Organisation:  WWT London Wetland Centre
Event:  Winter Bird Watching Walk
Category:  Gardens & Walks
Cause:  yes
Date:  Saturday 25 January
Venue:  WWT London    Click here for map of venue
Venue Address:
Queen Elizabeth's Walk
Barnes
London
SW13  9WT
Times:  9.30am – 11am
Costs:  £16.50 per person, plus admission to the Centre (includes booking fee).
Nearest Train Station:  Barnes
Bus Routes:  209, 33, 485
Contact:  WWT London Wetland Centre
Telephone:  020 8409 4400
e-mail:  [email protected]
Website:  www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/london/whats-on/winter-bird-watching-walk-2/5636
Additional Information:
Our coldest season is a wonderful time to visit WWT London Wetland Centre, with the colourful winter birds decked out in their finest plumage. Our warden will guide you around the wildlife reserve to see what’s about and give you tips on
field-craft and bird ID.Flocks of beautiful wigeon graze on the grass banks; listen out for their evocative whistle. The elusive bitterns hide out in the reed beds, but with up to six spending the winter here you stand a good chance of seeing one.
Colourful teal and shoveler dabble on the main lake. And some years we’ve had 50+ snipe and 100+ shoveler on site some days.Rarities at the Centre in previous years include bearded tits, waxwings, scaup and common scoter.
We record over 180 species of bird each year. So wrap up warm and join us for a winter wander to see which amazing water birds are about. Please bring your own binoculars/telescope to get the most out of the walk.