Blog
Holds blog articles for the website
Reserve count
Wigeon - 2603 Teal - 596 Pochard - 287 Tufted duck - 84 Pintail - 39 Shoveler - 22 Gadwall - 18 Lapwing - 7678 (in the farmland just outside the Ouse washes) Golden plover - 920 Redshank - 18 Curlew - 10 Snipe - 8 Little gull - 1 Marsh harrier - 6 Short-e
6 January 2014
Today's highlights
British Steel hide/estuary 120 curlew, 300 lapwing, 12 redshank, 150 wigeon, 60 herring gull, 5 greater black backed gull, water rail, 25 teal, 3 little egret, peregrine, rock pipit, 5 redwing and 4 mistle thrush.
6 January 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Mallard - 60 Teal - 27 Shelduck - 4 Moorhen - 2 Saline Lagoon Teal - 12 Mallard - 10 Hawthorn Wood Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 Pheasants - 5 Coal Tit - 1 Bullfinch - 3 Other Birds River path Bullfinch - 3 Blue Tit - 2 Lon
6 January 2014
Wildlife sightings for 6th January 2014
1 Rock Pipit - marsh (during heavy rain a.m.) 3 Cetti's Warbler - main lake, wildside 1 Bittern - main lake S shore a.m. 1 Jack Snipe - marsh 120 Teal - mostly on the scrape Late December/early January bird highlights: Goosander, Brent Goose, Bittern, Pe
6 January 2014
Today's sightings
Holden Tower/Tack Piece Robbie Garnett Hide, Martin Smith Hide and Stephen Kirk Hide Peregrine 1 hunting between the Dumbles and Tack Piece Little Stint 1 feeding around the scrape Dunlin 2000+ Lapwing 4500 Golden Plover 3500 Black-tailed Godwit 228 E Wh
5 January 2014
Wildlife sightings for 5th January 2014
108 Shoveler - main lake, marsh 2 Pintail - main lake 35 Wigeon - marsh, scrape 1 Bittern - main lake 12 Snipe - marsh, scrape, main lake 4 Jack Snipe - 3 on the marsh 121 Black-headed Gull - main lake, scrape 50 Redwing - entrance area plus flyovers 1 B
5 January 2014
Out on the reserve today
Water rail - 1 (pools near bird feeding station) Barn owl - 2 Sparrowhawk - 1 Gadwall Teal Wigeon Pochard Tufted duck Grest crested grebe - 2 Curlew Golden plover Lapwing Green woodpecker - 1
5 January 2014
New birds in the collection at WWT Llanelli
WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre has welcomed two new species of birds into our breeding collection – three pairs of black brants (a type of brent goose) and three pairs of New Zealand scaup. The birds are settling in well into their new environment. The sc
5 January 2014
Into the new year.
A good start to the day in calm conditions. A Barn Owl was hunting this morning, viewable from the Ron Barker Hide. At least 4 Common Buzzard, Peregrine and Marsh Harrier. Over 1000 Whooper Swan and 1000+ Pink-footed Geese roosting. We can expect more Pin
4 January 2014
Wildlife sightings for 4th January 2014
1 Bittern - main lake N shore near Headley hide 2 Pintail - main lake 2 Jack Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape 13 Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital December bird highlights: Goosander, Brent Goose, Bittern, Peregrine,
4 January 2014
Todays sightings
Great birding here again, if only the sun would come out to make it even better. High tides have again flooded the Dumbles drawing thousands of birds in to feed. Wader Flocks The waders are constantly on the move, usually between the Tack Piece, Holden an
4 January 2014
Tidal surge floods most of reserve
The reserve looks very different today after the tidal surge breached our sea wall and flooded into our fields yesterday. Most of the reserve is now under water, which made for great views of waders from the Avenue Tower after the high tide yesterday.
4 January 2014
Latest Sightings - still flooded from tidal surge
The reserve looks very different today after the tidal surge breached our sea wall and flooded into our fields. Most of our reserve is now under water, which made for great views of waders from the Avenue Tower after the high tide yesterday. All of our h
4 January 2014
Out on the reserve today
Goldeneye - 2 males at the far side of the reserve from the main hide Golden plover Black-tailed godwit Lapwing
3 January 2014
Highest tide at Slimbridge in more than 30 years
The River Severn estuary alongside the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) at Slimbridge has risen to the highest level any staff and volunteers can remember since 1982. Thousands of birds gather above the WWT Slimbridge W
3 January 2014