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The warmth of the sun is a giveaway, the hawthorn is breaking into leaf and it can't far off for the Blackthorn coming into flower. Spring sunshine on the Mere Another sign of spring at Martin Mere is the water level
24 March 2018
Today's sightings
Whooper swan Bewick's swan Mute swan Greylag Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Pintail Gadwall Wigeon Teal Pochard Tufted duck Goldeneye Great crested grebe Little grebe Cormorant Coot Moorhen Crane (x2) Grey heron Great egret (x4) Oystercatcher Avocet (x6) Black
24 March 2018
Saturday 24th March Slimbridge Sightings
Holden Walkway 15 Curlew 900 Wigeon 38 Redshank Ruff 4 Oystercatcher 6 Common Gull 38 Shoveler 23 Avocet Little Grebe Sparrowhawk South Lake 295 Black Tailed Godwit 21 Avocet Male pochard 2 Snipe 20 Shoveler 9 Shellduck 2 Little Grebe Rushy 4 Wigeon 11 Av
24 March 2018
Latest Sightings - Saturday 24th March
No sign of the Garganey for the past few days but it could still be hiding in our ponds. A female Merlin was at the Avenue Tower, plenty of Teal in the Flood Ground along with 3 Little Egrets. The water level on the Folly Pond is being dropped to expose s
24 March 2018
Wildlife sightings for 24th March 2018
2 Redshank - marsh, scrape 2 Jack Snipe - marsh, scrape 3 Meadow Pipit - over NW 27 Fieldfare - over W 2 Chiffchaff - south route 13 Redwing - sheltered lagoon, some flying SE 1 Little Grebe - scrape 2 Shelduck - scrape March bird highlights: C
24 March 2018
Recent Sightings (21st-23rd March)
Cetti's Warbler. Russ Myners British Steel Hide Two Spoonbills have been in the area, along with 252 Redshank,410 Black-tailed Godwit, 191 Knot, 5 Greenshank, 2 Lapwing, 7 Dunlin and 1 Little Egret and Curlew. There h
23 March 2018
Today's sightings
Whooper swan Bewick's swan Mute swan Greylag Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Pintail Gadwall Wigeon Teal Pochard Tufted duck Goldeneye Cormorant Coot Moorhen Crane (x2) Avocet Black-tailed godwit Ruff Redshank Dunlin Lapwing Black-headed gull Starling Pied wagt
23 March 2018
Reserve Update Friday 23rd March
The Black-headed Gulls are still around on the Flood Ground, along with 5 Little Egrets this morning. There was also a good number of Golden Plover flying around, which eventually landed in low middle field to feed. The Whooper Swans are still around, wit
23 March 2018
Bird Movement at Slimbridge 23/03/18
Summary of week commencing 19th March Over the course of the past week we have seen larger numbers of Black Tailed Godwit, Avocet, Shellduck and Oystercatcher on site as they leave their wintering grounds elsewhere in the search of breeding sites. Despite
23 March 2018
Wildlife sightings for 23rd March 2018
1 Marsh Harrier - reedbed (still roosting at the main lake-end of the reedbed) 5 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 3 Chiffchaff - wildside, south route 1 Sand Martin - over N 1 Blackcap - wildside 1 Water Pipit - scrape 1 Little Grebe - scrape 1 Goldeneye - mai
23 March 2018
Vote online to help red-breasted geese
Pioneering work to resolve conflicts between farmers and vulnerable red-breasted geese in Bulgaria has been nominated for the EU Natura 2000 Citizens Award. Voting is open to the public until 22 April 2018. WWT is urging its supporters to vote online here
23 March 2018
A snow-stalled spring is back in full swing
Long tailed tit with nesting material by Romney Turner Long-tailed tit nest under construction, made from moss and spiderwebs covered in lichen. Last weeks snow fall slo
22 March 2018
Sightings for Thursday 22nd March
All hides remain closed due to high water levels apart from the main Observatory. Sightings so far today: Whooper swan Greylag goose Tundra bean goose Crane (2 can be seen on Bank farm) Goldeneye Mallard Pintail Shelduck Shoveler Teal Tufted duck Wigeon L
22 March 2018
Wildlife sightings for 22nd March 2018
1 Marsh Harrier (female) - flew out of reedbed at 15:00, then back down 1 Goldeneye - main lake 2 Little Egret - grazing marsh 1 Redshank - grazing marsh 2 Shelduck - wader scrape 5 Jack Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh 7 Snipe - wader scrape, grazin
22 March 2018
It's World Water Day, naturally
(Main Pic - WWT London Wetland Centre which opened in 2000; Inset - the reservoirs it replaced) Your body is made up of around two thirds water. You probably drink and pass litres of it every day. Yet in case you’re somehow not aware of drinking and we
22 March 2018