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Wildlife sightings for 22nd August 2016
1 Garganey – main lake 1 Common Sandpiper – main lake 1 Black-tailed Godwit – feeding on marsh 43 Shoveler – main lake, scrape, resr lagoon 1 Kingfisher - reedbed, resr lagoon August bird highlights: Garganey, Hobby, Red Kite, Buzzard, Per
22 August 2016
Monday August 22nd update
Big upturn in duck nos. yesterday, with over 1,000 Teal distributed between The Folly Pond and pools on the merse, where a male Marsh Harrier (different to the bird that has been around the last few weeks) reduced their numbers by one... Adult Peregrine a
22 August 2016
Wildlife sightings for 21st August 2016
1 Garganey – Main Lake 1 Common Sandpiper – Reservoir Lagoon 1 Dunlin – Main Lake (pm) 1 Black-tailed Godwit – Marsh, Main Lake (pm) 1 Whinchat – Marsh (pm) 47 Teal – Site count 45 Shoveler – Site count 29 Gadwall – Site count 132 Mallar
21 August 2016
Sunday Aug 21st
Reserve lying quite wet, with a good spread of birds through several of the fields, notably 9 Black-tailed Godwits in The Ridden Field and hundreds each of Black-headed and Common Gulls. Little Grebe on Whooper Pond and decent nos of Teal and Shoveler on
21 August 2016
Wildlife Sighting - 21/08/16
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/High Peregrine Falcon - 1 Little Egret - 1 Curlew - 20 Avocet - 3 Lapwing - 256 Black-tailed Godwit - 5 Common Snipe - 2 Redshank - 43 Grey Heron - 6 Saline Lagoon Time/AM Tide/High Lapwing -
21 August 2016
Summer lull but still lots to look out for.
It's a calm time of the year in the various flamingo flocks at WWT Slimbridge. The breeding season for the big greater and Caribbean flocks has wound down and whilst there still may be activity from the Chilean flamingos it seems that activity levels real
21 August 2016
Reserve Update Saturday 20th August
The Marsh Harrier was once again around the reserve. This time visiting the fields alongside Avenue Tower and being kept close company by two Ravens. Bird numbers have been increasing on the Folly Pond the past few days with over 200+ Teal, 5 Wigeon, 37
20 August 2016
Bird Sightings
A good day on site with the fresh westerly and rain bringing in a few new birds, the best being a juvenile Osprey which flew through the site early afternoon and was escorted away by 2 Marsh Harriers! Juvenile Osprey being
20 August 2016
Today's sightings
Another wet and very windy start to the day but no signs of birds being blown off course and up the river. A Garganey was amongst the Teal and Shoveler on Top New Piece, as seen from Zeiss Hide. Lots of hirdundines (Swallows, Sand Martin and House Mar
20 August 2016
Wildlife sightings - 20/08/16
a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Avocet 3 Lapwing 160 Redshank 72 Common snipe 6 Little ringed plover 1 Black-tailed godwit 6 Common sandpiper 1 Common tern 38 Saline Lagoon Sparrowhawk (low over lagoon) 1 Curlew 2 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker 2
20 August 2016
Wildlife sightings for 20th August 2016
1 Garganey – Main Lake 1 Whinchat – Marsh 1 Hobby – Flew S 3 Common Sandpiper – Main Lake 1 Kingfisher – Sheltered Lagoon 20+ House Martin – Reservoir Lagoon, Wildside 3 Willow Warbler – Sheltered Lagoon, Wildside 5 Chiffchaff – Shelt
20 August 2016
Sightings this week
Cattle on the saltmarsh - cr. Rob Werran British Steel Hide Glossy Ibis 1 Black-Tailed Godwit 637 Greenshank 51 Redshank 258 Spotted Redshank 1 Lapwing 44 Knot 6 Dunlin 2 Ruff 1 Curlew 200 Little Egret 8 Greylag 152 Shoveler 4 Teal 24 Wigeon 4 Sh
19 August 2016
Today's sightings
Its a wet day in the drizzle with a few bursts of heavier rain, but there birds don't seem to mind. Warbler activity is notably lower but you won't struggle to hear a Cetti's Warbler on the South Finger or see a Chiffchaff or Willow Warbler anywhere in
19 August 2016
Wildlife sightings for 19th August 2016
5 Swallow - flew S 1 Green Sandpiper - marsh 6 Common Tern + 3 juvs - main lake 1 Garganey - main lake 35 Shoveler - main lake, scrape 48 Teal - main lake, scrape, marsh. resr lagoon 7 Willow Warbler - south route 5 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon, wild
19 August 2016
Wildlife sightings - 19/03/16
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Avocet 4 Black-tailed godwit 3 Common snipe 7 Common sandpiper 1 Lapwing 314 Redshank 96 Curlew 4 Common tern 36 Saline Lagoon Grey heron 2 Redshank 9 Hawthorn Wood Jay 2 Great spotted woodpecker 3 Willow tit 2 Coal tit 8 B
19 August 2016