Sightings - Slimbridge
Flying dandelions
We've seen a steady passage of Yellow Wagtail today, flying overhead calling as they move north. They're so bright and yellow, in a field they can look like dandelions.
27 April 2023
WeBS Count for Sunday 23 April and migrant and breeding bird update
A busy passage period
25 April 2023
Barwits and Arctic Terns
Some visible migration
17 April 2023
White and Yellow Wagtails
A few more migrant birds noted today
16 April 2023
Easter Monday sightings
More incoming migrants about today
10 April 2023
Singing Siberian Chiffchaff
A handful of new migrants today included a singing male Siberian Chiffchaff, a rare Spring record.
9 April 2023
Cranes have laid an egg!
Crane pair 'Oakie and Sherbert' have laid their first egg of the year
4 April 2023
Godwit count creeps up again plus the Green-winged Teal is still here
Another great count of Black-tailed Godwits- 853 today!
3 April 2023
Record Black-tailed Godwit count?
Another good count of Black-tailed Godwits
2 April 2023
Spring wader migration
A few more spring migrant waders on the estuary this morning, including our first Greenshank of the year
31 March 2023
One Swallow doesn't make a summer
Whilst the proverb says a single Swallow doesn't make a summer, we're seeing a few today feeding with the Sand Martins across the reserve, but its really just spring arriving
30 March 2023
Next wave of migrants
A few more species arrived on site today
28 March 2023
Breeding wader season underway plus Green-winged Teal
A still and sunny morning, great for wader displays.
27 March 2023
Little-ringed Plovers
A couple of mobile Little-ringed Plover were on the scrapes today
26 March 2023
Green-winged Teal and Spoonbill again
A drake Green-winged Teal was new-in and has been mobile about the reserve today (image S .Petrek)
21 March 2023