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Wildlife sightings for 20th December 2011
2 Bittern - middle reedbed channel right hand side, main lake 3 Pintail - grazing marsh 19 Snipe - grazing marsh 1 Shelduck - main lake 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 16 Lesser R [...]
20 December 2011
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide BITTERN 1 The Kingfisher Hide BITTERN 1 The Tack Piece Ruff 9 Redshank 23 Dunlin 257 Lapwing 1800 Golden Plover 300 Wigeon 1100 Teal 1300 The Rushy [...]
20 December 2011
Visitors view spoon-billed sandpipers at Slimbridge for first time
Thirteen spoon-billed sandpipers, one of the world’s most endangered birds, have now completed their quarantine and been moved to WWT Slimbridge. From tomorrow, the birds will be viewable by Slimbridge visitors via a live CCTV link. At 2.30pm daily, a l
19 December 2011
The Slimbridge pecking order!
The cold weather has encouraged yet more swans to fly in with 39 birds arriving at Slimbridge over the past week pushing the count up to 130 today! We welcomed back 17 year old Geena who brought mate Hugo back to the reserve for their tenth winter togethe
19 December 2011
Rare bird rescue hits new milestone
Efforts to save one of the world’s rarest and most unusual birds have today (Monday 19 December) taken another step forward. Spoon-billed sandpipers, brought to the UK from Far East Russia, have been moved out of quarantine into purpose built quarters a
19 December 2011
WeBS
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19 December 2011
Out on the reserve today
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19 December 2011
Todays Sightings
Wader lake The lake has frozen over. Teal - 16 Grey heron - 2 Hawthorn Wood Nuthatch - 1 Tree creeper - 1 Coal tit - 16 Siskin - 15 Robin - 7 Bullfinch - [...]
19 December 2011
Good Weather for Ducks
Plenty of rain over night and this morning. The waterlogged fields are excellent for feeding waders and wildfowl as temperature start to rise this coming week. Plenty of action over the past coupl [...]
19 December 2011
Todays Sightings
Due to last night freezing temperatures and the constant rain fall the road to the reserve is covered in Black Ice as it the reserve. EXTREME CAUTION IS NEEDED! It is thawing though, and is passa [...]
19 December 2011
Wildlife sightings for 19th December 2011
2 Bittern (photo, right) - south shore, very close to each other. Also 1 Bittern seen flying towards the Wetland Centre over Rocks Lane at about 7:50 a.m., flying from the SW - possibly from [...]
19 December 2011
Today's sights/WeBS
Today's Wetland Bird Survey results from WWT Slimbridge Mute Swan 121 Bewick's Swan 129 European White-fronted Goose 189 Greylag Goose 343 Canada Goose 478 Barnacle Goose 126 M [...]
19 December 2011
Today on the reserve
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18 December 2011
New sightings
Throughout site Large numbers of teal Flocks (30-40) of siskin and redwing competing for food [...]
18 December 2011
Wildlife sightings for 18th December 2011
2 Bittern - main lake S shore, very close to each other at first then one moving further down the shore after agressive behavior 5 Shelduck - main lake 3 Pintail - main lake, marsh 75 [...]
18 December 2011