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Todays Sightings
Wader Lake/Mid Tide/AM Avocet - 2 Black Tailed Godwit - 1 Redshank - 63 Lapwing -4 Grey Heron - 20 (16 nests) Shelduck - 11 Teal - 15 Oystercatcher - 2 Saline Lagoon Mute Swan - 3 Shelduck - 28 Oystercatcher - 4 Other Birds Goosander - River Wear - 2 Corm
16 March 2013
Today's sightings
Reed Bunting taken from the Willow Hide copyright JSLees White-fronted and Bean Goose on the Tack piece Copyright JSLees The Tack Piece Dunlin 781 Redshank 6 Ruff 1 Lapwing 17 Golden Plover 53 Black-tailed Godwit 76 Snipe 2 Oystercatcher 2 Pintail 30 Th
16 March 2013
Bird News
A damp start to the day which ended in a spot of spring sunshine. No Sand Martin or Chiffchaff yet.. Lots of breeding activity with 52 Avocet mostly paired up. Mating Ringed Plover on the shingle islands from the Ron Barker Hide. At least 60 Ruff some col
15 March 2013
Wildlife sightings for 15th March 2013
2 Pintail - reservoir lagoon 1 Peregrine - hunting over site 1 Bittern - north side of reservoir lagoon, flew to Barnes Waterside pond 5 Redwing - flew (w) over Observatory 90 Fieldfare - flew NW, S, SE 1 Collared dove - Otters, World Wetlands 1 Stonechat
15 March 2013
Out on the reserve today
Main observatory Snipe - 46 Friends hide Avocet - 2 Lady Fen Dunlin - 15 Curlew - 14 Wigeon
15 March 2013
Today's bird highlights
Today’s highlights include 22 black tailed godwit, 51 curlew, 3 greenshank, 47 redshank, 28 lapwing, peregrine, 11 little egret, 43 wigeon, water rail, 4 little grebe, chiffchaff, 2 great spotted woodpecker and 5 jay.
15 March 2013
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 150 Mute Swan 30 Wigeon 86 Tufted Duck 34 Canada Goose 1 Greylag Goose 1 Shoveler 1 Oystercatcher 2 Folly Pond GREEN-WINGED TEAL (drake) Teal 60 Wigeon 10 Redshank 6 Oystercatcher 2 Flood Ground Teal 40 Oystercatcher 2 Lapwing 30
15 March 2013
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake/Low Tide/Time - AM Grey Heron - 23 (16 Nests) Lapwing - 7 Redshank - 4 Common Snipe - 2 Curlew - 1 Shelduck - 10 Teal - 14 Wigeon - 1 Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 27 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch - 9 Siskin - 4 Chaffinch - 5 Long Tailed Tit - 2 Coal Tit
15 March 2013
Beautiful lamps are bright addition to wildlife gallery
Ceramic lamps featuring eye-catching wildlife designs form part of a new exhibition at WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre. From 3 March to 22 April there are also oil paintings by artist
15 March 2013
Today's sightings
The Rushy Bewick's Swan 35 The Tack Piece Common Crane 4 (GCP) Pintail 45 Common Snipe 1 Common Buzzard 1 The Zeiss Hide Black-tailed Godwit 61 Teal 85 The Holden Tower Peregrine 1 Buzzard 4 Golden Plover 60 Dunlin 200
15 March 2013
It's raining cats and...fish?
Guest blog by Katy Haynes, Retail Team Leader and Reserve Volunteer Smelt - Richard Bullock While out on the Grazing Marsh with our Reserve Manager Adam Salmon, I was admiring a cormorant flying low overhead. Suddenly
15 March 2013
The black swans do what they best; breed!
She's such a proud mum, and so she should be! This black swan pair are a virtual power house of breeding ability. Still with their babes from 2012 in the pen, they have hatched out their cygnets for 2013 on the 5th March. Head on down to the Australian p
14 March 2013
Sunshine birds
Walking round the reserve at the end of the day yesterday resulted in some stunning views of several species in glorious late afternoon sunshine. First was a close encounter with one of the local Red Kites which circled low over the reedbed showing its pl
14 March 2013
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low 90% Frozen Grey Heron - 15 (11 on nests) Black-headed Gull - 22 Shelduck - 7 Greylag - 14 Canada Goose - 10 Saline Lagoon 90% Frozen Shelduck - 25 Greylag - 4 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch - 8 Ch
14 March 2013
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 120 Mute Swan 50 Wigeon 100 Tufted Duck 59 Canada Goose 2 Greylag Goose 1 Shoveler 14 Oystercatcher 2 Folly Pond GREEN-WINGED TEAL (drake) Teal 60 Wigeon 10 Redshank 6 Black-tailed Godwit 2 Oystercatcher 2 Flood Ground LITTLE EGR
14 March 2013