Latest sightings
4770 Lapwings cant be wrong
Continueing wet weather has created even more flooding with wading birds especially increasing accordingly. Robbie Garnett and Holden Tower Wigeon 1200 Teal 700 Lapwing 4590 Golden Plove [...]
26 December 2011
Todays sightings
Zeiss Hide Bittern 2 Showing well up to 09.30 at least Teal 600 Pimtail 25 Lapwing 1000 Golden Plover 50 Dunlin 500 Black Tailed Godwit 1 Cettis Warbler 1 Kingfisher Hide Cur [...]
24 December 2011
Todays sightings
Rushy Leser Scaup 1 ad female. Bewick swan 138 overnight. Pintail 80 Robbie Garnett Hide Bewick Swan 40 White-fronted Goose 161 Egyptian Goose 1 Wigeon 900 Teal 620 Pochard 100 [...]
23 December 2011
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide BITTERN 2 They were seen fighting in the morning, and one showed execptionally well in the afternoon. ROE DEER 2 (very rare here) Teal 800 Pintail 40 Water Rail [...]
22 December 2011
Today's sigtings
One of the 2091 Wigeons that are here currently, many thanks to Michael Colquhoun for sending in this great shot. Send us your photographs If you have any good photographs of our wil [...]
21 December 2011
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide BITTERN 1 The Kingfisher Hide BITTERN 1 The Tack Piece Ruff 9 Redshank 23 Dunlin 257 Lapwing 1800 Golden Plover 300 Wigeon 1100 Teal 1300 The Rushy [...]
20 December 2011
Today's sights/WeBS
Today's Wetland Bird Survey results from WWT Slimbridge Mute Swan 121 Bewick's Swan 129 European White-fronted Goose 189 Greylag Goose 343 Canada Goose 478 Barnacle Goose 126 M [...]
19 December 2011
Today's sightings
Above two images of the female Lesser Scaup on the Rushy, copyright JSLeesWWT Send us your photographs If you have any good photographs of our wildlife, we would love to publish them here. sen [...]
18 December 2011
Great Birding.
The female Lesser Scaup with Tufted Ducks taken today by JSLees copyright WWT Rushy LESSER SCAUP 1 adult female and showing well Bewicks Swan 125 Some new arrivals [...]
17 December 2011
Flooded Fields at last !
It looks like the drought is finally over. All the fields on trhe reserve have started to flood creating superb feeding conditions for increasing numbers of wildfowl and waders. Holden Tower and [...]
16 December 2011
Today's sightings
One of the Bitterns at the Zeiss Hide this morning copyright JSLeesWWT Send us your photographs If you have any good photographs of our wildlife, we would love to publish them here. send them [...]
15 December 2011
Today's sightings
The Rushy LESSER SCAUP 1 female still present and showing well Pochard 270 Tufted Duck 340 Pintail 260 Bewick's Swan 118 The Tack Piece White-fronted Goose 147 Grey [...]
14 December 2011
LESSER SCAUP and other sightings
Another two stunning images of the Bittern sent in by WWT member Michael Colquhoun Thanks to Michael for these fantastic shots of our rather showy Bitterns! Send us your photo [...]
13 December 2011
Sightings and Photo competition!
Above image was sent in by WWT volunteer Graham Maples. Here the Bittern has just yet another Vole, this bird seems to be catching at least 4-5 voles per day currently! Send us your photograp [...]
12 December 2011
Today's sightings
One of the Bitterns from the Zeiss Hide copyright JSLees WWT Send us your photographs If you have any good photographs of our wildlife, we would love to publish them here. send them to james.l [...]
11 December 2011