WWT Slimbridge 21st August 2016
WWT Slimbridge 21st August 2016
Before we headed off to Montacute, we took advantage of an early doors visit to WWT Slimbridge again. The bird list was pretty much the same but we did get another “year tick” in the shape of Curlew Sandpiper. I have to admit that I was not 100% convinced but otherw were and I believed them. List-wise we were to get more certain birds later in our trip anyway.
Again we saw some Green Sandpipers and Ruff and, this time, some Dunlin. At the South Lake hide we also got really good views of a Black Tern but this was not our first of the year as we had seen some at Rutland Water earlier in the ear (13 May) We were frustrated in our attempt to get one of the Land Rover Safari Trips that they do at the reserve because there had been so much rain recently that the ground was too boggy for the trailer they used to tow people behind the land rover. We will just have to try again on our way back.
Year Tick : Curlew Sandpiper
Bird Sightings : WWT Slimbridge
| Species | Count |
|---|---|
| Barnacle Goose | 200 |
| Black Tern | 1 |
| Black-headed Gull | 50 |
| Black-tailed Godwit | 40 |
| Blackbird | 1 |
| Canada Goose | 20 |
| Carrion Crow | 8 |
| Collared Dove | 4 |
| Coot | 20 |
| Cormorant | 12 |
| Crane | 8 |
| Curlew Sandpiper | 1 |
| Dunlin | 20 |
| Great Black-backed Gull | 20 |
| Green Sandpiper | 3 |
| Greenfinch | 1 |
| Greenshank | 1 |
| Greylag Goose | 100 |
| House Martin | 6 |
| Jackdaw | 14 |
| Lapwing | 50 |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | 1 |
| Little Egret | 2 |
| Magpie | 4 |
| Mallard | 20 |
| Moorhen | 30 |
| Mute Swan | 8 |
| Redshank | 30 |
| Rook | 8 |
| Ruff | 2 |
| Sand Martin | 6 |
| Shelduck | 8 |
| Shoveler | 20 |
| Starling | 20 |
| Swallow | 10 |
| Teal | 20 |
| Woodpigeon | 8 |