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Centre reopens tomorrow

Unfortunately we received news late on Wednesday afternoon that the roadworks in Slimbridge village were leading to a full closure, thus leading to the Centre being closed today

6 May 2021

Follow the Spoonbill

An immature Spoonbill arrived on the reserve yesterday, and roosted overnight on the Rushy

5 May 2021

Another Osprey

Our third Osprey of the year was on the Severn this morning

3 May 2021

Avocets settling in to breed

We now have Avocets sitting on eggs in the Rushy and South Lake

2 May 2021

Magical May 1st

Always a great spring day, calm winds and sunshine.Estuary TowerNice to see a pair of Curlews on the Dumbles. The high tides over the last few days just flooded the outer edge refreshing the ground nicely. A curlew and 5 Whibrel were feeding there. The La

1 May 2021

An arrival of Sedge Warblers?

This morning the reserve is full of bird song, with what feels like an arrival of Sedge Warblers overnight.

30 April 2021

High tides on the estuary

We've seen a sequence of high tides over 10m in height over the last few days

29 April 2021

Good spring migration days

Sunday 25th and Monday 26th April have seen some great migration particularly on the Severn

27 April 2021

Swifts at last

Swifts have finally arrived over the reserve and more Spring migrant action

25 April 2021

Little Gull Passage

Summer WalkwayA movement of Little Gulls through the estuary this morning with many being reported from further down stream. A flock of 20 were resting just north of Mid Point at 10.00 and at least 4 more passed through. Also on the Estuary were 4 Curlew

24 April 2021

Two or three Garganey?

Two Garganey have been seen together on the Tack Piece with single birds seen in three different locations later, we may have three very mobile drakes on site.

19 April 2021