SLIMBRIDGE AGAIN

Well, what a soggy June we've had, and I've not been out and about at all, hence it's nearly three weeks since my last entry. But today the forecast was better, and although not that sunny it was dry and warm enough to spend a pleasant couple of hours at WWT Slimbridge.
It was fairly quiet really, the best action was on the Rushy Pen which held good numbers of nesting avocets and black headed gulls. A few had already hatched their young, and there were also families of shelducks and oyster catchers and some juvenile pied wagtails. 

Other birds of note on the Rushy, were a pair of little ringed plovers, close to the hide, and a green sandpiper which flew in while I was in the hide. 

Around the Centre, were families of greylags, juvenile coots and moorhens, swans and cygnets. Plenty of flowers in bloom, but I didn't see any butterflies at all. Hopefully the predicted warm sunshine over the next couple of days will bring some out. 

oyster catchers

avocet

young avocets and shelducks 

shelduck family

goldfinch

greylags

Little Ringed Plover

flamingos in the flowers

green sandpiper