 Co
16 March 2015
Wildlife sightings for 16th March 2015
4 Redshank - scrape 1 Chiffchaff - wildside 2 Pintail - main lake 72 Cormorant - main lake 5 Snipe - marsh February/March bird highlights: Shelduck, Garganey, Bittern, Peregrine, Pheasant, Black-tailed Godwit, Redshank, Kingfisher, Stonechat, Bra
16 March 2015
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Around twenty Lapwing on territory and up to 60 Golden Plover occasionally being hassled by them. Some of the latter are sporting the black fronted breeding plumage. A single Little Stint is among the 20 Dunlin on the floods. A Chiffchaff and
15 March 2015
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese Around 2550 around the reserve today, best viewed from the Farmhouse Tower Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 40 Mute Swan 30 Mallard 40 Tufted Duck 30 Wigeon 80 Little Egret 1 Oystercatcher 2 Folly Pond GREEN-WINGED TEAL 1♂ Teal 200 Wigeon 250
15 March 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Time - AM/Tide - Low Avocet - 13 Grey Heron - 22 Lapwing - 38 (8 on territory) Redshank - 30 Shelduck - 14 Teal - 30 Shoveler - 6 Wigeon - 2 Mute Swan - 4 Canada Goose - 5 Greylag Goose - 5 Lesser Black Backed Gull - 1 Greater Black Backed Gull
15 March 2015
Wildlife sightings for 15th March 2015
5 Redshank - scrape 2 Pintail - main lake 1 Pheasant - on top of E bank 80 Cormorant - main lake 1 Chiffchaff - south route February/March bird highlights: Shelduck, Garganey, Bittern, Peregrine, Pheasant, Black-tailed Godwit, Redshank, Kingfisher,
15 March 2015
Sunday 15th March
RESERVE: Great spotted woodpecker, Dunnock, Cetti's warbler, Song thrush, Reed bunting, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Blue/ Long-tailed/ Great tit, Nuthatch, Collared dove, Robin, Pheasant, Buzzard, Mute swans, Kingfishers, Grey herons, Water rail, Coot, Moorhen,
15 March 2015