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Wildlife sightings for 30th September 2013
1 Pintail - scrape 144 Teal - marsh, scrape, main lake 73 Gadwall - marsh, scrape, main lake, sheltered lagoon 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital 21 Snipe - scrape, main lake, marsh Additional sightings from yesterday: 1 Garganey - juvenile, scrape
30 September 2013
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Snipe - 17 Lapwing - 20 Teal - 17 Black-headed Gull - 1 Heron - 3 Mallard - 27 Moorhen - 2 Saline Lagoon Mallard - 3 Hawthorn Wood Pheasant - 7 Robin - 2 Bullfinch - 3 Great Tit - 2
30 September 2013
Today's sightings
Zeiss Hide Note: the cattle are back in the Top New Piece to graze off the long grass in preparation for a late mow and the winter. The farmer will be checking them daily for twenty minutes or so. Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 15 Ruff 3 Teal 650 Wigeon 20
30 September 2013
Latest Sightings
Today the first GLOSSY IBIS for the reserve was found, this then turned into 4! They showed well throughout the day veiwable from the farmhouse tower, tho at times elusive. Whooper Pond Tufted Duck Wigeon Teal Pintail Shoveler Mute Swan Folly Pond Ruff 10
30 September 2013
Today's Highlights
Pectoral Sandpiper (Main Observatory)
29 September 2013
More Geese
Another great viewing day for Pink-footed Geese on the reserve with 17,000+ birds. One Barnacle Goose also with the Pink's and an interesting partial leucistic bird with a large white blaze and white blotch on it's belly superficially resembling a White-f
29 September 2013
Today's sightings
Zeiss Hide Spotted Redshank 1 Greenshank 1 Redshank 5 Ruff 1 Snipe 1 Teal 50 Wigeon 400 South Lake Redshank 14 Black-tailed Godwit 70 Ruff 2 Teal 160 Tack Piece Crane 4 (wild bird and 3 GCP birds) Wigeon 200 Holden Tower White-fronted Geese 2 Peregrine 1
29 September 2013
Wildlife sightings for 29th September 2013
1 Garganey - juvenile, scrape 1 Pintail - scrape 71 Wigeon - scrape, main lake, marsh 130 Shoveler - scrape, main lake, marsh 1 Kestrel - flew S down Rocks Lane 2 Peregrine - perched on hospital 19 Snipe - marsh, scrape 1 Kingfisher - main lake 2 House Ma
29 September 2013
Close up views of Pink-footed Geese
An excellent day with a few thousand Pink-footed Geese showing very well on and around the Mere. Later on in the season the geese become more nervous and really show as well close to the Swan Link Hide. Probably (certainly) loads of other birds around but
28 September 2013
Wildlife sightings for 28th September 2013
1 Sandwich Tern - flew W 1325hrs 1 Pintail - marsh 1 Jack Snipe - scrape 70 Snipe - main lake, scrape, marsh 1 Kestrel 8+ Chiffchaff - wildside, entrance area, world wetlands 1 Kingfisher - perched on the scrape by Sand Martin Bank 5 Swallow 2 Meado
28 September 2013
Today's Sightings
Pectoral Sandpiper - 1 (Main Observatory)
28 September 2013
Today's Sightings
Time: AM / Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Black-tailed Godwit - 8 Common Snipe - 7 Redshank - 29 Lapwing - 22 Gadwall - 6 Wigeon - 2 Grey Heron - 3 Sparrowhawk (female) - River Path - 1 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch - 1 Nuthatch - 1 Coal tit - 4 Blue
28 September 2013
Latest Sightings
Merse Barnacle Geese Pink-footed Geese Folly Pond Teal Wigeon Shoveler Lapwing Snipe Whooper Pond Tufted Duck Teal Wigeon Mute Swan Canada Geese Curlew Avenues Chiffchaffs Avenue Tower Teal Wigeon Tufted Duck Shoveler Feeding Station- Peter Scott Trail Si
28 September 2013
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide Spotted Redshank 1 Ruff 5 Teal 880 Wigeon 240 Pintail 10 Shoveler 40 The South Lake Tufted duck 120 Black-tailed Godwit 80 Redshank 40 The Rushy Green Sandpiper 1 Pochard 5 The Holden Walkway Blackcap 2 Chiffchaff 5
28 September 2013
Britain's big CRANE revival on BBC1
The Slimbridge-reared cranes of the Great Crane Project take centre stage in the final episode of Britain’s Big Wildlife Revival this Sunday at 5.35pm on BBC1. Presenter Ellie Harrison visited Slimbridge’s Crane School to see firsthand the careful rea
27 September 2013