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Todays Sightings

Todays Sightings

Wader Lake - AM - Mid Tide Avocet - 6 + 3 Juveniles Lapwing - 72 Redshank - 5 Oystercatcher - 2 Common Tern - 70 + 30 Young Grey Heron - 15 Teal - 7 [...]

20 July 2012

Wildlife sightings for 20th July 2012

Wildlife sightings for 20th July 2012

14 Teal - main lake, wader scrape 6 Tufted Duck broods - wader scrape, wildside, world wetlands 2 Little Grebe juv's - wildside, sheltered lagoon 2 Kingfisher - wildside Recen [...]

20 July 2012

Summer holiday fun!

Summer holiday fun!

Summer holiday activities run from Saturday 21 July until Monday 3 September! Join us for minibeast hunting, pond dipping, craft activities, flamingo watching and of course our fabulous canoe and bike trails! For more information see http://www.wwt.org.u

19 July 2012

Green sandpiper

Green sandpiper

A lovely Green sandpiper feeding on the wet grassland pools from the Lapwing hide. This is the first time this species has been recorded on this newly created area and gives real promise for more sightings of this and other wader species. Cormorants, Litt

19 July 2012

Out on the reserve today

Out on the reserve today

Water levels on the reserve are ideal at the moment if you are a hunting little egret.These conditions have attracted up to 40 birds in recent days - an amazing number when you think ho [...]

19 July 2012

Todays Sightings

Todays Sightings

Wader Lake - AM - Low tide Avocet - 6 + 3 Juveniles Lapwing - 110 Redshank - 7 Oystercatcher - 4 Common Tern - 51 + 30 Juveniles Grey Heron - 8   Saline [...]

19 July 2012

Barn Owls

Barn Owls

Barn Owls were active this morning and into the early afternoon, 1 showed very well from United Utilities spending over an hour perched close to the hide, with another bird in the Ron Barker area. The [...]

19 July 2012

Green sandpiper

Green sandpiper

A lovely Green sandpiper feeding on the wet grassland pools from the Lapwing hide. This is the first time this species has been recorded on this newly created area and gives real promise for more sigh [...]

19 July 2012

Wildlife sightings for 19th July 2012

Wildlife sightings for 19th July 2012

12 Teal - main lake 2 Gadwall chicks - reservoir lagoon 3 Tufted Duck broods - world wetlands 3 Common Tern juv's - fledged and on main lake island  1 Peregrine - on char [...]

19 July 2012

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

Holden Tower Sanderling 2 on the estuary Swift 50 feeding over the Dumbles Lapwing 60 Redstart 2 on the fence to Middle Point (Summer Walkway) South Lake AVOCET pair has hatched two [...]

19 July 2012

Art exhibition celebrates the re-introduction of cranes to the Somerset levels.

Art exhibition celebrates the re-introduction of cranes to the Somerset levels.

Hundreds of origami paper cranes, professional silk paintings, jewellery, sculpture and painting are now on show at WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre. Visitors to WWT Slimbridge can see the exhibition featuring the crane artwork in the foyer until 3 September

18 July 2012

Todays Sightings

Todays Sightings

Wader Lake - AM - Low Tide Avocet - 6 + 3 Juveniles Oystercatcher - 5 Lapwing - 90 Redhank - 11 Curlew - 2 Common Tern - 67 + 30 Juveniles [...]

18 July 2012

Spotted Redshank new in.

Spotted Redshank new in.

No sign of yesterday's phalarope but a moulting Spotted Redshank was new in for those out birding today. Still a family party of Avocet, 2 adult and 3 nearly fledged young. Other waders included 3 [...]

18 July 2012

Wildlife sightings for 18th July 2012

Wildlife sightings for 18th July 2012

5 Teal - main lake and scrape 1 Little Ringed Plover - main lake 26 Lapwing - marsh   Additional sighting from yesterday: 1 Dunlin - main lake   Recent bird highl [...]

18 July 2012

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

Water Vole taken by Allen Chard in our pond Zone. Several animals giving great views their currently and yes they are wild! The Holden Tower Yellow Wagtail 2 Sand Martin 200 Swift 80 [...]

18 July 2012