August 21, 2016 archive

Shapwick Heath and Ham Wall 21st August 2016

Shapwick Heath and Ham Wall 21st August 2016


We left WWT Slimbridge in the early afternoon and then we drove down towards Montacute but first stopping off at Shapwich Heath and Ham Wall nature reserves. I had seen on the bird alert sites that Glossy Ibis and Osprey had been around and we tried our luck at these. The weather had picked up a bit and it was now quite warm and sunny. A great surprise was the new facilities there.

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WWT Slimbridge 21st August 2016

WWT Slimbridge 21st August 2016

Before we headed off to Montacute, we took advantage of an early doors visit to WWT Slimbridge again. The bird list was pretty much the same but we did get another “year tick” in the shape of Curlew Sandpiper. I have to admit that I was not 100% convinced but otherw were and I believed them. List-wise we were to get more certain birds later in our trip anyway.

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