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Record-breaking swan arrival adds to cold winter rumours
Record breaker(c) Martin McGill WWT The first Bewick’s swan of autumn arrived at WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre in Gloucestershire yesterday – the earliest for over 50 years – adding to speculation that we are in
12 October 2015
Recent sightings - 12th October
The following sightings were recorded by Toni Castello, warden. Main lake – visible from Sensory garden and Visitor centre Mallard 180, Tufted 14, Coot 1. Wadermarsh - visible from Brent Hide Grey heron 1, greylag 80, Black-headed gull 2. Freshwater
12 October 2015
Wildlife sightings for 12th October 2015
12 Meadow Pipit - marsh + flew W 7 Siskin - flew NW towards Wildside 6 Redpoll - flew NW 8 Redwing - flew SW 4 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon, Explore bird feeders October bird highlights: Bittern, Little Egret, Buzzard, Kingfisher, White Wagtail, Wheatea
12 October 2015
Castle Espie Receives Top Toilet Award
WWT Castle Espie Wetland Centre is flushed with pride after picking up a top award for providing improved changing facilities for disabled children. Castle Espie was awarded the orange level for its facilities by the Firefly Garden, a not-for-profit onli
12 October 2015
Show you care about climate change
For the love of...WETLANDS! On 30 November this year, world leaders will meet in Paris to set new carbon reduction targets for the coming decades. Whatever they decide will affect millions of lives and potentially res
12 October 2015
Your support for wetlands reaches Westminster
A captive Whitehall-winged duck at Slimbridge Some of you signed a petition to Save Our Waters earlier this year. Part of the result of that petition was a document called Water Matters which suggests what steps the
12 October 2015
School visits to WWT help promote outside learning
Schoolchildren at WWT Llanelli's new water lab - kindly supported by HSBC Thank you to the 50,000 children who come on school visits to WWT each year – including the 15,000 who receive free places through our Inspir
12 October 2015
Recent Sightings, Millennium Wetlands
Slow Worm, Cr. Brian Briggs Millennium Wetlands Redshank 129 Black-Tailed Godwit 15 Gadwall 55 Mallard 37 Shoveler 22 Tufted Duck 9 Teal 37 Cormorant 3 Little Grebe 3 Mute Swan 1 Coot 9 Moorhen 4 Little Egret 1 Grey H
12 October 2015
First arrival at Slimbridge breaks new record!
The first Bewick’s swan flew into Slimbridge yesterday, breaking the record for the earliest arrival date since WWT’s swan study began in 1963! © Steve Heaven / WWT The swan, which has been named Record Breaker,
12 October 2015
Fracking - stand up for the wild places you love
Severn Estuary SAC/SPA/Ramsar site - could be fracked underneath Earlier this year the Government promised not to offer licences to frack in places that have environmental protections. But when they drafted the legisl
12 October 2015
Today's sightings- Bewick's Swan arrival, earliest ever!
A yearling (hatched in 2014) Bewick's Swan appeared over the reserve at 0915, circled for 15 minutes until it landed on the Dumbles at 0930, it moved to the Rushy later and seemed to know exactly what is was doing suggesting it has been here befor
11 October 2015
Green-winged Teal
An moulting drake Green-winged Teal was found from the Ron Barker Hide this morning before the flock was flushed by Marsh Harrier. It was relocated again from the Ron Barker Hide late afternoon on Sunley's Marsh. (see map from yesterday). Two juvenile Gre
11 October 2015
TODAYS SIGHTINGS
WADER LAKE / AM / LOW TIDE Black Tailed Godwit - 4 Redshank - 10 Teal - 15 SALINE LAGOON / AM / LOW TIDE Teal - 5 Grey Heron - 7 OTHER BIRDS Kestrel (Stream Channel) - 2 HAWTHORN WOOD Chaffinch - 4 Robin - 7 Wren - 1
11 October 2015
Wildlife sightings for 11th October 2015
2 Rock Pipit - marsh 70 Wigeon - mostly on marsh 1 Pintail - main lake 1 Peregrine – perched on hospital 4 Snipe - marsh 1 Skylark - flew S over main lake 2 Goldcrest - sheltered lagoon, near sand martin bank 1 Siskin - south route September bird
11 October 2015
Today's Highlights
Whooper swan - 20 Marsh harrier - 3 Green sandpiper - 1 (Nelson-Lyle hide) Snipe - 6 Curlew - 1 Ruff - 1 Redwing - 5 Chiffchaff - 1 Common darter dragonflies
10 October 2015