Latest sightings
A flash of blue
5 Jack Snipe - main lake(2), wader scrape(3) - highest count of the winter and nationally significant 1 Bittern - main lake 5 Pintail - main lake, reservoir lagoon 5 Snipe - wader scrape 2 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 1 Kingfisher - wildside 3 Redwing -
8 January 2019
Jack Snipe and Common Snipe on the wader scrape
(Snipe) 2 Bittern - main lake (North shore). Headley and Dulverton Hides 6 Pintail - main lake, reservoir lagoon 6 Snipe - scrape(4), main lake(2) 2 Jack Snipe - scrape December/January bird highlights: Shelduc
7 January 2019
Kingfisher in Wildside
Kingfisher by Alec Pelling 1 Bittern - main lake (North shore) 3 Pintail - main lake 5 Snipe - wader scrape 2 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 2 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 1 Kingfisher - Wildside 1 Kestrel - shel
6 January 2019
Pintail showing well today
Northern Pintail at Slimbridge by James Lees 2 Bittern - main lake (North shore) 7 Pintail - main lake 1 Shelduck - main lake 71 Lapwing - main lake 4 Snipe - wader scrape 17 Redwing - flew over heading SW 1 Water Pip
5 January 2019
Calling Water Rail
1 Goldeneye - sheltered lagoon 4 Pintail - main lake 7 Mandarin - main lake, wildside 3 Water Rail - reservoir lagoon, reedbed, sheltered lagoon (all calling) 1 Siskin - South route 1 Coal Tit - South route feeders 1 Little Owl - World wetlands 1 Peregri
4 January 2019
Bitterns in the reed fringes of the main lake
2 Bittern - main lake N shore (Headley and Dulverton Hides) 1 Jack Snipe - scrape 1 Water Pipit - marsh, scrape 1 Redpoll - south route Birches p.m. 10 Redwing - entrance area 6 Fieldfare - entrance area 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 4 Pintail -
3 January 2019
7 Pintail displaying on the main lake
2 Bittern - main lake N shore 1 Water Pipit - marsh 13 Redwing - entrance area 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 7 Pintail - main lake 8 Snipe - scrape(5), main lake(2), marsh(1). The group on the scrape flew in high from the NW a.m. December bird hi
2 January 2019
7 Song Thrushes in full song this morning
Song Thrush by Russ Myners 3 Bittern - main lake (west, north and east shores) 1 Jack Snipe - scrape 71 Lapwing - main lake 7 Song Thrush - singing from sheltered lagoon, south route, entrance lake, wild
1 January 2019
Fieldfare around the entrance area
1 Bittern - main lake (North shore) 2 Shelduck - wader scrape 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 4 Pintail - main lake 1 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 16 Redwing - 4 on south route, 12 flew over West 9 Fieldfare - entrance lake 1 Peregrine - perched on Charing C
31 December 2018
Goldeneye on the reservoir lagoon
1 Bittern - main lake 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 2 Shelduck - wader scrape 4 Pintail - main lake 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh December bird highlights: Shelduck, Goldeneye, Goosander, Bittern, Great White Egret, Snipe, Black-tailed Godwit, Jack Snip
31 December 2018
A feral nice visitor
1 Bittern - main lake (North shore) 6 Pintail - main lake, sheltered lagoon 9 Mandarin - main lake 1 Bar-Headed Goose - main lake 2 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 4 Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh 7 Redwing - entrance lake 1 Peregrine - perched on hospita
29 December 2018
Winter duck numbers increasing
2 Bittern - main lake N shore 1 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 11 Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh 2 Shelduck - main lake 7 Pintail - main lake, reservoir lagoon 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 2 Water Pipit - grazing marsh, wader scrape 93 Shoveler - ma
28 December 2018
Snipe showing well on the marsh
2 Bittern - main lake (SE shore and N shore by Headley Hide) 1 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 1 Chiffchaff - wildside 2 Shelduck - main lake 4 Pintail - main lake, reservoir lagoon 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 7 Snipe - graz
27 December 2018
Boxing day birding
2 Bittern - main lake (SE shore and N shore by Headley Hide) 4 Pintail - main lake 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 2 Shelduck - main lake 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 15 Redwing - entrance area 7 Fieldfare - flew over heading S 1 Chiffchaff - wildsid
26 December 2018
4 Bitterns and 3 Jack Snipe!
(Male Reed Bunting with food, Russ Myners) 4 Bittern - main lake (SE shore, NE shore, N shore by Headley Hide) 3 Jack Snipe - scrape, main lake island 21 13 Reed Bunting - main lake, reedbed, south route/main l
24 December 2018