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Bewick's numbers begin to grow
This morning I witnessed our first group of 40 Bewick's swans leaving the pools on the reserve amongst the thousands of Whooper swans. When driving to and from Welney, make sure that you look out for large flocks of swans feeding on the arable fi
Bewick's increase in number
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Today's sightings!
Wader Lake Curlew - 100 Redwing - 41 Lapwing - 9 Common snipe - 3 Teal - 54 Wigeon - 8 Mallard - 36 Other species River Little grebe - 2 Cormoran [...]
Little grebe
2 little grebe have been spotted down on the River Wear. [...]
White fronted Geese
An arrival of 8 European White fronted Geese was notable today with 2 groups, (a family party of 2 adults with 2 juveniles and another group of 4 adults) with upto 10,000 Pink footed Geese and 900 Who [...]
Wildlife sightings for 12th November 2011
1 Bittern - main lake beside WWF hide 1 Pintail - female on reservoir lagoon 4 Snipe - main lake 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 4 Cetti's Warbler - wildside, reedbed, sheltered lagoon [...]
Todays Sightings
Rushy Bewicks Swan 17 Pochard 70 Pintail 50 Martin Smith Hide Snipe 5 Cettis Warbler 1 Holden Tower and Robbie Garnett Hide. Whitefronted Goose 46 Wigeon 400 Teal 120 L [...]
Swan named Mr Bond set to reveal migration secrets
Bewick's on Lake Ijsselmeer, Netherlands, on their way to the UK (Jacob Jorritsma) A graceful, feathered Mr Bond should soon be skyfalling into the UK to help scientists uncover more about its long migration rout
The swan with the special something
Bewick's swan (Dominic Heard) It could be our love of the underdog or perhaps the mystery shrouding their spring and summer absence but there is definitely something special about Bewick’s swans. WWT founder S
Latest from Washington
There are a lot of redwing moving across site at the moment. The best places to watch them are along the hedgerows and scrub areas, as they feed on berries from the heavily-laden hawthorn trees. Goldfinch numbers are also on the rise, with a fantastic flo
Raptor activity
Pretty murky conditions on the reserve for the past couple of days but plenty of activity nonetheless. Raptors in action included 3 Marsh Harrier, one with an unidentified bird (hopefully not Marbled Duck..) as prey item, was 'robbed' by a Common Buzzar
First family arrives!
Over the past two days, 23 new swans have flown in on a north-easterly breeze, including the first family of the winter! Pair Croupier and Dealer have arrived with five cygnets, continuing one of the longest family lineages at Slimbridge and demonstrating
Bird News
A Greenland White-fronted Goose was reported to be on the reserve this afternoon (via the internet) so we cannot be sure of the veracity of this information, although it wouldn't be a surprise. [...]
Wildlife sightings for 11th November 2011
1 Shelduck - wader scrape 1 Yellow Legged Gull 1st Winter - 1 Golden Plover - flew NW @ 10.10am 8 Snipe - site count 1 Jack Snipe - grazing marsh 1 Kingfisher - flew along 3r [...]
More Swan and a Bittern is back
Rushy Great to see 21 Bewick Swans on the Rushy this morning including a favorite pair with a family of 5 big youngsters. (See Julias swan update for details). Tufted Duck and Pochard have inc [...]