Paid my first visit to Slimbridge in about 20 years today - and it was brilliant, a thoroughly enjoyable day out and some nice new species to add to my list (which now stands at 38...!)
Not counting the more unremarkable species (or the ones that weren't actually wild!), we saw plenty of Teal and Shelduck, four Lapwings, about five Greylag Geese, a few Canada Geese, five or so Tufted Ducks, and a load of Wigeon. Also saw one Shoveler, which was good (quite close to the hide). Waited in vain to see the Kingfishers, but to no avail unfortunately. |
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We did get a great view of a Great Spotted Woodpecker on one of the feeding stations, which was really nice - as well as a Goldfinch.
The most frustrating part was the fact that we spent a while in one of the hides looking at a flock of 10 or so waders in the distance - and I just couldn't identify what they were!! Could have been any one of about six species, and with just a pair of binoculars I didn't feel that I could justify adding any particular bird to the list. I think they may have been Redshanks - but as I say, it was inconclusive at best.
Will just have to go back and try to get a better look!
Not counting the more unremarkable species (or the ones that weren't actually wild!), we saw plenty of Teal and Shelduck, four Lapwings, about five Greylag Geese, a few Canada Geese, five or so Tufted Ducks, and a load of Wigeon. Also saw one Shoveler, which was good (quite close to the hide). Waited in vain to see the Kingfishers, but to no avail unfortunately. |
|We did get a great view of a Great Spotted Woodpecker on one of the feeding stations, which was really nice - as well as a Goldfinch.
The most frustrating part was the fact that we spent a while in one of the hides looking at a flock of 10 or so waders in the distance - and I just couldn't identify what they were!! Could have been any one of about six species, and with just a pair of binoculars I didn't feel that I could justify adding any particular bird to the list. I think they may have been Redshanks - but as I say, it was inconclusive at best.
Will just have to go back and try to get a better look!