Tag: Bearded Tit

WNAG Pensthorpe Trip 2026 7: The Waders Aviary

The final instalment in my series about the WNAG excursion to Pensthorpe, featuring the Waders Aviary.

Welcome to the final instalment in my little series of posts about the annual WNAG excursion to Pensthorpe which took place a week ago yesterday.

A PLACE TO DIP IN AND OUT OF

The Waders Aviary at Pensthorpe is well placed for starting your explorations, or for ending them, or for filling in a few minutes, or for many other purposes. It does not have space for a vast number of people, so it is best not to spend too long in there on any one visit, but there is nothing to stop one from visiting several times in the course of the day, as indeed I did. There are a number of bird species to be observed there, not all of them waders, and a visit never disappoints.

PHOTOGRAPHS

Before I do the full gallery, here are a couple of pictures to help you identify the rest:

Now for the gallery proper…

Two avocet chicks – even at this stage the slight curvature of the beak is noticeable.
A black winged stilt – both parts of the name are obvious in this shot.

Pensthorpe 5 – The Waders Aviary

Concluding my mini-series about the West Norfolk Autism Group outing to Pensthorpe with a post dedicated to the Waders Aviary.

This is the fifth and final post in my series about the West Norfolk Autism Group outing to Pensthorpe on Saturday. The waders take centre stage in this post. The series so far comprises:
1. Introduction and General
2. Discovery Centre and General
3. Flamingos and Cranes
4. Trailer Ride

A PLACE TO BE DIPPED IN AND OUT OF

The Waders Aviary at Pensthorpe is just beyond the gift shop, through which the rest of the site is accessed. It is thus suitable for being visited briefly on multiple occasions over the course of the day, and being self contained and relatively small it is not a place that one should be in very any great length of time continuously. Information at Pensthorpe is always exemplary, and the composite picture with which this section ends will provide you with help following the photo gallery.

PHOTOGRAPHS

The full gallery from my visits to this splendid enclosure: