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Today's sightings
Peregrine Falcon at Slimbridge taken by remote camera trap. (Archive Picture) Holden Tower Sightings include...a Peregrine on lookout from the driftwood, a party of 6 Lapwing with a further 6 looking very territorial
Woodcock
An icy start but all together a glorious day if a little chilly in the hides early on. A great selection of waders using the reserve at the moment with up to 12 species recently recorded. A Woodcock was seen in flight from the Janet Kear Hide. Over past w
Todays sightings
All of the hides are open the water levels are perfect lots of islands exposed for waders. Dragonfly ponds is closed The Welney Wash Road section of the A1101 is open Lady Fen, the area in front of the centre is looking great lots of lapwing. The bird
Around the reserve, Monday 7th March
Still on only around 2000 Barnacles in the fields and merses, and just over 100 Whoopers at the feeds today, though perhaps as many as 300 in the immediate locality. A Merlin overflew the Avenue earlier, where three Magpies were a less than usual sighting
Recent Sightings, Millennium Wetlands
Teal 15 Mallard 11 Gadwall 11 Tufted Duck 34 Pochard 7 Pintail 1 Coot 5 Moorhen 2 Water Rail 1 Greylag Goose 1 Mute Swan 2 Little Grebe 1 Shelduck 7 Snipe 11 Curlew 1 Herring Gull 5 Black-Headed Gull 2 Cormorant 21 Grey Heron 2 Little Egret 2 Lesser Redp
Wildlife sightings for 7th March 2016
14 Siskin - south route/sheltered lagoon 4 Fieldfare - entrance area 16 Redwing - entrance area 204 Cormorant - main lake 2 Stonechat - marsh February bird highlights: Bittern, Shelduck, Little Egret, Kestrel, Buzzard, Redshank, Jack Snipe, Iceland Gull
Chilean flamingo catch 2016
There's been a run of flamingo catches at WWT Slimbridge over the past few years. The lessers were moved in 2012, the Andeans in 2013, the Caribbeans were caught and re-ringed in 2014, as were the massive flock of greaters in 2015. And this year it was
Waders
Another rain free day to be celebrated and the forecast looks good for the next few days for anyone who has missed the winter spectacle at WWT Martin Mere so far. In four weeks time most of the wintering birds will have departed and the water levels will
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Peregrine on the posts along foreshore Wigeon 100 estuary, 120 on pool adjacent. Barnacle Goose-210 Avocet 13 (at 0830am) Crane 3 GCP Tack Piece E. White-fronted Goose 109 Greenland White-fronted Goose 5 Wigeon 120 Greylag 5 Crane 2 GCP Litt
Sightings March 6th 2016
All hides open except for Allport hide. Red kite Marsh harrier Buzzard Fieldfare Avocet Dunlin Golden plover Oystercatcher Green sandpiper Ringed plover Curlew Cetti's warbler Pintail Pochard Goldeneye Wigeon Teal Whooper swan
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time - AM/Tide - Mid Avocet - 2 Tufted Duck - 37 Shelduck - 48 Grey Heron - 27 Lapwing - 25 Redshank - 2 Canada Goose - 1 Mute Swan - 2 Oystercatcher - 2 Wigeon - 1 Stock Dove - 2 Greylag Geese - 6 Kestrel - 1 Jay - 1 Other Birds Siskin - South
Wildlife sightings for 6th March 2016
1 Shelduck - main lake 3 Pintail - marsh 135 Cormorant - main lake 3 Stonechat - main lake, below Peacock Tower 1 Pheasant (female) - sheltered lagoon February bird highlights: Bittern, Shelduck, Little Egret, Kestrel, Buzzard, Redshank, Jack Snip
Latest Sightings
Snow free and light winds, warm in the sun this morning. Plenty of raptor action with Hen Harrier (ringtail) mid morning, immature Peregrine, Marsh Harrier, 4+ Common Buzzard, 2 Sparrowhawk and Kestrel. Barn Owl and Tawny Owl again. The first Curlew of th
Breeding birds; what can we expect in the early season?
There is a surprising amount of species kept at WWT Slimbridge that even now, are preparing for the 2016 breeding season! As we've discussed before, our birds come from all over the world, and their breeding seasons are stimulated by more than just season
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time - AM/Tide - Low Avocet - 1 Lapwing - 22 Oystercatcher - 2 Redshank - 4 Grey Heron - (20 nesting) - 38 Shelduck - 54 Teal - 27 Wigeon - 2 Mute Swan - 2 Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 6 Oystercatcher - 2 Teal - 10 Redshank - 3 Other Birds Kestrel