Thursday, 30 January 2025

Slimbridge

 SLIMBRIDGE WWT

30th January 2025

A cold visit to Slimbridge in January, mainly for the Bewick's Swans

A few of the rarer wildfowl here are in the Slimbridge collection...  but the majority are wild birds

Bewick's Swan

Pintail

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's Swan

Shelduck

Greylag

Tufted Duck

Bewick's Swan

Robin

Canada Goose

Teal - Sleeping

Mute Swan

Tufted Ducks

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's Swan

Golden Plover (and a few Lapwing.. the two often flock together)

Golden Plover

Golden Plover and some Lapwing

Golden Pl;over with some Lapwing

Long Tailed Tit

Long Tailed Tit

Water Raiil

Water Rail

Water Rail

Robin

Wigeon & Redshank

Redshank

Mute Swan

Blue Tit

Chaffinch (Female)

Water Rail

Water Rail

Rook

Rook

Jackdaw

Black Headed Gull

Tufted Duck

Great Crested Grebe

Goldeneye - Pair

Goldeneye - Male

Mute Swan

Moorhen

Goldeneye - Female

Pochard

Bearded Tit

Smew - Male


Redshank

Avocet

Redshank

Ruff

Merganser - Pair

Merganser - Male

Lapwing

Lapming

Lapwing

Avocet


Merganser - Female

Black Tailed Godwit

Egret

Oystercatcher

Ringed Plover

Oystercatcher

Ruff

Smew - Male

Smew - Female

Egret

Egret

    Eider

Pochard

Greater Scauo - Female

Herring Gull

Eider 

Greater Scaup

Wigeon

Greylaqg

Jackdaw

Coot

Coot

Pintai;l

Mallard

Jackdaw

Woodpigeon

Rook