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Beautiful Kites!
With the exception of high winds, the reserve is bathed in glorious sunshine and we were treated to 4 Red Kites flying low over the reserve this morning. The woodland lodge and stag beetle feed areas were busy this morning. Blue tits, Great tits, Longta
6 February 2013
Wildlife sightings for 6th February 2013
2 Pintail - pair, marsh channel 46 Wigeon - flew from reservoir lagoon to scrape 58 Cormorant - main lake Recent bird highlights: Smew, Bittern, Peregrine, Ruff, Woodcock, Waxwing, Skylark, Bearded Tit. Since the start of January there have been va
6 February 2013
Today's sightings
White-fronted Geese flying over the Tack Piece Copyright JSLees The Tack Piece Common Crane 4 (GCP) Then flew to maize field behind. Golden Plover 180 Dunlin 350 Redshank 50 Ruff 8 Snipe 3 Lapwing 1700 Curlew 15 pintail 300 Wigeon 1000 Teal 500 Peregrine
6 February 2013
Another Wild One
A viciously cold wind with hail showers made birding on the reserve a challenge today. A Little Egret, probably escaping from the coast, went South over the reserve early on. Two Barn Owl also early in the day. The shelter of the Janet Kear Hide provided
5 February 2013
Another 24 year old reaches Britain!
Caper at the swan feed in 2004 We were very excited to see the return of Caper to Slimbridge in December, who at the grand old age of 24 years, is the oldest known Bewick’s swan in Britain this winter. We heard toda
5 February 2013
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake/HighTide/Time - AM Shelduck - 12 Redshank - 83 Lapwing - 1 Saline Lagoon Mallard - 14 Hawthorn Wood Siskin - 4 Bullfinch - 12 Treecreeper - 1 Nuthatch - 2 Willow Tit - 1 Long Tailed Tit - 14
5 February 2013
Latest Sighting
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 200 Mute Swan 60 Wigeon 90 Tufted Duck 30 Canada Goose 124 Greylag Goose 4 Folly Pond Teal 100 Shoveler 15 Wigeon 70 Redshank 4 Lapwing 10 Oystercatcher 2 Saltcot Merse Observatory Hen Harrier 1 (Male) Gooander 1 Corner Field Tea
5 February 2013
Wildlife sightings for 5th February 2013
1 Bittern - flew onto grazing marsh from main lake 1 Smew - in grazing marsh channel 1 Pintail - grazing marsh 17 Redwing - wildside, world wetlands 9 Siskin - wildside 3 Redpoll - wildside Recent bird highlights: Smew, Bittern, Peregrine, Ruff, Woodcock,
5 February 2013
Today's sightings
The Rushy Bewick's Swan 237 The Tack Piece Common Crane 4 (GCP) Pintail 306 Wigeon 700 Teal 500 Shoveler 40 Dunlin 500 Redshank 50 The Holden Tower Tundra Bean Goose 3 White-fronted Goose 180 Barnacle Goose 140 Peregrine 1 Dunlin 300 Golden Plover 500 Th
5 February 2013
Centre wins gold in regional tourism awards
Staff and volunteers at WWT Washington Wetland Centre are celebrating after scooping a major tourism award. The centre has been named the region’s Best Small Visitor Attraction in the North East England Tourism Awards 2012 and now goes forward to the pr
4 February 2013
More waders
Breezy, which didn't make for showy birds today. Many species keep there heads down in these conditions. Any hopes for a Little Gull arriving in from the coast were dashed, maybe tomorrow. Green-winged Teal was present as usual from the Ron Barker Hide. L
4 February 2013
Today's sightings
Holden Tower E. White-fronted Goose 180+ (scattered parties in all fields and estuary at 0830-0900). Barnacle Goose 140 Canada Goose 30 Egyptian Goose 1 Tack Piece Tundra Bean Goose 1 (drinking with White-fronts briefly) Wigeon 900 Teal 200 Dunlin 550 Gol
4 February 2013
A Bar Headed Goose!
LAPWING HIDE; 4 Common Shelduck, 4 Lapwing, 3 Teal, 2 Canadian Geese, Mallard, Coot, Moorhen. RAMSAR & SANDMARTIN HIDES; 20 Teal, 2 Cormorant, 19 Lapwing, 17 Common Shelduck, 32 Gadwall, 15 Snipe, 1 Eygptian goose, 1 Bar Headed goose, 21 Greylag geese
4 February 2013
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 200 Mute Swan 60 Wigeon 90 Tufted Duck 25 Canada Goose 124 Greylag Goose 4 Folly Pond GREEN-WINGED TEAL Teal 200 Shoveler 18 Wigeon 110 Redshank 4 Snipe 2 Lapwing 10 Oystercatcher 2 Saltcot Merse Observatory Peregrine 1 Hen Harri
4 February 2013
Wildlife sightings for 4th February 2013
1 Smew - marsh (main 'weir' channel) 1 Bittern - observed on N+S shores 1 Peregrine - main lake 6 Snipe - marsh, main lake 1 Kestrel - hunting near the Peacock Tower 80+ Fieldfare - entrance lake area, wildside, sheltered lagoon (all through the day) 2
4 February 2013