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Little Stint
Super start to the day with Little Stint and 6 Curlew Sandpiper from the Ron Barker Hide. Not the highest autumn count of Curlew Sandpiper as we did manage 17 Curlew Sandpiper and 16 Little Stint on one day, early 00's. At least 6 Dunlin present today, Cu
8 September 2013
Wildlife sightings for 8th September 2013
1 Garganey - scrape 1 Little Egret - scrape 8 Snipe - main lake and scrape 1 Hobby - feeding over sheltered lagoon 1 very young Little Grebe chick - main lake 25 House Martin - feeding over Peacock Tower 2 Sand Martin - feeding over Peacock Tower 1 Willow
8 September 2013
Today's sightings
The South Lake 2 Little-ringed Plover 1 Common Sandpiper 36 Redshanks1 Ruff 1 Black-tailed Godwit 2 Kingfisher The Zeiss Hide 9 Ruff 98 Black-tailed Godwit Spotted Redshank 4 Redshank 15 Snipe 108 Wigeon 500 Teal The Tack Piece 1 Common Sandpiper The Rush
8 September 2013
Wader migration continues
This autumn so far is looking like a great one for Curlew Sandpipers, with an obvious major influx underway, another 2 juveniles flew in from the southeast at c9.45 before dropping into Vinsons and Sunleys viewed from Ron Barker Hide this morning. Also fr
7 September 2013
Today's Sightings
Curlew Sandpiper - 2 Cranes - 3 Ruff - 8 Common Sandpiper - 1 Green Sandpiper - 4 Ringed Plover - 4 Hobby - 2 Yellow Wagtail - 10 Snipe - 2 Black-Tailed Godwit - 6 Increasing numbers of Wigeon and Teal can be seen on the reserve pools.
7 September 2013
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Gadwall - 22 Teal - 28 Mallard - 34 Cormorant - 2 Lapwing - 16 Redshank - 2 Grey Heron - 1 Saline Lagoon Mallard - 20 Black Headed Gull - 16 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch - 6 Chaffinch - 4 Robin - 1 Dunnock - 2 Coal Tit - 6
7 September 2013
Wildlife sightings for 7th September 2013
2 Wigeon - main lake 9 Snipe - main lake 120 House Martin - feeding over main lake, sheltered lagoon 1 Swift 1 Spotted Flycatcher - along Peacock Tower channel 2 Sedge Warbler - along Peacock Tower channel 1 Whinchat - marsh fence Additional sigh
7 September 2013
Today's sightings-Wader walks
The Holden Tower-Guided Wader Walk There will be another guided walk to look at the wader roost tomorrow Sunday the 8th. Please meet our warden at the Holden Tower at 9.40am Curlew Sandpiper 1 juvenile Dunlin 253 Ringed Plover 111 Golden Plover 1 Sanderli
7 September 2013
Musings on flamingo behaviour, part one...
My PhD supervisor at Exeter University and I have been chatting a lot recently about wild flamingo behaviour, how to measure it and how to include some aspect of it in my research. One of the joys of places like WWT Slimbridge is that flamingos can be eas
6 September 2013
Wader Watch
The pools are looking fantastic at the moment in anticipation of wader watch next week. A week long event to mark the passage of wading birds through the reserve. There will be daily tours each morning and experts on hand to help identify the birds.
6 September 2013
Golden Plover
An excellent count of 34 Golden Plover this morning which flew in during some light rain. Likewise 8 Ringed Plover also dropped in. Curlew Sandpiper still from the Ron Barker Hide, also 10+ Dunlin, 20+ Snipe, 20+ Ruff, Black-tailed Godwit, Green Sandpiper
6 September 2013
Today's sightings
Today’s highlights include spoonbill, 6 curlew sandpiper, 2 whimbrel, 795 black tailed godwit, 66 greenshank, ruff, 255 redshank, 221 curlew, 11 lapwing, 7 knot, 5 dunlin, 65 teal, 17 shoveler, 63 gadwall, 7 wigeon and 67 little egret.
6 September 2013
Wildlife sightings for 6th September 2013
8 Snipe - wader scrape 9 Chiffchaff - wildside, South route 2 Sedge Warbler - grazing marsh, wildside hide feeders 1 Kingfisher - flew across main lake Recent bird highlights: Garganey, Black Tern, Buzzard, Goshawk, Saker-type Falcon hybrid, Peregrine, Ho
6 September 2013
Out on the reserve today
Curlew - 1 Black-tailed godwit - 10 Ruff - 10 House martins and swallows flying around the outside of the visitor centre Speckled wood butterfly by the swan pipe towards Reedbed hide
6 September 2013
Today's sightings
The Holden Tower/Dumbles Curlew Sandpiper 1 juvenile Sanderling 6 Ringed Plover 69 Dunlin 172 Curlew 175 Brent Goose 1 Shelduck 130 Common Tern 3 The Zeiss Hide Spotted Redshank 1 adult Redshank 62 Ruff 14 Dunlin 49 Common Snipe 72 Black-tailed Godwit 108
6 September 2013