Coate Water - 4 Dec 16

With the news that Nick Goddard had found 4 Bewick's Swans at Coate Water this morning, I just had to see these beautiful Arctic Swans. My last encounter were the ones at Slimbridge last December and at Eysey back November 2013 when there were 4 adults and a juvenile.

Anyway here are a few images of the Bewick's plus other birds seen here this afternoon.

4 Bewick's Swans and behind are Mute Swans

Drake Goosander

Two Common Gulls and Black-headed Gull in foreground

Another Common Gull

Herring Gull

Female Blackbird

Mistle Thrush

Mistle Thrush

Mistle Thrush