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Today's sightings-Best Bittern image yet!
This stunning image of the zeiss Hide Bittern was taken by Charles Tyler, they keep getting better! Send us your photographs Have you taken photographs of our wildlife? Send them to james [...]
7 February 2012
Festival of Birds a flying success
An action-packed Festival weekend saw thousands enjoying birdwatching, shopping and even celebrity spotting at WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre. A busy Rushy Lake in the morning of the Festival taken by Derek Cropton T
6 February 2012
WWT Festival of Birds welcomes thousands of visitors and new Slimbridge Zeiss Hide
Hundreds of visitors watched wild bird feeds at the festival WWT Slimbridge was the destination for thousands of people over the weekend as it held its annual Festival of Birds, which this year featured TV presenter a
6 February 2012
Out on the reserve today
Lyle hide and the main observatory overlook the largest areas of open water on the reserve and so are currently the best hides for watching our wildfowl, look out for all the usual suspects including: [...]
6 February 2012
Latest Sightings
Wader Lake AM 100% Frozen River Shelduck 2 Black headed gull 93 Mallard 22 Reservoir Greylag 4 Tufted duck 22 Mallard 37 [...]
6 February 2012
Cetti's Still present
No surprise really but the Cetti's Warbler was heard and briefly seen along the Red Bed Walk early afternoon. It did feel quite warm in the sun and notably a few insect on the wing after suc [...]
6 February 2012
Today's sightings
Today’s sightings include 91 brent goose, 131 shelduck, 31 wigeon, 77 gadwall, 71 tufted duck, 11 pochard, 955 pintail, 174 shoveler, 2890 oystercatcher, 35 ringed plover, 61 grey plover, 271 kn [...]
6 February 2012
Todays Sightings
A low lying mist has covered Caerlaverock all day and therefore, bird sightings have been a bit thin on the ground. The reserve has been quiet for Barnalce Geese as well today, with most of the geese [...]
6 February 2012
Wildlife sightings for 6th February 2012
2 Bittern - main lake N shore (from Dulverton Hide) where ice has melted into two bays 703 Teal - resr lagoon + shelt lagoon 5 Shelduck - main lake, reservoir lagoon 3 Mandarin - resr lago [...]
6 February 2012
Today's sightings
Zeiss Hide Two Bitterns walking around on the ice today Martin Smith Hide Water Rail eating a Smooth Newt Snipe 1 Holden Tower White-fronted Goose 250 Rushy Bewi [...]
6 February 2012
Wintry weather creates picture-perfect scenery
On the Lookout by Glenton Roberts The predicted cold snap has hit, and while it may have its foot-stamping, hand-rubbing downsides, it can also create some stunning photographic opportunities. So make the most of the
5 February 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake AM 100% Frozen Black Headed Gull 41 River Shelduck 6 Black Headed Gull 57 Redshank 13 Lapwing 7 Reservoir [...]
5 February 2012
A Slight Thaw
A touch of black ice and fog is never an ideal start to the bird watching day, but by mid afternoon the sun was out, the mist had cleared, and we had hit a barmy 5 degrees centigrade on the reserve. P [...]
5 February 2012
Wildlife sightings for 5th February 2012
1 Golden Plover - seen on wader scrape and reservoir lagoon 1 Ruff - male, main lake 5 Dunlin - reservoir lagoon 1 Bittern - seen flying from middle reedbed channel towards west end of mai [...]
5 February 2012
Today's sightings
This looks like a new Bittern that spent all afternoon feeding in front of the Martin Smith JSLeesWWT Martin Smith BITTERN 1 Presumed new individual was found feeding here all afternoon. And s [...]
5 February 2012