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Recent Sightings, British Steel Hide and Observatory
British Steel Hide Canada Geese 4 Shelduck 71 Mallard 3 Black Headed Gulls 32 Herring Gull 3 Lesser Black Backed 16 Cormorant 6 Gadwall 5 Curlew 5 Little Egret 1 Teal 2 Greylag 29 Redshank 2 Shovler 2 Ceti's Warbler 1 Chiffchaff 2 Observato
29 April 2016
Wildlife sighting's - 29/04/16
a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Little ringed plover 3 Avocet 16 Lapwing 12 Gadwall 2 Mute swan 3 Shoveler 3 Grey heron 20 Black headed gull 6 Teal 10 Shelduck 8 Redshank 10 Saline Lagoon Shelduck 12 Redshank 2 Hawthorn Wood Great tit 1 Dunnock 2 Blue tit
29 April 2016
Latest Sightings - 29th April
The Summer Walk has been mowed and will open on Sunday 1st May. Today's high tide is at 17:44 7.7m Around the reserve today: Barnacle Geese: 4000 Whooper Pond Mallard 6 Tufted Duck 3 Grey Heron 1 Cormorant 1 Oystercatcher 2 - nesting Folly Pond Ma
29 April 2016
Wildlife sightings for 29th April 2016
1 Sanderling - main lake p.m. 2 Common Sandpiper - main lake, scrape 1 Little Ringed Plover - grazing marsh 8 Redshank - wader scrape, grazing marsh 5 Snipe - grazing marsh, main lake 1 Pheasant - south route 3 Yellow Wagtail - grazing marsh 3 Wheatear
29 April 2016
Bird News
Another cold day, this time with rain thrown in for good measure! A pair of Mediterranean Gulls spent part of the day on the Mere, along with 6 Black-tailed Godwits, several Avocets and a Common Sandpiper. Another Common Sandpiper was in the collection ar
28 April 2016
Thursdays bird news
Reed Warbler in reeds at Slimbridge taken by James Lees (Archive Picture) The South Lake Little Gull 1 adult Mediterranean Gull 4 Great-crested Grebe 1 Avocet 4 Common Whitethroat 1 near hide The Rushy Avocet 18 Oyste
28 April 2016
Wildlife sightings - 28/04/16
a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Avocet 19 Little ringed plover 1 Black-tailed godwit 3 Lapwing 10 + 2 juvenile Gadwall 2 Teal 20 Goosander 2 Shoveler 3 Grey heron 26 Shelduck 18 Redshank 4 Saline Lagoon Shelduck 16 Redshank 1 Lesser black-backed gull 2
28 April 2016
Wildlife sightings for 28th April 2016
1 Whimbrel - marsh 1 Little Ringed Plover - marsh 8 Redshank - marsh and scrape 1 Pheasant (male) - world wetlands 'Tundra' exhibit 1 Barnacle Goose - paired with a Greylag Goose on the marsh 4 Yellow Wagtail - marsh 1 Redstart (female) - wader scrape hi
28 April 2016
Dotterels nearby !
Off the reserve, 3 Dotterels were in fields stubble fields along the public footpath from Fish Lane over Tarlscough Moss between the adandoned building and Mere Lane this afternoon. A very bright but cold today, with an adult Little Gull, seen on both The
27 April 2016
Mid week bird news
Whinchat perching on twig at Slimbridge by James Lees (Archive Picture) The South Lake Little Gull 3 Mediterranean Gull 6 Common Sandpiper 1 Avocet 6 Black-tailed Godwit 70 The Holden Tower Whinchat 2 males The Rushy
27 April 2016
Todays sightings
Great white egret fishing in front of Nelson-Lyle hide by John Cheney Todays sightings Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag goose Canada goose Shelduck Wigeon Teal Gadwall Mallard Tufted duck Garganey - 4 Shoveler Black-hea
27 April 2016
Wildlife sighting's - 27/04/16
a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake European white-fronted goose 1 Avocet 16 Tufted duck 6 Shoveler 3 Gadwall 2 Lapwing 2 Dunlin 1 Common tern 3 Black-tailed godwit 3 Saline Lagoon Oystercatcher 2 Shelduck 6 Hawthorn Wood Dunnock 2 Robin 1 Chaffinch 4 Blue ti
27 April 2016
Wildlife sightings for 27th April 2016
3 Common Tern - 2 flew W, 1 on main lake near observatory 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 1 Little Ringed Plover - marsh 8 Redshank - marsh and scrape 1 Brambling (male) - south route bird feeders 6 Yellow Wagtail - marsh 3 Swallow - marsh 1 Whitethroat -
27 April 2016
Wednesday update, April 27th
The Flood Ground is looking good today, with Black-tailed Godwits intermingled with Reshanks and the busy Black-headed Gulls. Plenty of song in the avenues despite the cold weather, and good nos. of Barnacles still Today's high tide is at 16:09, 8.3m Ar
27 April 2016
Small breeding wader makes a big arrival
Nature lovers in the East of England are being treated to a mighty display by one of the smallest breeding birds at WWT Welney Wetland Centre. Little ringed plovers (so called because of the golden ring around their eyes) are pulling out all the stops to
26 April 2016