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Today's Highlights
Wigeon Teal Shelduck Shoveler Pochard Tufted duck Pintail Gadwall Lapwing Coot Moorhen Little grebe-3 Oystercatcher Avocet-4 Redshank Dunlin Snipe Little egret Great egret-2 on Lady fen Great crested grebe Black-tailed godwit Grey heron Cormorant Black-he
17 March 2018
Latest Sightings - Saturday 17th March - Garganey again
The drake Garganey is still on the Teal Pond this morning, but patience is required. Patience is still required, and it is worth looking from upstairs in the Peter Scott Observatory first as it is sometimes only visible from there and not the Teal Pond
17 March 2018
Wildlife sightings for 17th March 2018
2 Little Egret - grazing marsh 1 Shelduck - wader scrape 1 Redshank - grazing marsh 1 Dunlin - main lake 6 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape, main lake 12 Redwing - sheltered lagoon 3 Sand Martin - wader scrape 1 Coal Tit - South route feeders February/
17 March 2018
Birds & Butterflies
2 Brimstones in the collection area today were the first butterflies reports of this year. Also in the collection area, a single Woodcock was flushed. Lots of bird raptor activity around the reserve, with Red Kite, at least 2 Marsh Harriers, several Comm
16 March 2018
Today's sightings
Whooper swan Mute swan Greylag Tundra bean goose Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Pintail Wigeon Teal Pochard Tufted duck Goldeneye Great crested grebe Coot Moorhen Spoonbill Great egret Little egret Oystercatcher Black-tailed godwit Redshank Snipe Dunlin Golden
16 March 2018
12th -16th of March Wildlife of Slimbridge
It's been feeling distinctly spring-like at WWT Slimbridge this week. Friday 16th Holden Walkway Hides Glaucous Gull Chiffchaff Tree Creeper Water Rail European White-fronted Goose 121 Red Breasted Goose Redshank 38 Black Tailed Godwit 3 Buzzard Peregrine
16 March 2018
Recent Sightings (14th-16th March)
British Steel Hide 3 Spoonbill were last seen on 14th. A count of 204 Black-tailed Godwit, 139 Redshank, 40 Greylag Geese, 57 Wigeon, 17 Shelduck and 7 lapwing was taken from the British Steel Hide. Further counts included 18 Tufted Duck, 13 Mall
16 March 2018
Wildlife sightings for 16th March 2018
1 Redshank - grazing marsh 2 Little Egret - grazing marsh 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 4 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 12 Snipe - main lake, wader scrape, grazing marsh 5 Sand Martin - wader scrape p.m. 13 Pintail - main lake, wader scrape, grazing marsh 1
16 March 2018
Latest Sightings - Friday 16th March - Garganey still here
The drake Garganey is still on the Teal Pond this morning, but patience is required. We waited at least 40mins before it appeared today. This photo of the Garganey was taken yesterday, phone scoped by Reserve Warden Steve Cooper. Also on the Teal Pond,
16 March 2018
Bearded Tit !
A female Bearded Tit from the Harrier hide was certainly today's "Star Bird", but, like the previous records of this species from Martin Mere, it failed to show itself after the initial sighting. Hopefully a few more pairs of eyes looking will change tha
15 March 2018
Today's sightings 15/03/18
a.m. low tide Wader Lake Avocet 10 Oystercatcher 4 Lapwing 32 (21 on territory) Redshank 16 Common snipe 6 Mute swan (juvenile) Shelduck 53 Shoveler 4 Gadwall 4 Black headed gull 73 Herring gull Saline lagoon Teal 84 Shelduck 4 Kestrel Hawthorn Wood Sparr
15 March 2018
Today's sightings
Whooper swans Mute swans Greylag Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Wigeon Teal Pochard Tufted duck Goldeneye Great crested grebe Coot Moorhen Spoonbill Great egret Black-tailed godwit Redshank Common sandpiper (x2) Snipe Dunlin Golden plover Lapwing Black-headed
15 March 2018
Time for tough environmental justice
The EU has one of the best systems of environmental justice in the world. To deliver Mr Gove’s Green Brexit promise, the UK Government must design one that’s even better. But time is running out—in the Parliamentary calendar, in the Brexit countdown
15 March 2018
Reserve Update Thursday 15th March - Garganey!
It was worth a walk around the Reserve this morning despite the bad weather. Male Garganey on Teal Pond was the absolute highlight and probably one of the earliest spring arrival records for this species. There are still Black-tailed Godwit, Redshank,
15 March 2018
Wildlife sightings for 15th March 2018
1 Goldeneye - main lake 1 Redshank - marsh 1 Little Egret - marsh 2 Jack Snipe - marsh, scrape 8 Snipe - marsh, main lake, scrape 1 Pheasant (male) - near maintenance yard/Explore entrance 8 Pintail - marsh, scrape, sheltered lagoon, reservoir lagoon 1
15 March 2018