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Originally Posted by JeffH  Sarah
If you google 'Kingfishers on River Wye' you'll find numerous references to Kingfishers being a common sight on the river.
On larger rivers they're often best seen from the river itself and I see that "Kingfisher Cruises" offer day trips from Symonds Yat - I would hope that they live up to their name  but on a large boat full of people you'll probably get no more than a fleeting glimpse of irridescent blue as a bird flies away.
An even better option would be to hire a canoe for a few hours (if that's a practical proposition for you) - this gives you the opportunity to glide up (or down) the river in silence and to linger around any likely perching spots you might discover.
Good luck - Kingfishers are very much a 'once seen, never forgotten' bird and they are by far and away our most exotic looking British resident.
Jeff |
We go on a River cruise from Newark in Notts, it's proved a superb way to see all sorts of wildlife, especially Kingfishers. On the last one we went on last year, we had seven sightings, including one bird perched on a branch as we went by.
