New Year cont ..........

3 Jan - A quick wander round Slimbridge on a cold, cloudy afternoon added a few more species to the 2019 list, including several Snipe feeding in the open with a Water Rail, 3 perched Peregrines, the Brent Goose that is currently present, as well as the "classic" flagship winterers at WWT, ie White-fronted Goose and Bewick's Swan - plus some commoner waders, Redshank, Ruff, Oystercatcher and Black-tailed Godwit - but surprisingly no Curlew. Huge numbers of Wigeon and Lapwings on the Dumbles are always a very impressive spectacle.