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Prince of Wales celebrates WWT's 70th
The Prince of Wales met volunteers and staff at the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust’s (WWT) Slimbridge headquarters to celebrate the charity’s 70th anniversary and hear about their global work. The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) creates and protect
4 November 2016
Latest Sightings
A brief update. If you check the previous 3 of 4 sightings updates you will get a good idea how busy the reserve is at the moment with wildfowl, geese and swans. Raptors; Peregrine (ad), 2 Marsh Harrier, 4 Common Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 2 Sparrowhawk. Green S
4 November 2016
Reserve Update Friday 4th November - Fieldfare, Scaup & named Whooper Swans
Large mixed flock of thrushes have been feeding down the Avenue today, comprising predominantly Fieldfare with some Song Thrush and Redwing. This has drawn the predators in with a pair of Sparrowhawk spotted having a tussle over a kill. A juvenile Sca
4 November 2016
Spoonies take starring role in new C4 documentary
The critically endangered spoon-billed sandpiper will be stepping into the limelight this week when the first programme in a new C4 documentary series is broadcast at 7pm on Saturday.
4 November 2016
Recent Sightings - Millennium Wetlands and British Steel Hide
Wigeon Cr. Robbie Wilson Millennium Wetlands Mallard 76 Gadwall 73 Shoveler 40 Tufted Duck 8 Wigeon 10 Teal 12 Coot 9 Moorhen 1 Comorant 2 Little Grebe 3 Snipe 2 Water Rail 2 Mute Swan 4 Heron 1 British Steel Hide Bla
4 November 2016
Unforecast rain
A bit wet this morning with bands of light rain moving through, not what the forecast had in store. Its not dampened the bird activity though with the high tide pushed lots of birds on to the Zeiss Hide including several hundred waders and the White-fro
4 November 2016
Recent sightings - 4th November
The following sightings were recorded today by Toni Castello, warden, at low tide. Estuary - visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Observatory Brent geese +1500, Oystercatcher +300, Curlew 25, Shelduck +200, Wigeon 60, Black-headed gull +250,
4 November 2016
Wildlife sightings - 04/11/16
a.m. Tide Level: mid Wader Lake Eurasian teal 20 Redshank 4 Curlew 1 Saline Lagoon Black-headed gull 30 Eurasian teal 12 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch 2 Chaffinch 2 Robin 1 Blue tit 3 Other birds Bullfinch - 5 - Wader Lake footpath Redwing - 10 - Saline Lagoon
4 November 2016
Wildlife sightings for 4th November 2016
4 Skylark - marsh(1), flew W(3) 1 Water Pipit - marsh 8 Meadow Pipit - marsh, scrape bank 2 Stonechat - scrape 2 Siskin - wildside 5 Water Rail - reedbed, sheltered lagoon October bird highlights: Wheatear, Water Pipit, Rock Pipit, Stonechat, Pint
4 November 2016
Hen Harrier
An overcast, cool and moody looking day although no rain until late on. The first Hen Harrier of the autumn/winter, a rintail bird flew North around midday. Other raptors included Marsh Harrier, 2 adult Peregrine, 2 Sparrowhawk and 2 Kestrel. With the rec
3 November 2016
18 snipe at Scrape hide on Wednesday
A snipe blending in with the reeds at the waters edge. Morning sightings from our wardens. Wed 2 Nov Wer
3 November 2016
Wildlife sightings for 3rd November 2016
1 Goldeneye (male) - main lake 1 Water Pipit - marsh 10 Meadow Pipit - marsh + flew W 1 Redpoll - wildside 14 Song Thrush - flew NW 3 Stonechat - marsh, scrape 8 Siskin - wildside + flew W October bird highlights: Wheatear, Water Pipit, Rock Pipit,
3 November 2016
Cattle Egret
Beautiful weather, along with a good variety (and number!) of birds has made the past couple of days a joy to experience! Lots of Whooper Swans here, with numbers slowly increasing to the point where there are currently about 600 birds on the Mere. Lots o
2 November 2016
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Cattle Egrets- the six arrived on South Lake by 3pm yesterday and left the roost at 0825am today. South Lake 95 Black-tailed Godwit, 36 Lapwing, 12 Redshank, 3 Ruff and Grey Heron. Holden Tower 7 Fieldfare, 2 Reed Bunting, Dunnock, Blackbird, Robin, Sparr
2 November 2016
Wildlife sightings - 02/11/16
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Little egret 1 Common snipe 2 Eurasian teal 60 Saline Lagoon Kestrel 1 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker Bullfinch Great tit Coal tit Wren Robin Willow tit Other birds Redwing - 7 - Middle Wood /Forgotten Meadow Redsha
2 November 2016