WWT Slimbridge sightings 1 November 2006

Late dragonflies!
Common Darter at the Centre Reed-bed at WWT Slimbridge 1 November 2006. A male and female were present here today with a Migrant Hawker. You can see them from the viewpoint opposite the grass carpark (cross the zebra crossing). Another Migrant Hawker was at the South Finger reed-bed.

The four Greenland White-fronted Geese were with over 30 European White-fronts from the Holden Tower. 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Goldcrest and 3 Stonechat were also on show. There were further Chiffchaff and Goldcrests around the grounds. The Barnacle Goose flock numbered c124 again with 9 birds being seperate from the rest of the flock and in the company of Whitefronts and 6 at the South Finger with Canada first thing this morning. A party of 6 Redpoll were around the centre. A Cetti's Warbler was in the vegetation in front of the Martin Smith Hide. A Fieldfare was on overhead wires at the Patch. The 2 large , pale Greylag were in fields east of South Lake.