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Todays Sightings
Folly Pond Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 1 Black-tailed Godwit 1 mike.youdale@wwt.org.uk [...]
27 October 2011
Shoveler high!
Shoveler numbers have already reached their highest numbers for this time of year. [...]
27 October 2011
Wildlife sightings for 27th October 2011
1 Bittern - south shore of Main Lake between Dulverton Hide and WWF Hide 1 Peregrine - flew up and across river NE 4 Water Rail - world wetlands and reservoir lagoon 3 Fieldfare - fle [...]
27 October 2011
Today's sightings
Starling news! Around 500 Starlings roosted in the grounds last night. This number is increasing daily, we hope it will reach 750,000 like it did a few years ago. As it gets colder in Eastern Euro [...]
27 October 2011
Bewick's vs Mute's!
A spot of swan rivalry between the resident pair of mute swans and the four newly arrived Bewick’s is keeping us all glued to the lake at the moment. Clearly not used to sharing the lake, the mutes are doing all they can to puff themselves up, look s
26 October 2011
Surprise Surprise!
Much to my delight there were 500 Whooper Swans on site on Tuesday (18th) 350 more than the count of 150 the morning before. So I grab the bins and the scope and started counting not only the numbers of birds but also the number of cygnets and the brood
26 October 2011
Beaver catch - night 2
Last night I set the traps at around 6 o'clock. We set them at dusk, but have to hang around so that we can check they aren't set off by moorhens while its still light. The moorhens like to have a nosy in them, once I'd done that I had a snooze in the bea
26 October 2011
Local cricketers stump up donations
David Sale - Kew Cricket Club Ducks at Kew Cricket Club have been put to good use, helping out their feathered friends at nearby WWT London Wetland Centre in Barnes. Scoring a duck – being bowled out without scori
26 October 2011
PM count at Wader Lake
Curlew 415 (N.B. the flock will soon start to arrive during opening hours, which change to 9.30am-4.30pm as of 31 Oct) Redshank 72 Lapwing 36 Black-headed gull 251 Jackdaw 317 [...]
26 October 2011
Today's wildlife sightings
Wader Lake AM low tide: Teal 83 Wigeon 4 Lapwing 3 Redshank 1 Shoveler 3 Hawthorn Wood feeding station: Pheasant 12 Bullfinch 6 Great tit 5 Coal tit [...]
26 October 2011
Short eared owl over reserve
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26 October 2011
Wildlife sightings for 26th October 2011
1 Bittern - south shore of Main Lake between Dulverton Hide and Observatory, 1 Jack Snipe - marsh, 8 Snipe - scrape and marsh, 3 Fieldfare - flew W, 7 Siskin - wildside, 3 Chiffcha [...]
26 October 2011
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide SPOONBILL 1 juvenile AVOCET 1 Curlew Sandpiper 1 juvenile Redshank 47 Greenshank 1 Lapwing 110 Wigeon 70 Teal 436 Grey Heron 2 The Rushy Bewick [...]
26 October 2011
Gulls are ace
While they’re a nuisance to some, to others, gulls are “ace”. Not least to Dave Paynter, reserve manager at Slimbridge and one of WWT’s longest serving members of staff. As MPs rail, on behalf of desperate residents, for something to be done altho
25 October 2011
Bewick's arrive at Slimbridge!
The first four Bewick's swans flew into Slimbridge this morning! They touched down briefly on Swan Lake at 7.30am before heading off for a reconnaissance of the reserve. Three of the swans this morning (J. Lees) Dario
25 October 2011