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Wildlife sightings for 12th November 2017
2 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 1 Ring Ouzel - sheltered lagoon 1 Shelduck - wader scrape 1 Pintail - main lake 1 Little Egret - main lake 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 1 Bittern - main lake 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 2 Redwing - sheltered lagoon
12 November 2017
Today's sightings Saturday 11th November
Bewick's swan (2 from Friends hide) Whooper swan Mute swan Greylag Canada goose Mallard Shoveler Teal Wigeon Pochard Gadwall Shelduck Pintail (x4) Cormorant Great White Egret Grey heron Little egret Moorhen Coot Little grebe Kingfisher Black-tailed godw
11 November 2017
Wildlife sightings for 11th November 2017
1 Shelduck - main lake 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 1 Pintail - main lake 2 Red-Crested Pochard - main lake 1 Dunlin - main lake 1 Water Rail - South route 1 Ring Ouzel - (female) on the corner of sheltered lagoon/explore toilets 2 Fieldfare - sheltere
11 November 2017
Cattle Egret
Two cattle Egret again to the north of the road just as you pass over the canal. South Lake All the Godwits were in here first thing but a very nervous South Lake this morning and most of the waders left after several big flushes leaving just 6 Redshank,
11 November 2017
Reserve Update Saturday 11th November
More Whoopers in again! The Whooper Pond is really starting to fill up and come alive with all the calling going on. Newfield was great yesterday afternoon with 23 Dunlin, 34 Curlew, 230 Lapwing, 2 Golden Plover and a Ruff. The Black-tailed Godwit r
11 November 2017
Today's Highlights
Whooper swan Mute swan Shoveler Gadwall Teal Wigeon Pochard Pintail Lapwing Golden plover Ruff Dunlin Moorhen Coot Black-tailed godwit Peregrine Buzzard Marsh harrier Tree sparrow Goldfinch Starling
10 November 2017
Latest Sightings
Cool in the fresh northerly today. Jam packed with birds currently, in particular the enormous roost of Starling that is happening on the Reed Bed with an estimated 50,000 birds coming in from 4pm onward viewed from the Harrier Hide area. The reserve wint
10 November 2017
Wildlife sightings 9/11/17
a.m. mid tide Wader Lake Black headed gull 50 Eurasian teal 12 Redshank 40 Snipe Shoveler 3 Saline lagoon Eurasian teal 48 Curlew 14 Black headed gull 20 Shelduck 3 Hawthorn Wood Great tit 2 Dunnock Chaffinch Goldfinch 4
10 November 2017
Recent Sightings (Nov 8th- 10th)
British Steel Hide Wader counts from the British Steel hide include 797 Black-tailed Godwits, 450 Knot, 250 Dunlin, 10 Greenshank, 54 Lapwing, a Snipe and 2 Spotted Redshanks. On the wildfowl front, there were counts of 73 Wigeon, 2 Dark-bellied Brent Ge
10 November 2017
50,000 starlings
Record number of Starlings come home to roost at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre WWT Martin Mere is currently the home to one of nature’s most amazing spectacles - 50,000 starlings roosting at the Centre. The birds disperse during the day but return to t
10 November 2017
Wildlife in Acrylics
The latest exhibition has been unveiled at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre: Wildlife in Acrylics by David Finney. This exhibition by artist David Finney will be on display at the centre from 31 October to 4 December, as well as an exhibit at the North West
10 November 2017
More Whitefronts
Zeiss Hide Wader and duck numbers are still increasing as the weather cools off. Keep an eye out for flocks of Wigeon grazing on the pasture outside the hide. Dunlin - 280 with the opportunity to pick out the semi-palmated sandpiper amongst the flocks. Ru
10 November 2017
Wildlife sightings for 10th November 2017
1 Bittern - middle channel of the main reedbed 2 Pintail - main lake 4 Red-Crested Pochard - reservoir lagoon 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 7 Snipe - grazing marsh 7 Redwing - flew over heading SW 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 1 Water Pipit - grazing ma
10 November 2017
Reserve Update Friday 10th December
The Black-tailed Godwit are showing nicely on the Folly Pond currently with 61 individuals present. They tend to fly out to the Newfield to feed later on returning to Folly Pond at dusk. Some more new arrivals for the Whooper Swans this morning so ple
10 November 2017
Swan late! The first Bewick's swan has finally landed at WWT Slimbridge
After a long wait, the Bewick’s swan has finally arrived in Gloucestershire after an epic journey from the Arctic. The bird - so iconic to Slimbridge - has kept staff and volunteers on the edge of their seats; the late autumn weather delaying their migr
10 November 2017