Sunday, 17 February 2019

Slimbridge & back

White-fronts
Crane party
Wigeon flock
Pintail
Bewicks Swans
Bewicks Swans

Been lacking a bit of inspiration like everyone else during these cold winter months. Knowing I’m slightly behind where I normally am I’ll do a few short blogs to catch up.

Slimbridge proved to be the usual stunning morning expected when going there. The early access via the members gate is a great way to make the most of the morning and you get to view the Rushy pen where large number of the Bewicks Swans and wildfowl roost over-night. As I edged towards the Holden Tower the birds started to leave the Rushy to land right in front of the other hides on the Tack Piece. No idea why but I love the White-fronted Geese and they were much closer than normal allowing for some spectacular scope views. The Pintails looked pristine and it was almost like they knew it.

Other sightings included huge flocks of Wigeon huddled together, 10 Common Cranes, 40 Dunlin, Curlew, Barnacles Geese, Lapwing, Shoveler, Snipe, Shelduck, Redshank & good numbers of Skylark from the Holden Tower.

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