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Temminck's Stint
Temminck's Stint again this morning with a Little Stint along the back of Sunley's Marsh this morning. Spotted Crake calling on the reserve before dawn. A Hobby seen near the Sewage Works this morning and again over the Waterfowl Garden early afternoon is
23 May 2015
Unringed Crane
Land Rover Safari`s Common Tern 2 Hobby 3 Red Kite 1 Marsh Harrier 2 Little Egret 5 Garganey 1 Crane 4 Roe Deer 1 Hairy Dragonfly 2 Four Spotted Chasers 4 Lots of Damsel flies Holden Tower Avocet 6 incubating birds and a newly hatched brood of 2 Lapwing 6
23 May 2015
Downy Duckling Days are here!
Wow I just cannot believe that it's May! Following a month away in April (apologies all) the month really has run away with me. Thankfully however the best is still to come; in fact it's happening right now... Every May bank holiday half term we open our
22 May 2015
Todays Highlights
A lovely clear night last night so we popped the moth trap out which is now on the front desk for visitors to see the different types of moths wee caught. These include... Eyed hawk-moth - 2 Poplar hawk-moth Chocolate-tip Burnished brass Spectacled - 4 S
22 May 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Time - AM/Tide - Low/mid Black tailed Godwit - 7 Avocet - 12 Lapwing - 10 +4 Chicks Redshank - 1 Oystercatcher - 2 Little Ringed Plover - 1 Common Tern - 71 Black Headed Gull - 4 Grey heron - 16 adults + 22 young Teal - 1 Saline Lagoon Avocet -
22 May 2015
Wildlife sightings for 22nd May 2015
6 Common Tern - main lake 2 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 5 Redshank - wader scrape, grazing marsh 3 Lapwing chicks - grazing marsh (close to wildside hide) 25 Swift - 5 Blackcap - sheltered lagoon, wildside (all singing) May bird highlights: Bitt
22 May 2015
Today's sightings
I am pleased to say that it is difficult to find anywhere on site where you will be unable to hear Reed Warbler singing. With a number of Sedge Warbler, Common and Lesser Whitethroat territories now established we have quite a daytime chorus. A few Cetti'
21 May 2015
Todays Highlights
A great day on the reserve lots of dragonflies on the footpaths and the first passage waders coming through. Main observatory highlights Garganey Ringed plover Dunlin Wood sandpiper Lady fen sightings Avocet + chicks Snipe drumming Lapwing + chicks Redsha
21 May 2015
Recent Sightings - 21 May
The following sightings were recorded by Toni Castello, Senior Reserve Warden Main lake – visible from Sensory garden and Visitor centre Greylag goose 7 (1 pair with 5 goslings) Tufted duck 13 Freshwater lagoon - visible from Brent Hide and Crannog Tuf
21 May 2015
Bin liners give boost to baby newts
The humble bin liner is proving indispensable for an amphibian keeper rearing newts at WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre. Jay Redbond has been placing strips of black bin liner in his newts’ tanks to act as artificial leaves for them to lay eggs on. The ne
21 May 2015
Bat walks and moth traps
Wed 20 May Bat walk was full - they usually so sell out so book now for the August and September walks 01903 881530. Soprano & common pipistrelles were flying right over our heads. We also picked up noctule bats on the detectors and watched Daubenton'
21 May 2015
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Oystercatcher 2 Tree Sparrow 1 (feeding around banking) Folly Pond Shelduck 7 Gadwall 2 Oystercatcher 2 (nesting) Teal Pond Little Grebe 2 Black-headed Gull Moorhen (on nests) Mute Swan 2 (on nest) Avenue Tower Teal 1 Lapwing 6 Redshank 2 Mu
21 May 2015
Wildlife sightings for 21st May 2015
2 Wood Sandpiper - marsh 2 Little Ringed Plover - marsh, scrape 5 Redshank - marsh, scrape 6 Common Tern - main lake, reservoir lagoon 1 Whitethroat - scrape bank May bird highlights: Bittern, Wood Sandpiper, Little Egret, Garganey, Hobby, Oys
21 May 2015
Wetland hope among awful nature report
Conservation success story - a Great Bittern at WWT Wetlands and grasslands are Europe’s most deteriorating landscapes, but there is hope that the trend can be reversed. That’s the findings of a new European Commi
20 May 2015
Temminck's Stint back again.
(Mr) Temminck's Stint is back again this afternoon out on Woodend Marsh, assuming it's not a brand new bird? It does beg the question as to where it has been hiding over the past couple of days? Temminick's Stint... it's t
20 May 2015