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Wildlife sightings - 14/03/2024
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AMRiver Wear Tide Level: MidGrey Heron - 32Canada Goose - 20Shelduck - 36Teal - 6Coot - 2Lapwing- 11Reed Bunting - 1 maleChaffinch - 1 femaleBlue Tit - 5Stock Dove - 1Bird Species Noted Around SiteCormorant - River Wear - 1Tawny Owl - Hawthorn Wood (Roos
Welney Sightings- 13/11/2020
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Today's Highlights:Cattle egret x3 (Lady Fen)Great egret x2Curlew (Lady Fen)Flocks of redwing and fieldfare (flying around site)Regular Sightings:Whooper swanMute swanPochardPintailTufted duckWigeonGadwallTealMallardGreylag gooseCanada gooseLittle egretGr
Wildlife Sightings 4th November 2023
News News And Stories News Wildlife Sightings 4th November 2023
1 Bittern - main lake (from WWF hide)1 Little Egret - wader scrape1 Little Grebe - wader scrape80 Gadwall - site count14 Meadow Pipit - marsh and flying overhead1 Stonechat - reedbed1 Sparrowhawk - wader scrape1 Snipe - main lake2 Goldcrest - wildside
Slimbridge Volunteering - Online Open Days
News News And Stories News Volunteering At Slimbridge Online Open Days
Join us online to find out more about Slimbridge Wetland Centre and the various volunteering opportunities we have on offer. We’re running online open days on various dates throughout March and April 2021. Whilst we can’t hold a large open day on sit
Wildlife Sightings for 13th May 2023
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1 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape2 Oystercatcher - wader scrape3 Common Tern - main lake1 Hobby - over site1 Kestrel - over site30+ Swift - over site10+ House Martin - over site1 Swallow - main lake60+ Sand Martin - over site
Wildlife Sightings for 7th September 2023
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1 Greenshank - wader scrape1 Ruff - main lake5 Snipe - main lake, marsh3 Green Sandpiper - main lake, marsh, wader scrape2 Common Sandpiper - wader scrape, main lake1 Great White Egret - main lake1 Little Egret - main lake2 Wigeon - main lake181 Gadwall -
Welney Sightings - 13/11/2023
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Why not get closer to nature by staying at one of our cottages on site – available to book through Airbnb or by visiting the ‘Experience’ page of our website.Highlights:Whooper SwanMarsh HarrierBlack-Tailed GodwitWhooper SwanMute SwanGreylag GooseTu
Wildlife Sightings - 29/03/2022
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Weather: OvercastRiver wear tide level: lowWader lake:Lapwing - 14 (11 on the meadow)Shoveler - 15Shelduck - 42Canada Goose - 16Saline Lagoon:Avocet - 2Redshank - 1Chiffchaff - 9Cormorant - 1Song thrush - 3Nuthatch - 1Hawthorn wood:Treecreeper - 1Jay - 1D
Welney sightings - 04/12/2023
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Why not get closer to nature by staying at one of our cottages on site – available to book through Airbnb or by visiting the ‘Experience’ page of our website. Highlights Whooper Swan Scaup Mute Swan Greylag Goose Canada Goose Whooper Swan
Wildlife sightings for 3rd April 2022
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60 Shoveler - marsh, scrape, main lake1 Redshank - marsh1 Little Egret - scrape9 Blackcap - sheltered lagoon, world wetlands, wildside, entrance lake5 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon, world wetlands, wildside16 Cetti's Warbler - site count
Wader passage ticking over
News News And Stories News Wader Passage Ticking Over
Image- Common Sandpiper- MJMWe have a good variety of wading birds albeit in small numbers about the reserve, a few more passage birds arrived over the weekend. Estuary TowerWhimbrel, 14 Curlew, 4 Lapwing, 7 Avocet Ringed Plover and Great Crested Grebe on
Latest Sightings
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6+ Marsh harriers have been spotted around the site along with kestrels, barn owls and sparrowhawks. Around the edges of the mere there are ruff, oystercatchers, snipe and black-tailed godwits and large deceits of lapwing which will take to the sky when a
Info for Wednesday 26th August
News News And Stories News Info For Wednesday 26th August
If you are visiting on Wednesday 26th August, please be aware that the Visitor Centre will be closed between 1pm - 2pm. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.The reserve will be open as normal, you will still be able to enter and exit the
Welney sightings - 30/12/2023
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Why not get closer to nature by staying at one of our cottages on site – available to book through Airbnb or by visiting the ‘Experience’ page of our website. Highlights Whooper Swan Barn Owl Scaup Cattle Egret Black Tailed Godwit Mute Swa
Latest Sightings
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The latest Wetland Bird Surveys (WeBS) was completed over the weekend. Highlights from the survey included 2700 pink footed geese across the site, as well as over 600 teal, mostly seen from Ron Barker and over 500 lapwing on the main mere.Other highlights
