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To celebrate Kamehameha Day in Hawaii we remember three very important nenes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bird News

Bird News

No further sign of the Hen Harrier today, but lots of other birds around to keep interest levels high. On the raptor front both Hobby and Peregrine were seen today, along with the regular Sparrowhawk, Common Buzzard and Kestrel. Around 200 Black-tailed Go

8 June 2018