Image- Northern Wheatear, Dumbles (MJM).
Upcoming Events
4x4 Photo Safari - Wednesday 16 September
Greater Flamingo on the River Severn
A second calendar year greater flamingo has been sighted on the River Severn close to WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre. Identified by her green ring ‘LHH’, the young female flamingo belongs to Birdland Park and Gardens, in Bourton-on-the-Water, from where she has recently taken flight and become separated from her flock. Working closely with our colleagues at Birdland, we are monitoring her movements and keeping them updated. She currently appears healthy, coping well and not causing a disturbance to other birds.
Seasonal habitat work, essential maintenance and farming
*Please note that you may encounter farming activity, seasonal habitat management, infrastructure maintenance or survey work around the reserve. This can include the use of machinery. We typically work in one area at a time with a large team to get the job done quickly and safely. We manage the other wetland areas to offer a quiet place to feed and rest, short-term localised disturbance is possible. Our birds simply move to another spot for a time and return once we finish, the first phase of work in the Rushy led to outstanding views of waders on the Tack Piece.
It's important to allow quiet during the evenings and very early mornings when birds are roosting so most work is carried out when a full team is on site between 0800-1630hrs. This work is essential for biodiversity and the annual cycle of the reserve and also to keep the place operational, pumps, filter, pipes and much more need attention. This work also allows us to keep views open to our scrapes and lakes following the breeding season.
Monday 14 September
An Osprey flew over the grounds at 0935-0940hrs.
Shepherds Hut Hide
Five Stonechat and Whinchat in the Goose House Ground weeds and wild headland.
Rushy Hide/Peng Observatory
Seven Spotted Redshank (one juvenile), 5 Redshank, 8 Snipe, Greenshank, Garganey, 7 Ruff, 3 Little Grebe
South Lake
Three Green Sandpiper, 25 Tufted Duck, 6 Pochard, GBB Gull, 21 Ruff, 3 Snipe, c100 Black-tailed Godwit, (one new-in colour ringed with Red over yellow/black line Left, yellow over red over yellow Right).
Estuary Tower
Marsh Harrier on Dumbles foreshore, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 12+ Meadow Pipit, 25 Curlew on the Dumbles.
Tack Piece
170+ Teal, Green Sandpiper, 3 Snipe, 1-4 Ruff, 2 Spotted Redshank, 5 Black-tailed Godwit. Golden Plover arrived calling, another calling in the field
Martin Smith Hide
Two Wigeon with Gadwall
