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Reserve Update Saturday 7th April - Osprey!
Well our Whooper Swans have now departed, but we have had the first view of an Osprey on the nest via our webcam! The bird was seen briefly just after 10am and appeared to have a white leg ring. There are a good number of waders around with 21 Black-t
7 April 2018
Wildlife sightings for 7th April 2018
1 Goldeneye - main lake 4 Pintail - main lake 2 Shelduck - wader scrape 5 Redshank - wader scrape, grazing marsh 6 Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh 12+ Sand Martin - wader scrape 1 Sedge Warbler - main lake North shore 1 Yellow Wagtail - grazing marsh
7 April 2018
WWT Slimbridge Needs Your Vote!
We’re delighted to announce that we’ve been shortlisted in two categories for the 2018 So Glos Lifestyle Awards, decided by public vote. This is the first ever So Glos Lifestyle Awards in their 10 years as Gloucestershire’s leading lifestyle media.
6 April 2018
Recent Sightings (4th-6th April)
British Steel Hide A few nice bits and bobs from the hide from the past couple of days include a Green Sandpiper on the NRA scrapes (6th), 3 Spoonbills (6th), an Avocet (5th) and a Swallow on the 6th. Wader counts have included 541 Black-tailed Godwits,
6 April 2018
Today's Highlights
Lapwing Ruff Redshank Black-tailed godwit Dunlin Oystercatcher Little egret Avocet-20 on Lady Fen Cranes -2 Great crested grebe Black-headed gull Little gull Tree sparrow Goldfinch Reed bunting Green woodpecker Yellow wagtail Pheasant Red legged partridge
6 April 2018
Wildlife sightings for 6th April 2018
1 Goldeneye - sheltered lagoon 3 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 7 Redshank - grazing marsh, wader scrape 4 Pintail - main lake 3 Shelduck - main lake, wader scrape 1 Swallow - wader scrape 10 Sand Martin - wader scrape 1 Linnet - 9 Blackcap - wildside, shelt
6 April 2018
Wildlife sightings - 05/04/18
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Avocet 20 Lapwing 22 Oystercatcher 4 Common snipe 10 Curlew 2 Redshank 13 Grey heron 34 Mute swan 2 Shoveler 4 Gadwall 4 Saline Lagoon Shelduck 12 Greylag 2 Canada goose 4 Black-headed gull 2 Lapwing 1 (displaying over mea
5 April 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Pintail Gadwall Wigeon Goldeneye Great crested grebe Little grebe Coot Moorhen Crane (x2) Oystercatcher (x4) Black-tailed godwit Redshank Avocet (x17) Snipe Lapwing Black-headed gull Starling Pied w
5 April 2018
Wildlife sightings for 5th April 2018
6 Snipe - scrape 2 Jack Snipe - scrape 11 Sand Martin - scrape 1 Water Rail - reedbed 1 Red Kite - over NW a.m. 1 Sedge Warbler - middle reedbed channel 12 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon, wildside 9 Blackcap - sheltered lagoon, scrape bank, wildside Ma
5 April 2018
Ring Ouzel
Bird of the day Ring Ouzel, a male along the ditch edge over the metal gate into the reserve, near the gate entrance to the 'Wheatear Fields' at the end of the Long Hedge on the public footpath at 11.30am. This is only the 3rd reserve record. The first W
5 April 2018
Sightings Wednesday 4th April
Due to the recent heavy rain along the River Great Ouse, the Ouse Washes are currently flooding to depths where it affects access to our hides. Unfortunately the main hide is the only hide accessible. There is still a good variety of birds across the wh
4 April 2018
Wildlife sightings for 4th April 2018
2 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 5 Redshank - wader scrape 4 Pintail - main lake 2 Shelduck - main lake 3 Snipe - wader scrape 3 Swallow - flew over West 1 Willow Warbler - sheltered lagoon 7 Sand Martin - wader scrape 5 Chiffchaff - South route, sheltered l
4 April 2018
Reserve Update Wednesday 4th April
Spring is in the air......if only the weather would concur! Our two resident mute swan pairs have now moved from the Whooper Pond back to their respective breeding ponds. The female on the Teal Pond was even perched on one of their old nests first thi
4 April 2018
First Willow Warblers of the year
Migrants Our first Willow Warbler of 2018 was singing below the Holden Tower this morning, a second bird could be heard from the Kingfisher Hide. An increase in Chiffchaff was obvious, at least six singing birds around the site. Sand Martins were lingeri
3 April 2018
WWT Snapshot Jan-Mar 2018
Thank you to almost a million of you who visited WWT's nine wetland centres in the 12 months to April 2018. You are supporting huge amounts of conservation work around the world. Here's just a sample of what you've helped to achieve in the last three mo
3 April 2018