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Widemouth arrives!
On this cold and frosty morning, we were delighted to see the return of Slimbridge regular Widemouth! Widemouth has wintered at Slimbridge every year since her first visit here in the 1999/2000 winter but she was ominously absent last year. Exactly where
5 January 2017
Wildlife sightings - 05/01/17
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Curlew 5 Lapwing 14 Redshank 2 Shelduck 5 Teal 11 Canada goose 14 Black-headed gull 52 Saline Lagoon 100% frozen Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch 4 Great spotted woodpecker 4 Blue tit 2 Robin 1 Chaffinch 6 Other birds Mistle thru
5 January 2017
Even colder
Much of the reserve is frozen this morning and has pushed a lot of birds off to the river and other unfrozen areas. The Rushy and part of the South Lake remain ice free and full of birds. Lapwing on ice 4th January
5 January 2017
Wildlife sightings for 5th January 2016
4 Jack Snipe - marsh 2 Bittern - main lake 2 Water Pipit - wader scrape, grazing marsh 5 Pintail - main lake 2 Snipe - sheltered lagoon 50+ Goldfinch - wildside 1 Peregrine - Charing Cross Hospital roof December bird highlights: Bittern, Jack S
5 January 2017
Reserve Update Thursday 5th January
Brrrr.....bright, cold, frosty morning here first thing, wrap up warm if visiting! The American Wigeon was recorded back on the Folly Pond yesterday afternoon but as the pool is iced over this morning there is no sign of it yet. A good number of Whoop
5 January 2017
Sightings Wednesday 4th January 2017
Depite work in the main observatory there are still wildfowl to be seen from here, we are limited to space but swan feeds are still going ahead. All other hides are open except for Allport hide. Sightings today: Bewick's swan Whooper swan Mute swan
4 January 2017
Wildlife sightings - 04/01/17
a.m. Tide Level: Mid-high Wader Lake Lapwing 1 Shelduck 8 Oystercatcher 1 Eurasian teal 25 Wigeon 5 Saline Lagoon Curlew 25 Kingfisher 1 Other birds Pink-footed goose - 1 - Over site Chaffinch - 10 - Hollowood Goldfinch - 5 - Hollowood Bullfinch - 6 - Hol
4 January 2017
Wildlife sightings for 4th January 2016
5 Pintail - grazing marsh, main lake 79 Wigeon - wader scrape, grazing marsh 4 Snipe - main lake 2 Meadow Pipit - grazing marsh 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital ledge December bird highlights: Bittern, Jack Snipe, Bearded Tit, Peregrine, Water Pipit, Pi
4 January 2017
Commons Committee call for Environmental Protection Act
Leaving the EU is a time-consuming exercise. The Parliamentary process could leave little room for other matters. Yet today, the Commons Environmental Audit Committee topped its new Brexit report with a powerful demand for new environmental law. At WWT,
4 January 2017
Today's highlights
We had another cold night so many ponds and the fields were frozen meaning less waders about the reserve. Highlights today included... Two Bitterns at the South Finger, one near Kingfisher Hide the other from Van de Bovenkamp Hide. Little Stint on the Rus
3 January 2017
Wildlife sightings - 03/01/17
a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Curlew 25 Black-headed gull 3 Eurasian shelduck 12 Eurasian teal 15 Saline Lagoon Curlew 36 Eurasian teal 2 Eurasian shelduck 4 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker 3 Jay 1 Robin 7 Dunnock 2 Bullfinch 14 Coal tit 4 Blue t
3 January 2017
Main hide works Wed 4-Fri 6 January
These works have now been completed to put in place new flooring to the middle section of this hide. Swan feeds will take place as normal using the remaining space in the main hide and the two wing hides, with a commentary and birds being fed in front o
3 January 2017
Wildlife sightings for 3rd January 2017
2 Bittern - main lake 2 Pintail - main lake 2 Water Rail - calling from main lake North shore 1 Jack Snipe - grazing marsh 44 Lapwing - main lake 1 Water Pipit - wader scrape 5 Redwing - sheltered lagoon 1 Peregrine - hunting over reserve December bird h
3 January 2017
Recent sightings - Highlights of the week
Millennium Wetlands Little Grebe 3 Cormorant 4 Grey Heron 2 Mute Swan 8 Shelduck 4 Wigeon 1 Gadwall 102 Teal 35 Mallard 49 Pintail 12 Shoveler 23 Pochard 5 Tufted Duck 37 Scaup 1 Sparrowhawk 1 Water Rail 2 Moorhen 3 Coot 53 Snipe 4 Barn Owl 1 Kingf
3 January 2017
Wildlife sightings for 2nd January 2016
3 Bittern - main lake 2 Jack Snipe - grazing marsh 1 Stonechat - grazing marsh 1 water Pipit - wader scrape 2 Peregrine - perched on Charing Cross Hospital 3 Pintail - main lake December bird highlights: Bittern, Jack Snipe, Bearded Tit, Peregr
3 January 2017