The day after my somewhat alcohol filled birthday party we actually managed
to get up and popped to the London Wetland Centre for a short walk around. This proved to be a good idea as we met people in the Peacock Tower who had just seen a couple of Jack Snipe and were scoping the area where they were last seen. Within minutes a stripy
bird made a dash for it, inadvertently
revealing the other bird happily sitting in the vegetation
where he remained at least until we left the hide, a good half an hour after. These two were only my second and third Jack Snipe, so I greatly enjoyed viewing them.
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Shoveler |
We managed an excellent list of 40 species, with another highlight being a lone Brambling on the feeders which showed briefly. One of my favourite
ducks is the Pintail and a pair of these were asleep quite close to the hide.
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Pair of Pintail |
Trip list: 40
Year list: 65
Lifers of year list: 2
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Otter <3 |
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