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Latest sightings
Busy at Middle Point
Once again lots of great birds in the Middle Point area today
11 May 2021
Anyone snow where these geese originated from?
Six Lesser Snow Geese appeared in the entrance road fields this morning.
10 May 2021
Curlew Sandpiper
The small wader flock that was feeding on the Severn off Middle Point held a stunning breeding plumage Curlew Sandpiper
9 May 2021
Centre reopens tomorrow
Unfortunately we received news late on Wednesday afternoon that the roadworks in Slimbridge village were leading to a full closure, thus leading to the Centre being closed today
6 May 2021
Follow the Spoonbill
An immature Spoonbill arrived on the reserve yesterday, and roosted overnight on the Rushy
5 May 2021
Another Osprey
Our third Osprey of the year was on the Severn this morning
3 May 2021
Avocets settling in to breed
We now have Avocets sitting on eggs in the Rushy and South Lake
2 May 2021
Magical May 1st
Always a great spring day, calm winds and sunshine.Estuary TowerNice to see a pair of Curlews on the Dumbles. The high tides over the last few days just flooded the outer edge refreshing the ground nicely. A curlew and 5 Whibrel were feeding there. The La
1 May 2021
An arrival of Sedge Warblers?
This morning the reserve is full of bird song, with what feels like an arrival of Sedge Warblers overnight.
30 April 2021
High tides on the estuary
We've seen a sequence of high tides over 10m in height over the last few days
29 April 2021
Good spring migration days
Sunday 25th and Monday 26th April have seen some great migration particularly on the Severn
27 April 2021
Swifts at last
Swifts have finally arrived over the reserve and more Spring migrant action
25 April 2021
Little Gull Passage
Summer WalkwayA movement of Little Gulls through the estuary this morning with many being reported from further down stream. A flock of 20 were resting just north of Mid Point at 10.00 and at least 4 more passed through. Also on the Estuary were 4 Curlew
24 April 2021
Two or three Garganey?
Two Garganey have been seen together on the Tack Piece with single birds seen in three different locations later, we may have three very mobile drakes on site.
19 April 2021
Look out for Garganey
A drake Garganey was seen on the Rushy this morning, our first of the year
18 April 2021