On Sunday 18 January 2015 I visited the Wildfowl & Wetland Trust site at Slimbridge, in Gloucestershire. It was a beautiful day, crisp and sunny, and not least because of the array of wild fowl from different parts of the world. Slimbridge has open wetland for true wildfowl and a number of collections in the fox-proofed central area. During my visit I walked through the ‘South American’ section and was amazed to see several birds from Argentina; some old friends and one or two that were new to me (read from other regions of the country).

Slimbridge general view of lakes housing collections.

So below I’m posting some of these. I didn’t photograph all of the ‘Argentine’ birds I saw, and there were doubtless some I didn’t see, so this will just be a representative selection. I’m presenting the birds this time in alphabetical order, by [Argentine] Spanish names. All photos shot by me on the day and at Slimbridge. I’ll be posting some of the other Slimbridge birds I saw here soon.

As always, you can click on any image to start a slide show or scroll down for commented text.

Cauquen comun
Upland Goose
(Chloephaga picta

cauquen común (macho)

Cauquen real
Ashy-headed goose
(Chloephaga poliocephala)
I don’t seem to have taken a photo of these, but there was at least one pair at Slimbridge. The mail was behaving quite aggressively towards other species of waterfowl.

Cisne coscoroba
Coscoroba swan
(Coscoroba coscoroba)

cisne coscoroba

Flamenco chileno
Chilean flamingo
(Phoenicoparrus chilensis)

flamengo chileno

Flamenco de James
James’s flamingo
(Phoenicoparrus jamesi)
I thought I had taken lots of photos of the James’s flamingo but hey, when it came to processing I couldn’t find one. Details here if you are interested.

Flamenco andino
Andean flamingo
(Phoenicoparrus andinus)

flamenco andino

Guayata
Andean goose
(Chloephaga melanoptera)

guayata

Pato pico cuchara sudamericano
Red shoveller
(Anas platalea)

pato pico cuchara sudamericano

Pato de collar
Ringed Teal
(Callonetta leucophrys)

pato de collar

Pato picazo
Rosy-billed pochard
(Netta peposaca)

pato picazo

Pato puneño
Puna Teal
(Anas puna)

pato puneño

Argentine Ruddy Duck
(Oxyura jamaicensis)

pato zambullidor grande

Hope these are of interest, and please do ‘comment’ if you find any errors, or have anything you would like to add or share.