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Today's sightings
Holden Tower Peregrine 2 White-fronted Geese c100 seen briefly in Tack Piece and in flight only Barnacle Goose 112 Shelduck 109 Lapwing 40 Tack Piece 1500 Dunlin on the flood over high tide Little Stint 1 Ruff 1 Curlew 1 Redshank 5 Golden Plover 650 Lapwi
22 February 2016
Today's sightings and news
Winter visitor departures are much in evidence, the largest Wigeon flock viewable today favoured the Dumbles scrape and pool adjacent to the Holden Tower. The Tack Piece was much quieter for waders and duck, the majority of the former preferring the Dumbl
21 February 2016
Saturdays sightings
Male Eurasian Teal with reflection at Slimbridge by James Lees (Archive Picture) The Zeiss Hide Avocet 15 The Rushy Bewick's Swan 75 at dawn Ferruginous x Pochard 1 male Greater Scaup 2 first year females Pochard 120
20 February 2016
Friday's bird news
Lapwing at Slimbridge by James Lees (Archive Picture) Lots of birds in song all over the grounds, including Reed Bunting, Siskin, Lesser Redpoll, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Dunnock and various Tits. The Zeiss Hide Avocet
19 February 2016
Clear sky's but no big departures yet
Dunlnin at Slimbridge taken by James Lees (Archive Picture) Rushy Scaup 2 the two young females are still on the Rushy . Bewick Swan 126 overnight no departures yet Tack Piece Wigeon 700 Teal 300 Golden Plover 700 L
18 February 2016
Today's sightings- Sunshine with a -3 start to the day!
White-fronted Geese by James Lees (Archive Picture) As usual with freezing weather the shallow water areas have froze this morning, it should thaw through the day encouraging birds to return to the field and scrapes f
16 February 2016
Today's sightings-sunshine all day!
A Wigeon flock by Martin McGill (Archive Picture) A drier but colder week has meant that water levels have dropped around the site. A little ice was found in parts of the shallow water areas but melted very quickly.
15 February 2016
Today's sightings
Two Bewick's Swan coming into land at Slimbridge by James Lees (Archive Picture) Holden Tower As well as all of the birds viewable on the Tack Piece (see below) the following highlights were noted. Little Stint 2 feed
14 February 2016
Saturdays sightings
Barnacle Geese in flight by James Lees (Archive picture) The Holden Tower Peregrine 1 Buzzard 2 Common Crane 1 Little stint 1 Curlew 150 Barnacle Goose 200 Wigeon 2800 Pintail 400 The Rushy Bewick's Swan 120 Pochard 2
13 February 2016
Friday's bird news
Northern Pintail at Slimbridge by James Lees (Archive Picture) Mute Swan 178 Bewick's Swan 124 Greenland White-fronted Goose 5 European White-fro0nted Goose 127 Greylag Goose 297 Canada Goose 155 Barnacle Goose 108 Pi
12 February 2016
Marsh Tit & lots of waders
Flock of roosting Golden Plover (Archive Picture) The South Finger MARSH TIT 1 (2nd record here in the last 20 years) The Tack Piece Golden Plover 3500 Lapwing 1800 Dunlin 300 Ruff 4 Redshank 10 White-fronted Goose 13
11 February 2016
Loads of wildfowl
Canada Goose at Slimbridge by Ian Wade (Archive picture) Great-grey Shrike 1 seen on a private part of the reserve late morning by a work party The Tack Piece Pintail 848 Wigeon 1300 Teal 600 Shoveler 45 Greenland Whi
10 February 2016
Today's sightings
Flock of feeding Eurasian Wigeon at Slimbridge taken by James Lees (Archive Picture) Holden Tower A very high tide pushed up onto the Dumbles, even higher tides are predicted for the next couple of days so the tide/b
9 February 2016
Today's sightings- Storm Imogen
A very wet and blustery day, some areas of the grounds were closed for safety reasons as the gales were severe. More heavy rainfall has pushed water levels up on the fields and all the lakes and pools on site. This has coincided with very high tides so it
8 February 2016
Today's sightings-Little Gull
Curlew with reflection in water at Slimbridge taken by James Lees (Archive Picture) Tack Piece Water levels are up again after the deluge, the Tack Piece is still brilliant for watching wetland birds, come and see it
7 February 2016