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Out on the reserve today
Glossy Ibis (1 main obs)
28 October 2013
Wildlife sightings for 28th October 2013
1 Pintail - marsh 1 Mandarin - world wetlands 480 Black-headed Gull - marsh 1 Kestrel - male, on site 2 Peregrine - on hospital, with Feral Pigeon prey 12 Snipe - marsh 1 Redwing - flew W 1 Chiffchaff - near Peacock Tower 1 Siskin - south route Oct
28 October 2013
Who'd be a Teal?
Full on raptor action today, with 5 Marsh Harrier 'teal flushing' birds from Vinson's and Sunley's Marsh over towards the Mere, only to be caught in a pincer movement of 3 hunting Peregrines. The juvenile Peregrine of the group managed to take down a fema
28 October 2013
Swans beat storm to find sanctuary at WWT
Seven Bewick’s swans made it through the major storm sweeping Britain and completed their migration from the arctic to WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre in Gloucestershire just as the worst of the violent weather hit. Migrating birds are facing 80mph southe
28 October 2013
Out on the reserve today
Glossy Ibis (26/10) Great White Egret (26/10) Hen Harrier (26/10)
28 October 2013
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 25 Tufted Duck 60 Scaup 1 ♂ Wigeon 40 Shoveler 2 Mute Swan 35 Folly Pond Black-tailed Godwit 100 Redshank 2 Snipe 70+ Dunlin 55 Teal 130 Wigeon 350 Shoveler 10 Pintail 2 ♂♂ Flood Ground Teal 2100 Pintail 2 ♂♂ Wigeon 1
28 October 2013
Bewick's brave winds to arrive at Slimbridge!
Seven Bewick’s swans made the most of the calm before the storm to continue their journey and reach Slimbridge yesterday! Humbugs (C. Butters) Leading them was Humbugs who has been the first to arrive for the last
28 October 2013
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Snipe - 5 Teal - 163 Redshank - 63 Black Headed Gull - 4 27/10/13 PM Curlew - 560 Lapwing - 27 Redshank - 101 Saline Lagoon Teal - 3 Shelduck 2 Black Headed Gull - 4 Other Birds Jay - Spring Gill - 2 Robin - 1 Siskin - 2 Bullfinch - 5 Blue
28 October 2013
Friends for life
I have been reviewing the various records that stretch back over the years relating to the flamingos that have come and gone, and are still around, at Slimbridge. I am continually amazed by their age, longevity and seeming imperviousness to the ravages o
27 October 2013
First Bewick`s Swans
Bewick`s Swan The first Bewicks Swan arrived this morning. Seven birds, a pair called Staunton and Sarascen with one juvenile and one yearling probably their youngster from last. Another adult called Humbug (arrived on the same date as last year) and two
27 October 2013
Wildlife sightings for 27th October 2013
1 Pintail - female, scrape 2 Peregrine - hunting on site 5 Snipe - marsh 524 Black-headed Gull - marsh and main lake 2 Meadow Pipit - flew SW 3 Redwing - flew SW/NW 140 Starling - migrating W 2 Linnet - flew S Please note the Summer Route has now c
27 October 2013
Green-winged Teal again
Drake Green-winged Teal from the Ron Barker Hide today. It's been pretty hit and miss trying to catch up with this bird, however once on the reserve they tend to hang out through the winter. Late on, 5.30pm, an adult European White-fronted Goose dropped i
26 October 2013
Todays Sightings.
Rushy Pochard and Pintail building up daily 40 and 61 this morning. The Ferruginous X Pochard male was showing well a Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail and a Little Grebe added to the variety. Robbie Garnett Two Cranes were nice and close here, 250 Teal were along
26 October 2013
Wildlife sightings for 26th October 2013
1 Bittern - flew into reedbed 2 Pintail - grazing marsh 3 water Rail - reedbed 18 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape 2 Meadow Pipit - flew S,SW 5 Redwing - 1 flew SW 4 circled site 6 Cetti's Warbler - all singing 4 Chiffchaff - 2 Linnet - flew S 3 Siskin
26 October 2013
Latest Sightings
7200 Barnacle Geese around the reserve - best places are Newfields Hide and Saltcot Merse as of 10am. 301 Whooper Swans feeding in a field with sheep along entrance road and flying around site. Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 3 Mute Swan 29 Canada Geese 40 Grea
26 October 2013