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Recent Sightings, Millennium Wetlands
Barn Owl - First one reported since winter, worth keeping an eye out for! Gadwall 45 Pochard 3 Mallard 3 Tufted Duck 8 Moorhen 3 Coot 2 Shelduck 2 Black-Headed Gull 80 Mediterranean Gull 3 Chiffchaff 6 Cetti's Warbler 3 Lesser Whitethroat 1 Linnet 1 Blac
20 June 2016
Update, Monday June 20th
Cloudy and damp today. Lots of young birds of course, a couple of Little Egrets out on the merse, Buzzard overhead, Kingfisher at the Teal Pond, Lapwings starting to flock down on the Lochar Field reseed Today's high tide is at 13:12, 8.6m Around the
20 June 2016
Sightings from a quick, wet, hide round
Pied Avocet at Slimbridge by James Lees (Archive Picture) Do have a look at previous posts to get an idea of what is current around the reserve as more detailed reports are available, summer information may not change
20 June 2016
Wildlife sightings for 20th June 2016
1 Mediterranean Gull 2nd summer - main lake 4 Common Tern - main lake 3 Teal (male) - scrape 2 Shoveler (male) - scrape 3 Redshank - scrape, marsh 2 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon Bird highlights: Little Bittern, Garganey, Shelduck, Little Egret, Hobby,
20 June 2016
Wood Sandpipers
Starting off calm and overcast ending with rain and light southerlies. Two Wood Sandpiper that dropped onto Woodend Marsh mid morning were new for the year, and still present late afternoon being chased around by Avocet. Other waders included 2 male Ruff
19 June 2016
Sunday update
Male Reed bunting perching in reeds Slimbridge. Taken by James Lees (Archive Picture) Rushy Pen The Common Tern pair are settling down to nest on one of the islands on the Top pond. The usual gathering of Tufted Duck,
19 June 2016
Wildlife sightings for 19th June 2016
1 Red Kite - flew NW 1 Hobby 1 Kestrel - high to NW 2 Peregrine - hospital 1 Redshank - scrape 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 1 Common Whitethroat - singing near Peacock Tower Additional sighting for yesterday: 1 Gadwall with 6 ducklings - grazing
19 June 2016
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Avocet - 16 + 20 chicks/juveniles Lapwing - 20 + 18 chicks/juveniles Redshank - 5 + 3 juveniles Oystercatcher - 4 + 3 juveniles Little Ringed Plover - 1 Ringed Plover - 1 Black-headed Gull - 12 + 3 chicks Common
19 June 2016
White-winged Black Tern
The undoubted highlight today was the appearance of a White-winged Black Tern (3rd cal year/2nd sum) which graced the Mere most of the morning before relocating to Ron Barker area and then back and forth between the two for the rest of the day.
18 June 2016
Today's Highlights
Cuckoo Avocet Little egret Lapwing and chicks Mallard and ducklings Quail singing by Nelson/Lyle hide Green sandpiper Whitethroat Mute swan and 7 cygnets Cetti's warbler Reed warbler Sedge warbler Snipe Redshank and chicks Skylark Whooper swans-11 Oysterc
18 June 2016
Ducklings everywhere
Black-tailed Godwit reflected in calm water by Ray Cottrell. (Archive picture) Holden Tower and Middle Point Crane 1 Avocet Most have given up breeding now but two pairs defending young. Little Grebe 2 chic
18 June 2016
Wildlife sightings for 18th June 2016
1 Gadwall with 6 ducklings - grazing marsh 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 2 Common Tern - main lake 3 Teal - wader scrape 1 Hobby - hunting over grazing marsh 1 Kestrel - hunting along South route Bird highlights: Little Bittern, Garganey, Shelduck, Litt
18 June 2016
Reserve Update Saturday 18th June
There are baby birds everywhere...and some very frazzled looking adults trying to keep them safe and fed! Seen this morning were juvenile Pied Wagtails around Whooper Pond, baby Robins and Carrion Crows down the Avenue and not forgetting the ducklings o
18 June 2016
Bird News
Once again, a great variety of birds on view today. The Cuckoos which have been showing regulary from the Ron Barker hide for some time now, are drawing the most attention - it's a bird which has become pretty rare for many of us in recent years, and the
17 June 2016
White Stork and 15 Snow Geese
Male Gadwall at Slimbridge by James Lees (Archive Picture) Holden Tower and Middle Point White Stork 1, yesterdays bird was re-located on the estuary viewable from the summer walkway. Lesser Snow Goose 15 including so
17 June 2016