Rushy Pen at WWT Slimbridge. Three Avocet Chicks, most birds still sitting. 16 Shelducklings in a mixed brood 'creche'. Gadwall, Tufted Duck and sitting Bkack-headed Gulls. #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

From the Estuary Tower at WWT Slimbridge flock of c600 small waders on the river beyond the Dumbles. Appeared to be Ringed Plover and Dunlin. 5 Red Kites to the south over the Bottom New Piece, Marsh Harrier fly past and the Brent Goose still with the Canada Geese. #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

Makes total sense to me.

South Lake - Pair of Common Tern on the Deep Lake raft at 10:45 #GlosBirds #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

Knott Hide - Juvenile Kingfisher seen fishing #GlosBirds #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

Top New Piece - 22 Shelduck, 38 Gadwall, 4 Teal, Redshank, 2 Lapwing, Crane on nest, Reed Bunting, Sedge and Reed Warbler #GlosBirds #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

South Lake - 78 Avocet, 60 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Oystercatcher with 2 Chicks, Cetti's Warbler, Ruff, 8 Shoveler, 17 Tufted Duck, 16 Gadwall, Redshank #GlosBirds #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

Estuary Tower - 2 Common Tern flew over the Long ground Pool Dumbles - 2 Egyptian Geese on middle scrape island and 6 Cranes #GlosBirds #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

Dumbles - 1 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 39 Canada Geese, 11 Crane (10 unringed and Oakie), Oystercatcher, Black-headed Gull. Lots of Swallows and Swifts flying around the tower, Sedge Warblers singing #GlosBirds #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

Pillbox Pool - 1 Mallard with 2 chicks, 2 Tufted ducks, 1 Moorhen and 1 Coot feeding a chick #GlosBirds #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

Kingfisher Hide - Juvenile Kingfisher #GlosBirds #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

Decoy - 7 Tufted Ducks, 5 Shelduck, 1 Grey Heron #GlosBirds #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

Top New Piece - 26 Shelduck, 43 Gadwall, 2 Redshank, 44 Canada geese, (Sherbert) Crane on her nest #GlosBirds #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

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A lot of birds this week! Many of you have participated in the #BirdsSeenIn2026 challenge since last Sunday once more, that's brilliant! As every Sunday evening european time, I share with you the updated leaderboard of our friendly contest! This week again there are no rank changes in the top 10!

Kingfisher Hide - 2 Redshank on the Bottom New Piece Scrape #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

South Lake - 47 Black-tailed Godwit, 67 Avocet, 1 Redshank, Tufted Duck, Black-headed Gulls, Mute Swan with 2 Cygnets #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

Dumbles - 4 Greylag Geese, 55 Canada Geese, 1 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 2 Tufted Duck, 9 Cranes, Skylark Pill Box Pool - Bittern, 2 Shelduck, 3 Reed Warbler, 2 Coot #GlosBirds #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

Tack Piece - 2 Reed Warbler, 4 Mute Swan, 25 Greylag, 3 Canada and 13 Barnacle Geese, 6 Shelduck, 18 Tufted Duck, 1 male Pochard, 43 Gadwall, 18 Black-headed Gull, 1 Little Egret, 1 Cattle Egret #GlosBirds #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

Apparently the alt theme for #BirdOfTheDay is 'yellow', so here is a Golden Pipit from #Kenya. It also happens to be new for #BirdsSeenIn2026

100s of Painted Lady butterflies moving through the New Grounds today, also noted a few Silver Ys and my first Clouded Yellow of the year #WWTSlimbridgeSightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social

Rushy Hide/Peng Observatory- at least three 2cy Mediterranean Gull hanging around in the Black-headed Gull colony, 70+ Avocets, broods of Shelduck, pairs of Tufted Ducks and a few male Gadwall #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

South Lake- the Crane family at the duck marsh end, 35+ Black-tailed Godwit with the Avocets, two or three singing Whitethroats on the hedges on east and west side, 4 Oystercatcher, a few Gadwall and Tufted Ducks. #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

Knott Hide/Estuary Tower- Bittern sat up in reeds between 0900-0920hrs then flew South. Tack Piece- a few Avocet on the scrape/flood, flock of Black-headed Gulls, Gadwall and a few Tufted Duck, Sedge and Reed Warblers with Common Whitethroat singing on the hedge #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds

Dumbles - 10 Cranes, Dunlin and Ringed Plover flock on river, singles of Sedge Warbler, Greater Black-backed Gull, Avocet, Pheasant and Wren, Long-tailed Tit flock, Little Egret and 12 Barnacle Goose on Tack Piece, Cetti’s Warbler and Blackcap singing #glosbirds #wwtslimbridgesightings

South lake - Common Tern, 46 Avocet, 48 Godwit, 3 Cormorant, Little Grebe, 2 Cranes and chick #glosbirds #wwtslimbridgesightings

Top New Piece - Jay and Great Spotted Woodpecker calling in Spinney, Crane on nest, 10 Avocet, Little Grebe and Reed Warbler heard, 3 Tufted Duck, 24 Gadwall, 3 Redshank, 2 Blackwit, 13 Shelduck, Mute Swan family of 6 cygnets. #glosbirds #wwtslimbridgesightings

Rushy hide - 58 Avocet, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Shelduck with brood of 12, 17 Tufted duck #glosbirds #wwtslimbridgesightings

Kingfisher hide - no sign of any Kingfisher activity yet, Roe Deer with well grown fawn on BNP, Reed Bunting and Reed Warbler singing. #glosbirds #wwtslimbridgesightings

Kingfisher hide - no sign of any Kingfisher activity yet, Roe Deer with well grown fawn on BNP, Reed Bunting and Reed Warbler singing. #glosbirds #wwtslimbridgesightings

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Tack Piece - Cetti’s Warbler, Reed & Sedge Warblers singing, 26 Shelduck, 13 Tufted Duck, 2 pairs + 3 Gadwall, 26 Greylag Geeses, 1 Wigeon. #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds

South Finger and Kingfisher Hide - Cettis Warbler, Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler and a Great Spotted Woodpecker. Cuckoo heard but not seen. #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds

Top New Piece from Zeiss Hide - 24 Avocet, 28 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Redshank, incubating Crane, Reed Bunt, Reed Warbler and Sedge Warbler, 3 Tufted Duck males #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds

South Lake from Hogarth Hide - Whitethroat feeding young in dense hedge to right of hide. 2 Oystercatcher chicks on the causeway, 32 Gadwall Discovery Hide. 43 Avocet, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Redshank and a male Ruff #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds

Rushy - 3 baby Black Headed Gull chicks on first island lower pool. 56 Avocet, 3 Mediterranean Gull, 6 Tufted Duck, 1 male Pochard, 2 Gadwall #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds

Dumbles: Grey plover, 38+ Sanderling, 27+ Dunlins and Ringed plovers, Dark-Bellied Brent, Cuckoo calling, 4 Cranes, Whimbrel #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds

Viewed from the Hogarth Hide at #WWTSlimbridge Cranes Ruby and Wilde's chick is growing well. #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #DodgyVid

Bittern showing well from Martin Smith hide a little earlier at Slimbridge @wwtsightings.bsky.social #Glosbirds

South Lake - 22 Tufted duck, 54 Gadwall, 10 Shelduck, 1 Coot, 1 Moorhen, 3 Canada Geese, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Reed warbler, 1 Oystercatcher with 2 chicks, 2 Cranes with 1 chick, 1 male Kingfisher, 1 Pied Wagtail, 31 Black-tailed Godwit and 40 Avocet #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds

Estuary tower at WWT Slimbridge. Group of 10 unringed cranes on the Dumbles. The Dark-bellied Brent Goose still present with the Canada Geese. Male Marsh Harrier over towards bottom New New Piece. Cuckoo calling in decoy wood. #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

Estuary walkway at WWT Slimbridge Plenty of this morning warbler activity, singing Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Reed, Sedge and Cetti's Warblers all present. #WWTSlimbridgeSightings

Disgusting

Decoy Hide - both male and female Kingfisher making frequent visits bringing fish to the nest #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds

Tack Piece - Curlew Sandpiper, breeding plumage Little Stint, 81 Dunlin, 34 Ringed Plover, Turnstone and Sanderling Dumbles - further Dunlin and Ringed Plover seen over the high Tide, 2 Sanderling and 2 Bar-tailed Godwit #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds

Top New Piece - 23 Avocet, 4 Redshank, 11 Gadwall, Marsh Harrier, 16 Shelduck, Crane on nest Tack Piece - 1 Ruff #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds

Estuary Tower - 7 Crane on the Dumbles, 2 Oystercathcer, 1 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, Swift, Swallow, Kingfisher and Bittern seen perching and preening in Reedbed opposite Knott Hide at 9:30 before flying South #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds