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Friday 12th August
Rushy Pen Green Sandpiper 10 Lapwing 10 Teal 19 Holden Tower Tufted Duck with Chick Shoveler 2 Little Egrit 1 Green Sandpiper Kingfisher Hide Common Crane 9 Lapwing 30+ Zeiss Hide Teal 80+ Shoveler 20 Green Sandpiper 2 Barnacle Geese 145 South Lake Hide B
12 August 2016
Latest Sightings - 12th August
Autumn migration is now underway, with waders passing through almost daily. Keep an eye out for Ruff and Green Sandpiper which have already been seen this week! Today's high tide 19:10 7.2m Around the reserve today: Wildflowers Red Clover White
12 August 2016
Sightings August 11th
Despite the wet and overcast start to the day there have been quite a few sightings on Lady Fen and the washes. Little stint Ruff Green sandpiper Common sandpiper Snipe (15 on Lady fen) Black-tailed godwit Golden plover (31 on washes) Redshank Little egre
11 August 2016
If you build it, they will come!
A specially designed hide introduced to bring wildlife and people closer together at WWT Washington Wetland Centre is proving a huge success since its opening earlier this year. The 16-sided, accessible hide was officially opened in May and promised to he
11 August 2016
Wildlife sightings - 11/08/16
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Avocet 8 Black-tailed godwit 4 Common sandpiper 1 Lapwing 220 Redshank 92 Oystercatcher 4 Curlew 2 Common snipe 3 Grey heron 9 adults + 15 juvenile Stock dove 5 Saline Lagoon Lapwing 62 Common sandpiper 2 Grey heron 3 juve
11 August 2016
Some Warbler movement.
South Lake Black Tailed Godwit 133 Ruff 4 males 1 female Redshank 20 ad 4 juveniles Shoveler 29 Zeiss Hide Teal 83 Shovelor 23 Barnacle Goose 21 Green Sandpiper 2 Little Ringed Plover 1 Buzzard 1 Reed Bunting 1 Kingfisher Hide Common Crane 3 Holden Tower
11 August 2016
Thursday update, August 11th
A Green Sandpiper is on The Folly Pond this morning, along with a couple of Black-tailed Godwits. Little Grebe adult and chick are still on The Teal Pond. Later yesterday there was a single Ruff, and the young Marsh Harrier was over Saltcot Merse again To
11 August 2016
Wildlife sightings for 11th August 2016
1 Garganey - main lake 40 Teal - main lake and scrape 7 Arctic Tern - flew south 4 Common Tern 3 Linnet - marsh 15 Shoveler - main lake and scrape 2 Kingfisher - resr lagoon, reedbed 2 Willow Warbler - wildside 4 Chiffchaff - wildside 1 Blackcap - pea
11 August 2016
Marsh Harriers and Waders
A nice selection of birds over the past couple of days with new waders dropping in and new Marsh Harriers arriving. At least 4 different Marsh Harrier with 2 juveniles, a 2nd year bird and an adult male seen around the reserve. Other raptors included a ju
10 August 2016
Update, Wednesday August 10th
The Meadow was cut for hay yesterday but remains open as usual until the end of this month. The usual build-up of Snipe has begun with an increase to at least eight on the Folly Pond this morning Today's high tide 18:00, 7.7m Around the reserve today: W
10 August 2016
Wildlife sightings 10/08/16
morning high tide Wader Lake wood sandpiper common sandpiper 2 avocet 6 black tailed godwit 4 lapwing 312 redshank 110 oystercatcher 6 curlew 5 common snipe 7 common tern 47 grey heron 11 Saline lagoon avocet 1 lapwing 56 black headed gull 90 greater blac
10 August 2016
First peek at new Canoe Kiosk in the Riverlife area
Work has now been completed on a new phased project to improve the catering facilities at WWT Slimbridge. A huge team effort and considerable investment has transformed the former toilets and catering facilities in the Riverlife area. The new Canoe Kiosk
10 August 2016
Slimbridge Sightings
South Lake Black Tailed Godwit (140) Ruff (4) Redshank (21ad 4 juv) Great Crested Grebe (adult 1juv) Zeiss Hide Black Tailed Godwit (4) Redshank (3) Teal (50) Kingfisher Hide Common Crane (3) Little Grebe (3) Little Egret Buzzard (3) Holden Tower Little E
10 August 2016
Wildlife sightings for 10th August 2016
1 Garganey - main lake, island 19 51 Teal - main lake and scrape 12 Shoveler - main lake and scrape 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 1 Chiffchaff - calling in wildside August bird highlights: Garganey, Hobby, Red Ki
10 August 2016
Wildlife sightings - 09/08/16
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Grey heron 16 Greylag goose 19 Lapwing 221 Gadwall 11 Avocet 10 Common snipe 1 Black-tailed godwit 2 Curlew 2 Common sandpiper 1 Redshank 41 Eurasian teal 5 Saline Lagoon Little egret 1 Grey heron 2 (River reedbed) Lapwing
9 August 2016