Cattle Egret at the edge of a reed bed.

Cattle Egret. Martin Smith Hide this afternoon. #wwtslimbridgesightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social

Rushy: Spotted redshank, Common redshank, 2 Oystercatchers, 80 BH Gulls, 7 Greylags (1 family of 3 goslings), 3 Canada Geese, 9 Tufted, 4 Shelduck, 2 Teal, 2 Pochard, 2 Gadwall, Cattle Egret. #wwtslimbridgesightings

Dumbles: 2 Avocet, 12 Barnacles geese, 2 Curlew. Fox. Whimbrel reported
River: 115 Avocet, Spoonbill, 15 Ringed Plover.
Grasshopper Warbler in hedge to the right of the Estuary Tower. #wwtslimbridgesightings

Tack Piece: 31 Shelduck, 48 Shoveller, 10 Teal, 22 Tufted, 2 Gadwall, 4 Pintail, 3 Mute Swan, 4 Barnacles, 4 Greylag, 6 Canada geese, 2 Marsh harrier over, Sparrowhawk on fence by Summer walkway, 3 Roe deer and a hare. #wwtslimbridgesightings

Grasshopper Warbler close to Estuary Tower. #wwtslimbridgesightings

South Lake Discovery Hide: 118 Black-tailed Godwits, 38 Avocets, 2 pairs of Oystercatchers, 19 Gadwall, 23 Teal, 12 Shelduck, 8 Tufted, 207 BH Gulls.
Whitethroat, Blackcap and Willow Warblers singing by Hogarth hide. @wwtsightings.bsky.social #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

Sir, a second bird is at the feeder

Nice to see the regular Spoonbill awake. On the Tack Piece today. #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

South Lake Discovery hide: 21 Avocet, 60 Black-tailed Godwits, 1 Oystercatcher, 22 Gadwall, 29 Teal, 5 Shelduck, 7 Shoveller, 10 Tufted, 256 BH Gulls, 7 Herring gulls, 6 Cormorant, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Greenshank, cranes Ruby and wild nesting. #wwtslimbridgesightings

Blushing Bracket fungus

Turkey Tail fungus on rotten wood

View of a grassy hillside, with a few trees and scrub. Cloudy sky.

Track winding through forest. Pile of brash.

Lovely stroll today around Wiltshire Wildlife Trust reserve Clouts Wood in Wroughton.

#wwtslimbridgesightings

Face on image of Black-headed Gull.

Side on image of Black-headed Gull.

Side on on image of preening Black-headed Gull.

Colour-ringed Black-headed Gull at Slimbridge today. (Reported to ringer.) @wwtsightings.bsky.social

Crane on grassy edge of reed bed pond.

Tack Piece: pair of cranes in front of Martin Smith Hide potentially nesting? 2 Avocet, a few winter ducks, 90 Barnacles, Cettis Warbler and Spoonbill.

Decoy hide: female Kingfisher, 16 Tufted, 1 Cormorant. @wwtsightings.bsky.social

South Lake Discovery hide: 56 Black-tailed Godwits, 137 BH Gulls, 11 Shelduck, 14 Tufted, 10 Gadwall, 26 Teal, 4 Shoveller, 2 Oystercatchers, 16 Greylags, 11 Canada Geese, 8 Cormorants, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Herring Gull and 1 Mute swan. @wwtsightings.bsky.social

Baby Rabbit on the edge of a grassy path next to hedge.

Bunny.

Spoonbills on the Tack Piece. Just chilling. @slimbridge-wild.bsky.social

Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming in tree, near the centre building. @slimbridge-wild.bsky.social

Decoy hide: Grey Heron, pair Mute Swans, 17 Tufted, 5 Shelduck, 3 Greylag, Chiffchaff and Cettis. @slimbridge-wild.bsky.social

South Lake, Discovery hide: 22 Black-tailed Godwits, 7 Avocets, 1 Little Grebe, 4 Oystercatcher, 9 Cormorant, 13 Shovellers, 22 Tufted, 83 Teal, 14 Gadwall, 4 Pochard, 1 Shelduck, 193 Black-headed gulls, 4 Herring gulls. @slimbridge-wild.bsky.social

Good day for mammal sightings at WWT Slimbridge today, including roe and muntjac deer, wood mice, fox and a bonkers pair of hares. @wwtworldwide.bsky.social

Dumbles: 189 Whitefronts, 6 Avocets, 75 Barnacles, 3 unringed Cranes. @slimbridge-wild.bsky.social

Mossy stone wall

Mossy fallen logs with some ferns.

Mossy tree with a mossy stone wall behind

Even more moss 💚.

Tree with clumps of moss.

More moss. 💚

Rocky hill

Rocky hill

Rocky hill

The Roaches.

Stone wall, mostly covered in moss. Trees also a bit mossy.

Moss. 💚

South Lake, Discovery hide:
2 Egyptian geese, 30 Pochard, 7 Tufted, 122 Shoveller, 3 Gadwall, 41 Teal, 1 Shelduck, 2 Little Grebe, 95 Black-headed gulls, 10 Herring gulls, 4 Oystercatcher, 119 Avocet, 188 Black-tailed Godwits, 79 Common Gulls, 9 Cormorant. @slimbridge-wild.bsky.social

Mixed finch flock by Sanderson bridge (approach to Discovery hide). Goldfinch, Chaffich, Siskin. @slimbridge-wild.bsky.social

South Lake Discovery hide: 18 Gadwall, 232 Teal, 38 Tufted, 8 Shelduck, 71 Shoveller, 72 Pochard, 55 Avocet, 59 BH gulls, 2 Herring Gulls, 1 Common Gull, 8 Cormorant. @slimbridge-wild.bsky.social

South Lake Discovery hide: 55 Shoveller, 63 Teal, 45 Tufted, 5 Shelduck, 67 Pochard, 3 Pintail, 251 Lapwing, 19 Dunlin, 10 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 150 Greylags, 2 Whitefronts. @slimbridge-wild.bsky.social