News
Award win!
I am pleased to say that last night we won the Sustainable Tourism Award in the Lancashire Tourism Awards. We can now make a submission to be considered for the National Tourism Awards in January and I am really hopeful that we have a good chance of bei
Wildlife sightings for 14th September 2012
52 Shoveler - main lake, wader scrape 2 Wigeon - sheltered lagoon 5 Meadow Pipit - main lake infront of Headley hide 1 Kestrel - sitting on grazing marsh fence post Recent bird highlights: Garganey, Peregrine, Buzzard, Hobby, Marsh Harrier, Dunlin, Ringed
Wildlife sightings for 13th September 2012
6 Snipe - wader scrape, main lake, grazing marsh 2 Peregrine - on hospital across river 1 Kingfisher - entrance lake 1 Alba Wagtail - flew South 73 Meadow Pipit - mostly flying south with a few dropping on to the grazing marsh 7 Blackcap - site count 4 Wi
Todays Sightings
Wader lake/am/Low Tide Teal - 23 Stock Dove - 2 Grey Heron - 5 Saline lagoon/River Grey Heron - 8 Other birds 13/9 - 20:15pm - Bittern (Flew over Wader Lake) 13/9 - 20:50pm - Barn Owl (Old Oak Meadow) Hawthorn Wood Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 Nuthatch
Never mind the neighbours.
It's very late in the year for flamingos to be breeding but this fact seems to have passed Slimbridge's flock of Chilean flamingos by. Visitors to the South American Pen will notice that there are several nests created right at the rear of the enclosure,
Whimbrel
There are two whimbrel among the curlew roosting at Wader Lake tonight.
Last few days.
A few internet / phone problems over the past few days are now (hopefully) sorted. A fine selection of migrants, winter visitors and the odd long stayer. Pink-footed Geese numbers have shot up with at least 2500 around the reserve today. More Teal, 1000+
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake/am/Low Tide Shoveler - 6 Gadwall - 4 Teal - 27 Grey Heron - 3 Stock Dove - 1 Rive Wear Black Headed Gull - 114 Curlew - 1 Other Birds Pink Foot Goose - Flew over site - 50 Goshawk - Flushed from Salione Lagoon - 1 Long Tailed Tit - Wader Lake P
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Yellow Wagtail 6, Wheatear 1, Golden Plover 1, Black-tailed Godwit 19, Whimbrel 1 and 240 Curlew on the Dumbles grassland. Robbie Garnett Hide/Tack Piece Wigeon 20, Teal 40, Black tailed Godwit 19 Rushy Green Sandpiper 2, Black-tailed Godwit
WWT announces Free School Visits thanks to massive funding response
Some 2.4 million pupils from disadvantaged schools across the UK will now have the opportunity to enjoy a guided learning session at a WWT Wetland Centre on a school trip this year completely free, thanks to a successful Inspiring Generations fundraising
Recent Sightings
Sightings from the 8th September have included: 16,000 Brent Geese were spotted on the Lough. Estuary – 1 Peregrine falcon was spotted on the Estuary Main Lake – 130 Mallard, 15 Tufted, 16 Gadwalls, 9 Pintails, 3 Shovelers, 2 Coots, 22 Teal, 10 Litt
Today's wild bird sightings
c500 black tailed godwit c250 redshank 35 greenshank 17 knot 1 snipe 6 garganey 101 wigeon spoonbill peregrine sparrowhawk
Moth Count
Moth count from the monitor this morning: Square Spot Rustic - 7 Brown-Spot Pinion - 1 Rosy Rustic - 1 Pink-Barred Sallow - 1
Wildlife sightings for 12th September 2012
8 Snipe - scrape and main lake 3 Wigeon - main lake 9 Sand Martin - main lake 2 Swallow - main lake 12+ Chiffchaff Recent bird highlights: Garganey, Peregrine, Buzzard, Hobby, Marsh Harrier, Dunlin, Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Black-
Today's sightings
The South Lake LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1 Bar-tailed Godwit 1 Black-tailed Godwit 180 Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 70 Lapwing 110 Ruff 2 Pintail 2 Teal 80 The Rushy Black-tailed Godwit 13 Green Sandpiper 3 The Zeiss Hide Ruff 1 Red Knott 1 Black-tailed Godwit