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Wildlife Sightings - 16/05/2024

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Weather: Overcast River wear tide level: MidWader lake species:Avocet - 22Shelduck - 21Grey heron - 2 juvMute swan - 2Black - headed gull - 165Common turn - 31Mediterranean gull - 1Oyster catcher - 3Tufted duck - 26Lapwing - 2Shoveler - 2Hawthorn wood hi

Wildlife Sightings - 27/03/2024

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Weather: Rainy, overcastRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesTeal - 2Gadwall - 1 maleBlack-headed Gull - 23Greylag Goose- 21Shelduck - 27Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1Shoveler - 6 (2 female, 4 male)Herring Gull - 33Oystercatcher - 4Canada Goose - 32

Wildlife Sightings - 20/10/2020

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Weather: SunnyWind Speed: LightRiver wear tide level: MidWader lake - AM - LowTeal - 51 (34 female)Curlew - 1Shelduck - 1Grey Heron - 3Saline lagoon - AM - MIDCurlew - 6Black - headed gull - 43Other birds noted around siteKestrel (Wader lake footpath) - 1

Wildlife Sightings for 14th April 2023

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1 Linnet - singing between WWF and Dulverton hide2 Willow Warbler - south route, sheltered lagoon8 Reed Warbler - around the main lake and main reedbeds1 Sedge Warbler - reedbeds/marsh1 Blackcap - sheltered lagoon2 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape1 Hou

Wildlife Sightings for 10th April 2023

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1 Great Egret - marsh1 Wheatear - marsh1 Willow Warbler - entrance lake3 Yellow Wagtail - main lake1 Yellow Legged Gull - main lake2 Green Sandpiper - marsh2 Blackcap - wildside2 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape, marsh2 Reed Warbler - singing in the re

Latest sightings

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We are gearing up to opening on Wednesday 10th June, it is booking only, details on our website, sorry if you haven't got your tickets yet but more will be released on Wednesday 10th at 9am. The rain has put some much needed water on woodend marsh which t

Wildlife Sightings - 30/11/19

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Weather: Clear/FrostyWind Speed: /River Wear Tide Level: MidWader LakeAMMid Water LevelCurlew -16Hawthorn WoodWillow tit - 2Blue tit - 9Coal tit - 3Great tit - 4Goldfinch - 3Bullfinch - 6Chaffinch - 15Greenfinch - 15Lesser Redpoll - 3Nuthatch - 1Dunnock -

Bewick's swans update

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Despite the centre being closed, find out which Bewick's swans have been spotted on site this winter at Slimbridge. The beginning of December brought about the first ‘swanfall’ after a steady start to Bewick's season. Overnight on 30th November,

Recent Sightings - 1st March 2021

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The following sightings were taken on Monday from the reserve at Castle Espie on a rising tide. Spring has definitely arrived with the return of Black-headed gulls in numbers to the site. This red list species has successfully bred and increased in numb

Recent Wildlife Sightings 11th - 17th May

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A nice and warm Spring week was broken by ominous looking grey clouds encroaching on the reserve on Thursday, followed by the inevitable downpours to give us all a good soaking. Luckily for us, the interesting wildlife had already paid us a visit, with so

Wildlife Sightings - 18/03/2024

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A.MWeather: sunny / warmRiver tide level: HightWader Lake:Oystercatcher - 2Shelduck - 63Canada Goose - 22Grey Heron - 35 + 5 juvenileTufted duck - 22Black-headed Gull - 65Redshank - 37Gadwall - 1Little Grebe - 1Mute Swan - 2Graylag Goose - 6Shoveler - 1Av

White Wagtail

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ABFirst White Wagtail of the year feeding around the edge of the Mere early morning only. Two Little Ringed Plover on the Mere, both male if the aggressive behaviour between them is anything to go by. An influx of Blackcap and Willow Warbler today with a

Warden wildlife surveys

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Our Reserve Wardens monitor the wetlands for wildlife all year around. For us to manage the wetland wildlife population effectively, we need to know what birds, insects and animals occur onsite, how many there are of each species; where they are found an

Latest Sightings

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As the storms and windy weather have continued, the birds have again been sheltering from the extreme weather. This has also led to an increase in barn owl sightings across site, as it hunts during daylight to avoid the worst of the wind.With the dropping

Wildlife sightings for 15th August 2021

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1 Hobby - over wildside 1 Little Egret - main lake1 Willow Warbler - sheltered lagoon3 Common Snipe - main lake3 Common Tern - main lake28 Shoveler - site count25 Teal - site count 5 Swift - reservoir lagoon Flowering plants: Bristly Ox-tongue, Broad-leav