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Which way first?
Recent visitors to the reserve have probably asked themselves the same question when they arrive - 'which way first?'. The Tack Piece is currently playing host to 3000+ birds, increasing further when the Golden Plover flock drop in. Meanwhile at the o
19 December 2018
Today's Sightings
Whooper swan Mute swan Bewick's swan Lapwing Goldfinch Tree sparrow Reed bunting Bean goose - Main Observatory White fronted goose - Main Observatory Marsh harrier Wigeon Pochard Pintail Tufted duck Teal Black-tailed godwits Redshank Ruff Dunlin Short-ear
19 December 2018
Latest Sightings
A fine start to Wednesday morning. Sightings for the past couple of days. Not one but 2 Merlin seen on Monday in what has been an excellent early winter run of sightings of the uk's smallest falcon. At least 4 Mars
19 December 2018
Chiloe wigeon
These cheerful little ducks love being hand fed, so why not buy a bag of feed from our visitor centre and have a special experience feeding our Chiloe wigeon in the South American exhibit. Co-parenting Chiloe wigeon are special in the bird world because t
19 December 2018
Winter Thrushes feeding on the Holly berries
1 Bittern - main lake (North shore) 1 Yellow-legged Gull - main lake 3 Pintail - wader scrape, reservoir lagoon 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 4 Snipe - wader scrape 12 Redwing - entrance area 7 Fieldfare - entrance area December bird highl
19 December 2018
Wildlife Sightings - 19/12/18
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Great Black-backed Gull - 1 Herring Gull - 1 Black-headed Gull - 22 Redshank - 4 Shelduck - 10 Teal - 9 Grey Heron - 2 Saline Lagoon Grey Heron - 1 Curlew - 3 Hawthorn Wood Jay - 3 Robin - 6 Dunnoc
19 December 2018
Latest Sightings - 21st December - Open every day except Christmas Day
We still have restrictions on our network which means our webcams will not be online until January at the earliest. We apologise for this and are working to restore the system. Thankfully we are now able to take card payments in the visitor centre. It's
19 December 2018
Unexpected otter cubs at Slimbridge Wetland Centre this winter
Slimbridge Wetland Centre has this week discovered two surprisingly young wild otter cubs living on the northern part of the nature reserve. Eurasian otters usually breed in the spring but this pair have chosen to breed later in the year with the cubs bei
19 December 2018
Today's Sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Kestrel Curlew Black-tailed godwit Golden plover Marsh harrier Lapwing White-fronted geese Bean geese Peregrine Little egret Great white egret
18 December 2018
Wildlife sightings - 18/12/18
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Water rail 1 (outside Diageo hide) Teal 5 Grey heron 2 Shelduck 16 Snipe 4 Curlew 1 Saline Lagoon Curlew 2 Redshank 1 Hawthorn Wood Chaffinch 14 Great-spotted woodpecker 1 Goldfinch 4 Bullfinch 6 Nuthatch 1 Blue tit 6 Grea
18 December 2018
The next storm
It was a rather windy start this morning with rain moving in too. Robbie Garnett Hide Several hundred Wigeon and Teal plus Pintail and Shoveler. At least 5 Redshank amongst the duck and 52 Curlew feeding near the Wigeon. . South Lake Hides 78 Pochard, 55
18 December 2018
Thank you to our amazing Steart volunteers!
On Tuesday we had our Christmas outing to thank our dedicated team of volunteers for all their time and hard work. Calculations show that over the past year our 52 volunteers have clocked up a remarkable 6984 hours between them! That is the equivalent of
18 December 2018
Bittern & Pintail on the main lake
Bittern by Maria Z. (2) 1 Bittern - main lake (North shore) 1 Shelduck - wader scrape 2 Pintail - main lake 1 Water Pipit - wader scrape 2 Meadow Pipit - flew over heading West December bird highlights: Shelduck, Gold
18 December 2018
Today's sightings
There is still a bit of a chill in the air but things are definitely a bit warmer than of late. A couple of new Bewick's Swans were on the Rushy this morning with at least 82 birds on the reserve today in total. Don't forget to check out our Wild Winter
17 December 2018
Bullfinches brighten up December days
Beautiful male bullfinch eating seeds from leftover summer blackberries near the Wildlife Garden. Pic: Romney Turner A snapshot of sightings from our wardens around the site. (List does not include common garden bird
17 December 2018