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Wednesday's sightings
Its a dull overcast morning with a slight drizzle in the air, but the weather looks set to improve ready for the weekend and our Severn Wader Festival. Find out more about the event here. Work will continue on the South Lake today as part of our Autum
12 September 2018
Scrapes looking good for the wader festival
Green Sandpiper and a trio of Spotted Redshanks Rushy Hide The juvenile Little-ringed Plover remains and at least 7 Ruff, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Redshank and 12 Lapwing were on the lower pond. The Teal flock fluctuates in number as does the top pond wild
11 September 2018
Building tides
Dumbles over high tide 210 Curlew roosted and fed in the grassland over high tide with 198 Barnacle Geese and 180+ Greylag Geese. Along the foreshore as the tide rose were 211 Shelduck (96 juveniles, a good breeding season), 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Avocet,
10 September 2018
Sunday sightings
Wild Safaris Flocks of Canada Geese (see above) flying in from the North and heading to our fields. Six Cranes, two Marsh Harriers, 4+ Hobby, 2 Kestrel, Buzzard, Sparrowhawk and a Peregrine. Great White Egret on the Severn at low tide with, 8 Pintail, 50
9 September 2018
Todays Sightings
Zeiss Hide Packed with ducks including 32 newly arrived Pintail in there understated eclipse and juvenile plumages. There were 456 Teal, 29 Shoveler but just 3 Wigeon. Waders a little thin on the ground despite the high tide with 4 Black Tailed Godwit an
8 September 2018
Friday's sightings
A lovely sunny morning on the reserve with a great selection of birds on offer, not least on the river. Mid Point A small flock of 8 Sanderling were on the mud this morning along with 6 Ringed Plover and 6 Dunlin. A total of 273 Curlew left the spartina
7 September 2018
Today's sightings
A couple of new arrivals this morning with the Wigeon flock on the Top New Piece now up to 18 birds. Also new here were at least 2 juvenile Spotted Redshank. Three juveniles were flushed by a hunting Peregrine this morning, but this may include the on
6 September 2018
Sunny September morning
South Finger filtration beds Little Grebe (see pic), Shoveler, 4 Sedge and 1 Cetti's Warbler from the viewing screen. Tack Piece 120 Teal, a Black-tailed Godwit and a 8 Lapwing on the scrape. Holden Tower Linnets, Goldfinches, juvenile Whitethroat in the
5 September 2018
Ducks are trickling in
Rushy Hide Seasonal management work continues today and for the rest of the week. A Spotted Redshank was present early morning but was heard flying toward South Lake later. A Snipe, Redshank and 2 Green Sandpiper were also seen. Tack Piece 100+ Teal, 20
4 September 2018
Warblers everywhere
Willow and Knott Hide/Holden Tower bushes, hedge and scrub Very busy with warblers again today, 20+ Blackcap forming the bulk but 5+ Chiffchaff, 3+ Willow Warbler (inc a singing bird), 2+ Garden Warbler, 2+ Lesser Whitethroat, 3+ Common Whitethroat (pict
3 September 2018
Wild Safari raptor action
Wild Safaris Two Wild Safaris went out today at the usual times of 1130am and 2pm, we logged 5 Hobby, 2 Marsh Harrier, a Kestrel, a Peregrine harrying a Curlew over the Severn, a Sparrowhawk and a Red Kite, Buzzards were heard in the tall trees. A Great W
2 September 2018
Steady increase in duck numbers.
Rushy Green Sandpiper 2 Lapwing 16 Snipe 3 Teal 17 Holden Walkway Barnacle Goose 106 Teal 32 Shoveler 4 Gadwall 2 Greylag 278 Crane 1 Black Cap 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 South Lake Greylag 196 Shoveler 41 Teal 18 Tufted Duck 65 Lapwing 69 Ruff 13 Redsh
1 September 2018
Sightings at Slimbridge 31st August
South Lake 23 Redshank, 20 Ruff, 83 Black-tailed Godwit, Great Crested Grebe with chick, 2 Snipe, 37 Teal Holden Tower Pair Cranes, 2 Peregrine, 182 Barnacle Geese, 40 Greylags on Dumbles Summer Walkway Tree Pipit along hedge, also 5 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Mea
31 August 2018
30 Ruff
South Lake The juvenile Common Tern still visiting the lake and scrape. On the deep lake the Great Crested Grebe youngster continues to beg for food but should be finding it's own fish now, only one parent seems to be present, perhaps the other has had e
27 August 2018
Birding in the rain
Rushy Hide Ruff, 3 Snipe, 7 Avocet and 3 Green Sandpiper on the lower pond. Grey Heron, Little Grebe and 10+ Gadwall on the top pond. Tack Piece Six Black-tailed Godwit and the juvenile Spotted Redshank (see image) popped in a couple of times. 20+ Teal a
26 August 2018