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Recent Sightings €“11th June 2018
The following sightings were recorded today at Mid to High tide from the reserve at Castle Espie. We've had a few sightings of one of our more shy species in the past week, Eurasian Teal. The drake ducks are remarkably dashing with their green eye stripes
11 June 2018
To celebrate Kamehameha Day in Hawaii we remember three very important nenes
Today, Hawaii celebrates Kamehameha Day, in honour of Kamehameha the Great - a monarch who first established the unified Kingdom of Hawaii. The first male Hawaiian goose – nene - to arrive at Slimbridge was named after him. The first two female nenes
11 June 2018
Business end of the breeding season
The scrapes and pools are busy with young wetland birds. Lots of wader chicks and duck broods are bursting onto the scene. While it's encouraging to see so many hatching, it's all about productivity, the number of young fledged (as in can now fly and inde
11 June 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan + cygnets Whooper swan Greylag Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Pintail Gadwall Garganey (main observatory) Wigeon Tufted duck Teal Coot Moorhen Grey heron Bittern (heard booming) Oystercatcher Black-tailed godwit Redshank Avocet Little ringed plover L
11 June 2018
Wildlife sightings - 11/06/18
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Avocet 30 + 1 chick Osytercatcher 3 + 1 chick Kestrel 1 Shoveler 3 Lapwing 0 + 1 chick Redshank 4 Common tern 150+ Grey heron (adults 4 + juvenile 34) Reed Warbler 2 Little ringed plover 1 Shelduck 32 + 30 chicks Saline Lag
11 June 2018
Changing facility ‘Mobiloo’ is coming to Slimbridge
Throughout this summer and autumn Slimbridge Wetland Centre is pleased to be bringing a Mobiloo vehicle on-site, on allocated days, to provide even more inclusive visitor access. Mobiloo provides all the amenities to support visitors with a variety of toi
11 June 2018
Bristol UWE Field Trip
On the 30 May, as part of the Advanced Ecosystems Conservation in Practice, Masters students from Bristol UWE came to WWT Steart Marshes for the second year in a row. Utilising the reserve as the fantastic outdoor learning space that it is, they learnt s
11 June 2018
Wildlife sightings for 11th June 2018
2 Common Tern - fishing on all waterbodies 1 Swallow - marsh 5 Shoveler - scrape, main lake 4 Blackcap - singing from wildside and sheltered lagoon 1 Chiffchaff - south route May/June bird highlights: Temminck’s Stint, Jack Snipe, Green Sandpi
11 June 2018
Today's Highlights
Snipe-drumming Redshank Avocet Coot Moorhen Little ringed plover Oystercatcher Shoveler Tufted duck Mallard Pintail Gadwall Garganey Teal Wigeon Shelduck Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag goose Grey heron Little egret Bittern-booming Swallow House martin Tre
10 June 2018
Black-tailed Godwits
Big influx of Black-tailed Godwit in the past couple of days, perhaps resulting from some of the coastal summering sites drying out? Around 500 birds present today. Black-tailed Godwits on the Mere Lapwing numbers are
10 June 2018
Wildlife sightings 10/06/18
a.m. low tide Wader Lake Kestrel (female) Grey heron 9 + 24 juvenile Oystercatcher 4 + 2 chicks Lapwing 5 Common tern 160+ Little ringed plover Avocet 27 + 1 chick Black tailed godwit 4 Redshank 4 Shelduck 26 Saline lagoon Shelduck 4 Grey heron 1 Swallow
10 June 2018
Wildlife sightings for 10th June 2018
1 Whitethroat - South route by Dulverton Hide 2 Common Tern - reservoir lagoon 1 Peregrine - perched on the hospital 22 Swift - main lake 3 Blackcap - South route, wildside 2 Teal - wader scrape May/June bird highlights: Savi’s Warbler, Temmin
10 June 2018
3 Crane Families
South Lake Med Gulls 2 full adults extra to the breeding birds which remain hidden in nettles on the island. Avocets 29 including several incubating birds. Blackwit just 1 on the main scrape at first but main flock moved in from Hogarth end later in morni
9 June 2018
Today's Highlights
Green sandpiper Moorhen and chicks Coot Lapwing Redshank Avocet Bittern (booming at Main Obs) Cranes-2 ad + juv on Lady Fen Grey heron Cormorant Little grebe Black headed gull and chicks Common tern Lesser black-backed gull Mute swan Whooper swan and cygn
9 June 2018
Wildlife sightings for 9th June 2018
2 Common Tern - main lake 2 Shelduck - wader scrape 25+ Swift - main lake 1 Kestrel - South route May/June bird highlights: Savi’s Warbler, Temminck’s Stint, Jack Snipe, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Redshank, Greenshank, Oystercatcher, Ringed
9 June 2018