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Wildlife Sightings - 04/09/2021
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Weather: Light rain/overcast Wind speed: Light River wear tide level: LowA.MWader Lake:Ruff - 2Black tailed Godwit - 2Common snipe - 3Lapwing - 10Curlew - 5Grey heron - 3Teal - 26Moorhen - 8Saline Lagoon:Teal - 6Shelduck - 1Other birds noted around site:C
Gadwall numbers up
News News And Stories News Gadwall Numbers Up
There have been good numbers of gadwall between Ramsar and Sand martin hides, 56 gadwall on Tuesday. Shoveler numbers are up with too and they are sprinkled around the site. Cattle egrets and little egrets are around and Sand martin hide and Scrape hi
Spectacular spring at Slimbridge
News News And Stories News Spectacular Spring At Slimbridge
Escape the everyday this season and enjoy an outdoor adventure for everyone. Get closer to spring wildlife and feel renewed and refreshed by the vibrant energy of our wetlands at this time of year. See below highlights for your next day out with us.
wildlife Sightings - 29/09/2021
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Weather: sunnyWind speed: lowRiver wear tide level: highA.MWader lake:Lapwing - 1Heron - 2Redshank - 28Teal - 55Black headed Gull - 35Moorhen - 3Saline lagoon:Kingfisher - 1Heron - 3Teal - 15Other birds noted around site:Buzzard - 1 (Top meadow)Redshank -
Wildlife Sightings - 04/01/2024
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Weather: bright / clearRiver Wear Tide Level: lowWader Lake SpeciesCanada Goose - 1Shelduck - 6Grey Heron - 4Lapwing - 59Curlew - 1Goosander - 2Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationStock Dove - 8Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 Coal Tit - 2Blue Tit - 5Greenfinch
Wildlife sightings for 16th August 2021
News News And Stories News Wildlife Sightings For 16th August 2021
Please note: There will be essential island management and habitat improvement works taking place on the main lake this week (Monday 16th - Friday 20th), we apologise for any inconvenience/disturbance that this may cause. 1 Common Tern - main lake25 Shov
The only black-winged stilts to hatch in the UK this year have successfully fledged in Somerset
News News And Stories News The Only Black Winged Stilts To Hatch In The Uk This Year Have Successfully Fledged In Somerset
A trio of black-winged stilt chicks have flown the nest at WWT Steart Marshes, where to the disbelief of conservationists, they hatched last month. This is the first time the rare wader has ever nested at the reserve and it is the most western point in
Duck numbers increasing
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123 Gadwall - site count 90 Shoveler - site count 42 Teal - site count 7 Wigeon - sheltered lagoon2 Common Sandpiper - reservoir lagoon2 Snipe - main lake1 Hobby - hunting over the grazing marsh and reservoir lagoon p.m1 Kestrel - hunting over the wader s
Top tips to help spot a wild otter
News News And Stories News Top Tips To Help Spot A Wild Otter
Wild Eurasian otters are notoriously hard to see. Still with a healthy river, connecting saline lagoon and a bit of patience, visitors can be treated to sightings of these fantastic wetland mammals. WWT Washington offers a great opportunity to spot these
Kingfishers & cattle egrets
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The Sand martin hide kingfisher pair are still feeding young, although judging by the size of fish being taken into the nest hole, this second brood should be nearly fledged. The nesting sand martins have all but disappeared, but it was only last month th
DAERA Minister Edwin Poots MLA visits Castle Espie
News News And Stories News Daera Minister Edwin Poots Mla Visits Castle Espie
DAERA Minister Edwin Poots has visited the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) Centre at Castle Espie, County Down, to see their work in biodiversity and protecting the natural environment.DAERA Minister Edwin Poots is met by Paul Stewart, centre manager at
First avocet chicks
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Are first avocet chicks hatched this week, so far we have 5 broods on the mere and many more to hatch over the next few days. 6 lapwing chicks have fledged so far and they are currently in front of the Gordon Taylor hide. We have a flock of 86 black-taile
Record Black-tailed Godwit count
News News And Stories News Record Black Tailed Godwit Count
The South Lake Black-tailed Godwit flock has been increasing steadily since last week. The wader scrape has been the favoured roost site for this elegant wader and today was no exception. 549 were counted at rest this morning with a further 24 on the Tack
Farmland Birds
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An early morning walk around the edge of the reserve produced the first Grey Partridge (2) of the year, also Red-legged Partridge too. A mixed flock of Corn Bunting (10+), Yellowhammer (2), Reed Bunting (4), Linnet (6+), Skylark and Meadow Pipit were fee
Owl spectacular on the reserve
News News And Stories News Owl Spectacular On The Reserve
Owls are incredibly specialised birds of prey. Their round heads and flat dished faces, with forward-facing eyes make them well adapted to hunting their typical prey of frogs, insects, mice and other small mammals. Most are nocturnal or crepuscular (ac