1 Green Sandpiper - grazing marsh 5 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape 4 Common Tern - main lake 1 Hobby - hunting over the sheltered lagoon 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital July/early August bird highlights: Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Avocet,
11 August 2018
Throughout June and July, our reserve team monitored the numbers of predators on-site, through camera traps. Red Fox These cameras were placed around the woodland, secret swamp, saline lagoon and limestone lake. Thi
10 August 2018
a.m. Tide level: low Wader Lake Little grebe 1 Snipe 10 Avocet 5 adults + 3 young Northern shoveller 1 Ruff 1 Little ringed plover 1 Lapwing 7 Sand martin 2 Pied wagtail 2 Common tern 11 Saline Lagoon Lapwing 2 Redshank 1 Hawthorn Wood Nuthatch 1 Bullfinc
10 August 2018
This week we had our summer thank you day for Steart Marshes volunteers, in recognition of all the skills and many hours of hard work they bring to the team. After meeting at Steart for car-sharing, we all headed over to Stowey Woods for a walk led by ou
10 August 2018
British Steel Hide The autumn build up of waders is upon us and counts of Redshank and Greenshank are steadily creeping up. The high tides over the weekend and into next week should see good numbers of birds using the saline lagoons. Counts from the hide
10 August 2018
Whooper swan and cygnets-Lyle hide Mute swan Greylag geese Shelduck Mallard Teal Grey heron Avocet Lapwing Moorhen Coot Little ringed plover Green sandpiper-Friends Hide Black headed gull Lesser black backed gull Common Tern Carrion crow Jackdaw Wood pige
10 August 2018
South Lake Crane family, 10 Ruff, 10 Redshank, Green Sandpiper, Long-tailed Tit flock, Great Crested Grebe with chick, 14 Black-tailed Godwit, lots of hirundines low over water Zeiss Hide 180 Dunlin, adult Sanderling, 26 Ringed Plover, 4 Black-tailed Godw
10 August 2018
1 Ruff - flew over main lake heading NE 1145hrs 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 1 Green Sandpiper - wader scrape 1 Common Sandpiper - wader scrape 3 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape 4 House Martin - grazing marsh, wader scrape 40+ Swift - reservoir lag
10 August 2018
As the weather has cooled off a little here in the Severn estuary the birds have continued to be as entertaining as always. The three remaining Crane youngsters have been providing spectacular views as they learn to fly. From the Zeiss or Kingfisher hides
10 August 2018
Up to 9 Green Sandpipers were seen today, mostly from the Ron Barker hide, where a single Wood sandpiper remained. At least 30 Common Snipe, 20 Ruff, 20 Black-tailed Godwits, 4 Little Ringed Plovers and 2 Ringed Plovers were also present. Lapwing number
9 August 2018
Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag Shelduck Mallard Teal Cormorant Coot Moorhen Grey heron Little egret Avocet Redshank (Friends) Green sandpiper x2 (Friends) Kingfisher Swallow House martin Starling Yellow wagtail Pied wagtail Great tit Robin Reed bunting Ho
9 August 2018
1 Green Sandpiper - grazing marsh 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 8 Snipe - wader scrape, main lake 18 Shoveler - main lake, wader scrape 1 Pochard brood (6) - reservoir lagoon 4 Little Grebe - main lake, sheltered lagoon 5 Common Tern - main lake 10 House
9 August 2018
Decided Autumnal feeling to the weather first thing this morning. The hawthorn below the Avenue Tower is once again proving to be a draw to passage migrants with Willow Warbler, Reed Bunting, Whitethroat, Tree Sparrow and Goldfinch again seen. Two Green
9 August 2018
The rare flock of Andean flamingos at WWT Slimbridge have become foster parents to chicks from their near-relatives, Chilean flamingos, after the hot spell triggered them to lay their first eggs since 2003. The record-breaking temperatures sparked six
9 August 2018
A really interesting morning on the reserve, with passage migration in full swing! Two Green Sandpipers are on the Flood Ground in the small pools, visible from the Avenue Tower. The Hawthorn tree beneath the Avenue Tower is stuffed full of migrating song
8 August 2018