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Latest sightings
Great start to the day with an influx of waders. Three Greenshank and a Spotted Redshank joined 50+ Black-tailed Godwit, 10 Ruff, 2 Curlew and 200+ Lapwing all from the Ron Barker Hide. Three Green Sandpiper mostly from the Hale Hide. A female Mandarin fl
10 August 2012
Latest sightings
Great start to the day with an influx of waders. Three Greenshank and a Spotted Redshank joined 50+ Black-tailed Godwit, 10 Ruff, 2 Curlew and 200+ Lapwing all from the Ron Barker Hide. Three Green Sa [...]
10 August 2012
Sightings from today
35 Shoveler – main lake, wader scrape, reservoir lagoon 35 Teal – main lake, wader scrape 2 Common Snipe – grazing marsh 3 Willow Warbler – south route, wilds [...]
10 August 2012
London duck shows support for Team GB
Jessica the gold duckling with her mum and siblings The gold rush by Team GB is being supported by this mallard which has given birth to a golden duckling at WWT London Wetland Centre. There is a single gold duckling
10 August 2012
Latest sightings
Wader Lake (AM, high tide) Lapwing - 78 Black-headed gull - 28 Redshank - 27 Grey heron - 5 Tufted duck - 1 and 4 young Mallard - 14 Curlew - 1 Pied wagtail - 3 Saline lagoon (AM, high tide) Black-headed gull - 68 Oystercatcher - 5 Hawthorn
9 August 2012
Latest sightings
More glorious summer weather and plenty of action around the reserve. The butterfly bed by the Ron Barker Hide has had the first Small Copper(s) of the year as well as Gatekeeper, Common Blue, Brimstone, Comma, Small Tortiseshell, Peacock, and Green-veine
9 August 2012
Latest sightings
British Steel hide spoonbill 304 black tailed godwit 190 curlew 29 greenshank 67 redshank whimbrel 24 lapwing 30 little egret 9 great crested grebe sedge warbler Cetti’s warbler kingfisher
9 August 2012
Latest sightings
Wader Lake (AM, high tide) Lapwing - 78 Black-headed gull - 28 Redshank - 27 Grey heron - 5 Tufted duck - 1 and 4 young Mallard - 14 Curlew - 1 Pied wagtail - 3 &nb [...]
9 August 2012
Latest sightings
More glorious summer weather and plenty of action around the reserve. The butterfly bed by the Ron Barker Hide has had the first Small Copper(s) of the year as well as Gatekeeper, Common Blue, Brimsto [...]
9 August 2012
Latest sightings
British Steel hide spoonbill 304 black tailed godwit 190 curlew 29 greenshank 67 redshank whimbrel 24 lapwing 30 little egret 9 great crested grebe sedge warble [...]
9 August 2012
Wildlife sightings for 9th August
1 Common Sandpiper (river ) 20 Teal 16 Shoveler 4 Snipe (marsh) 5 Willow Warbler 4 Chiffchaff 1 Peregrine [...]
9 August 2012
Latest sightings
5.08.12 – Green sandpiper – 1 at Lyle hide 6.08.12 – Water vole – 2 and sedge warblers in the front pond and a large flock of house martins around the visitor centre.
8 August 2012
These lawnmoo-wers keep our reserve in peak condition
A very special breed of cow is helping WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre keeps its nature reserve in top notch condition. Over the years wetter winters have altered the habitat on the reserve at Slimbridge and made some areas unsuitable for many breeds of cat
8 August 2012
Latest sightings
5.08.12 – Green sandpiper – 1 at Lyle hide 6.08.12 – Water vole – 2 and sedge warblers in the front pond and a large flock of house martins around the visitor centre. [...]
8 August 2012
Wildlife sightings for 8th August 2012
15 Shoveler – main lake and scrape 14 Teal – main lake 1 Green Sandpiper – scrape [...]
8 August 2012