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Wildlife sightings for 24th April 2013
1 Grey Plover - main lake (1300hrs) 1 Little Ringed Plover - main lake 1 Curlew - flew over scrape NE 4 Redshank - wader scrape, main lake 1 Buzzard - flew over NW (1115hrs) 1 Red Kite - flew over scrape E (1520hrs) 2 Common Tern - main lake 1 Garden War
24 April 2013
Grasshopper Warbler!
We have just heard the first Grasshopper Warbler of the year behind our playarea, a sure sign summer is on it's way!
23 April 2013
Arctic Tern and Green Sandpiper
Arctic Tern along Boat House Sluice and Green Sandpiper on Woodend Marsh late afternoon both new for the year. At least 4 male Yellow Wagtail, 15+ White Wagtail, a few Pied Wagtail and 2 Wheatear on the reserve today. Over 100 hirundine feeding over the
23 April 2013
Kingfishers delight the Slimbridge Visitors
A pair of kingfishers which are building a nest in a bank are delighting visitors to WWT Slimbridge. The brightly coloured birds are easy to see from the Kingfisher hide and visitors have been treated to views of them excavating a nest hole and feeding. D
23 April 2013
Nene families struggle this Spring.
Could mum (standing) look any more knackered? The poor thing sat on her nest for 28 days of hardship this February/March, one of the coldest extended Springs we have seen at WWT Slimbridge for many a year... Thankfully her hubby BBZ can now take the r
23 April 2013
Our new artist-in-residence will create a real buzz!
Cath Hodsman working at her easel An artist who celebrates the beauty of the smaller things in life is WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre’s new artist-in-residence. Cotswold artist Cath Hodsman has spent years sketching
23 April 2013
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake/Low Tide/AM Avocet - 10 Little Ringed Plover - 3 Lapwing - 6 Oystercatcher - 2 Redshank - 11 Grey Heron - 22 Saline Lagon Shelduck - 7 Other Birds Chiffchaff - 0 Willow Warbler - 5 Sedge Warbler - 5 Blackcap - 4 Whitethroat - 3 Hawthorn Wood Re
23 April 2013
April images by Tom Clare
Tom, our reserve warden, has been out taking photographs in the last few days of the April wildlife, fauna and butterflies on the reserve. See a selection of images below. Barn Owl, fox footprint, reed bunting, dunlin (black bellied wader), lapwing, s
23 April 2013
Wildlife sightings for 23rd April 2013
1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 4 Redshank - wader scrape 2 Common Tern - main lake 11 Swallow - flew N, NW 2 Yellow Wagtail - flew off from wader scrape 1 Garden Warbler - sheltered lagoon 2 Whitethroat - south route 3 Reed Warbler - main lake, south rout
23 April 2013
Today's sightings
Arctic Terns still showing well today, Copyright JSLees WWT Arctic Terns Still present for their 6th day feeding on various pools around site, Best spot is the South Lake. A total of 73 Arctic Terns have been counted today. The Zeiss Hide Avocet (8) Th
23 April 2013
See the Birds & the Bees May Bank holiday weekend
Hoverfly Volucella inanis - Richard Bullock WWT Arundel Wetland Centre is holding an Insect Fest on May 4-6 Bank Holiday weekend of crafts, trails and activities that focus on the little things in life – the insects
22 April 2013
Out on the reserve today
Whimbrel - 1 Spotted redshank - 1 (Lyle hide - showing well) Little ringed plover - 4 (Main lagoon) Marsh harrier Yellow wagtail
22 April 2013
Migration
Fairly chilly in a brisk South-Westerly plenty of evidence of migrants still present and new birds arriving. Little Ringed Plover on the Mere, also Common Sandpiper and 5 Curlew dropped in to join 6 Redshank, 3 Ringed Plover, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Oyst
22 April 2013
Wonderful washes
[yframe url='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfEjeGr5yaw'] Spring continues to make its presence known and the washes are becoming greener and even more full of life. Over the last week we have had our first swallows and house martins arriving and making
22 April 2013
Caerlaverock observatory demolished after 42 years
WWT Caerlaverock has seen quite a change this month with the demolition of the old observatory after 42 years of faithful service to make way for a brand new multi-level viewing hide. The new Sir Peter Scott hide, which will open later this year, has been
22 April 2013