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Wildlife sightings - 08/04/18
Wader Lake (AM, mid tide): Avocet 29 Lapwing 24 Shelduck 9 pairs Shoveler 5 Eurasian teal 8 Gadwall 4 Tufted duck 25 Grey heron 26 Oystercatcher 4 Common snipe 3 Redshank 12 Hawthorn Wood: Bullfinch 12 Dunnock 3 Coal tit 4 Blue tit 8 Robin 2
8 April 2018
Wildlife sightings for 8th April 2018
2 Sedge Warbler - main lake, reedbed 6 Willow Warbler - south route, wildside, sheltered lagoon 1 Brambling - south route 8 Blackcap - sheltered lagoon, wildside 1 Yellow Wagtail 11 Swallow - feeding resr lagoon 20 House Martin - feeding resr lagoon 7
8 April 2018
Latest Sightings - Sunday 8th April - UPDATE pair of Osprey on the nest
UPDATE We now have a pair of Osprey on the local nest, the photo below taken from our camera which you can see in the Visitor Centre at the moment and will be on the website very soon. It is the same pair as last year, the female has a ring (white TR) and
8 April 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag goose Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Wigeon Coot Moorhen Crane Little egret Redshank Avocet Lapwing Black-headed gull Song thrush Tree sparrow Goldfinch Reed bunting Blue tit Great tit Wood pigeon Jackdaw Pheasant
8 April 2018
Great White Egret
A Great White Egret was a fine addition to the site year list, the bird was by the pool in Owl Marsh at the back of the Mere on and off during the morning and early afternoon. Little Egret was also on site and the Bittern was again booming in the reed be
7 April 2018
Gulltastic
South Lake Alive with Gulls here this morning, over 600 BH Gulls many actively engaged in displays and nest building. A fantastic set of Med Gulls among them with at least one adult pair displaying on the main nesting island but a bewildering mixture of
7 April 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag Canada goose Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Gadwall Wigeon Teal Tufted duck Goldeneye Great crested grebe Little grebe Cormorant Coot Moorhen Crane (x2) Grey heron Great egret Little egret Curlew Oystercatcher Black-tailed godwit
7 April 2018
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