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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
Today's Highlights
Grey Plover Little Ringed Plover Dunlin Redshank Avocet Gadwall Shoveler Shelduck Pochard Wigeon Sedge Warbler Reed Warbler Oystercatcher Tufted Duck Whitethroat Little Egret Common Tern Swallow House Martin Buzzard Cuckoo x2 Egyptian Goose
12 May 2017
Three Cuckoos and a Spotted Flycatcher
Some of today's sightings from the early morning hide round: Rushy Hide Mediterranean Gull - 2, Avocet - 12, Oystercatcher - 3 Holden Tower - On hide tide Grey Plover - 2, Sanderling - 4, Ringed Plover - 15+, Dunlin - 10+, Whimbrel - 1, Oystercatcher - 8,
12 May 2017
Wildlife sightings for 12th May 2017
1 Ringed Plover - main lake 3 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape, grazing marsh 1 Common Sandpiper - 4 Redshank - reservoir lagoon, wader scrape 3 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon 2 Common Tern - main lake 2 Whitethroat - entrance lake, wader scrape bank 4 Ch
12 May 2017
First chicks mark fresh future for rare fenland wading bird
In a UK first, 26 fluffy black-tailed godwit chicks have been hatched by conservationists in the Fens this week. The rare chicks will be hand-reared until they are strong enough to be released back into the wild. Black-tai
12 May 2017
Fenland chicks good for godwits
First chicks mark fresh future for rare fenland wading bird
12 May 2017
Ask for environmental answers
3 crucial questions to ask Parliamentary candidates on your doorstep Political parties are already making promises for the Parliament ahead. But as we go into the General Election, we are still waiting for Government to deliver on previous promises: an en
11 May 2017
Wildlife sightings - 11/05/17
a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Black-tailed godwit 7 Common tern 130 Dunlin 2 Little ringed plover 2 Oystercatcher 2 Avocet 16 + 3 juvenile Common sandpiper 1 Gadwall 5 Redshank 5 Shoveler 4 Saline Lagoon Avocet 2 Oystercatcher 1 Shelduck 10 Tufted duck
11 May 2017
Wildlife sightings for 11th May 2017
1 Ringed Plover - main lake 4 Dunlin - flew E 2 Little Ringed Plover - reservoir lagoon 3 Redshank - main lake, wader scrape 2 Common Tern - main lake 3 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon 5 Mute Swan cygnets - reservoir lagoon 1 Whinchat - scrape bank 4 Linn
11 May 2017
Today's Highlights
Common Tern Redshank Shelduck Shoveler and ducklings Mallard Moorhen and chicks Little Egret Lapwing Avocet Cuckoo Common Sandpiper Little Ringed Plover Whitethroat Sedge Warbler Reed Warbler Oystercatcher Gadwall Teal Black-tailed Godwit Bar-tailed Godwi
10 May 2017
Wildlife sightings for 10th May 2017
2 Wood Sandpiper - main lake 2 Common Sandpiper - reservoir lagoon, main lake 1 Ringed Plover - main lake 1 Lesser Whitethroat - singing in world wetlands 3 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape, reservoir lagoon 3 Redshank - main lake, wader scrape 2 Comm
10 May 2017
Reserve Update Wednesday 10th May
It is that time of year again when we start the breeding bird survey around the Reserve. Sedge Warblers have been well represented down the Avenues with 16 singing males on the way to Avenue Tower. We have also discovered where all the Whitethroats ha
10 May 2017