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flying high flying high monday 21 february 2022 wwt slimbridge 11th 12th feb 2022 continued a glossy ibis had arrived at the wetlands late december 2021 so i aimed to hopefully have a sighting if successful it would be my first uk glossy ibis it was reported to be seen more often than not in the roadside fields next to the canal sure enough on the saturday morning it was feeding in the field close by the cattle barns and close by the farm gate and roadside result it was most confiding due no doubt for it s need to feed it certainly was not bothered having an audience a super bird to see at close quarters a stop off at gloucester docks quays was made having never visited here before it was a cold and blustery morning so only a short visit was made canal boats were moored up and speaking to one of the owners we were told that it was too choppy to take the boats out on the canal not surprising with the gusty wind blowing a couple of tall ships were moored at the quayside i have since read that there is an annual tall ships and adventure festival which is to take place in june 2022 after being cancelled due to the roadmap lockdown in 2021 it normally attracts around 100 000 visitors to the city on the docks there is a mariners church only a tiny church but most impressive there is also a national waterways museum charting the 200 year old history of the docks and the gloucester sharpness canal i would like to return to gloucester for a day or two as i feel it has a lot to offer and has some splendid shops in the quays i have enjoyed posting about this short trip i hope you have enjoyed the read posted by pam at 15 35 6 comments sunday 20 february 2022 wwt slimbridge 11th 12th feb 2022 a refreshing couple of days away was much needed and much enjoyed wwt slimbridge was chosen as it is easily accessible from the overnight accommodation which is situated next to the canal bridge that takes you over to the wetlands an added bonus is the canal path for a walk if you are feeling energetic after a day at slimbridge i have posted a few times in the past of these wetlands so i will just post a few images taken over the 2 days after an early frost the day warmed up slightly as the sun shone to give a glorious winters day black necked swan i have read that these swans are less aggressive than their closest relatives the mute or black swan however they are known to be particularly intolerant of european shelducks i wonder why bufflehead m a sea duck the bufflehead is a wide spread breeding bird in canada bufflehead f chiloe wigeon a dabbling duck of south america comb duck the comb duck is found in the tropical wetlands of madagascar africa south asia and in south america it s numbers are in decline due to habitat loss and hunting hooded merganser the hooded mergansers are the second smallest merganser with only the smew of europe and asia being smaller an attractive sea duck orinoca geese appearance female is the same as the drake though being slightly smaller the orinoca goose is a member of the shelduck subfamily in flight it looks more like a goose than a duck hence the name it is normally seen on land or perching on trees and rarely seen in the water or in flight the male has a high pitched whistle and the female cackles i wonder if they get on with the black necked swans redhead the redhead is a diving duck similiar in appearance to common pochard however they can be identified by their yellow eye rather than the red eye of the latter red shoveler m the red shoveler is a dabbling duck of the anas genus found in south america scaup lesser the lesser scaup is very similiar in appearance to the greater scaup except smaller and not as bulky the above birds were seen in the collection area of the reserve common shelduck bewick s swan i was pleased to have caught up with the bewick s swans before they depart to their breeding grounds in the russian arctic in the spring the first bewick s swan to return to slimbridge this winter was allington arriving on saturday 30th october 2021 bewick s swans pintails and tufted ducks nest building coots greylag goose to help in the prevention of the spread of avian influenza you cannot feed the birds right now it was noticeable there were just a few greylag geese and i did not spot a nene goose which is symbolic with sir peter scott and wwt slimbridge the flamingos are being housed for the duration of the winter i would imagine that for now young children are missing feeding the birds as it is a highlight for them and the birds moorhen this moorhen was eating the seeds of a gunnera flower spike commonly know as giant rhubarb there is certainly plenty of seeds on the spike a sleeping mute swan few were seen on swan lake maybe due to the lack of food normally spilled when the geese etc were fed by visitors northern pintail m such an elegant dabbling duck eurasian teal m f the eurasian teal is the smallest dabbling duck in europe barnacle geese a few barnacale geese were sighted in amongst the flock of white fronted geese common crane two of at least 11 cranes on show from the estuary tower lapwings and golden plovers a few on the ground many in flight kestrel on a mission a lone redwing a robin who occasionally burst into song a couple of sunny views clusters of snowdrops and hellebores i would imagine sir peter scott would have had a wry smile to be continued posted by pam at 16 49 2 comments tuesday 30 november 2021 autumn colours 17 11 2021 the autumn hues encountered around bodenham arboretum on a bright sunny day were a pure delight decidous trees and shrubs adorned with varying shades of yellow red orange and brown the ground around them carpeted in crisp colourful leaves with maple leaves being the most striking how beautifully leaves grow old how full of light and color are their last days john burroughs autumn has seemingly had an extended season into late november with the mild weather experienced however the weather suddenly changed at the end of 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