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Merry Xmas to all our readers!! On the 23rd a Merlin was seen from Ron barker hide, always one of the harder raptors to catch up with, keep scanning the fenceposts! Also the Woodcock despite not being seen all day and despite many observers looking, was e
26 December 2012
Goldeneye & red kite
Goldeneye - 1 female straight out from the main observatory towards the far side of the reserve. Red kite - 1 (flew over the centre and main observatory at 12.15pm). The second warden walk today had sightings of peregrine falcon, merlin, 10 hares, barn ow
26 December 2012
Todays Sightings
Todays sightings Posted on 26 December 2012 by Dave Paynter @ Slimbridge Extensive flooding creating great birdwatching again. Roads in the area are all fine so great time to come and visit. Robbie Garnett Hide Fantastic birding Bewicks Swan 45 Whit
26 December 2012
Wildlife sightings for 26th December 2012
12 Siskin - entrance lake 6 Redpoll - wildside 1 Stonechat - grazing marsh 7 Redwing - flew W, SW 1 Kingfisher - wader scrape Recent bird highlights: Goosander, Bittern, Little Egret, Peregrine, Woodcock, Jack Snipe, Yellow-legged Gull, Rock
26 December 2012
Learn all about swans - Today its U49 'Mill'
Every day this week we are going to tell you about some of our swan characters and what we have learnt about them - why not make a note of their ring numbers and come down to see if you can spot them and send us a picture? Today we are focu...ssing on swa
26 December 2012
Wildlife spectacular and warden walks
Each morning before 10am there are 2000 whooper swans and 200 Bewick's swans waking up on their roost next to the visitor centre. We are opening early on Thurs 27, Sat 29 and Mon 31 December to allow people to witness this from the comfort of the wigeo
26 December 2012
green-winged teal on the folly pond this morning
The male green-winged teal is showing well on the folly pond this morning. Over 700 teal on the pond with lots of groups of males displaying. Good visibility this morning with 5,580 barnacle geese counted from the tower, flocks of geese all over the wet
26 December 2012
Happy Christmas
I would like to wish everyone a very happy Christmas. I hoped that you enjoyed the day yesterday. I spent it with all my fmaily and friends which was a very large gathering but I had a lovely time. It is back to business as usual today though as we are
26 December 2012
Today's sightings
The Dumbles and Tack Piece are in full (rain) flood. The birding here today was excellent again with thousands of birds present. During the day the Rushy and South Lake were emptied of dabbling duck, the evenings see the diving duck heading out to the flo
24 December 2012
Green-winged teal showing well again today on the Folly Pond
The North American green-winged teal is showing well again today on the Folly Pond. Over 900 teal are displaying in the rain, a magical sight and sound. Hen harrier and merlin are two of the other highlights today
24 December 2012
Wildlife sightings for 24th December 2012
1 Shelduck - main lake 62 Shoveler - marsh, scrape 27 Wigeon - marsh, scrape, sheltered lagoon 5 Siskin - collection Additional sighting from yesterday: 1 Bittern - seen from wildside hide A very merry Christmas to all our visitors &n
24 December 2012
Threatened swans boosted by bumper breeding season
Threatened Bewick’s swans are returning from their Russian breeding grounds with the most young that ornithologists have seen in more than a decade. Surveys of the swans’ UK wintering sites, such as the Ouse Washes and WWT Slimbridge on the Severn Est
24 December 2012
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Greylag Goose 2 (rooting for saltmarsh plants, probably winter migrants from another country?) Peregrine 1 Bewick's Swan 30 Red-legged Partridge 1 Plus thousands of waders moving between Dumbles and Tack Piece Tack Piece From above hide, Step
23 December 2012
North American green-winged teal back on the Folly Pond at WWT Caerlaverock today.
A wet and windy night saw over 900 teal taking refuge on the Folly Pond this morning. As the wind dropped and the weather cleared, there was the male North-American green-winged teal on the pond. We haven't see him since the cold snap a fortnight ago.
23 December 2012
Today's bird sightings
British Steel hide/estuary 84 curlew, 125 black tailed godwit, 25 snipe, 245 lapwing, 6 little egret, sparrowhawk, 20 brent goose, 41 greylag goose, 112 shelduck, 120 wigeon, 47 shoveler, 110 pintail, 3 little grebe and raven Millennium wetlands Bi
23 December 2012