After a successful yesterday bluebell hunting, my mate & I went to #Slimbridge WWT to try & see the cranes.

After failing to see them at the predicted hide, we consoled ourselves with lunch, then tried to do the estuary walk, but found it closed. So we made a last minute decision & went up the Estuary Tower. As I scanned the wet land… "Crane!" I'd found 4 of them on the opposite side of the site.

So yeah, I have achieved this weekend!

https://www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/slimbridge/news/record-number-of-cranes-bred-in-uk-in-2025 🦆 #Birding #Wildlife #Nature

😲 Just down the road from me....

'Amazing' bird of prey spotted at Slimbridge in very rare UK visit https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c14g20k203no 🦅 #Birds #BirdLife #Nature #Wildlife #Gloucestershire #Slimbridge

What a fabulous day out at WWT Slimbridge with two of the Exeter Daves; highlights were the White-spotted Bluethroat, Temminck's Stint, male Garganey and Ruff. Happy days.

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Well, they are!

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Herring gull and coot chick.

When I was at #slimbridge a few weeks ago, I witnessed a herring gull swoop down onto a coot's nest and pluck out a chick. It then carried off the baby coot and stopped in front of a group of visitors, myself included and swallowed the chick. It was very sad to watch, but unfortunately chicks are frequently predated by a variety of animals.

July 2024, Slimbridge WWT, UK.

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A brief (5s) but good view of the White-spotted Bluethroat (last year was much better but hey, that's the way it goes) at WWT Slimbridge earlier.

Good supporting cast including these Barnacle Goose having a squabble ..... should have dubbed the Benny Hill ‘Chase’ music on…

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https://youtu.be/bbMCc3tWB0U?si=2M1DRlNvVVuLeH5U

One of my favourite photographs from 2016- this one was taken at Slimbridge Wetland Centre. The swan pictured here is a juvenile, a cygnet, that's why the feathering is grey rather than white.

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