UK Wildlife Blog

It is only in their winter plumage that they show the long tail of their name.

There were also some eiders

And barnacle geese

As well as some widgeon

The North American enclosures had some hooded mergansers

And a smew that stayed in the shade, so this is a low shutter speed shot

Further on in another enclosure there were some white headed ducks

The South American enclosure had some white faced whistling ducks

There was a species of widgeon(?) in one enclosure that I'm yet to identify

And this crane in another

There was some wildlife mixed in and in the nature reserve areas. There were plenty of gadwalls to be seen from the 'grebe hide'

While watching the grebes and gadwalls I also spotted a grass snake

Which got chased by some tufted ducks

The sun kept hiding behind the clouds but is still managed to get this in flight migrant hawker shotSo much for the k20d having "inferior autofocus"

I spotted this pretty flower

There were some feeders at the side of the 'grebe hide' where I spotted a brown rat having a nibble

And finally, in two senses, an in focus, sharp photo of a greenfinch!It only took nearly 3 years to get one of the UK's commonest birds!