Winter is definitely approaching at the reserve, and with all the recent rain the ducks are enjoying the newly flooded channels. Sightings of a Slavonian grebe on the Barr Loch on the 15 & 17 October have bumped our year list up to 119 species.
Slavonian grebe by Chris Gomersall (rspb-images.com)
Slavonian grebes are a fairly rare winter visitor, with around 1100 recorded in the UK each year, so it’s great to…