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Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Avocet - 18 Shelduck - 22 Common Tern - 24 Moorhen - 2 Canada Goose - 10 Greylag - 32 Black-backed Gull - 2 Gadwall - 1 Grey Heron - 16 Lapwing - 4 Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 1 Mallard - 4 Hawthorn Wood Blue Tit - 10 Pheasant - 12 G
4 May 2016
Today's highlights
Wheatear by Bob Ellis Cuckoo Garganey Great white egret Greenshank Wheatear Swift Corn bunting
3 May 2016
Little Gulls again
A breezy chilly start to the day followed by blue skies and sunshine. Some Orange-tip butterfly took to the wing today, summer is round the corner! The Harrier Hide in the distance looking from one of the viewing platforms
3 May 2016
WWT Llanelli welcome cranes to its grounds
A pair of red-crowned cranes is the newest addition to the Llanelli Wetland Centre family - and they are settling in well at their new home in Penclacwydd. Originally from Marwell Zoo near Winchester in Hampshire, the male and female cranes were brought
3 May 2016
Today's sightings
Northern Wheatearperching on fence post at Slimbridge taken by James Lees (Archive Picture) Rushy Pen Monty and Sedge (Great Crane Project) pair still nesting on the island on lower pond. The Avocet colony has 9-10 pa
3 May 2016
Recent sightings - 3rd May
The following sightings were recorded today by Toni Castello, warden, near high tide. Main lake – visible from Sensory garden and Visitor centre Mallard 2, Tufted duck 5, Black-headed gull 120, Little egret 7, Coot 1. Wadermarsh - visible from Bren
3 May 2016
Wildlife sightings for 3rd May 2016
2 Common Tern - main lake 1 Kingfisher - main lake 2 Wheatear - grazing marsh close to Wildside hide 30 Swift - main lake 2 Swallow - main lake 15 House Martin - main lake 2 Willow warbler - South route, sheltered lagoon April bird highlights: Shelduck
3 May 2016
Tuesday May 3rd
Little change from yesterday. Geese effectively now gone, great views yesterday of female Marsh Harrier from the Avenue Tower Today's high tide is at 09:57 8.4m Around the reserve today: Barnacle Geese: 8 (yesterday) Whooper Pond Mallard 6 Wigeon 4
3 May 2016
Whimbrel continue
A rain front passed through by 12am followed by breezy and mostly sunny conditions. Today's news is mostly about waders but as of late some excellent birding with the potential of seeing over 80 species on and around the reserve (see previous sightings re
2 May 2016
Today's sightings
Lapwing at Slimbridge by James Lees (Archive Picture) Rushy Pen The GCP Crane female Sedge continues to sit over it's egg and nest. A first summer Mediterranean Gull dropped in and at least one Little Gull was report
2 May 2016
Recent Sightings, Millennium Wetlands
Grasshopper Warbler 1 - Behind Michael Powell Hide Little Gull - British Steel Hide Millennium Wetlands Black-Tailed Godwit 432 Knot 55 Swift 2 Cuckoo 1 Mediterranean Gull 3 Black-Headed Gull 590 Herring Gull 2 Siskin 2 Blackcap 18 Chiffchaff 15 Reed W
2 May 2016
Wildlife sightings - 02/05/16
a.m. Tide Level: mid Wader Lake Little Egret 1 Common tern 6 House Martin 1 Barn swallow 20 Gadwall 3 Avocet 16 Black-headed gull 1 Eurasian teal 6 Grey heron 30 Oystercatcher 4 Saline Lagoon Cormorant 2 Shoveler drake 1 Oystercatcher 1 Hawthorn hide Bull
2 May 2016
Update, Monday May 2nd
The summer walk is now open, with access to the meadow from The Avenue only. Very wet first thing today but improving now. Only about 100 Barnacles remained yesterday, as should be expected, but still good nos of eg Golden Plovers, along with a few Black-
2 May 2016
Wildlife sightings for 2nd May 2016
1 Little Ringed Plover - main lake 6 Redshank - scrape 1 Kingfisher - entrance lake, then flew down south route 2 Common Tern - reservoir lagoon 3 Wheatear - a pair in the SW corner of marsh, and a male seen on a roof by the courtyard 1 Lesser Whitethroat
2 May 2016
Little Tern
Misty rain for most of the day had all the possibility of interesting birds which did materialise early on and late in the day! First up, a Little Tern was present early on Woodend Marsh viewed from the public footpath signage next to 'Wheatear Field'.
1 May 2016