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Thousands of seaducks go missing
Widespread declines in birds that spend most of their lives at sea are alarming conservationists. Long-tailed duck, Wolfgang Wander Seven species of seaduck that overwinter in the Baltic – a key wintering site -
30 November 2011
WWT Photography Competition autumn heat closes and winter heat begins!
The autumn heat of the 2010/11 WWT Photography Competition closed on 30 November, making way for the start of the winter heat. Almost 2,500 pictures were entered across five categories, which included Wetland Wildlife, World Wetlands and Young Photographe
30 November 2011
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake - AM - Tide Level: Mid Shelduck - 11 Wigeon - 14 Teal - 126 Mallard - 30 Moorhen - 6 Shoveler - 2 Black-Headed Gull - 54 Herring Gull - 7 Common gull - 3 [...]
30 November 2011
Taiga Bean Goose
Another mega days birding on the reserve. A Taiga Bean Goose was located with Pink-footed Geese early afternoon bringing our year list onto 152 species, a new record (see report of 22nd Nov). An [...]
30 November 2011
Today's wildlife sightings
41 black tailed godwit 7 snipe 4 greenshank 116 curlew 653 lapwing 71 greylag goose 203 wigeon 121 shoveler shelduck mallard tufted duck [...]
30 November 2011
Todays Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 30 Wigeon 40 Tufted Duck 50 Pintail 2 Teal Pond Teal 30 Wigeon 10 Gadwall 11 Back Pond Teal 41 Tufted Duck 3 Coot 1 Flood Ground Tea [...]
30 November 2011
Wildlife sightings for 30th November 2011
1 Bittern - showing well from observatory, E end of main lake. Not seen to fly off at dusk to roost, so presumably staying on site. 1 Shelduck - main lake 2 Pintail - main lake 1 Jack Snip [...]
30 November 2011
Today's sightings-2 Bitterns
Both of the Bitterns showed well again this morning, images copyright JSLees WWT The Zeiss Hide Bitterns We have had a lot of queries about the Zeiss hide Bitterns over the past week, so I wil [...]
30 November 2011
Numbers getting higher and higher
A recent count has shown that numbers are increasing of Dunlin (400), Shoveler (45), Goldeneye (12), Knot (300) and especially Shelduck that has now reached 1050. There are still 200 Whooper swans on site as the winter gets into full swing.
29 November 2011
See some real Christmas quackers at Slimbridge
Father Christmas will be greeting families at Slimbridge Wetland Centre this December. Over the weekends of December 3 & 4 and 10 & 11 there will be a Breakfast with Father Christmas event in the mornings followed by a grotto in the afternoon. Fa
29 November 2011
Migration on pause as winds switch direction
After a busy window of migration things have slowed right down here at Slimbridge. The winds have changed to a westerly direction so few birds are arriving. In the last week numbers have grown of lapwing (4,000) and golden plover (1200). There was
29 November 2011
Woodcock on site
A woodcock has just flown onto site, landing in North Wood (4.05pm). [...]
29 November 2011
Today's sightings
Wader Lake/ AM/ Tide - Mid Mallard - 64 Teal - 55 Shelduck - 10 Black-headed gull - 47 Common gull - 11 Grey heron - 7 Shoveler - 2 Jackdaw - 42 Kestrel - 2 [...]
29 November 2011
Wildlife sightings for 29th November 2011
1 Shelduck - wader scrape 1 Little Egret - flew W 3 Snipe - grazing marsh 4 Lesser Redpoll - waterlife 3 Chiffchaff - wildside, world wetlands 1 Peregrine - hunting over main lake [...]
29 November 2011
Today's sightings
Zeiss Hide Little Stint 1 (also Sanderling here again yesterday which is scarce in the winter) Golden Plover 60 Lapwing 600 Redshank 33 Teal 560 Bittern 2 yesterday, only a quick visit t [...]
29 November 2011