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A plan for nature and for you
"More protection for dinosaurs please!" Whatever matters to you, let us know. It’s a new year, new beginnings and time to maybe think about improving your well-being and the world around you. That could include thi
4 January 2016
Today's sightings-the Tack Piece is fantastic!
Northern Pintail at Slimbridge by James Lees Tack Piece (Viewed from Holden Tower, Stephen Kirk/Robbie Garnett and Martin Smith hides) Black-tailed Godwit 250+ with a single Bar-tailed Godwit, 2000 Curlew, 40 Redshank
3 January 2016
The New Year
A belated happy new year to you all. Longing for a nice crisp winters day when all that is on offer at the moment is more rain. Lucky we have plenty of hides to dodge the showers! At the start of any new year many birders restart a new 'year list' which g
3 January 2016
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Mid Great Black-backed Gull - 5 Black-headed Gull - 6 Herring Gull - 1 Shoveler - 4 Tufted Duck - 13 Shelduck - 21 Gadwall (pair) - 2 Teal (Eurasian) - 60 Mute Swan - 1 Grey Heron - 4 Redshank - 58 Saline Lag
3 January 2016
Todays Sightings
A beautiful morning on the reserve. The water has come up slightly so the dragonfly ponds are now closed but all the hides are open. There were still 70 Bewick's swans at Friends hide this morning at 10am. We now have 9000 swans roosting on the reserve t
3 January 2016
Latest Sightings - 3rd January - Jumpy Tufties
A dry and bright morning again, but rain is forecast again for this afternoon. The Tufted Ducks are very jumpy on the Whooper Pond which can be a sign that there is something in the water, such as an Otter. Keep your eyes peeled if visiting today as our
3 January 2016
Wildlife sightings for 3rd January 2016
1 Bittern - N shore resr lagoon (close to the islands towards the E-end) 75 Wigeon - marsh, scrape bank 2 Pintail - resr lagoon 70 Shoveler - main lake, marsh, scrape 50 Teal 3 Meadow Pipit - marsh 14 Redwing - entrance area, sheltered lagoon 4 Snipe -
3 January 2016
Todays Highlights
The water levels are still perfect with small islands of water which provide small areas for the waders to feed on. Also all of the hides are open (apart from Allport hide which is now for wildlife only). 300 swans could be seen at the 6:30pm swan feed l
2 January 2016
Today's Sighting's
Wader Lake Tide / Middle Time / Am Shelduck - 36 Shoveler - 3 Wigeon - 2 Teal - 140 Mallard - 160 Redshank - 52 Lapwing - 1 Canada Goose 8 Saline Lagoon Grey Heron - 1 Hawthorn Wood Siskin - 1 Goldfinch - 1 Bullfinch - 16 Chaffinch - 27
2 January 2016
Sightings 1.1.2016
Wader Lake Tide/ Middle Time / Am Shelduck - 35 Shoveler - 3 Grey Heron - 2 Lapwing (flying) - 38 Curlew - 90 Redshank - 5 Black - headed Gull - 70 Herring Gull -14 Great Black Backed Gull - 22 Hawthorn Wood Sparrow Hawk - 1 Great Spotted Woodp
2 January 2016
GREY PHALAROPE & more...
The Zeiss Hide GREY PHALAROPE 1 adult (first for 8 years) present all day SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF 1 in willows in the reed bed below hide Teal 500 Shoveler 30 Water Rail 3 Grey Heron 1 Merlin 1 female showed well sat in tree for 25 mins Marsh Harrier 1 Buzza
2 January 2016
Wildlife sightings for 2nd January 2016
2 Bittern - one bird flew into the reedbed from the W-end of resr lagoon, the other was spotted on the N shore of the resr lagoon 4 Mandarin - resr lagoon 80 Teal - marsh, scrape, main lake, sheltered lagoon 73 Wigeon - marsh, scrape bank 2 Pintail - r
2 January 2016
Latest Sightings - 2nd January
A dry and bright morning again, but rain is forecast for this afternoon. Tufted Duck and Wigeon numbers seem higher today, possibly the slightly colder weather has brought some in from the surrounding area. The Whoopers were out feeding in the fields ea
2 January 2016
Tick and twitch event
A lovely day on the reserve for our new years day tick and twitch events. Lots of people started off their 2016 birding lists with a great start! Todays Sightings - 58 species Little grebe Whooper swan Mute swan Bewick's swan - Friends hide Greylag goose
1 January 2016
Happy new year.
The new year started today with a frost. Wetlands discovery produced a Barn owl roosting outside the purpose built box at first light before disappearing inside around 8.45am. A mixed flock of Goldfinch with Siskin (10) were feeding on the alder cones and
1 January 2016