Wales Weekend

After two weeks in India I headed down to visit Dan in Wales. On the way down we called in at Slimbridge where I was finally able to see Bewick's Swan, my biggest tart. There were a few on the Rushy Pen, and then a few more in the fields adjacent to the reserve. In addition to the Swans there were a few Pintail and Pochard, as well as more common Wildfowl.

-Bewick's Swan

Whilst I was stopping at Dan's we went to go have a look at the female Long-tailed Duck that had set up on Sandy Water Park some ten minutes drive away. On our first visit it was nearly dark and the bird was fairly distant, however it showed incredibly well the next morning, swimming not very far off shore.

-Long-tailed Duck

Species List:

WWT Slimbridge: Mute Swan, Bewick's Swan, Greylag Goose, Pintail, Mallard, Wigeon, Shoveler, Gadwall, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Moorhen, Coot, Great Tit, Blue Tit, 

Sandy Water Park: Tufted Duck, Pochard, Long-tailed Duck, Mallard, Mute Swan, Great-spotted Woodpecker, Jay, Long-tailed Tit, Water Rail, Coot, Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull,