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Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time - AM/Tide - Low Heron - 18 Shelduck - 3 Lapwing - 59 Canada Goose - 7 Redshank - 1 Stock Dove - 2 Eurasian Teal - 10 Greenshank - 1 Oystercatcher - 3 Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 3 River Wear Grey Heron - 1 Redshank - 1 Other Birds Ferruginous
Wildlife sightings for 7th February 2016
1 Raven - flew over sheltered lagoon 1 Bittern - north shore reservoir lagoon 2 Pintail - main lake 43 Wigeon - scrape and marsh 47 Cormorant - main lake Additional sightings for yesterday: 1 2nd W Iceland Gull flew S at 10:50 a.m. 2 Jack Snipe - s
Update, Sunday Feb 7th
Very windy today, but not too wet so far. Birds pretty much as yesterday, with drake Greater Scaup on the Whooper Pond and 10 Pintail close in down on the Flood Ground. Folly Field is currently heaving with Curlews, Lapwings and Golden Plovers as the tid
Latest Sightings
Another cold and damp one. We should be thankful it wasn't blowing a gale today! Not a huge number of reports so I'll keep this brief. A minimum of 2 Barn Owl, surprised to see these out in light rain this morning. Challenging condition for these birds.
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time - AM/Tide - Low Grey Heron - 16 Lapwing - 125 Redshank - 10 Oystercatcher - 2 Herring Gull - 43 Black Headed Gull - 134 Teal - 27 Shelduck - 9 Starling - 5 Stock Dove - 9 Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 4 River Wear Little Grebe - 1 Goldeneye - 5
Wild and Wet
Lapwing at Slimbridge taken by James Lees (Archive Picture) Very heavy rain overnight, reserve now at top flood. Bird-watching still great if rather windblown. Rushy Scaup 2 the two young females are still on the Rush
Wildlife sightings for 6th February 2016
1 Redshank - main lake 2 Pintail - reservoir lagoon 4 Redwing - entrance lake 6 Siskin - South route 1 2nd W Iceland Gull flew S at 10:50 a.m. 2 Jack Snipe - scrape 7 Snipe 1 Stonechat January/February bird highlights: Bittern, Brent Goose, Goldene
Latest Sightings - 6th February
A dull morning again today. Nice surprise to see a Tawny Owl in the owl box overlooking the Whooper Pond this morning. The drake Greater Scaup is still on the Whooper Pond, but it would appear that the drake Green-winged Teal has gone for a change of scen
Bird news
Two Jack Snipe flushed out on the reserve by WWT staff was a good sighting, there are probably small numbers of this diminutive little Snipe around the reserve but they are often only seen when they flush after almost being stepped on! Barn Owls continue
Recent Sightings - 5th February
The following sightings were recorded by Reserve Warden, Pete Matchett. Black Headed Gull numbers have begun to rise implying that the breeding colony will return soon, for the last 2 years they have arrived on the 28th of February like clockwork with th
5th February 2016
LAPWING HIDE; Gadwall, Teal, Pheasant, Wood pigeon, Canada geese. SCRAPE HIDE; Tufed duck, Gadwal, Shoveler, Shelduck, Teal, Canada geese, Mallard, Coot, Moorhen. RAMSAR & SANDMARTIN HIDES; Black headed & Herring gulls, Canada & Greylag geese,
Fridays bird news
2 of the 5 wintering Greenland White-fronted Geese, photographed this morning. The Kingfisher Hide Greenland White-fronted Goose 5 European White-fronted Goose 127 Gadwall 10 Little Grebe 1 Water Rail 2 The Rushy Greater Scaup 2 females Tufted Duck 310 P
Wildlife sightings for 5th February 2016
2 Bittern - reservoir lagoon 1 Redshank - wader scrape 2 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 2 Pintail - main lake 5 Mandarin - reservoir lagoon 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 2 Peregrine - perched on charing cross hospital January/February bird highlights: Bit
Recent Sightings - British Steel Hide + Estuary
Oystercatcher 2725 Black-Tailed Godwit 40 Curlew 432 Lapwing 23 Spotted Redshank 3 Greenshank 6 Redshank 16 Grey Plover 4 Dunlin 229 Knot c.150 Wigeon 142 Shoveler 33 Shelduck 139 Teal 1 Pintail 37 Greylag Goose 21 Brent Goose 440 Lesser Black-Backed Gull
Latest Sightings - 5th February - Early morning Hen Harrier
A dull morning, but dry at the moment. The drake Greater Scaup is still on the Whooper Pond, the drake Green-winged Teal is on the Folly Pond as usual, and a male Hen Harrier has been hunting over the merse first thing. About 70 Whooper Swans have been fe