{"id":6525,"date":"2024-01-15T20:05:35","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T20:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/?p=6525"},"modified":"2024-01-15T20:13:23","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T20:13:23","slug":"slimbridge-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/?p=6525","title":{"rendered":"Slimbridge Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"

On a cold day I pedalled down to WWT Slimbridge<\/strong><\/span> to meet an old school friend Peter. We had a super day moving between hides. Great flocks of golden plover,<\/strong><\/span> lapwings<\/strong><\/span>, swans<\/strong><\/span> and various species of geese<\/strong> <\/span>were often filling the sky. One highlight was watching a merlin<\/strong><\/span> chasing a skylark.<\/strong> <\/span>A few pictures below!<\/p>\n

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