London WWT Centre
My second outing with Sara this year - this time we spent a few hours at the London WWT Centre, expecting to see Ring-necked Parakeets and hoping to see Bitterns and/or a Jack Snipe. The weather was absolutely fabulous with bright sunshine, clear skies and no wind.
- We didn't even get out of the car park before seeing the Ring-necked Parakeets. Sara took a lovely picture (using her phone) of a pair enjoying Valentines Day high in the trees above us just inside the entrance.
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| Valentines Day courtesy of Sara Harris |
- The Jack Snipe was showing really well on one of the islands ahead of us. Thankfully it was bobbing up and down - just what we were hoping for.
- The Bittern was showing well in the distant reeds just east of the Wildside hide.
- By way of a bonus, there was also a Water Pipit on the same island as the Jack Snipe.
- By the time we got there, the Bittern had disappeared, a fellow birder had seen it fly to the opposite side of the water and out of our sight.
- There was a second Bittern around however but it was not showing when we arrived. A short time later it re-appeared - still too far away to get a good picture.
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| courtesy of Sara Harris |
While we were waiting for the Bittern to re-appear Sara took the opportunity to try my digiscoping attachment and came up with these pictures.
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| Black-headed Gulls courtesy of Sara Harris |
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| Grey Heron courtesy of Sara Harris |
A smashing day out, birding with my daughter!
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