Latest sightings
Egrets? We've got a few...
A dawn check of the Decoy found all nine Cattle Egret roosting along with four Little Egret
23 December 2020
Counting Cattle Egrets
A nice surprise this morning with nine Cattle Egret on the South Lake
22 December 2020
More Bewick's arrive
Yesterdays possible arrival of Bewick's Swans was confirmed by our researcher this morning, thanks to their unique bill patterns
21 December 2020
Use your ears
A few birds to be picked up with your ears today flying over the reserve
20 December 2020
What do you do on a rainy day....
...you come to WWT Slimbridge.Yet more heavy rain has raised levels in the field causing soil invertebrates especially worms and leather jackets to become more accessible to the vast flocks of wintering wadersWadersA massive build up of Golden Plover over
19 December 2020
Some welcome sunshine
After a rather wet Wednesday, this morning's sunshine was a welcome change
17 December 2020
Cackling Goose hide and seek
A couple of brief sightings of the Cackling Goose today
13 December 2020
Cackling Canada
An interesting set of Geese this week
12 December 2020
This Weeks Summary 28.11.20
This Weeks Summary 28.11.20
28 November 2020
This weeks summary 21.11.20
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21 November 2020
November 2020 WeBS count
Results of the November Wetland Bird Survey Count
17 November 2020
This weeks summary 141120
Strangely quiet here with no visitors but the winter birds continue to arrive. A succession of wet days has allowed water levels to creep up throughout the site and the birds have been re-acting to this.
14 November 2020
End of week summary
Unfortunately the site is now closed for the lockdown period, but our work continues on the reserve
6 November 2020
Calmer conditions
A much calmer day after the stormy weather this week
3 November 2020
Blustery birding
The blustery weather brought a Black-throated Diver upriver
1 November 2020