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Christmas wishes from the Duckery!
Wishing everyone reading a very Merry Christmas and a Happy 2017. Phoebe Vaughan. Watching the sun come up...
23 December 2016
Close Encounters opens in time for Christmas
A popular hand feeding area at a Wearside wetland centre has re-opened just in time for Christmas following an extensive redevelopment. Close Encounters has a new fully accessible path. Close Encounters at WWT Washing
23 December 2016
Wildlife sightings for 23rd December 2016
2 Bittern - main lake close to Headley hide 5 Pintail - main lake, grazing marsh 103 Wigeon - wader scrape, grazing marsh 7 Mandarin - wildside 25 Redwing - flew over heading SE 2 Peregrine - perched on hospital ledge November bird highlights: Bittern,
23 December 2016
Latest Sightings - 23rd December - Wet and wild!
It's wet and wild today! Please take extra care if you plan to visit us. We will be open from 10am, but we will be assessing the wind conditions in relation to the Avenue trees and if conditions worsen only the Visitor Centre and Peter Scott Observatory w
23 December 2016
Old faces
Here at Slimbridge, we record each individual Bewick’s swan by its distinct black and yellow bill pattern as part of a long-term ecological study of the species which was initiated by WWT’s founder Sir Peter Scott more than 50 years ago. Bewick’s sw
22 December 2016
Sightings Thursday 22nd December
Kingfisher Stonechat Whooper Swans Bewick's Swan Mute Swan Great White Egret Snipe Black-tailed Godwit Tufted Duck Pochard Wigeon Greylag Goose Canada Goose Marsh Harrier Kestrel Teal Pintail Little Egret
22 December 2016
Bird News
Two sightings of Brambling on the reserve today, one from the Janet Kear hide and another (although possibly the same bird) near the Kingfisher hide. At least 2 Little Egrets were present today, and were visible from most of the hides at some stage during
22 December 2016
Wildlife sightings - 22/12/16
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Lapwing 42 Redshank 12 Curlew 9 Shelduck 12 Wigeon 2 Teal 53 Saline Lagoon Curlew 50 Shelduck 4 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker 2 Nuthatch 1 Treecreeper 1 Long-tailed tit 14 Willow tit 1 Coal tit 8 Bullfinch 22 Gold
22 December 2016
Wildlife sightings for 22nd December 2016
2 Bittern - main lake close to Headley hide 3 Jack Snipe - grazing marsh 12 Redwing - sheltered lagoon 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 1 Stonechat - grazing marsh November bird highlights: Bittern, Jack Snipe, Curlew, Dunlin, Black-tailed Godwit, Yellow-l
22 December 2016
Latest Sightings - 22nd December - windy start
Windy start to the day, and the forecast is for it to strengthen tomorrow so please take care if you are planning to visit during the next few days. The drake Green-winged Teal and American Wigeon are both on the Folly Pond this morning. Todays high tide
22 December 2016
Sightings Wednesday 21st December
Tufted Duck Whooper Swans Bewick's Swans Lapwing Black-tailed Godwit Coot Wigeon Teal Kingfisher Little Egret Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly
21 December 2016
Sacha hands over swan petition at 10 Downing Street
A petition asking the UK Government to help improve the environment for swans and people has been handed over to 10 Downing Street.
21 December 2016
21/12/2016 - American Wigeon still
A bit of a wet and windy start to the day. However, the American Wigeon is still showing well on the flood ground, it is a bit easier to pick out here, spending some time away from the main flock out on the water. A drake Goosander was also fishing on he
21 December 2016
Wildlife sightings - 21/12/16
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Curlew 52 Lapwing 80 Redshank 23 Shelduck 9 Teal 41 Wigeon 1 Saline Lagoon Curlew 90 Redshank 11 Shelduck 6 Teal 14 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker 2 Nuthatch 1 Bullfinch 27 Chaffinch 34 Goldfinch 8 Greenfinch 6 Wil
21 December 2016
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Rushy Hide & Peng Observatory A count of 111 Bewick's Swans this morning, with many birds already heading out on the fields to graze, including a family with 3 cygnets on the Tack Piece. Most of the swans are currently heading for The Dumbles, but w
21 December 2016