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Wildlife sightings - 5/12/2017
Wader Lake (AM , low tide): Eurasian teal 19 Herring gull 7 Lapwing 126 Canada goose 1 Shoveler 2 Shelduck 8 Greater black-backed gull 5 Kestrel (male) 1 Black-headed gull 66 Saline lagoon (AM, low tide): Kingfisher (male) 1 Curlew 15 Shelduck 1 &n
4 December 2017
Latest Sightings- 4th December
Yesterday morning was our monthly dawn flight, with terrific views at sunrise of around 10,000 Barnacle Geese and 20,000 Pink-footed Geese. Our next Dawn Flight is Sunday 7th January. A new pair of Whooper Swans arrived this morning, with 2 cygnets! Whoop
4 December 2017
Wildlife sightings for 4th December 2017
1 Bittern - main lake N shore 1 Goldeneye - main lake 2 Shelduck - wader scrape 3 Pintail - grazing marsh 4 Snipe - grazing marsh 50+ Redwing - entrance area 6 Fieldfare - South route, entrance area 1 Chiffchaff - wildside November bird highligh
4 December 2017
Sightings for Sunday
Black-tailed Godwit (left) roosting on the Rushy islands (top pond) with a Little Stint feeding (right) Rushy Hide/Peng Observatory 37 Bewick's Swans at dawn and dusk, two Little Stints. Tack Piece The Bewick's Swans fed and roosted here during the day,
3 December 2017
Sightings Sunday December 3rd
Overcast but mild start to the day, all hides are open. Sightings today: Whooper swan Canada goose Greylag goose Pochard Shelduck Shoveler Teal Tufted duck Wigeon Grey heron Little egret Coot Moorhen Water rail Black-tailed godwit Curlew Dunlin Redshank B
3 December 2017
Wildlife sightings for 3rd December 2017
1 Goldeneye - main lake 2 Shelduck - wader scrape 2 Pintail - grazing marsh 7 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape 40 Lapwing - main lake 19 Redwing - entrance area and flew over S, SW 5 Mandarin - reservoir lagoon 1 Chiffchaff - wildside November
3 December 2017
Latest Sightings
Slight change in the weather after the cold snap although it didn't feel much warmer! No specific counts of late so these are an approximation; 4000+ Pink-footed Geese, 1000+ Whooper Swan, 3000+ Teal, 1000+ Mallard, 700+ Wigeon, 600+ Shelduck, 200+ Pinta
2 December 2017
Today's sightings
Bewick swan Whooper swan Mute swan Greylag Canada goose Mallard Shoveler Wigeon Teal Pintail Gadwall Pochard Moorhen Coot Great egret Black-tailed godwit Redshank Curlew Ruff Snipe Dunlin Cormorant Lapwing Black-headed gull Herring gull Kingfisher (x2) Tr
2 December 2017
Jack snipe, hawfinches & more birds of prey
Redwing eating Berries photographed by Romney Turner We put a new roof on our Ramsar hide last week. The activity moved the kingfishers on from fishing near the hide, one of their favourite spots onsite. Instead our b
2 December 2017
Still more Swans.
Rushy Great to see Bewick Swans arriving this morning, at least 37 on site so far including a new family of 3 young. Should be a great afternoon feed which take place at 16.00 every afternoon the best way to end your day at Slimbridge. Also on the Rushy
2 December 2017
Latest Sightings - 2nd December - Christmas Fayre today!
A slightly more mild morning on the reserve, with a bit of cloud cover. Its our Christmas Fayre TODAY, 1-4pm. A great range of stalls will be here including knitwear, wildlife illustrations, woodwork, bird boxes & tables, soft furnishings, Fairtrade p
2 December 2017
Wildlife sightings for 2nd December 2017
3 Stonechat - wader scrape, main lake 500+ Redwing - 50-100 in the entrance area and Queen Elizabeth Walk; 500+ flew over in several flocks all heading West (0800-1400hrs) 40 Fieldfare - entrance area, south route 2 Bittern - main lake N shore (Dulvert
2 December 2017
Recent Sightings (29th Nov-1st Dec)
British Steel and Michael Powell Hides Low tides have meant that waders numbers on the lagoons have been somewhat low. Counts of 59 Lapwing, 10 Dunlin, 3 Greenshank, 10 Redshank and a Black-tailed Godwit have been taken from the hide. Wildfowl have includ
1 December 2017
Sightings Friday December 1st
Cold but bright start to the day here at Welney, all hides and Summer walk remain open. Sightings so far today: Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag goose Canada goose Mallard Pintail Pochard Shoveler Teal Wigeon Cormorant Coot Moorhen Kingfisher Black-tailed g
1 December 2017
More Swans and Geese
Some good clear weather and northerly winds have allowed a few more Bewicks Swans and Whitefronted Geese to arrive. Rushy At least 28 Bewicks here this morning joining the 120 Pochard and around 60 Pintail. The Little Stint was on the muddy island in the
1 December 2017