As December deepens, London’s wetlands and rivers come alive with winter wildfowl and waders seeking the capital’s relatively mild microclimate. From Barnes Wetland Centre’s coots, moorhens, tufted ducks, pochards and teal to Rainham’s gatherings of wigeon, lapwing and redshank, the cold weather concentrates birds in spectacular numbers. Along the Thames and its tributaries, shifting ice drives elegant, long-billed waders toward unfrozen, brackish inlets where food is still accessible. Learn how to distinguish lookalike species by bill shape, subtle plumage, flight patterns and even the haunting dark eye of a grey plover. Discover which estuary fields pull in curlew, golden plover, snipe and woodcock when the tide is high and the mud is out of reach. Return on 06-Dec for the full story!
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