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Upcoming Events
Dragonfly Festival - 18 July - 3 Sept
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.
*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. 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 to keep the place operational. It also allows us to keep views open to our scrapes and lakes following the breeding season.
Monday 17 August
Estuary Tower
Four Lesser and 1 Common Whitethroat, Willow Warbler in sub-song, 2 Chiffchaff, Reed Warbler in the copse, a few Yellow Wagtails and Linnets on the Dumbles + 21 Curlew, 24 Little and Great Egret with Black-tailed Godwit and Lapwing on Long Ground Pool. Hobby on the cross fence between Dumbles and Lower Dumbles.
Willow Warbler
Chiffchaff
Tack Piece
Four Reed Warbler below Stephen Kirk Hide, 3 Green Sandpiper and 2 Black-tailed Godwit on the scrape with 30 Teal, Great Egret and Grey Heron, 8 Pied Wagtail.
Willow Hide
Reed Warbler feeding well grown juveniles.
Rushy Hide
Five adult Spotted Redshank, 6 Redshank, 8 Ruff, c100 Black-tailed Godwit, 10 Lapwing, 3 Little Grebe, 40 Gadwall.
Martin Smith Hide
Kingfisher on the fence again.
Top New Piece
Pre- high tide- Spoonbill, Avocet, 16 Lapwing, 2 juvenile Little-ringed Plover, c80 Teal, 2 Little Grebe
Bottom New Piece
600 Starling
South Lake
Four Common and 9 Black-headed Gulls, 14 Lapwing, 2 Little Grebe, c50 Gadwall, c40 Teal.
