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Todays sightings
Holden Tower Crane 1 Raven 3 Lapwing 4 Oystercatcher 3 Barnacle Goose 26 Canada Goose 21 Zeiss Hide Shoveler 4 Little Egret 1 Lapwing 4 Black Tailed Godwit 5 Cettis 1 R [...]
1 June 2012
Today's sightings-More Avocets
Holden Tower Avocet 2 South Lake Avocet 1 Greenshank 1 Kingfisher Hide Avocet 2 adults with 3 young Zeiss Hide Greenshank 1 [...]
29 May 2012
Today's sighting
Drake Garganey at Slimbridge today. Copyright JSLees WWT At exactly the same time 302 miles away at WWT Caerlaverock, Mike Youdale photographed this. 100 Acre Garganey 2 males Common Cra [...]
28 May 2012
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide Avocet 1 new adult Greenshank 3 Redshank 4 Kingfisher Hide Middle Point Little Gull 1 First summer Greenshank 1 Common Sandpiper 2 Curlew 15 100 [...]
27 May 2012
Todays Sightings
Crane No sightings today and no reception from the two radio tagged birds either, so it seems they may have left the area. Holden Tower Red kite1 the sam bird as yesterdy was low ov [...]
26 May 2012
Today's sightings
Zeiss Hide Little Gull 1 First summer Avocet 2 adults (6 on site) Little-ringed Plover 1 Redshank 2 Greenshank 1 Little Egret 2 The Kingfisher Hide Avocet 2 with 2 young Little [...]
23 May 2012
Today's sightings
Zeiss Hide Avocet 2 with 3 young Lapwing 6 Greenshank 1 Little Egret 3 Reed Warbler 12 The Holden Tower Common Crane 4 Curlew 16 Shelduck 60 Cape Shelduck 1 The South Lak [...]
22 May 2012
Today's sightings
South lake Sacred Ibis 1 flew over flying towards the Top New Piece The Zeiss Hide Greenshank 1 Kingfisher Hide Avocet 2- With young The Holden Tower Common Crane 4 Curle [...]
21 May 2012
Today's sightings
Holden Tower/Dumbles over high tide The 4 Cranes are still commuting between here and a field to the N, they had roosted further up the Severn at GWT Hasfield Ham last Weds/Thursday. Sa [...]
20 May 2012
Todays sightings
Holden Tower A good high tide this morning and will be even better tommorrow. Crane 4 feeding on the dumbles 08.30. Oystercatcher 4 Lapwing broods and incubating birds acrossd the Dumbles. [...]
19 May 2012
Avocet chicks found again
Avocets Fears mounted this morning when there was no sign of adults or the three young at the Holden Tower where the first ever young in Gloucestershire were hatched on wednesday. A lone [...]
18 May 2012
Today's Sightings-Phalarope
Female Red-necked Phalarope on the Top New Piece JSLees WWT Zeiss Hide RED-NECKED PHALAROPE female still present, it is a small bird and can be easy to overlook among the ducks when feeding on [...]
17 May 2012
Avocets hatch young, a first for WWT Slimbridge
Avocets with young a first glimpse The Avocets at the Holden Tower have hatched at least two young, these have left the nest and are being brooded by the parents in turn. The parents are [...]
16 May 2012
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide Garganey 1 Black-tailed Godwit 22 The Holden Tower Avocet 2 Common Crane 4 (Released birds) Twany Owl 1 Roosting by the path [...]
15 May 2012
Today's sightings-Cranes still
Two of the Somerset Common Cranes on the Tack Piece JSLees WWT Holden Tower Common Crane 4 (reintroduction birds, see yesterday sightings for more infomation) Avocet 2 Lapwing 12 Knot 10 [...]
14 May 2012