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Wader Lake / Time: Am / Tide: Mid Jay - 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 Canada Geese - 30 Tufted Duck - 6 Grey Heron - 1 Grey Wagtail - 1 Stock Dove - 6 Teal - 12 Shoveler - 1 Lapwing - 1 Saline Lagoon Lesser-Black Gull - 1 Hawthorn Wood Coal
17 November 2015
Around Caerlaverock, Tues 17th Nov
There was a roost of six Little Egrets last night, in a Scots Pine within the Peter Scott Trail behind the picnic area. These can be found dotted around the fields and merses during the day. Barnacle Goose numbers remain good, with 7000-8000 daily. The Sn
17 November 2015
Wildlife sightings for 17th November 2015
6 Siskin - south route 1 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon 4 Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh 1 Peregrine - over river November bird highlights: Bittern, Scaup, Red-crested Pochard, Pintail, Marsh Harrier, Buzzard, Jack Snipe, Short-eared Owl, Kingfisher,
17 November 2015
Today's list
The reserves team took part in a Wetland Bird Survey today. Here is a list of birds seen and how many we got: Wigeon- 4790 Shoveler- 117 Gadwall- 14 Teal- 1433 Mallard- 736 Pintail- 58 Pochard- 86 Tufted duck- 8 Cormorant- 21 Grey heron- 7 Greylag goose-
16 November 2015
Today's Sightings
WADER LAKE / AM / HIGH TIDE Teal - 70 Tufted Duck - 20 Lapwing - 10 Shoveler - 4 Black-headed Gull - 15 Shelduck - 1 OTHER BIRDS / AM Sparrowhawk (Forgotten Meadow) - 1 Teal (Reservoir) - 20 Tufted Duck (Reservoir) - 15 Kestrel (Stream Channel) -
16 November 2015
Recent sightings - 16th November
The following sightings were recorded today by Toni Castello, warden, at low tide. Main lake – visible from Sensory garden and Visitor centre Mallard +200, Tufted duck 12, Coot 5, Greylag goose 1, Little egret 1, Grey heron 1. Wadermarsh - visible f
16 November 2015
Today's sightings- calmer, sunny weather and WeBS count totals.
Flock of Dunlin with Black-headed Gulls on the Severn Estuary off Slimbridge by James Lees The WeBS (a monthly Wetland Bird Survey) totals for the reserve were... Little Grebe 4, Cormorant 28, Grey Heron 9, Mute Swan
16 November 2015
Still mild!
The continuing warm weather has meant a good mixture of sightings last week. The most unseasonal has to be the juvenile Swallow mixing with Pied wagtails as they came into the reedbed to roost. Yesterday also produce our first murmur of Starlings with aro
16 November 2015
Recent Sightings, British Steel Hide
Common Scoter 1 Shelduck 37 Pochard 4 Mallard 56 Coot 7 Moorhen 6 Tufted Duck 15 Grey Heron 2 Teal 7 Shoveler 6 Siskin 18 Black-Headed Gull 259 Lapwing 341 Little Egret 16 Wigeon 36 Curlew 16 Cormorant 6 Redshank 3 Herring Gull 9 Great Black-Backed Gull
16 November 2015
Wildlife sightings for 16th November 2015
51 Wigeon - marsh 1 Jack Snipe - marsh, right hand side of channel 25 Redwing - flew W November bird highlights: Bittern, Scaup, Red-crested Pochard, Pintail, Marsh Harrier, Buzzard, Jack Snipe, Short-eared Owl, Kingfisher, Stonechat, Blackcap, Fir
16 November 2015
Two for the price of one! Ducks and flamingos come together...
Hello lovely Flamingo Diary followers! As a treat for you all, a joint effort from Slimbridge's very own Duckery expert Phoebe (who write the Duck Diary) and me, looking at a comparison of the ducks and flamingos found in WWT's bird collections. Read all
15 November 2015
Ducks and flamingos come together...
Hello readers! As you’re no doubt already aware, WWT Slimbridge is home to a vast array of ducks, geese and swans, as well as all six species of flamingo. In this diary instalment, Phoebe and Paul thought it would be a good idea to team up and collabo
15 November 2015
Kittiwake
An adult Kittiwake that flew past the Ron Barker Hide early afternoon was a good sighting. At least 5 Marsh Harrier (4 juv, 1 2nd cal yr) were seen, also a fem/imm Merlin, Peregrine, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel and Common Buzzard. At least 1 poss 2 Siskin were s
15 November 2015
Today's sightings- strong winds and seabirds in the estuary
Curlew with reflection in water at Slimbridge taken by James Lees Holden Tower The gales pushed a few tired seabirds into the Bristol Channel and up as far as WWT Slimbridge today. A Leach's Petrel appeared and show
15 November 2015
Today's Highlights
Barn owl quartering Lady Fen Curlew-2 by Main Observatory Marsh harriers-male, female,+ juvenile Golden plover flock Pintail Fieldfare flocks Bewick's swans-4 flew over Lyle hide (sighted by the Normans (Mr and Mrs) Buzzard Kestrel Goldfinch
15 November 2015