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Osprey passing through.prey 1 passed over from canal heading west then
Pied Avocet at Slimbridge by James Lees. (Archive Picture) Holden Tower High Tide early this morning. Watch out for a big one this w/e which may cover the Dumbles 09.00-11.00. Osprey 1 09.00 passed over heading west t
Sightings 07/04/2016
a.m. Tide level: Mid Wader Lake mute swan 4 avocet 16 shelduck 14 tufted duck 18 redshank 8 oystercatcher 4 Canada goose 15 Greylag goose 13 Saline lagoon - low tide shelduck 6 Hawthorn Wood chaffinch 4 greenfinch 1 blue tit 5 great tit 6 bullfinch 10 bla
Sightings Thursday 7th April
All hides are open apart from Allport. Treesparrow Reed bunting Goldfinch Chaffinch Pied Wagtail Yellow Wagtail (5 together on Lady fen) Skylark Mute Swan Greylag Garganey Wigeon Shoveler Shelduck Mallard Coot Moorhen Common gull Lesser black-backed gull
Wildlife sightings for 7th April 2016
1 Grasshopper Warbler - brief song heard from the reservoir lagoon/wader scrape border 2 Little Ringed Plover - marsh 7 Snipe - sheltered lagoon(3), main lake(1), marsh(2), scrape(1) 1 Shelduck - main lake 6 Redshank - marsh, scrape 2 Kingfisher - shelte
Avocet Count
Windy with heavy showers early on and feeling cold. It's that time of year when you tend to feel sorry for the Sand Martins and Swallows that are now being seen daily on the reserve. An excellent Avocet count again with 86 birds on the reserve. Other wade
Todays Sightings
Sunny spells today which has lead to some very dramatic skies! lovely to sit in the main observatory and watch the hale pass and then followed by a fantastic sunny spell. Chiffchaffs are singing along the footpaths and avocets mating in front of the hid
(Late) update, Wed April 6th
Not a great deal of change from yesterday, with relatively few Whooper Swans around during the day now, but perhaps 100+ still roosting on the Folly Pond at night. In the order of 6,500 Barnacles about though, still largely on the merses (saltmarshes). Gr
Today's sightings - 06/04/16
a.m. Tide level: Low Wader Lake Mute Swan 2 Shelduck 17 Eurasian teal 10 Goosander (brown head drake) 1 Grey heron 29 (+ chicks) European white-fronted goose 1 Avocet 20 Lapwing 19 Common snipe 1 Oystercatcher / Gadwall 2 Shoveler 5 Saline Lagoon Sand
Wildlife sightings for 6th April 2016
1 Shelduck - main lake 2 Pintail - main lake 1 Curlew - marsh 2 Yellow Wagtail - flew W over marsh a.m. 4 House Martin 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 10 Sand Martin - scrape, including some collecting nesting material 5 Swallow - sheltered lagoon
Today's sightings
Male Gadwall at Slimbridge taken by James Lees (Archive Picture) Spring migrants Still plenty of Willow Warbler and Chiffchaff about the site, late news for yesterday concerns our first singing Sedge Warbler (Canoe tr
5th April 2016 - Wildlife sightings
Some lovely sightings today, see below for details. LAPWING HIDE; Lapwing, Teal, Greylag geese, Wood pigeon, Black headed gull. SAND MARTIN & RAMSAR HIDES; Shelduck, Canada & Greylag geese, Black headed & Herring gulls, Mute swans, Coot, Moorh
Today's sightings - 05/04/16
a.m. Tide level: Low Wader Lake Avocet 19 Gadwall 4 Redshank 14 Eurasian teal 30 Shelduck 18 Oystercatcher 2 Canada geese 20 Greylag 14 Grey heron 28 Saline Lagoon Shelduck 6 Curlew 1 Other birds Chiffchaff - 7 - Wader Lake path Hawthorn Wood Dunnock
Wildlife sightings for 5th April 2016
1 Hobby - over the scrape 1 Jack Snipe - marsh 2 Little Ringed Plover - marsh (p.m.) 7 Redshank - wader scrape, grazing marsh 6 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape, main lake 1 Kingfisher - main lake 12 Sand Martin - wader scrape 1 Sedge Warbler - shelte
Tuesday April 5th update
First Willow Warbler singing yesterday evening, plus a few Swallows and Sand Martins to replace the dwindling Whooper Swans, of which 21 on site this morning with a further 47 on nearby Upper Locharwoods, though there were probably about 100 at roost on F
Osprey
The first Osprey for 3 years east over the reserve mid morning for one lucky observer! April is the peak month for Osprey passage through Lancashire so keep your eyes peeled. Plenty of spring activity with a number of new species recorded for the year lis