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Summer holiday fun!
Summer holiday activities run from Saturday 21 July until Monday 3 September! Join us for minibeast hunting, pond dipping, craft activities, flamingo watching and of course our fabulous canoe and bike trails! For more information see http://www.wwt.org.u
19 July 2012
Green sandpiper
A lovely Green sandpiper feeding on the wet grassland pools from the Lapwing hide. This is the first time this species has been recorded on this newly created area and gives real promise for more sightings of this and other wader species. Cormorants, Litt
19 July 2012
Out on the reserve today
Water levels on the reserve are ideal at the moment if you are a hunting little egret.These conditions have attracted up to 40 birds in recent days - an amazing number when you think ho [...]
19 July 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake - AM - Low tide Avocet - 6 + 3 Juveniles Lapwing - 110 Redshank - 7 Oystercatcher - 4 Common Tern - 51 + 30 Juveniles Grey Heron - 8 Saline [...]
19 July 2012
Barn Owls
Barn Owls were active this morning and into the early afternoon, 1 showed very well from United Utilities spending over an hour perched close to the hide, with another bird in the Ron Barker area. The [...]
19 July 2012
Green sandpiper
A lovely Green sandpiper feeding on the wet grassland pools from the Lapwing hide. This is the first time this species has been recorded on this newly created area and gives real promise for more sigh [...]
19 July 2012
Wildlife sightings for 19th July 2012
12 Teal - main lake 2 Gadwall chicks - reservoir lagoon 3 Tufted Duck broods - world wetlands 3 Common Tern juv's - fledged and on main lake island 1 Peregrine - on char [...]
19 July 2012
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Sanderling 2 on the estuary Swift 50 feeding over the Dumbles Lapwing 60 Redstart 2 on the fence to Middle Point (Summer Walkway) South Lake AVOCET pair has hatched two [...]
19 July 2012
Art exhibition celebrates the re-introduction of cranes to the Somerset levels.
Hundreds of origami paper cranes, professional silk paintings, jewellery, sculpture and painting are now on show at WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre. Visitors to WWT Slimbridge can see the exhibition featuring the crane artwork in the foyer until 3 September
18 July 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake - AM - Low Tide Avocet - 6 + 3 Juveniles Oystercatcher - 5 Lapwing - 90 Redhank - 11 Curlew - 2 Common Tern - 67 + 30 Juveniles [...]
18 July 2012
Spotted Redshank new in.
No sign of yesterday's phalarope but a moulting Spotted Redshank was new in for those out birding today. Still a family party of Avocet, 2 adult and 3 nearly fledged young. Other waders included 3 [...]
18 July 2012
Wildlife sightings for 18th July 2012
5 Teal - main lake and scrape 1 Little Ringed Plover - main lake 26 Lapwing - marsh Additional sighting from yesterday: 1 Dunlin - main lake Recent bird highl [...]
18 July 2012
Today's sightings
Water Vole taken by Allen Chard in our pond Zone. Several animals giving great views their currently and yes they are wild! The Holden Tower Yellow Wagtail 2 Sand Martin 200 Swift 80 [...]
18 July 2012
Flamingo Lagoon officially open
The new greater flamingo enclosure at WWT Slimbridge was officially unveiled today and the sunken viewing area provides visitors with an excellent chance of observing flamingo behaviour at close-quarters. Whilst the birds have only been installed in their
17 July 2012
The breeding season so far...... plus a swan update.
Unfortunately we have not had a very good breeding season on the reserve at Martin Mere with many of the species suffering from heavy rain washing away their nests, most notable was the sad news that the two Marsh Harrier chicks did not survive which woul
17 July 2012