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Crane- 3 in front of main observatory Marsh harrier
3 June 2015
Recent sightings - 3rd June
The following sightings were recorded by Toni Castello, Senior Reserve Warden Main lake – visible from Sensory garden and Visitor centre Tufted duck 13, Mute swan 1, Greylag 2 (with 5 goslings!), Shelduck 2, Coot 1. Freshwater lagoon - visible f
3 June 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Time - AM Redshank - 2+3 chicks Shelduck - 20 + 6 chicks Avocet - 12 Swift - 6 Lapwing - 12 + 2 chicks Little Ringed Plover - 2 Oystercatcher - 2 +2 chicks Gadwall - 10 Grey Heron - 10 Black headed Gull - 10 Common Tern - 45 Other Birds Across
3 June 2015
Sunny sightings
The Zeiss Hide Marsh Harrier 1 Female Avocet 10 Black-tailed Godwit 1 The Holden Tower Avocet 17 Peregrine 1 The Rushy Avocet 17 Black-tailed Godwit 20 The Kingfisher Hide Cuckoo 1 The South Lake Kingfisher 1
3 June 2015
Kids see weird wetland beasts on the brink up close at Slimbridge
Phobe, Dylan and James from Slimbridge School meet one of the new crayfish School kids visiting WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre this week have been getting up close to two of Britain’s weirdest and most endangered wet
3 June 2015
Wildlife sightings for 3rd June 2015
1 Shoveler - marsh 2 Little Ringed Plover - scrape, still sat on eggs 1 Redshank - marsh 8 Common Tern - reservoir lagoon and main lake May bird highlights: Bittern, Wood Sandpiper, Little Egret, Ring-necked Duck, Garganey, Hobby, Oystercatcher, D
3 June 2015
Latest Sightings
High Tide 13:35 8.9m Whooper Pond Mute Swan 2 - with 5 cygnets (often on the Back Pond) Mallard 11 House Martin 4 - nest building on the Peter Scott Obs Folly Pond Mallard 9 - 6 ducklings Shelduck 2 Redshank 1 Moorhen 2 - with 2 chicks Teal Pond Swa
3 June 2015
Cattle - Meet the Grazing Team
Even in the present day, nothing manages a wetland habitat as well as a herd of cattle. Their duties include munching on the grasses, poaching the mud at the water’s edge, fertilizing the soil and attracting a range of insect life. By taking a minute
2 June 2015
Today's Highlights
Crane- 3 in front of main observatory Quail- singing near reedbed hide
2 June 2015
Today's sightings
Rushy Pen Avocet 8 pairs Lapwing 2 Oystercatcher 2 Black-tailed Godwit 30 Tack Piece Avocet 8 Holden Tower Little ringed Plover 1 Dunlin 1 Avocet 8 pairs (2 broods) Estuary mudflats at high tide Sanderling 3 Dunlin 15 Ringed Plover 30 Curlew 1 South Lake
2 June 2015
Tuesday 2nd June 2015
RESERVE; Dunnock, Cetti's/ Sedge/ Reed warbler, Nuthatch, Wren, Black cap, Goldfinch, Chaffinch, Great spotted woodpecker. Great/ Blue/ Long-tailed tit, Reed bunting, Mute swan & cygnets, Mallard & ducklings, Greylag & Canada geese & gos
2 June 2015
Latest Sightings
Click on Map for larger view Although ever optimistic about the potential arrival of new migrants on the back of the wild weather in the past 24 hours, we can report that nothing obviously has appeared so far... Two C
2 June 2015
Murky past of Britain's rarest duck revealed by Big Ben
The downfall of Britain's rarest duck, the common scoter, could be written in the murky sediment at the bottom of lochs in the Flow Country, the UK's largest expanse of wetland. To find out, scientists from WWT and UCL have been driving a giant sediment c
2 June 2015
Wildlife sightings for 2nd June 2015
1 Little Egret - marsh 1 Hobby 2 Little Ringed Plover - scrape 1 Redshank - scrape 1 Kingfisher - flew S over car park with food 30+ Swift - main lake May bird highlights: Bittern, Wood Sandpiper, Little Egret, Ring-necked Duck, Garganey, Hobby, O
2 June 2015
Todays Highlights
Quail- singing by reedbed hide Crane - 2 (Lyle hide) Marsh harrier
1 June 2015