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Excellent Crane watching
Holden Tower Crane 16 on the Dumbles including all 3 juveniles and the 2 un-ringed birds. Peregrine 2 adults on the cross fence. Teal 70 in the Holden Scrape which is beginning to hold some water. Willow Hide Water Rail 3 showing very well at feeders. Tac
1 December 2018
Siskins up high on the Alder trees
2 Shelduck - wader scrape 1 Goldeneye - 3 Pintail - main lake, grazing marsh 8 Mandarin - wildside 4 Snipe - grazing marsh 4 Siskin - sheltered lagoon 3 Coal Tit - South route feeders & entrance feeders November bird highlights: Short-eared Owl, She
1 December 2018
Today's sightings
Bewick's swan Whooper swan Mute swan Greylag Canada goose Barnacle goose Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Pintail Gadwall Wigeon Teal Pochard Cormorant Coot Moorhen Grey heron Great egret Curlew (x2) Black-tailed godwit Ruff Redshank Dunlin (x14) Lapwing Golden
30 November 2018
Join us for a wild winter adventure
We’re here for you and for wildlife 364 days a year including all throughout the holidays*, so don’t let a little thing like the weather put you off spending time in the great outdoors! Not all wildlife sleeps during the winter, so fling on a coat, pu
30 November 2018
American visitor
A drake Green-winged Teal was on the Top New Piece this morning from the Zeiss Hide. This North American duck is a regular visitor to the UK and for a period was nearly an annual occurence at Slimbridge, but we've had a few years now without a record.
30 November 2018
Wildlife Sightings - 30/11/18
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/High Water Rail - 2 (1 Paddy Fleming hide & 1 Northumbrian Water hide) Redshank - 8 Common Snipe - 5 Lapwing - 12 Curlew - 4 Shelduck - 10 Teal - 48 Grey Heron - 5 Black-headed Gull - 186 Saline Lagoon Sh
30 November 2018
Snipe spotting on the marsh
1 Bittern - main lake (North shore) 2 Shelduck - main lake 7 Mandarin - wildside 1 Jack Snipe - grazing marsh 5 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape 25 Fieldfare - flew over heading SW 2 Redwing - sheltered lagoon 2 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 3 Meadow P
30 November 2018
Today's sightings
Bewick's swan (Lyle hide) Whooper swan Mute swan Greylag Canada goose Egyptian goose Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Pintail Gadwall Wigeon Teal Ringed teal (escapee) Pochard Tufted duck Cormorant Coot Moorhen Grey heron Great egret (x2) Little egret Curlew (x3
29 November 2018
Wild weather
It has been pretty windy this morning with periods of heavy rain too. The rain over the last few days has turned the Top New Piece into a haven for all manner of waders and wildfowl with big numbers of birds spread across the whole area making counting
29 November 2018
Adult Yellow-legged Gull on the main lake
5 Pintail - marsh 1 Yellow-legged Gull adult - main lake 1 Jack Snipe - marsh 1 Bittern - flew from the middle of the reedbed to the main lake (N shore) 2 Chiffchaff - wildside 13 Redwing - wildside 1 Kingfisher - world wetlands November bi
29 November 2018
Today's sightings 29/11/18
a.m. high tide Wader Lake shelduck 14 shoveler female 3 redshank 16 water rail (from Paddy Fleming Hide) Teal 14 grey heron 3 Saline lagoon teal 21 Grey heron Redshank 3 Hawthorn Wood nuthatch bullfinch 4 great spotted woodpecker blue tit 5 coal tit 3 gre
29 November 2018
Some Counts
A change to some milder but windy weather and the first rain we've had for a while. A dawn count of Pink-footed Geese and Whooper Swan produced just over 6000 geese and 457 Whooper Swan. More speculation than access to data but it looks like many of the o
28 November 2018
Today's sightings
Bewick's swan (Lyle hide) Whooper swan Mute swan Greylag Canada goose Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Pintail Wigeon Teal Ringed teal (escapee) Pochard Cormorant Coot Moorhen Grey heron Little egret Black-tailed godwit Ruff Redshank Snipe Dunlin Lapwing Golden
28 November 2018
Cape Shelduck
Who’s that nesting in an underground burrow? It’s the Cape shelduck! Cape shelduck originate from South Africa where they nest in disused aardvark burrows! You can see them here at Slimbridge in the Flamingo lagoon. Look out for the artificial nesting
28 November 2018
Wildlife sightings - 28/11/18
Wader Lake (AM, mid-high tide): Shoveler (three male and one female) 4 Shelduck 14 Teal 18 Water rail (Paddy Fleming Hide) 1 Tufted duck 35 Saline lagoon (AM, mid-high tide): Teal 28 Redshank 1 Hawthorn Wood feeding station: Great-spotted wo
28 November 2018