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WWT Slimbridge Triumphs again, Winning Gold Accolade for Second Year Running
Slimbridge Wetland Centre has been awarded a VisitEngland Gold Accolade, the highest quality award available to British attractions for a second year running. The accolade is only awarded to a small percentage of venues each year as part of the Visitor At
23 February 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Bewick's swan Whooper swan Greylag Pink-footed goose Shelduck Mallard Shoveler Pintail Wigeon Teal Pochard Tufted duck Goldeneye Great crested grebe Cormorant Coot Moorhen Little egret Oystercatcher Black-tailed godwit Redshank Snipe Dunlin Gold
22 February 2018
Increasing Avocets
Returning Avocets (below) are a 'sign of spring' feature at this time of year, they tend to come and go with cold weather events, the forecast suggests they may be facing a period of icy mornings which may move them to the Severn estuary/Bristol channel
22 February 2018
Wildlife sightings - 22/02/18
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Lapwing 35 Grey heron 20 Black-headed gull 35 Oystercatcher 5 Redshank 4 Tufted duck 20 Wigeon 5 Curlew 21 Shelduck 18 Eurasian teal Saline Lagoon Oystercatcher 2 Eurasian teal 30 Curlew 6 Redshank 1 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinc
22 February 2018
Reserve Update Thursday 22nd February
Today's weather is nice and sunny down on the reserve. The rest of the Wetland Bird Survey counts are below, with a large number of Dunlin and Knot present at the high tide on Sunday. There are a good number of swans around at the moment, with at least 17
22 February 2018
Great crested grebe & toad migration
Great crested grebe on Arun Riverlife lagoon since last Saturday On Monday and Tuesday evening the warm and damp weather started the annual mass migration of toads to breeding ponds. Reserve Manager Paul Stevens and t
22 February 2018
Wildlife sightings for 22nd February 2018
2 Mealy Redpoll - WWF hide, south route 4 Shelduck - wader scrape, main lake 9 Pintail - main lake, grazing marsh, wader scrape, sheltered lagoon 1 Goldeneye - main lake 8 Siskin - sheltered lagoon 15 Fieldfare - wader scrape bank 2 Redwing - wader
22 February 2018
Today's Highlights
Lapwing Wigeon Coot Teal Reed bunting Tree sparrow Oystercatcher Shoveler Grey heron Shelduck Golden plover Marsh harrier Little egret Fieldfare Black-tailed godwit Redshank Cetti's warbler Curlew Whooper swan Pintail Dunlin Goldeneye
21 February 2018
Wildlife sightings for 21st February 2018
1 Bittern - main lake SE shore 4 Shelduck - wader scrape, main lake 6 Pintail - main lake, marsh 1 Goldeneye - main lake 20 Siskin - south route 12 Fieldfare - wader scrape bank February bird highlights: Jack Snipe, Bittern, Goldeneye, Caspian Gu
21 February 2018
Otter family update
As part of an important wider conservation breeding programme, all Asian short-clawed otter cubs born here at WWT Washington could potentially move on to other animal collections one day. And as followers of #JuBY will know, Mimi and Musa’s first-born c
20 February 2018
Recent Sightings (evening of the 16th-20th Feb)
British Steel Hide Our monthly WeBS count took place on the 19th, and a good array of birds were counted as the tide was around7.7 metres high. Wader counts from both the WeBS and the weekend included 282 Lapwing, 477 Black-tailed Godwits, 241 Curlew,
20 February 2018
Latest Sightings
With the winds swinging round to the east we are in for a cold but bright week ahead, possibly longer if the forecasters super computers have got it right. A count of roosting Whooper Swan on Sunday reached 1100 suggesting some birds will already be headi
20 February 2018
Spring is near! First Bewick's swan of the season has left for the Arctic
Leho, who arrived at WWT Welney on December 15, has called time on his winter holiday and begun the 2500km epic trip back to his summer dwellings in Arctic Russia. After leaving the reserve at 7am, the enthusiastic swan crossed over the North Sea in two a
20 February 2018
Sightings for Tuesday 20th February
Slightly damp start to the day here at Welney, although it's starting to look brighter as the day goes on. All hides are open, although wellies/sturdy shoes are needed to access the Reedbed Hide as the path remains muddy. Sightings today so far: Whooper
20 February 2018
Wildlife sightings - 20/02/2018
Wader Lake (AM, low tide): Female pintail (first record for at least five years) Black-tailed godwit 2 Mute swan 2 Grey heron 26 Tufted duck 6 (2 male, 4 female) Oystercatcher 4 Kestrel 2 (pair) Gadwall 2 (pair) Common snipe 9 Eurasian wigeon 3 (2 male, o
20 February 2018