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Corn bunting Crane Hobby Marsh harrier Kestrel Avocet Buzzard Ruff Black-tailed godwit
6 July 2015
Today's sightings
Rushy Pen Common Tern-pair nesting Avocet 4 pairs with 6+ young Mallard, Tufted Duck and Shelduck broods. Tack Piece/Robbie Garnett Hide Crane 4 GCP Little ringed Plover 1 Green Sandpiper 11 Oystercatcher 5 Lapwing 4 Pied Wagtail 5 Reed Warbler 3 Cetti's
5 July 2015
Cuckoo again
A Cuckoo again this morning from the Ron Barker Hide. The bird was seen carrying an egg in it's mouth which it apparently swallowed. Pretty much a sure sign that it had just laid one of it's eggs in a host's nest. The pair of Common Tern out on Woodend Ma
5 July 2015
Giving mum and dad the run-around
Hello flamingo-followers. There's a bumper crop of new pink birds this summer at WWT Slimbridge, and the lovely hot weather is the perfect environment for helping flamingo chicks to grow up big and strong. As these new chicks leave the nest and become mor
5 July 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Time - AM/Tide - Low Avocet - 18 Black tailed Godwit - 1 Oystercatcher - 3 Common Tern - 62 + 2 chicks Black headed Gull - 12 Gadwall - 6 + 7 duckling Grey Heron - 8 Tufted Duck - 6 + 30 ducklings Shelduck - 1 + 16 ducking + 4 broods Pied Wagta
5 July 2015
Wildlife sightings for 5th July 2015
11 Shoveler - scrape, main lake 12 Teal - scrape 2 Gadwall broods - scrape 1 Green Woodpecker juvenile - south route June bird highlights: Garganey, Little Egret, Hobby, Red Kite, Kestrel, Green Sandpiper, Curlew, Oystercatcher, Little Ringed Plove
5 July 2015
Today's Highlights
Wood sandpiper Ruff
5 July 2015
Greenshank
A very pleasant day with good visibility early on becoming breezy in the afternoon. CLICK TO ENLARGE A Greenshank was new in this morning flying from Woodend Marsh to Vinson's and Sunley's. Only the second record this
4 July 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Mid Avocet - 22, 2 Fledged & 8 Chicks Black-tailed Godwit - 1 Lapwing - 12 Oystercatcher - 3 Redshank - 9 Common Tern - 67 & 11 chicks Black-headed Gull - 42 & 1 chick Gadwall - 7, 6 fledged and new broo
4 July 2015
Wildlife sightings for 4th July 2015
18 Teal - wader scrape 5 Common Tern - main lake 1 Kingfisher - wildside 3 Juvenile Green Woodpecker - sheltered lagoon, wildside 1 Sky Lark - heard on the grazing marsh 1 Kestrel - Q.E.W June bird highlights: Garganey, Little Egret, Hobby, Red Kite, Kest
4 July 2015
Latest Sightings
High Tide 14:43 9.3m Whooper Pond Mute Swan 2 + 5 cygnets Mallard 50 - moulting into eclipse plumage Folly Pond Mallard 12 Gadwall 2 Teal 5 Lapwing 50 Black-headed Gull 12 including 4 juveniles Moorhen 2 - with 2 chicks Avenue Tower Mute Swan 2 +
4 July 2015
Saturday sightings
The Zeiss Hide Avocet 52 Redshank 3 Teal 30 The Tack Piece Green Sandpiper 15 The Knott Pool Green Sandpiper 3 The Holden Tower Little-ringed Plover 2 Buzzard 1 The Rushy Avocet 17 The South lake Redshank 49 Black-tailed Godwit 37 Little Grebe 2
4 July 2015
Today's Highlights
Ruff Common tern Green sandpiper Avocet family Wood sandpiper
4 July 2015
Hobby
A first summer Hobby flew south over the reserve late morning grabbing a couple of insect meals on it's way through. In the afternoon the bird was hunting in front of the Harrier Hide and perching on the old 'telegraph' poles. It's prey could have been th
3 July 2015
Today's Sightings
WADER LAKE / AM / MID TIDE Avocet - 22, 2 fledged & 7 chick Redshank - 6 Lapwing - 30 Oystercatcher - 3 Black Tailed Godwit - 1 Little Ringed Plover - 2 Curlew -2 Common Tern - 76 + 13 chicks Grey Heron - 17 Shelduck - 14 + 31 ducklings Black Headed
3 July 2015