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Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide Bittern 1 Showing very well from 12 till 13.30 Grey Heron 2 Teal 1800 Wigeon 300 Cetti's Warbler 1 The Holden Tower/Tack Piece Golden Plover 900 Lapwing 6,000 Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 63 Dunlin 340 Snipe 6 Black-tailed Godwit 70 Curlew 2
2 January 2013
New Years Birding
I total of 87 species were recorded at Slimbridge today, not a bad start to the new year and the weather was superb. The Zeiss Hide BITTERN 1 Water Rail 1 Grey Heron 2 Teal 1800 Wigeon 400 The Tack Piece Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 45 Ruff 14 Dunlin 1100
1 January 2013
Todays Sightings
Great birding yet again and numbers still increasing. Robbie Garnett Hide Whitefronted Goose 89 Wigeon 2200 Pintail 480 Teal 200 Shoveler 36 Lapwing 2730 Golden Plover 60 Dunlin 350 Redshank 45 Ruff 7 Spotted Redshank 1 Black Tailed Godwit 100 Holden
30 December 2012
Floods and floods of birds!
Extensive flooding has creating really excellent birdwatching from all of the hides. Some big numbers of birds are on site including 689 pintails and 7,406 Lapwings! Bewick's Swan 199 European White-fronted Goose 134 Barnacle Goose 140 Egyptian Goose 1 Sh
29 December 2012
Today's sightings- loads of birds!
The Tack Piece Pintail 326 ( A total of 419 on site today) Wigeon 1400 Teal 300 Shoveler 40 Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 49 Ruff 14 Lapwing 2100 ( Looks to be a good 6,000 on site today) Golden Plover 700 Curlew 10 Black-tailed Godwit 80 Little Egret 1 Per
28 December 2012
Todays Sightings
The great birding continues Rushy At least 207 Bewick`s Swan roosted here and on the Tack Piece last night. 23% young among the flock represents a good breeding success for our birds but a UK average of 17% and a West European of only 14% are improveme
27 December 2012
Todays Sightings
Todays sightings Posted on 26 December 2012 by Dave Paynter @ Slimbridge Extensive flooding creating great birdwatching again. Roads in the area are all fine so great time to come and visit. Robbie Garnett Hide Fantastic birding Bewicks Swan 45 Whit
26 December 2012
Today's sightings
The Dumbles and Tack Piece are in full (rain) flood. The birding here today was excellent again with thousands of birds present. During the day the Rushy and South Lake were emptied of dabbling duck, the evenings see the diving duck heading out to the flo
24 December 2012
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Greylag Goose 2 (rooting for saltmarsh plants, probably winter migrants from another country?) Peregrine 1 Bewick's Swan 30 Red-legged Partridge 1 Plus thousands of waders moving between Dumbles and Tack Piece Tack Piece From above hide, Step
23 December 2012
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide BITTERN 1 Showing exceptionally well this morning feeding in the open for long periods and very close to the hide. Water Rail 1 Cetti's Warbler 1 Teal 600 The Tack Piece Ruff 15 Redshank 50 Dunlin 700 Lapwing 1800 Black-tailed Godwit 37 C
22 December 2012
Today's sightings
Tack Piece Lapwing 1200 Golden Plover 12 Ruff 15 Dunlin 1300 Redshank 31 Wigeon 900 Teal 240 Gadwall 4 Pintail 12 Black-tailed Godwit 63 Zeiss Hide Teal 722 Wigeon 70 Road field E White-fronted Goose 45 Greylag 90 South Lake Black-tailed Godwit 64 Teal 12
20 December 2012
Today's sightings
The Tack Piece Ruff 15 Redshank 49 Dunlin 1300 Curlew 2 Black-tailed Godwit 1 Lapwing 1200 Wigeon 800 Teal 300 The Rushy Bewick's Swan 200 The Willow Hide Chiffchaff 1 Bullfinch 2
19 December 2012
Today's sightings- Woodcocks
The South Finger WOODCOCK 1 feeding next to the path The Decoy WOODCOCK 1 Flushed this morning The Zeiss Hide BITTERN 1 Showing well Water Rail 1 Cetti's Warbler 1 Teal 300 The Rushy Bewick's Swan 205 (on site) The Tack Piece Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 4
18 December 2012
Today's sightings
WeBS (Wetland Bird Survey) count completed with some decent totals for this winter. Lapwing 3758 (2181 on the Tack Piece) Tack Piece (with some of the birds commuting to road fields) Golden Plover 849 Black-tailed Godwit 4 (90 on road fields) Ruff 3 (7 on
17 December 2012
Today's sightings
Bewick's Swans arrive on the Tack Piece Tack Piece Dunlin 1561 Wigeon 1045 Black-tailed Godwit 5 Redshank 20 Curlew 90 Teal 240 Golden Plover 522 Rushy Bewick's Swan 200+ on site today Pochard hybrid? Pochard 217 Holden Tower Reed Bunting male Kingfisher
16 December 2012