Welcome to I Spy December!

Despite the cold and the wind, you can still see plenty of wildlife at this time year, especially if you visit the River Medway. Overwintering birds feed on the mudflats in their thousands and here are just few that you will see.

…..and you can find out all about them through the links on our website.

Click on an image below to open a full size slide show:

A group of Wigeons at Riverside Country Park
A couple of Wigeons and a Shelduck at Riverside Country Park
Wigeons (Anas penelope) and Brent geese at Riverside Country Park
A small flock of Brent geese flying over the River Medway
Shelducks and Brent geese feeding with the industrial Medway in the background
Shelducks looking for food during the low tide at Riverside Country Park
Wigeons swimming in a channel left by the low tide at Riverside Country Park
A Redshank looking for food at Riverside Country Park, close to Copperhouse Lane
A Redshank (Tringa totanus) looking for food at Riverside Country Park, close to Motney Field
Gulls and Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) at Riverside Country Park
Mallards and gulls at low tide at Riverside Country Park.
Looking out from of Horrid Hill (Riverside Country Park)
Lapwings (Vanellus vanellus) at Riverside Country Park
A couple of Brent geese at Riverside Country Park
Squirrel on a tree at Gillingham Park
Wigeons in a pond left by the low tide at Riverside Country Park
A Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni) warming up on a sunny day of mid-December!! They do not normally come out of hibernation until the spring!
Brent Goose swimming in the River Medway at The Strand
A small flock of 11 Brent geese swimming in row at Riverside Country Park
A couple of Brent geese grooming simultaneously
Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) at Gillingham Park

Don’t forget to let us know what you see and help us record the biodiversity of Medway!

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