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See our busy arrivals lounge on a trip to WWT Slimbridge
Migration is in full swing now at WWT Slimbridge as the attraction in Gloucestershire welcomes its first wintering birds to the site. A pintail at Slimbridge by James Lees Over the last week numbers of pintail, wigeon
18 September 2013
Today's sightings
The Holden Tower/Dumbles Curlew Sandpiper 3 Little Stint 4 Dunlin 300 Ringed Plover 140 Ruff 2 Greenshank 2 Golden Plover 1 Bar-tailed godwit 2 Curlew 60 Hobby 1 Wheatear 1 Yellow Wagtail 20 The Zeiss Hide Ruff 11 Avocet 4 Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 25 b
18 September 2013
Wildlife sightings for 18th September 2013
9 Wigeon - main lake 1 Hobby - flew SW 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital 5 Snipe - marsh and main lake 6 Chiffchaff - south route 1 Blackcap - south route 1 Swallow - perched on fox fence on marsh 250 House Martin - feeding on site 10 Sand Martin - feedin
18 September 2013
Geese on the move
A windy and wet start followed by much calmer and settled conditions. More Pink-footed Geese today with 500+ birds. The weather is looking good for bringing further influxes tomorrow. A few reports included Little Stint, Curlew Sandpiper, Dunlin, Avocet,
17 September 2013
WWT Arundel makes the natural world more accessible than ever
Finding a day out that accommodates all the family’s needs doesn’t have to difficult - there is a way to combine close-up natural encounters with gentle paths, wheelchair access, mother and baby facilities, rest and shade stops and beautiful view
17 September 2013
Forage for an Autumn harvest
Foraging & Fire-lighting Walks, September 21 at Arundel Wetland Centre Jonathon Huet takes you on a Foraging & Fire lighting workshop Learn how to reap nature’s bounty this autumn at Arundel Wetland Centre
17 September 2013
Butterflies bounce back after two tough years
Adonis blue visited our wet grassland from the nearby chalk downlands of the South Downs. Sept 11: This summer was been a great one for butterflies. The cold spring was hard species like orange tip but a very mild Jun
17 September 2013
Cool autumn temps affect birds & bugs
Dragonflies, like this southern hawker, were still about last week, despite the cool weather. The autumnal temperatures of the past week have knocked back the butterfly population at Arundel Wetland Centre. The
17 September 2013
Wildlife sightings for 17th September 2013
60+ Shoveler - main lake, scrape 9 Wigeon - main lake, sheltered lagoon 7 Snipe - main lake, marsh, scrape 1 Redshank - main lake 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 2 Willow Warbler - sheltered lagoon 10 Chiffchaff - between the courtyard and wildside hide
17 September 2013
Workshop 3-Nest building with the Soham Badgers
Friday the 13th might be unlucky for some but not for the Flock Together project participants! Myself and Karen made our way to Soham to join the St Johns Ambulance Badgers on Friday evening, well timed with the return of our very first migratory whooper
17 September 2013
Today's sightings
The unringed wild Crane is still associating with the captive breeding programme birds in the grounds until disturbed and tends to head for the road fields or fields around the South Finger. South Lake Black-tailed Godwit 120 Redshank 40 Ruff- juvenile (f
17 September 2013
Latest Sightings
Folly Pond Teal 1162 Wigeon 81 Black-tailed Godwits 8 Ruff 1 Shoveler 7 Mute Swan 2 Whooper Pond Tufted Duck 7 Teal 4 Wigeon 1 Mallard 54 Merse Osprey 2 Cormorant 2 Canada Geese Flood Ground Teal Wigeon Shoveler Sand Martins House Martins
17 September 2013
More Birds
Another good selection around the reserve even if the conditions for viewing were not ideal with many species keeping their heads down in the wind. Having said that a number of species counts were up probably as a result of birds moving in from the coast
16 September 2013
Today's sightings
The Ruddy Shelduck is still in the grounds associating with captive birds, no reports of the Crane so far but may be out of view in the fields Zeiss Hide Avocet 4 Spotted Redshank 1 Lapwing 2 Tal 500 Peregrine male visited for a drink Wigeon 120 South Lak
16 September 2013
The latest from the saline lagoon
Black-tailed godwit by Ian Hamilton It has been 18 months since the River Wear first breached its banks and entered the saline lagoon. Since then, a host of wildlife has visited or moved into the newly-developed area,
16 September 2013