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Perfect opportunity to see Kingfishers at Slimbridge

 

Kingfisher at WWT Slimbridge (copyright JSLees)A pair of Kingfishers can currently be seen excavating a new nest at WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre.

Kingfishers are a great bird for absolute beginners to look out. They are easy to identify with their unique colours and vivid appearance. The female can be easily distinguished from the males due to their bright orange bottom beak (the males have black).

The nest building process is occurring fairly early in the season which is a good indication that they will have 2 broods this year.

Kingfishers have been regularly nesting in this particular area since 1990 when the environment agency helped Slimbridge's reserve team to create a perfect nesting habitat for Kingfishers. The first season saw the arrival of this amazing bird and 18 years later they are still using this habitat.

James Lees, Reserve Warden said 'its brilliant at this time before the female starts to incubate. Both kingfishers are very active constructing the nest and patient people are pretty much guaranteed to see the Kingfishers'

Check the progress of Britain's most stunning bird on www.wwt.org.uk/news/213/sightings and visit WWT Slimbridge's Kingfisher hide.