Weather: bright & hazy, breezy. 3:50 to 5:00pm.
Being in the area I decided it was too good a chance not to visit the hallowed ground of Slimbridge after hearing & reading so much about it from my membership publications. I was also inspired to see the reality of Peter Scott's great project, again after reading so much about it. The centre was very impressive & the grounds initially felt a bit like a zoo but I walked out to Holden Tower for views across the vista of the River Severn estuary & its meadows which I imagined would throng with wildfowl in the winter. After that I walked back to the entrance & down to the South lake observatory which overlooked a lively scrape, before heading off back to London.
Carpark:
Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, House Martin, Moorhen.
To Holden Tower:
Shelduck, Greylag Goose, Coot, Black-Headed Gull, Tufted Duck, Mallard, Mute Swan.
Chiffchaff - heard.
Lesser Black-Backed Gull.
Wren - heard.
Reed Warbler - heard.
Swallow.
Dunnock - heard.
Blue Tit - heard.
Herring Gull, Great Tit, Goldfinch, Robin.
South Hide:
Shoveler.
Little Grebe - heard.
Redshank, Common Tern, Cormorant, Great-Crested Grebe, Oystercatcher.
Out:
Buzzard.
31 species.
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