Dragonfly Festival
The Boy Wonder has come to stay for a couple of days, and as usual we began the visit at Slimbridge. They’re running a Dragonfly Festival throughout the school summer holiday – an event of which I strongly approve, as … Continued
The ‘C’ word
The birds that breed at Slimbridge seem to be having an extremely productive season – there are ducklings and goslings everywhere you look, and even a baby Bittern showed up briefly this morning, according to the daily sightings report on … Continued
Smile for the camera
The Spoonbill is seen more and more regularly in the UK these days, and the RSPB states that its population here is “strongly increasing”. To put that in better context though, they think that around seventy pairs nest here, mainly … Continued
Taking flight
I made a late decision to go to Slimbridge, and didn’t arrive until almost 3pm. With closing time being at 5pm today, this left very little time for me to yomp around the hides and see what I could find, … Continued
Whooper yoga
Whooga, maybe..? Whatever you’d call it, it’s an impressive balancing act – though to be fair, a Whooper Swan must have a pretty low centre of gravity. On the other hand, I have quite a low centre of gravity myself, … Continued
Cracked ice
I managed to get my trip out today, leaving for Slimbridge as soon as I’d polished off my Saturday morning chores, and returning home mid-afternoon very sore and tired, but quite pleased with myself. I recorded 50 species for the … Continued
Talbot-Lago Teardrop Coupé
Oh no – sorry. It’s not a T150-C SS ‘Goutte d’Eau’ – it’s a duck. At Slimbridge today the birding was better than the photography, with contrasty light for much of the day making things tricky. But the first Bewick’s … Continued
