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The first winter flocks of black-tailed godwit have arrived on the main mere over the past few days with a 400+ strong flock seen on Wednesday and these birds can be viewed from Discovery hide at the back of the mere. They are also joined by the ever pres
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WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre Gloucestershire, GL2 7BTT: 01453 891900E: info.slimbridge@wwt.org.uk Whatever your mode of transport, you'll find details on how to reach us below. By bus Visitors can travel to and from our site
News News And Stories News Wildlife Sightings For 9th May 2024 1
3 Wood Sandpiper - main lake, from the Peacock Tower2 Oystercatcher - reservoir lagoon1 Little Grebe - wader scrape2 Swift - over site 1 Kestrel - south routeBreeding bird survey - singing birds (29/4): 75 Reed Warbler, 5 Sedge Warbler, 12 Blackcap, 5 Chi
News News And Stories News A Day In The Life Of A Newly Emerged Dragonfly
Spotting dragonflies just after they've emerged and shed their exoskeleton is a pretty exciting wildlife encounter... Reserve warden Kate recently enjoyed some time with a teneral Southern hawker dragonfly, which was resting on the bramble and blacktho
News News And Stories News Sand Martins Check In For Summer
The first sand martins of the season have arrived back at WWT Washington Wetland Centre and have shown early interest in a new nesting bank. The artificial bank, which has space for one hundred nesting pairs, was built in October last year in anticipa
News News And Stories News Wildlife Sightings 20042023
AMWeather: SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesOystercatcher: 3Avocet: 11Lapwing: 11Pied Wagtail: 1Sand Martin: 1Swallow: 2Shelduck: 31Teal: 4Gadwall: 5Greylag: 13Canada Goose: 22Gr
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Weather: cold startRiver wear tide level: highA.MWader lake:Redshank - 31Lapwing - 9Grey Heron - 1Goosander - 4Teal - 14Black-headed Gull - 36Hawthorn wood:Great tit - 4Moorhen - 6Coal tit - 3Bullfinch - 1Blue tit - 7Sparrow hawk - 1Chaffinch - 1Dunnock -
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Another lovely sunny weekend, lots of sand martins passing through. A couple of arctic terns and our first common terns have arrived onsite. We still have 4 singing grasshopper warblers reeling in the rushes.The grounds, our captive collection area, with
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Weather: light rainRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake:Shelduck - 3Moorhen - 4Black-headed Gull - 8Hawthorn wood:Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1Green finch - 2Chaffinch - 5Bullfinch - 2Coal tit - 4Blue tit - 5Robin - 1Great tit - 4Dunnock - 4Moorhen - 2O
News News And Stories News Cold Winds And A Merlin
Cold dry winds across the site today with birds congregating in sheltered areas.Zeiss HideGenerally quiet perhaps because a female Merlin was perched for some time over looking the scrape. A very fine pair of Golden Plover one in full summer plumage were
News News And Stories News Wildlife Sightings For 4th December 2023
2 Snipe - marsh1 Goldeneye - main lake2 Redwing - south route17 Water Rail - site count (28/11)40+ Wigeon - reservoir lagoon, marsh
News News And Stories News Wildlife Sightings For 28th September 2020
29 Chaffinch - over SW1 Skylark - over W10 Meadow Pipit - over W plus a few on the marsh22 Chiffchaff - south route, sheltered lagoon, wildside1 Redpoll - wildside42 Wigeon - sheltered lagoon, reservoir lagoon127 Gadwall - site count1 Buzzard - high over
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On the 10th July, a WeBS survey was conducted throughout the site. Although the conditions proved not to be great, it was lovely weather for ducks. This was reflected in the number of Mallards recorded which came in at an overall total of 542. Other speci
News News And Stories News August Update
It’s all about the mud at Steart – a rich, carbon-storing habitat for wildlife and a large focus of our work on site! A few weeks ago we had a visit from the Bridgwater Fire Service who carried out a mud rescue exercise on Otterhampton Marsh for thei
News News And Stories News Wildlife Sightings For 5th May 2024
6 Swifts - wildside2 Oystercatcher - reservoir lagoon1 Common Whitethroat - grazing marsh1 Sparrowhawk - south route1 Kestrel - south route1 Hobby - over site Breeding bird survey - singing birds (29/4): 75 Reed Warbler, 5 Sedge Warbler, 12 Blackcap, 5 Ch