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Lapwing Cr. Rob Werran British Steel Hide Little Grebe 2 Cormorant 2 Little Egret 4 Canada Goose 11 Shelduck 38 Wigeon 217 Teal 8 Mallard 43 Gadwall 2 Pintail 3 Shoveler 10 Tufted Duck 6 Sparrowhawk 1 Buzzard 2 Red Ki
16 December 2016
Wildlife sightings - 16/12/16
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Lapwing 90 Redshank 10 Teal 36 Shelduck 4 Kestrel 1 (Flew low over meadow) Sparrowhawk 1 (High over lake) Saline Lagoon Curlew 57 (meadow) Teal 11 Jackdaw 2 (meadow) Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch 16 Greenfinch 10 Willow tit 1 Coa
16 December 2016
Sightings Friday 16th December
Flooding on the wash is now around 90% so the Summer walk and dragonfly pond is now closed. All other hides remain open apart from Allport hide. Sightings today: Whooper swan Mute swan Bewick's swan Pintail Pochard Teal Tufted duck Shoveler Wigeon Kingfis
16 December 2016
Sightings for Thursday 15th December
Whooper swan Mute swan Goldeneye Pintail Pochard Teal Tufted duck Shoveler Wigeon Black-tailed godwit Dunlin Golden plover Lapwing Redshank Ruff Snipe Water rail Buzzard Marsh harrier
16 December 2016
Wildlife sightings for 16th December 2016
1 Bittern - main lake close to Headley hide 7 Pintail -main lake, sheltered lagoon, wader scrape 5 Mandarin - wildside 15 Redwing - flew over heading South 2 Fieldfare - wildside 2 Meadow Pipit - grazing marsh 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital ledge Novem
16 December 2016
Wildlife sightings - 15/12/16
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Curlew 65 Redshank 11 Lapwing 105 Greater black-backed gull 1 Black-headed gull 27 Cormorant 1 Saline Lagoon Shelduck 4 Teal 8 Redshank 3 Hawthorn Wood Nuthatch 1 Long-tailed tit 8 Coal tit 8 Willow tit 1 Bullfinch 16 Green
15 December 2016
Wildlife sightings for 15th December 2016
1 Bittern - main lake N shore (seen from Peacock Tower) 2 Peregrine - perched on Charing Cross Hospital ledge 1 Water Pipit - marsh, main lake 9 Meadow Pipit - marsh, also flew SW 13 Fieldfare - flew E, and a few birds along the South Route 15 Redwi
15 December 2016
Reserve Update Thursday 15th December
Another lovely morning, although the darker start seemed to confuse some of the Whooper Swans who were a little late leaving the Folly Pond to head over to the Whooper Pond. Numbers of Whoopers are staying around the 150 mark with newcomers still arrivi
15 December 2016
A busy and sunny day
Its been a busy one here at Slimbridge with lots of birds out in the sunshine and lots of activity. Out on The Dumbles we've had thousands of waders, mainly Lapwing and Golden Plover with a few Dunlin mixed in too. Rushy Hide & Peng Observatory A gr
14 December 2016
Celebration day to welcome back the human swan
WWT’s own human swan, conservationist Sacha Dench, has been welcomed back to Slimbridge as she nears the end of her epic 7,000km Flight of the Swans journey.
14 December 2016
Wildlife sightings - 14/12/2016
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Kestrel (heard calling) 1 Shelduck 1 Eurasian teal 7 Redwing 8 Chaffinch 4 Saline Lagoon Cormorant 2 Hawthorn Wood Robin 7 Dunnock 2 Chaffinch 7 Blue tit 9 Great tit 10 Willow tit 2 Other birds Sparrowhawk - over insect gar
14 December 2016
Sightings Wednesday 14th December
Sightings so far today: Mute swan Whooper swan Pochard Wigeon Grey heron Great white egret (Ladyfen) Little egret Curlew Dunlin Golden plover Ruff Barn owl Buzzard Kestrel Marsh harrier Peregrine Reed bunting Stonechat
14 December 2016
Reserve Update Wednesday 14th December
A cracking start to the morning with flights of curlew and barnacle geese illuminated by a stunning sunrise. No sign of the American Wigeon so far to day but he flew in late yesterday afternoon and stayed to dusk. The drake Green-winged Teal is at his
14 December 2016
Sightings 14/12/16
A stunning morning on the reserve with perfect light for viewing the wildlife. Still good numbers of birds on the Folly pond with 130 Black-tailed Godwits and around 500 Wigeon. Some very big flocks of Barnacle Geese around the Avenue Tower in the morni
14 December 2016
Leho arrives home for Christmas
Leho the GPS tagged Bewick's swan Earlier this month a second GPS tagged Bewick's swan, Leho, arrived back at WWT Welney. She is the third GPS tagged Bewick's swan to arrive back in the UK after Daisy Clarke and Ma
14 December 2016