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Wildlife Sightings 3/06/2023
News News And Stories News Wildlife Sightings 3062023
Weather: SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesAvocet (2 broods with 3 chicks each) - 36 + 6 chicksOystercatcher (1 brood - 3 chicks + 1 pair nesting) - 4 + 3 chicksLapwing - 5Redshank - 2Common Tern - 240B.H. Gull (fir
Wildlife Sightings for 28th April 2023
News News And Stories News Wildlife Sightings For 28th April 2023
1 Whimbrel - main lake2 Wheatear - marsh4 Garden Warbler - south route (Dulverton hide)1 Yellow Wagtail - marsh1 Common Sandpiper - wader scrape2 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape3 Snipe - marsh, wader scrape1 Whinchat - marsh20+ Reed Warbler - across t
Wildlife sightings for 8th November 2022
News News And Stories News Wildlife Sightings For 8th November 2022
Birds:2 Green Sandpiper - reservoir lagoon5+ Siskin - south route10+ Greenfinch - sheltered lagoon4 Lesser Redpoll - sheltered lagoon10+ Redwing - south routeLarge mixed species flocks of tits feeding in the hedgerows along the south route. Great Spotted
Reconnecting the Severn Vale for migratory fish
Our Work Projects Reconnecting The Severn Vale
Reconnecting the Severn Vale The Severn is one of the most important rivers in Britain for migratory fish, but much of it is in bad condition. We're working to remove barriers and improve water quality and levels in the Severn Vale. WWT has bee
wildlife Sightings - 5/11/2021
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Weather: clearWind speed: mildRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake:Teal - 115Shelduck - 6Lapwing - 28Moorhen - 2Saline Lagoon:Teal - 6Redshank - 2Kingfisher - 1Other birds noted around site:Buzzard - 1 (Old oak meadow)Grey Heron - 1 (River)Goldfinch -
Wader Lake works - September 2021
News News And Stories News Wader Lake Works September 2021
We have some planned essential works taking place from Tuesday 28 September for approximately 5 days (weather dependant) which will involve some heavy machinery coming onto the lake. This will inevitably cause some disruption to the wildlife on the lake
Wildlife Sightings - 31/08/2023
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Weather: sunnyRiver wear tide level: lowA.M Wader lake:Kingfisher - 1 Curlew - 26Lapwing - 270Ruff - 1Redshank - 18Teal - 37Shoveler - 10Grey Heron - 9Little Egret - 1Jackdaw - 80Stock Dove - 4Hawthorn wood:Blue tit - 4Greenfinch - 1 juvenileGoldfinch - 1
Inspired by ducks
News News And Stories Blog Inspired By Ducks
Hannah Lane’s childhood visit to WWT Slimbridge has led to a lifetime as a conservation volunteer. It must have been in the late 1940s, soon after it opened, that I first visited WWT Slimbridge as a child with my parents. All I can remember is a larg
Wildlife Sightings for 26th April 2023
News News And Stories News Wildlife Sightings For 26th April 2023
2 Wheatear - marsh1 Whinchat - marsh2 Oystercatcher - wader scrape3 Yellow Wagtail - marsh1 Garden Warbler - summer route (near wildside hide)7 Sedge Warbler - sheltered lagoon, south route, marsh, main lake, summer route20+ Reed Warbler - across the site
wildlife Sightings - 27/10/2021
News News And Stories News Wildlife Sightings 27102021
Weather: cloudy / sunWind speed: lowRiver wear tide level: highA.M Wader lake:Teal - 212Shelduck - 1Grey Heron - 2Redshank - 74Black-headed Gull - 13Buzzard - 1Laowing - 1Saline lagoon:Kingfisher - 1Teal - 9Other birds noted around site:Goldfinch - 8 ( C
Wildlife Sightings - 11/02/2020
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Weather: Strong winds/ClearWind Speed: StrongRiver Wear Tide: LowWader LakeAMWater LEVEL: HighShelduck-30Great Black-Backed Gull- 1Tufted duck-2 (females)Lapwing-13Herring Gull- 34Black-Headed Gull-200+Coot-5Grey Heron-5Teal-8Curlew-1Shoveler-8Saline Lago
Wildlife sightings for 13th October 2022
News News And Stories News Wildlife Sightings For 13th October 2022
Birds:1 Dartford Warbler - marsh, wader scrape1 Water Pipit - marsh10+ Meadow Pipit - marsh10 Redwing - sheltered lagoon2 Siskin - wildside11 Stonechat - marsh, scrape17 Chiffchaff - site count1 Willow Warbler - wildside1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon1 Ri
Recent Sightings 7th-13th August
News News And Stories News Recent Sightings 7th 13th August 1
A Wood Sandpiper was the species highlight of the week on the reserve. It was first spotted late in the day on the 11th on Deep water Lake, and was re-sighted several times on the lagoon on the 12th.Numbers of Shoveler and Teal increased on site this week
Oystercatcher nests near new Coastal Creek aviary
News News And Stories News Oystercatcher Nest Near New Coastal Creek Aviary
There’s lots of amazing water birds to see inside the new Coastal Creek aviary but one wader species is attracting attention on the little pond just outside. The indomitable oystercatcher pair are back this year, nesting on the island opposite the ne
Recent Sightings 23th-29th October
News News And Stories News Recent Sightings 25th 29th October
Saline lagoonA flock of 10 Spoonbills continue to be seen reliably in the saline lagoon. Wigeon have been seen in high numbers, with sightings of up to 100 individuals. Peregrine are also often seen soaring over the salt marshes.Millennium wetlandsWater r