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Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Teal - 45 Mute Swan - 2 Shelduck - 8 Greylag - 55 Canada Goose - 10 Greater Black-backed Gull - 10 Herring Gull - 4 Black-headed Gull - 24 Mallard - 18 Saline Lagoon Common Snipe - 9 Cormorant (river) - 3
2 January 2015
Wildlife sightings for 2nd January 2015
2 Bittern - 1 main lake, to right of Headley hide, 1 reservoir lagoon showing well in front of reed in the sunshine, both viewable from Peacock Tower 3 Pintail - main lake 67 Teal - scrape and marsh 62 Lapwing - main lake December bird highlights:
2 January 2015
Todays sightings
Main observatory Green-winged teal - 1 Teal Wigeon Shoveler Pintail Gadwall Goldeneye Pochard Tufted duck Mallard Coot Whooper swan Mute Swan Black-tailed godwit Lapwing Redshank Curlew
1 January 2015
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese Around 3,800 on the reserve from Farmhouse Tower Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 120 Mute Swan 51 Mallard 150 Tufted Duck 39 Wigeon 132 Teal 8 Canada Goose 149 Greylag Goose 1 Shoveler 4 Gadwall 1 Folly Pond GREEN-WINGED TEAL ♂ Teal 180 Wige
1 January 2015
New Year Day sightings
The Rushy Pen Bewick's Swans- not many in this morning with the flock seeming nervous, the firework displays last night may well have spooked them. A flock of over a 100 were in fields NE of the centre and c50 on the Tack Piece. Whooper Swan was not seen
1 January 2015
Wildlife sightings for 1st January 2015
1 Bittern - W end of main lake 62 Wigeon - marsh 3 Pintail - reservoir lagoon 1 Fieldfare - on marsh A Happy New Year to all our visitors December bird highlights: Brent Goose, Shelduck, Red-breasted Merganser, Bittern, Curlew, Woodcock, Jac
1 January 2015
Todays sightings
Lyle hide Green-winged teal Main observatory Black-tailed godwit Lapwing Redshank Curlew Teal Shoveler Pintail Pochard Tufted duck Whooper swan Mute swan Hare walk Ruff-legged buzzard Barn owl - 2 Hares - 10
31 December 2014
Sightings 31 Dec
Wader lake am mid tide Mute swan 2 Teal 6 Canada goose 10 Greylag 1 Redshank 5 lapwing 2 Saline lagoon Common snipe 6 Moorhen 4 Redshank 3 River Goosander 2 Goldeneye 1 Teal 86 Mallard 35 Spring Gill Great spotted woodpecker (drumming) 1 Lesser redpoll 4
31 December 2014
Today's sightings-New Year's Eve
After three nights of cold and clear conditions we are now thawing out, the cold snap has encouraged some species to make their way to Slimbridge but has also thinned out the vast wader flocks. This is typical behaviour during such a weather event. The t
31 December 2014
Sightings 31 Dec
Wader lake am mid tide Mute swan 2 Teal 6 Canada goose 10 Greylag 1 Redshank 5 Lapwing 2 Saline lagoon Common snipe 6 Moorhen 4 Redshank 3 River Goosander 2 Goldeneye 1 Teal 86 Mallard 35 Spring Gill Great spotted woodpecker (drumming) North Wood Lesser r
31 December 2014
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese Around 3,000 on the reserve from Farmhouse Tower Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 148 Mute Swan 51 Mallard 200 Tufted Duck 39 Wigeon 132 Teal 8 Canada Goose 147 Greylag Goose 3 Shoveler 4 Gadwall 1 Folly Pond GREEN-WINGED TEAL ♂ Teal 100 Wig
31 December 2014
Wildlife sightings for 31st December 2014
2 Bittern - reservoir lagoon N shore 2 Pintail - main lake 2 Redwing - Q.E.W 1 Grey Wagtail - main lake 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 1 Coal Tit - South route feeders December bird highlights: Brent Goose, Shelduck, Red-breasted Merganser, Bittern, Curlew,
31 December 2014
Today's sightings-Ferruginous Duck still here
Ferruginous Duck- the female was finally tracked down among a quartet of the closely related captive Baer's Pochard in the Asian Pen. A similar species both being in the 'white-eye' clan. Both species are threatened in the wild, Baer's Pochard appear t
30 December 2014
Daily sightings
Green winged teal - nelson lyle hide Merlin Goldeneye 11 hares on the hare walk
30 December 2014
Recent Sightings
With the cold frosty weather over the last few days have seen some fabulous sights with some stunning light, and great sunsets! New birds have appeared as well, a noticeable influx of Black-tailed Godwit, with around 300 birds present over the last few da
30 December 2014