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Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Tide - Low/Time - AM Great black backed Gull - 3 Eurasian Teal - 9 Greylag Goose - 7 Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 1 Eurasian Teal - 4 River Wear Grey Heron - 1 Cormorant - 1 Redshank - 1 Goosander - 2 Hawthorn wood Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 Gree
28 November 2015
Soggy Saturday sightings
Wigeon flock The Rushy Bewick's Swan 77 Pintail 80 Pochard 117 Mallard 600 The Tack Piece Greenland White-fronted Goose 5 European White-fronted Goose 69 Greylag Goose 200 Common Crane 2 Wigeon 500 The Holden Tower Go
28 November 2015
Wildlife sightings for 28th November 2015
1 Golden eye - female, reservoir lagoon 85 Wigeon - grazing marsh 4 Pintail - grazing marsh, wader scrape, main lake 2 Stonechat - wader scrape bank, very close to the hide 3 Redpoll - wildside 8 Siskin -South route 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital roof
28 November 2015
Latest Sightings - 28th November
Wet and wild this morning, but the birds are all still here and we could be due for quite a spectacular high tide (if we can see it). Drake Green-winged Teal still on the Folly Pond, and the drake Ring-necked Duck is on the Whooper Pond along with the fem
28 November 2015
Recent sightings - 27 November
The following sightings were recorded today by Toni Castello, warden, near high tide. Main lake – visible from Sensory garden and Visitor centre Mallard +200, Tufted duck 28, Coot 3, Gadwall 12. Wadermarsh - visible from Brent Hide Oystercatcher
27 November 2015
Fridays bird news
Lapwing at Slimbridge taken by James Lees The Holden Tower Golden Plover 1600 Lapwing 2500 Dunlin 700 Ruff 6 Redshank 5 Curlew 100 Wigeon 1700 Pintail 30 Barnacle Goose 180 Canada Goose 550 Common Crane 4 Peregrine 1
27 November 2015
WWT Slimbridge helps Women’s Institutes Celebrate their Centenary Year
WWT Slimbridge, a mere youngster at only 69 years old, is celebrating Women’s Institutes (WI) great achievement of reaching the grand old age of 100 by giving them a birthday treat - a great group day out at Slimbridge at a reduced admission price, inc
27 November 2015
Wildlife Sightings 27/11/2015
Wader Lake Time - AM/Tide - Low Shelduck - 1 Tufted Duck - 9 Eurasian Teal - 4 Saline Lagoon Canada Goose - 22 Other Birds Woodcock - Spring Gill Wood - 1 Cormorant - River Wear - 1 Redshank - River Wear - 1 Sparrowhawk - Visitor Centre Feeders - 1 Hawth
27 November 2015
Recent Sightings, British Steel Hide
Dunlin 180 Black-Tailed Godwit 314 Redshank 60 Lapwing 298 Snipe 5 Curlew 146 Pochard 8 Teal 5 Shoveler 1 Shelduck 87 Mallard 45 Wigeon 96 Little Egret 13 Grey Heron 4 Cormorant 67 Herring Gull 307 Black-Headed Gull 142 Great Black-Backed Gull 38 Lesser
27 November 2015
Wildlife sightings for 27th November 2015
4 Pintail - grazing marsh, main lake, wader scrape 4 Fieldfare - South route 9 Redwing - flew over heading W 7 Meadow Pipit - grazing marsh 10 Siskin - South route Additional sightings from yesterday: 1 Golden Eye - reservoir lagoon p.m. November bird hig
27 November 2015
Latest Sightings - 27th November - More Whoopers!
Apologies for the lack of updates this week, not much has changed though. Still very mild and quite wet, but nice weather for ducks, as they say. Drake Green-winged Teal still on the Folly Pond, and the drake Ring-necked Duck is on the Whooper Pond havin
27 November 2015
Bean Goose
A Tundra Bean Goose was showing from the United Utilities this afternoon. Around the reserve, still at least 2 Marsh Harriers and 2 Peregrines showing regularly, with at least one Tawny Owl in the 'usual' ivy covered tree after the Kingfisher hide. Goldcr
26 November 2015
More swans and geese
Male Eurasian Teal with reflection at Slimbridge taken by James Lees The Big Pen Greater Scaup 1 female with Tufted Ducks among the captive eiders. The Kingfisher Hide Greenland White-fronted Goose 5 adults Black-tail
26 November 2015
Lead ammunition poisoning - new figures
This swan can't support it's own weight due to lead poisoning Up to 100,000 wildfowl (swans, ducks and geese) are estimated to die each winter in the UK countryside due to lead poisoning from spent gunshot, according
26 November 2015
Centre wins bronze at CTA Awards
WWT Llanelli won a bronze award last night (November 25th) at the prestigious Carmarthenshire Tourism Awards 2015. It was a tough category - the Best Day Out - and we are delighted to receive the award which recognises excellence within the tourism indust
26 November 2015