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Another wet one
Zeiss Hide 150 Golden Plover, 300+ Lapwing, 350+ Dunlin, 36 Snipe, 9 Ruff, 300+ Wigeon, 150+ Teal, 2 Curlew. . South Lake Hides 110 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Ruff, 4 Avocet, 500+ Lapwing, 2 Oystercatcher, 18 Shoveler. . Rushy Hide & Peng Observatory 121
24 January 2018
Green-winged Teal is back
Early squally showers followed by a brisk South-westerly and sunshine. A few early signs that spring isn't too far around the corner, with a bit of a dawn chorus yesterday in mild conditions, Teal whistling out on the marsh and the arrival of a few more O
24 January 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swans Whooper swans Greylag Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Wigeon Teal Tufted duck Pochard Great-crested grebe Coot Moorhen Great egret Little egret Black-tailed godwit Ruff Redshank Lapwing Black-headed gull Pied wagtail Meadow pipit Starling Reed buntin
24 January 2018
A Splashtastic Half Term Event!
Children of all ages (and the young-at-heart!) are being encouraged to get out into the fresh air and have fun jumping in puddles this February half-term at Dusty’s Puddle Jumping Championships held at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre. The competition is par
24 January 2018
Wildlife sightings - 24/1/2018
Wader Lake (AM, high tide): Grey heron 4 (2 in hedge) Mallard 98 Eurasian teal 83 Eurasian wigeon 2 Lapwing 44 Shelduck 17 Common buzzard 1 (flying over, heading North East) Canada goose 1 Kestrel 1 Common snipe 10 Black-headed gull 25 Saline lagoo
24 January 2018
Reserve Update Wednesday 24th January
Lots of aerial aerobatics going on today in the high winds! Good numbers of duck remain on Flood Ground with over 500 Teal, 150 Wigeon, 21 Shoveler and 4 Pintail. Pintail can also be found on Corner Field (which is rather water-logged) and Back Pond.
24 January 2018
Wildlife sightings for 24th January 2018
1 Bittern - main lake 5 Pintail - wader scrape, main lake, grazing marsh 2 Shelduck - wader scrape 1 Snipe - wader scrape 65 Teal - wader scrape, grazing marsh 1 Grey Wagtail - otter enclosure January bird highlights: Jack Snipe, Bittern, Gold
24 January 2018
Recent Sightings (20th-23rd Jan)
British Steel Hide Many wildfowl could be seen out on the estuary including 140 Teal, 9 Shoveler, 2 Red-Breasted Merganser and 4 Brent Geese. Further inland on the Dafen Scrapes, some nice close up sightings of 17 Black-tailed godwit as well as 9
23 January 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swans Whooper swans Bewick's swans Greylag Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Gadwall Pintail Wigeon Teal Pochard Tufted duck Great crested grebe Coot Moorhen Great egret Little egret Black-tailed godwit Redshank Snipe Dunlin Lapwing Black-headed gull Pied wa
23 January 2018
Wildlife sightings - 23/01/18
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Grey heron 4 Shelduck 17 Eurasian teal 38 Lapwing 99 Shoveler 7 Common snipe 7 Great black-backed gull 3 Herring gull 4 Black-headed gull 137 Saline Lagoon Kingfisher 1 Curlew 2 Eurasian teal 19 Hawthorn Wood Nuthatch 1 Tr
23 January 2018
Wildlife sightings for 23rd January 2018
1 Bittern - main lake South shore 3 Pintail - wader scrape 1 Shelduck - main lake 3 Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh 31 Redwing - entrance area 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital January bird highlights: Jack Snipe,
23 January 2018
WeBs Count
Cormorant 12 Greylag goose 125 Mute swan 42 Grey heron 9 Shelduck 3 Wigeon 6603 Gadwall 23 Teal 2848 Mallard 1152 Pintail 83 Shoveler 44 Pochard 552 Tufted duck 88 Moorhen 9 Coot 315 Lapwing 887 Ruff 37 Dunlin 26 Redshank 11 Snipe 12 Black-tailed godwit 6
22 January 2018
What a pair! Missing mate of famous swan arrives from Arctic six weeks late!
The power couple were reunited when Dealer, 25, joined her 26-year-old partner Croupier on the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust’s (WWT) iconic Swan Lake today. Croupier, Slimbridge’s very own ‘cobfather’, is the leader of ‘The Gambling Dynasty’,
22 January 2018
Latest Sightings
After the sleet swept weekend Monday wasn't too bad and the lack of rain meant the raptors were performing. Two Peregrine were causing panic among the Lapwing and clashing themselves (imm + ad), at least 4 Marsh Harrier, 4+ Buzzard, 2 Kestrel and 2 Sparro
22 January 2018
Today's Highlights
Meadow pipit Pied wagtail Goldfinch Tree sparrow Reed bunting Fieldfare Stonechat Robin Mute swan Bewick's swan Whooper swan Greylag goose Pochard Wigeon Tufted duck Shelduck Mallard Shoveler Teal Goldeneye Gadwall Pintail Black-tailed godwit Lapwing Coot
22 January 2018