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Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 132 Tufted Duck 80 Wigeon 130 Shoveler 8 Mute Swan 61 Canada Goose 170 Gadwall 2 ♂ Oystercatcher 1 Folly Pond Green-winged Teal 1 ♂ Teal 100 Wigeon 200 Shoveler 14 Shelduck 2 Lapwing 3 Oystercatcher 4 Redshank 2 Avenue Towe
18 January 2014
Bewick's Swan again
The single Bewick's Swan spent most of the day on the Mere with upto 1200 Whooper Swan, a nice challenge to pick out. No sign of any Peregrines today but upto 4 Common Buzzard. A Grey Wagtail was seen and off site a Little Egret was along Curlew Lane in t
17 January 2014
Recent Sightings
Main Lake 335 Mallard, 23 Tufted Ducks, 4 Coots, 1 Cormorant, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Gadwall, 21 Black Headed Gulls Wader Marsh 1 Curlew, 1 Shelduck, 4 Redshanks 25 Oystercatchers at brickworks, Spoonbill at Brent Hide alongside a high number of Shelduck f
17 January 2014
Today's sightings
The Holden Tower Little Stint 1 Dunlin 600 Curlew 280 Golden Plover 3500 Lapwing 4800 Brent Goose 1 Barnacle Goose 160 Peregrine 1 Buzzard 4 The Zeiss Hide Teal 700 Grey Heron 1 The Tack Piece Common Crane 3 (GCP) Bewick's Swan 85 Black-tailed Godwit
17 January 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Grey Heron (in heronry) - 4 Shelduck - 14 Tufted Duck - 18 Teal - 26 Mallard - 64 Canada Goose - 7 Greylag - 1 Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 4 Teal - 15 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch - 20 Siskin - 8 Goldfinch
17 January 2014
An unusual winter so far.....
This really is panning out to be a rather unusual winter! With the lowest number of Bewick's swans recorded at Slimbridge since 1965 and with around 1,000 on the Ouse Washes when we might expect up to 5,000, we have been asking our network of dedicated sw
16 January 2014
Bewick's Swan still
Another good birding day with excellent visibility and light winds. Bewick's Swan still present and showing very well right at the front of Swan Link hide during the 3pm feed. The bird is spending most of the time on the left hand side of the Mere. At lea
16 January 2014
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 160 Tufted Duck 60 Wigeon 120 Shoveler 10 Mute Swan 41 Canada Goose 120 Greylag Goose 4 Oystercatcher 2 Folly Pond Green-winged Teal 1 ♂ Teal 300 Wigeon 450 Shoveler 25 Shelduck 2 Lapwing 100 Curlew 50 Redshank 4 Pinatail 1 Oy
16 January 2014
Today's sightings
The Holden Tower Little Stint 1 Dunlin 700 Curlew 401 Golden Plover 3500 Lapwing 4800 Brent Goose 1 Barnacle Goose 160 Peregrine 2 Buzzard 3 The Rushy Bewick's Swan 136 Pochard 240 Pintail 185 The Tack Piece Common Crane 1 (GCP) Black-tailed Godwit 80 Red
16 January 2014
A New Year; a new season!
January. Traditionally a month of freezing temperatures and hard frosts, bare ground, minimal vegetation, and minimal natural enrichment. This is a time for wildfowl to hunker down, sit in sheltered hollows and catch any passing rays; all the time using u
16 January 2014
Wildlife sightings for 16th January 2014
2 Jack Snipe - marsh 16 Snipe - mostly on the marsh 2 Bittern - main lake S-side 1 Brambling - Explore bird feeders 3 Redpoll - wildside 7 Fieldfare - flew W 36 Redwing - mostly around the sheltered lagoon a.m. with some flying W 1 Chiffchaff - wildsid
16 January 2014
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 130 Tufted Duck 80 Wigeon 121 Shoveler 32 Mute Swan 41 Canada Goose 120 Greylag Goose 4 Oystercatcher 2 Folly Pond Green-winged Teal 1 ♂ Teal 300 Wigeon 450 Shoveler 25 Shelduck 2 Lapwing 200 Curlew 150 Redshank 30 Oystercatch
15 January 2014
Bittern Booming
Very mild and spring like today, so much so that a wintering Bittern was practicing it's territorial call, heard in the reed bed from the Harrier Hide. This bird is likely to return to mainland Europe to breed but if it's still calling in May/June it mayb
15 January 2014
Today's highlights
200 pintail, 140 wigeon, 148 shelduck, 40 greylag goose, 150 curlew, 100 lapwing, 5 redshank, 3 little egret, water rail, peregrine, 28 redwing, mistle thrush, song thrush and great spotted woodpecker.
15 January 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Shelduck - 15 Greylag - 1 Canada Goose - 7 Teal - 52 Mallard - 40 Mute Swan - 1 Saline Lagoon Time/AM Tide/Low Shelduck - 4 Teal - 14 Mute Swan - 1 Hawthorn Wood Great Spotted Woodp
15 January 2014