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Today's sighting-Dowitcher still
Long-billed Dowitcher on the South lake with Redshanks and Black-tailed Godwits Copyright JSLeesWWT The South Lake Long-Billed Dowitcher 1 Summer plumage still Acces this evening escorted [...]
24 July 2012
Todays sightings
Wader Lake AM - High Tide Avocet - 2 + 2 Young Shelduck - 4 + 12 Young Common Tern - 67 + 28 Young Black Headed Gull - 120 + 33 Young Lapwing - 95 Redshank - 28 Pied W [...]
23 July 2012
Mild for Mothing
Moth species recorded on the evening of the 22nd July 2012 B&F Code Ta [...]
23 July 2012
Today's Sightings
33 Greenshank 1 Spotted Redshank 208 Black Tailed Godwit 34 Redshank c480 Curlew 11 Dunlin Brent Goose 24 Little Egret 1 Spoonbill [...]
23 July 2012
Wildlife sightings for 23rd July 2012
1 Buzzard - circling over high to the NW a.m. 1 Curlew - flew up river, then across W 1 Kestrel - over sheltered lagoon 11 Common Tern - main lake 38 Black-headed Gull - main lake [...]
23 July 2012
Today's sightings
FREE TO WWT MEMBERS (donations always welcome) Tuesday 24 July 2012 Long-billed Dowitcher viewing, escorted from car park to South Lake Observatory at 6.30pm or 7.30pm. Hide and the grounds close [...]
23 July 2012
The latest goings on from our wildlife reserve...
Read on for the latest information from our reserve manager John Gowland about what's happening out on our wildlife reserve... Wader Lake: After the unseasonal summer weather and gull predation, I am pleased to confirm that two of our four avocet pairs h
22 July 2012
Lessers in their new home.
Whilst the greater flamingos in the new Flamingo Lagoon exhibit are the stars of the show, the lesser flamingos that have also recently moved into the revamped old greater flamingo pen (to the left of Flamingo Lagoon) have also settled in well. The avics
22 July 2012
Passage
A few more signs of 'autumn' passage with a single Whimbrel droppping in on it's journey south. The Green Sandpiper count has increased to three. Around 50 Black-tailed Godwit present, a s [...]
22 July 2012
Today's sightings
British Steel hide/estuary 210 black tailed godwit 590 curlew 31 oystercatcher 28 redshank 11 little egret 7 cormorant Heron wing hide/Peter Scott hide 3 lit [...]
22 July 2012
Todays Sightings
High Tide yesterday Lapwing 547 Oystercatcher 750 Black-headed Gull 650 Common Gull 100 Lesser Black Backed Gull 120 Great Black-backed Gull 10 Redshank 5 Common Sandpiper 4 Foll [...]
22 July 2012
Wildlife sightings for 22nd July 2012
WeBS Count: Mute Swan 10 Canada Goose 12 Egyptian Goose 1 Gad [...]
22 July 2012
Dowitcher still here
South Lake Long-billed Dowitcher adult breeding plumage present all day Dunlin 132 (flew back to Top New Piece) Ruff 2 Black-tailed Godwit 140 Redshank 94 (10 juveniles) Common Sandpiper [...]
22 July 2012
Smew breeding and rearing.
I have been asked to describe in detail the breeding style we use at WWT Slimbridge for Smew. So here goes... Upon hatch, let them dry off naturally in a humid incubator. Take care not to stress them out by unnecessary check ups, and watch out for crazed
21 July 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Avocet - 4 + 3 chicks Common Tern - 59 - 26 young Lapwing - 136 Redshank - 2 Tufted Duck - 15 - 8 young Shelduck - 2 - 4 young Greylag - 9 [...]
21 July 2012