Black-tailed Godwits
Mandarins
Taiga Bean Geese
Hooded Crow
Hooded Crow
Kingfisher
Despite a full day in Cambridgeshire the
day before and a bad forecast the draw of super birds at Slimbridge made it
another early start. On the way to picking up @midlandbirder in Stourport I
stopped in Shenstone to locate a couple of Corn Bunting. As I approached
Stourport, Craig text me to drive through to the field gate as two of the local
Mandarin were sitting up on a tree by the river.
Once arriving at Slimbridge we
headed straight to the Holden Tower to locate the two Taiga Bean Geese. A
seriously rare bird in these parts. They are normally only ever seen in small
numbers in Norfolk. The birds were close enough to enable us to get
some excellent views. Other notable sightings were 5 Little Egret,
14+6 Golden Plover, 2 Peregrines, Lapwings, Oystercatchers, Pintail
and Skylark.
It was then down to the Kingfisher &
Ziess Hide to locate the Hooded Crow. After about 30 minutes I saw the Crow
land in the field. I'd never seen one of these birds before and I
was struck with how striking he was. Whilst in the Kingfisher hide we
observed a pair of Kingfisher sat outside the nest they were excavating. It was
brilliant to watch the Kingfisher at close quarters, normally I only see
these birds flying fast. Upon leaving the hide a Swallow past over head - a
sure sign that summers round the corner.
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