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
07.02.2026 10:25 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Mixed finch flock by Sanderson bridge (approach to Discovery hide). Goldfinch, Chaffich, Siskin. @slimbridge-wild.bsky.social
07.02.2026 10:28 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Jack snipe visible from Martin smith hide - WWT Slimbridge #glosbirds
29.01.2026 09:59 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Latest Greenland White-fronted Goose population estimate: 13,303. Now 13,302 (that we know of). I dread every ringing recovery that lands in my inbox - another bird lost to illegal shooting in Iceland. We can’t afford to lose any more.
📸David Dinsley
16.12.2025 13:09 — 👍 16 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 0
A flock of Bewick's Swans by Ben Cherry/WWT
📉 Our new paper shows Bewick’s Swan numbers in NW/NE Europe have fallen to ~12,900 birds - a 56.7% decline since 1995, with further losses predicted by 2026 unless survival or breeding success improves. Flyway-wide conservation is urgent. 🦢 Download paper > tidsskrift.dk/Wildfowl/art... #Ornithology
12.12.2025 15:22 — 👍 67 🔁 40 💬 1 📌 1
Goshawk from the KH @slimbridge-wild.bsky.social this morning. Perched for less than 30secs #Glosbirds
28.11.2025 17:41 — 👍 11 🔁 1 💬 3 📌 0
Dog-tracking study reveals disturbance to lowland heaths
Researchers tracked dogs on heathland sites, showing off-lead walking can reduce conservation value.
A tracking study has found that dogs walked off-lead cause significantly more disturbance on lowland heaths than pets kept on the lead:
22.01.2025 12:46 — 👍 81 🔁 46 💬 2 📌 7
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