News
Wildlife sightings - 11/07/16
a.m. Tide level: High Wader Lake Avocet 20 + 11 young Tern 101 + 23 young Grey heron 4 Tufted duck 4 + 15 young Oystercatcher 8 Redshank 15 Shelduck 2 + 7 young Lapwing 5 Black headed gull 2 Saline Lagoon Common sandpiper 1 Oystercatcher 3 Lapwing 15 Blac
11 July 2016
Wildlife sightings for 11th July 2016
1 Common Sandpiper - marsh 7 Teal - scrape 2 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 1 Whitethroat - singing by sand martin bank July bird highlights: Little Egret, Shelduck, Whimbrel, Hobby, Redshank, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Little Ringed Plover
11 July 2016
Today's highlights
Green sandpiper - 4 (main hide) Avocet Lapwing Greenshank - 1 (viewed from the road South of the centre at Hobby Cottage) Dunlin - 1 (viewed from the road South of the centre at Hobby Cottage) Whooper swan pair with 2 cygnets Shoveler Mallard Swift House
11 July 2016
Nature photography gallery
Wildlife and nature photographer, Kevin Sawford, has his work on display in the gallery throughout July and August. A selection of framed, mounted and un-mounted prints, as well as cards, showcase the fantastic way he captures some of the UK's most icon
10 July 2016
Today's sighting's
WADER LAKE / AM /HIGH TIDE Avocet - 36 Little Ringed Plover - 2 + 2 Juv Lapwing - 18 Oystercatcher - 6 Redshank - 14 Common Sandpiper - 1 Common Tern - 220 Grey Heron - 22 SALINE LAGOON / AM Common Sandpiper - 3 Black-headed Gull - 68 Lapwing - 40
10 July 2016
Today's highlights
South Lake Wood Sandpiper- the adult is still on site and favouring the exposed wet mud on the wader scrape. See image below. Also on the South Lake- 30+ Gadwall, of which many are now in wing moult. 89 Black-tailed Godwit and 50 Redshank (includes one f
10 July 2016
Today's highlights
Pectoral sandpiper - 1 (Bank Farm viewed near Hobby Cottage) Green sandpiper - 3 main lagoon Spoonbill - 1 flew South Cuckoo calling Avocet & juveniles Redshank & juveniles Oystercatcher Lapwing Shelduck & juveniles Whitethroat Reed warbler Se
10 July 2016
Update, Sunday July 10th
Two Blackcaps in full song down The Avenue. Three young Dabchicks viewable from The Teal Pond Hide, though it's best not to linger too long as despite fledging their first brood, the Swallows there look like going for another. Today's high tide is at
10 July 2016
Wildlife sightings for 10th July 2016
1 Gadwall brood - scrape 8 Teal - scrape 2 Common Tern - main lake 2 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 2 Whitethroat - one singing by sand martin bank, other by the feeders in wildside 55 Goldfinch - in conifers along Queen Elizabeth Walk July bird hig
10 July 2016
Wet rearing at Slimbridge - what's fluffy right now?
Suddenly, it's July! We've had an exceptionally busy June, and thankfully we have a lot of beautiful birds to show for it. These lovely little ducklings are Bufflehead, a stunning North American sea duck. Part of the Bucephala (Goldeneye) family, these
9 July 2016
Today's highlights
Quail - heard singing near Nelson-Lyle hide Hobby Kingfisher Green sandpiper Black-tailed godwit Little ringed plover Snipe Avocet Oystercatcher Redshank Lapwing Cuckoo Cetti's warbler Sedge warbler Reed warbler Whitethroat Wren Gadwall & ducklings Sh
9 July 2016
Wildlife sightings for 9th July 2016
1 Common Sandpiper - reservoir lagoon 6 Tufted Duck broods - entrance lake, wildside, grazing marsh, world welands 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon Additional sightings from yesterday: 1 Whitethroat - near Peacock tower June bird highlights: Little Bittern
9 July 2016
Latest Sightings - 9th July
A wet start to the day, but it doesn't seem to bother everything. Five Brown Hares are running around our newly reseeded field at the Avenue Tower. A Sparrowhawk was hunting down the Avenue first thing this morning. The Tawny Owl is again in it's usual tr
9 July 2016
Brood of Shovelers
A Red Shovelor taken by Richard Taylor-Jones (Archive Picture) Zeiss Hide Great to see a brood of 5 well grown young Shoveler this morning along the back edge of the scrape, also a Little Ringed Plover 2 Redshank, 11
9 July 2016
Latest Highlights
Compilation of the last two day's sightings. Up to 3 Kingfisher showing each day from the Ron Barker Hide. Nice selection of waders around with up to 9 Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, 5 Little Ringed Plover, 150+ Lapwing, 30+ Avocet, 4 Oystercatcher, Ringed Plo
8 July 2016