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Wildlife sightings - 15/05/17
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Avocet 29 + 6 chicks Oystercatcher 3 Grey heron 22 Redshank 2 Ringed plover 2 Common tern 102+ Black-tailed godwit 1 Shoveler 2 Tufted duck 5 Gadwall 2 Stock dove 1 Saline Lagoon Grey heron 1 Avocet 3 Tufted duck 9 Shovel
15 May 2017
Recent sightings - 15th May
The following sightings were recorded today by Toni Castello, warden, at low tide, and under a rainy, windy day, which is keeping the most of the birds quiet, and looking for sheltered spots. Estuary Black-tailed godwit 17, Little egret 1, Black-head
15 May 2017
Today's sightings
Rushy Pen Up to five different Mediterranean Gulls, the nesting Avocets including a brood of 4 chicks and a few Lapwing. No reports of the Lapwing chicks but we hope they are hiding out there somewhere. Tack Piece A pair of Lapwing with a brood of three c
14 May 2017
Sightings Sunday 14th May
Sightings today: Mute swan Whooper swan Gadwall Mallard Red-crested pochard Plover Shelduck Shoveler Teal Wigeon Grey heron Little egret Coot Moorhen Avocet Lapwing Little ringed plover Oystercatcher Redshank Ringed plover Whimbrel Cetti's warbler Reed wa
14 May 2017
Sunday May 14th
Dry and sunny today. Two Avocets currently on The Folly Pond along with a single Common Sandpiper. The Oystercatchers on the Flood Ground have three chicks, all doing well...! Mute Swans are still sitting at two nests and three Barnacle Geese in The Loch
14 May 2017
Wildlife sightings - 14/05/17
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Avocet 21 + 6 chicks Shelduck 7 Grey heron 26 Coot 2 Shoveler 3 Black-tailed godwit 1 Tufted duck 6 Oystercatcher 2 Common tern 65 Little ringed plover 2 Lapwing 15 + 9 chicks Saline Lagoon Shelduck 15 Tufted duck 16 Avoce
14 May 2017
Wildlife sightings for 14th May 2017
1 Whimbrel - main lake (11:00 am) then flew SW 2 Dunlin - wader scrape 3 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon 2 Little Ringed Plover - main lake 2 Common Tern - main lake 2 Whitethroat - entrance area, reservoir lagoon 3 Redshank - grazing marsh, reservoir lago
14 May 2017
Recent sightings
A round up of the best recent sightings since the last update, a Little Stint on Woodend Marsh on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday was the first record of the year, a Spotted Flycatcher was present on Thursday from Janet Kear Hide. Plenty of Whimbrel passi
13 May 2017
A really nice birdwatch morning
A group of 15 enjoyed a morning walk event around the site today Rushy Avocets were great here with 5 incubating pairs and a family of 3 young still doing ok. A fine 2nd Summer Med Gull was a first for many of the group. A Little Ringed Plover was in here
13 May 2017
Today's Highlights
Common Tern Little egret Great egret Kingfisher Great black-backed gull Black-headed gull Mallard Pochard Tufted duck Gadwall Wigeon Shoveler Mute swan and cygnets Whooper swan Coot Moorhen Swift House martin Sand martin Swallow Cormorant Grey heron Meado
13 May 2017
WILDLIFE SIGHTINGS 13/05/17
WADER LAKE / AM / MID TIDE Avocet - 17 + 3 chicks Lapwing - 14 + 14 chicks Redshank - 2 Oystercatcher - 2 Ringed Plover - 2 Little Ringed Plover - 2 Grey Heron - 26 Common Tern - 107 Shoveler - 3 SALINE LAGOON / AM / MID TIDE Avocet - 4 Oystercatch
13 May 2017
Latest Sightings - Saturday 13th May - Oystercatcher chicks!
A wet start, but it doesn't seem to bother the birds and we could do with a bit of water to top the ponds up! After a minor scare yesterday when we couldn't see any Oystercatchers on the Flood Ground, happily they are still there feeding at least 2 chicks
13 May 2017
Wildlife sightings for 13th May 2017
4 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon, wader scrape 2 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 1 Common Tern - main lake 1 Hobby - 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital ledge 1 Whitethroat - singing beside entrance bridge 40 Swift - over reserve 8 House Martin - wildside
13 May 2017
Attenborough pays tribute to Scott
Sir David Attenborough has visited WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre to pay tribute to his old friend, WWT founder Sir Peter Scott. The two broadcasters became close in the 1950s and 1960s, when Peter presented “Look” and David presented “Zooquest” fo
12 May 2017
Recent Sightings
Mute Swan Cr. Russ Myners Millennium Wetlands Little Grebe 3 Mute Swan 4 Shelduck 5 Gadwall 16 Mallard 22 Pochard 4 Tufted Duck 19 Moorhen 4 Coot 4 Lapwing 3 Black-tailed Godwit 21 Black headed gull 129 Mediterranean
12 May 2017