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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 16h
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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 16h
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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 16h
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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 16h
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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 16h
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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 16h
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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Bottom New Piece - 16 Cattle Egret in with the Long horns #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #glosbirds
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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Top New Piece - Pectoral Sandpiper, Little Grebe, Green Sandpiper, Great Egret, Buzzard, 88 Lapwing, 19 Ruff, 103 Teal, 1 Wigeon, Grey Heron, Water Rail calling, 236 Canada Geese and 1 Greylag, plus flock of Starlings having a bath #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #glosbirds
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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
South Lake- 6 Shoveler, a Little Grebe, 25 Gadwall and 4 Teal on the Duck Marsh From the Discovery Hide- 4 Ruff, 2 Knot, 2 Snipe, 42 Lapwing, 149 Black-tailed Godwit, 26 Shoveler, 7 Wigeon, 92 Teal, 4 Tufted Duck, 12 Cormorant #WWTSlimbridgeSightings
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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Bottom New Piece- Ten Cattle Egret were amongst the Longhorns Top New Piece- 6 Mute Swan, Cetti’s Warbler, 201 Teal, 7 Wigeon 2 Shoveler, Tufted Duck, 2 Grey Heron, Skylark, Stonechat, 73 Lapwing, 15 Ruff, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Snipe and a Marsh harrier #WWTSlimbridgeSightings
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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Tack Piece- 237 Teal, 10 Wigeon, 2 Snipe, Dumbles- 12 Crane and 20 Curlew Mid Point- 56 Curlew, 198 Shelduck, 4 Little Egret, 2 Crane, 3 Grey Plover, 3 Ringed Plover, Redstart, 2 Stonechat, Wheatear #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #Glosbirds
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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Rushy- Great and Little Egret, Grey Heron, Kingfisher, 26 Gadwall, 14 Shoveler, 132 Teal, Pintail, 9 Ruff, 15 Lapwing, 36 Black-tailed Godwit, Spotted Redshank, 2 Redshank, 10 Snipe and a Marsh Harrier #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #Glosbirds
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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Car Park- 3 Cetti’s Warbler, 2 Chiff Chaff, Song Thrush and a Greater Spotted Woodpecker #WWTSlimbridgeSightings
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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Martin Smith Pool- Kingfisher and Sparrowhawk, 3 Moorhen, 2 Teal *Note that work continues on the Tack Piece today, also cutting in front of Robbie Garnett and Stephen Kirk hides* Long Ground Pool- 15 Cattle Egret. #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds
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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Estuary Tower/Middle Point- 6 G. Scaup arrived from upstream, circled/headed back up to Hock Cliff, lost to view, Peregrine, 23 Cranes, 5 Ruff, 2 Lapwing Dumbles, 3 Ruff, Little Stint (colour ringed), 8 Ringed and 4 Grey Plover, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 50 Curlew #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #Glosbirds
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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Top New Piece- 342 Teal , 45 Golden plover,14 Ruff, 5 Snipe, 5 Spotted redshank, 2 knot, 2 Green Sandpiper, 250 Dunlin, Little Stint, 8 Wigeon, Pintail, Marsh Harrier, Cetti’s Warbler, Curlew, Black-tailed Godwit Bottom New Piece- 6 Cattle Egrets #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #Glosbirds
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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
South Lake- 5 Cattle egrets, 171 Black-tailed Godwit, Pintail, 5 Wigeon, 4 Ruff, 55 Shoveler, 95 Teal, 24 Lapwing,2 Snipe #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #Glosbirds
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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Rushy Hide- Great Egret, 3 Spotted Redshank, 5 Redshank Green Sandpiper, 3 Snipe and a Pintail #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #Glosbirds
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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Tack Piece- A Wood Sandpiper and Green Sandpiper feeding down the channel #Glosbirds #WWTSlimbridgeSightings
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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Please note that a reserve work party will be active on the Tack Piece/Martin Smith, Robbie Garnett and Stephen Kirk hides area again today and tomorrow. #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds
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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Bottom New Piece- 15 Cattle Egret with the Longhorn herd. Top New Piece- also Pintail and Wigeon among the Teal #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds
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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Top New Piece- Green Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, 2 juvenile Little Stint, 9 Spotted Redshank, Little Grebe, calling Water Rail, 77 Lapwing, calling Cetti's Warbler, 22 Ruff, 16 Dunlin, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, GBB Gull #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds
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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
South Lake- 12 Pochard plus Wigeon and Pintail on the North causeway among Gadwall, Mallard, Teal and Shoveler, on the scrape- 142 Black-tailed Godwit, Spotted Redshank, Ruff, 2 Knot, 2 Snipe, 10 Lapwing, Water Rail #GlosBirds #WWTSlimbridgeSightings
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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Estuary Tower- 19 Cranes on Dumbles/Estuary, 2 Marsh Harriers. Fox, 20 Skylark, 21 Cattle Egret roosting on Long Ground Pool willow trees #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds
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M.J.McGill @mjmcgill.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Sweep feeding Glossy Ibis, Tack Piece ftom Martin Smith Hide #GlosBirds #WWTSlimbridgeSightings
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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
*Please note that a seasonal reserve work party will be active on the Tack Piece from today 29 September until Thursday 1 October. Cutting vegetation, opening views and preparing for winter visiting birds. We will start at Martin Smith Hide from 1030am.
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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
South Lake- 9 Cattle Egret, Spotted Redshank, 10 Ruff, 160 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Snipe, 3 Pochard, flocks of Tufted Duck, Gadwall, Teal and Shoveler #GlosBirds #WWTSlimbridgeSightings
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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Middle Point- 23 Bar-tailed Godwit and two Knot. Rushy Hide/Peng Observatory- Spotted Redshank, 5 Redshank, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Ruff, 6 Snipe, 3 Greenshank, 10 Lapwing, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 9 Pintail, Little Grebe, Great and Little Egret, 2 Cormorant #GlosBirds #WWTSlimbridgeSightings
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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Estuary Tower- Sparrowhawk, two Marsh Harrier and three Peregrine hassling the waders on Top New Piece and Dumbles foreshore, 10 Cranes. Tack Piece- 70 Teal. #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds
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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Top New Piece- two Pectoral Sandpiper reported again, 4 Little Stint ( two juvenile including a colour-ringed bird), Curlew Sandpiper, Sanderling, c250 Dunlin, c30 Ringed Plover, c15 Ruff, c10 Spotted Redshank, 5 Golden Plover, 60 Lapwing, Black-tailed Godwit #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds
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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Middle Point- Rock Pipit, 3 Meadow Pipit, Stonechat, 6 Cranes on the Dumbles, 5 on the Severn, 22 Curlew on the Dumbles, Pintail and 10 Wigeon #GlosBirds #WWTSlimbridgeSightings
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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Two Pectoral Sandpipers reported on Top New Piece from Zeiss Hide #GlosBirds #WWTSlimbridgeSightings
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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
South Lake- 160 Black-tailed Godwit, Green Sandpiper, 2 Snipe, Ruff, 79 Shoveler, 12 Lapwing, Little Grebe, flocks of Teal, Tufted Duck and Gadwall, 9 Cormorant, 4 Pochard #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds
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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Rushy Hide/Pen Observatory- 4 Ruff, 3 Redshank, 5 Snipe, 10 Wigeon (but left), 7 Pintail, 29 Gadwall, 2 Greenshank, Great Egret, Green Sandpiper, 25 Lapwing, Little Grebe, Grey and Pied Wagtails, 11 Shoveler, #GlosBirds #WWTSlimbridgeSightings
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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Estuary Tower/Dumbles/Middle Point- over high tide- 6 and 2 Arctic Terns, 4 Spoonbill (one remained), Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Grey Plover, 2 Wigeon, 20 GBB Gull, 27 Little Egret, 5 Grey Haeron, 130 Starling, 13 Crane, Oytsercatcher, 17 Skylark, 4 Peregrine #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds
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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Top New Piece from Zeiss Hide- 11 Spotted Redshank, 3 Knot, 21 Ruff, juvenile Wood Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 260 Dunlin, adult and juvenile Little Stint, 24 Ringed Plover, 61 Lapwing, 2 Golden Plover, 2 Snipe, 7 Wigeon, 70 Teal, Marsh Harrier, 7 Pintail #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds
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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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WWT Sightings @wwtsightings.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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