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Surprise Cafe Visitor
AlanR

Surprise Cafe Visitor (Rallus Aquaticus)

So after my cold walk round CWP, a stop for a hot coffee at the Visitor Centre/ Cafe. (All right, coffee and a cake!)
They have a good bird feeder there, always good for Great Tits, Blue Tits etc. but this was the first time I've see a Rail there. As always it was quite elusive.
[A brief but productive visit to Slimbridge yesterday so the pictures will keep coming.]
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Habitat
Bird feeders by lake
Location
Cotswold Water Park, Coots' Cafe
Date taken
16 December 2008
Scientific name
Rallus Aquaticus
Equipment used
Lumix DMC-FZ7
Macswede
Well spotted and captured, Alan! This is one I've still to get. And so is the Smew which I've never even seen.
 
Tilly H
Well spotted Alan, glad you weren't too involved in your cake to miss it:D:D I would have been:t:eek::)
 
Ian Latham
He's probably late!!....most British Rails are!!

.......and Mac should be thankful!!........no Smews is good Smews!

(Sorry.....I've got my dafties head on today .....must be that Christmas think coming up).

Have a good one, by the way, Alan......and your family too!
 

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