SLIMBRIDGE IN AUTUMN SUNSHINE

Now that I no longer work afternoons, I thought I'd try and fit in a trip to Slimbridge, going straight from work. The journey took a little longer than on a Saturday morning, but this might have been partly due to the diversions in and around Slimbridge due to road works.
It was mostly cloudy on my arrival, but the clouds gradually cleared to leave a fine afternoon. 

There were ruff, black tailed godwits and redshanks seen from the Rushy Hide, along with little grebe and little ringed plover. 
From other hides I saw green sandpiper, curlew sandpiper, knot, and a party of eight cranes close to the Discovery hide. 

Main species seen included:
lapwing, buzzard, green sandpiper curlew sandpiper, black tailed godwit, grey wagtail, pied wagtail, little grebe, mallard, gadwall, teal, wigeon, shelduck, shoveler, coot, moothen, redshank, ruff, knot, crane, herring gull, blackheaded gull, cormorant, greylag goose, canada goose, barnacle goose, dunlin.

redshank

little ringed plover

cranes

autumn at slimbridge

another crane

black tailed godwit

more autumn colour

outside the visitor centre

swans galore