Post on 19-Jan-2017
WWT Slimbridge ReserveChanges and Developments
Responses to broad climate changes
Map of the New Grounds Slimbridge
White-fronted Geese
The Severn Estuary
Goose Pasture
White-fronted Goose Peak Counts
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White-fronted GooseGrazing Distribution 1984/85
White-fronted Goose2000/2001 Grazing Distribution Map
Wigeon
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Population changes -Teal
Mean Teal Counts
Lapwing
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Golden Plover
Peak Golden Plover Counts
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Wet grassland
Redshank Breeding Records over the past 12 years
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Pairs in MayPairs in JuneYoung fledged
Lapwing breeding success
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Numbers of pairsNumber of nestsNumber of broodsFledged young