News
18-19 September 2024
19 September 2024Car ParkA Glossy Ibis flew over toward the South Lake early morning.Top New Piece from Zeiss HideThe continuing juvenile Pectoral Sandpiper with the Ruff, over the tide a juvenile Sanderling, 19 Ruff, 33 Ringed Plover, 51 Dunlin, Green Sa
19 September 2024
White-tailed Eagle, Pectoral Sandpiper and other news
Tuesday 17 SeptemberThe undoubted highlight today was an immature White-tailed Eagle that spent the morning around the estuary. Initially resting on the sands the tide pushed it off where it rested in oak trees at the south end of the reserve, when the ti
17 September 2024
Sightings and highlights 5-9 September 2024
A dynamic period of weather during last week and over the weekend, heavy downpours, thunder and lightning, at times almost zero visibility in the mist. The extremely heavy rainfall has flooded up the scrapes, we've managed to keep mud exposed at the Top N
9 September 2024
Wading birds recorded so far this September
This time of the year is always great for a variety of wading birds on the reserve, the Severn estuary mudflats and carefully managed wader scrapes attract them to our muddy shores and shallows to feed and rest. It has to be said that they can be mobile w
4 September 2024
Spoonbill double
28 AugustSpoonbillsA newly arrived immature Spoonbill joined the longer staying adult bird, as seems to be the way these birds prefer to sleep on the Top New Piece and head out to the estuary to feed, the low tides channels and pools are favoured. This is
28 August 2024
16-18 August 2024 sightings
Rushy Hide/Peng Observatory Early morning- Yellow Wagtail over S, 7 Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 3 Spotted Redshank, 10 Lapwing, 12 Black-tailed Godwit, 11 Redshank, 31 Teal, 7 Shoveler, 8 Gadwall, 7 Mute Swan, 15 Greylag, 2 Tufted Duck, 12 Moorhen, 15 Malla
18 August 2024
15th August 2024 Sightings
Image - A reflective Ruff
15 August 2024
9th Spoonbill of 2024
Our last Spoonbill sightings were in June when four immatures were noted together, this was likely to be three passage birds joining a long-stayer, they all moved on. Today's bird was the ninth individual of the year. This one appeared to be an older bir
11 August 2024
Return passage birds increasing
Image- Snipe on the Rushy- MJMThe summer return passage period is in full swing, a wide range of species have been noted this week especially passerines.South LakeFour Green Sandpiper from Hogarth Hide, at least 250+ Black-tailed Godwit, 15 Ruff, 14 Redsh
5 August 2024
Cranes fledging
Image- Crane pair ER and Phelps with their juvenile in flight MJMOur last two Cranes chicks appeared to have fledged, 'Ruby and Wilde' bred on the South Lake, in recent weeks visitors have been following this family closely with a lot of flapping and prac
29 July 2024
First breeding record for Teal on the reserve
Image - A female Teal with one of her four ducklings, a first breeding record for Slimbridge!
25 July 2024
24th of July Sightings
A Ruff having a stretch from Discovery hide
24 July 2024
22 July 2024 update
Avocet and Oystercatcher 'shadowing' a Mute Swan.The last of the Avocet nests have hatched on the Rushy with the Oystercatcher family from the Pondzone making their way here also. At least six adult Avocet remain to defend what appears to be broods of 1,1
22 July 2024
Brown Hare encounters and W.s Bluethroat news
Brown Hares were again evident on the Summer Walkway path and Tack Piece, these confiding animals are seemingly oblivious to humans, there was quite possibly some boxing involved today, this would indicates that a female discouraging is the attention and
15 July 2024
Highlights 10 to 14 July
Brown Hare on the Dumbles- MJMBrown Hare encounters have increased this year, the Dumbles is a good place to look for them but they also show up at the hides. Some animals can be very confiding and show little fear of humans. Today has seen a lot of activ
14 July 2024