Friday, 24 March 2017

WWT Slimbridge

These are images from the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) reserve at Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, in February 2017.


Bewick's Swan
















Pintail (and Moorhen)






Shelduck



Canada Goose




Moorhen



Teal



Jackdaw





Greylag Goose






Tufted Duck




Lapwing









Mallard




Smew




Smew and Eider



Eider




Goldeneye



Barrow's Goldeneye




Mallard



Crested Screamer



Orinoco Goose



Great Tit



Jackdaw



Spotted Whistling-duck



Black-headed Gull




Friday, 17 March 2017

Shapwick Heath & Greylake

It was a bitterly cold day at the very beginning of February 2017.  Here are a few pictures from Shapwick Heath and Greylake, Somerset.


Noah's Lake, Shapwick Heath:


Mute Swan






Grey Heron





Wigeon




Orange Peel fungus (Aleuria aurantia)



After a bowl of hot soup at EcoFriendly Bites ... ...
RSPB Greylake:


Shoveler



Teal