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Whooper Swans
A wild and windy day with few reports, a female Stonechat was seen distantly out in the fields. The usual 3 Peregrine were about but seen mostly in flight today along with 2-3 Buzzard, Kestrel and Sparrowhawk. c1000 Whooper Swan including a rare yellow le
14 December 2013
Today's sightings
The Tack Piece/Holden Tower Golden Plover 1600 Lapwing 3200 Curlew 80 Redshank 10 Dunlin 500 Black-tailed Godwit 5 Snipe 6 Common Crane 4 (GCP) Wigeon 1000 Teal 280 White-fronted Goose 142 Barnacle Goose 160 Bewick's Swan 40 Peregrine 1 Buzzard 2 The Zeis
14 December 2013
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Tide - Low/Time - AM Shelduck - 5 Other Birds Peregrine Falcon - Hunting along the river - 1 Kestrel - Wader Meadow - 1 Sparrowhawk - Spring Gill Wood - 1 Hawthorn Wood - 1 Redwing - Middle Wood - 11 Mistle Thrush - Middle Wood - 1 Great Spot
14 December 2013
Wildlife sightings for 14th December 2013
60 Wigeon - wader scrape, grazing marsh 10 Redwing - in trees along Q.E.W 1 Peregrine - over river December bird highlights: Goosander, Brent Goose, Bittern, Peregrine, Jack Snipe, Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, Tawny Owl, Bearded Tit, Brambling, Mealy Redpoll,
14 December 2013
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 121 Greater Scaup 1 ♂ Tufted Duck 57 Wigeon 135 Shoveler 8 Gadwall 2 Mute Swan 64 Canada Goose 80 Greylag Goose 4 Peregrine 1 flying over Folly Pond Green-winged Teal 1 ♂ Teal 300 Wigeon 500 Shoveler 20 Pintail 2 Shelduck 1 F
14 December 2013
Todays Sightings
The wader flocks are spectacular just now There are around 3000 Lapwing and at least 1300 Golden Plover with around 1000 Dunlin among them. Martin Smith Hide Snipe 2 Water Rail 1 Buzzard 1 Robbie Garnet Hide Bewick`s Swan 45 White-fronted Goose 142 Greyla
13 December 2013
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Mid Shelduck - 5 Teal - 26 Saline Lagoon Common Snipe - 3 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch - 23 Chaffinch - 7 Goldfinch - 4 Siskin - 1 Coal Tit - 9 Blue Tit - 12 Great Tit - 10 Treecreeper - 1 Great Spotted Woo
13 December 2013
Wildlife sightings for 13th December 2013
153 Teal - wader scrape, grazing marsh, reservoir lagoon 4 Pintail - wader scrape 4 Mandarin - wildside, reedbed channel 4 Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh December bird highlights: Goosander, Brent Goose, Bittern, Peregrine, Jack Snipe, Dunlin, Green
13 December 2013
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 137 Greater Scaup 1 ♂ Tufted Duck 62 Wigeon 141 Shoveler 8 Gadwall 2 Mute Swan 64 Canada Goose 80 Greylag Goose 4 Folly Pond Green-winged Teal 1 ♂ Teal 200 Wigeon 400 Shoveler 20 Pintail 2 Shelduck 1 Black-tailed Godwit 2 Oys
13 December 2013
Wildlife sightings
The cool dry weather has brought in good numbers of wildfowl with a high of 25 Shoveler ( the most recorded here since 2003), 10 Wigeon as well as 14 Bewicks Swan (roosting overnight). A single Dark bellied Brent put in an appearance yesterday and today
12 December 2013
Todays sightings
Martin Smith Hide Crane 1 Buzzard 1 Black Tailed Godwit 1 Wigeon 800 Water Rail 1 Robbie Garnett Hide Lapwing 1100 Golden Plover 1100 Redshank 4 Wigeon 900 Holden Tower White-fronted Geese 142 Peregrine 1 Buzzard 3 Meadow Pipit 14 Curlew 68 Golden plover
12 December 2013
Out on the reserve today
Peregrine - 1 Sparrowhawk - 2 Marsh harrier Kestrel - 2 Barn owl - 1 Dunlin Curlew Golden plover Black-tailed godwit
12 December 2013
Nene pairs released for the 2014 breeding season.
Nene in the catching corral. The Nene flock at Slimbridge fluctuates from between 65-85 birds during the seasons, and our beloved pairs breed and multiply in the Spring before being redistributed in the Autumn. Some
12 December 2013
Wildlife sightings for 12th December 2013
2 White-fronted Geese - flew low over Headley Hide p.m. from the river 1 Bittern - flew across the main lake early p.m. 31 Redwing - flew W plus some in shrubs near Wetland Living 7 Redpoll - flew N+W 6 Meadow Pipit - flew W 8 Blackbird (migrants) - f
12 December 2013
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Mid Teal - 33 Shelduck - 2 Saline Lagoon Grey Heron - 1 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch - 20 Chaffinch - 7 Coal Tit - 10 Blue Tit - 14 Great Tit - 10 Treecreeper - 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 Other
12 December 2013