Waking up to some gorgeous sunshine on Sunday morning was a much better feeling, loading up the gear and heading down to Steeple Langford to the Wiltshire Wildlife Trusts reserve at Langford Lakes, a new location for me and only Half an hour drive from home.
Plenty to see and all 4 hides were empty. 4
Great-crested Grebes the highlight also spotted on the water
Tufted Duck, Pochard, Shoveler, Gadwall, Mallard, Coot, Cormorant, Canada Goose, Little Egret, Goosander and a rather large flotilla of Gulls, with plenty of
Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Common Gull, Herring Gull and a rather distant
Mediterranean Gull. I'd imagine the roost to grow even more later on in the day.
The smaller feeding station proved quite busy, with
Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Chaffinch, Greenfinch &
Moorhen stopping by. Also seen around the reserve
Blackbird, Dunnock &
Wren.
All in all a pretty good reserve, quiet, easy to find, and loads of new work undergoing for a scrape and new hide. Considering its close proximity to home, I was impressed with the location and the wildlife.
A great place to see Grebes.
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| Tufted Duck - Drake |
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| Tufted Duck - Duck |
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| Great-crested Grebe |
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| Great-crested Grebe |
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| Great-crested Grebe |
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| Tufted Duck - Drake |
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| Robin |
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| Blue Tit |
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| Chaffinch - Male |
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| Long-tailed Tit |
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| Long-tailed Tit |
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| Moorhen |
If that reserve was near me I'd not go anywhere else! Nice photo's today Martin :-)
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