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| Egyptian Geese, Alopochen aegyptiacus |
Today I returned to Arundel WWT again and used my Sigma
180 macro lens to see how it would perform compared to the Nikkor 70-300 zoom.
The jury is still out, but the prime lens seems to have the edge for long
shots.
A pair of Egyptian Geese was resting by Swanbourne Lake near
the road which gave me my first close-ups of this striking bird. I found a
Water Vole hidden behind bushes by the rife. In the wetland reserve there were seven
Common Snipe by one of the islands opposite the Sand Martin hide. On the way
home I stopped in Mill Road again and found Ratty eating vegetation in the rife, but he saw
me and dived into his burrow. Some of these photos are from Wednesday’s visit.
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| Blue tit, Cyanistes caeruleus |
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| Canada Geese, Branta canadensis |
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| Canada Goose, Branta canadensis |
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| Chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs |
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| Chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs, female |
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| Common Pochard, Aythya Ferina |
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| Common Scoter, Melanitta Nigra, males |
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| Common Scoter, Melanitta nigra, female |
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| Common Snipe, Gallinago gallinago |
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| under the bridge |
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| Coot, Fulica atra |
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| Egyptian Goose, Alopochen aegyptiacus |
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| Egyptian Goose, Alopochen aegyptiacus |
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| Great tit, Parus major |
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| Great tit, Parus major |
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| Harlequin Ducks, Histrionicus histrionicus |
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| Emperor Goose, Chen Canagicus |
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| Lapwing (Peewit), Vanellus vanellus |
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| Long-tailed Duck, Clangula hyemalis |
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| Long-tailed Duck, Clangula hyemalis, female |
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| Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos, male and female |
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| Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos |
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| Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos |
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| Long-tailed Duck, Clangula hyemalis |
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| Moorhen, Gallinula chloropus |
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| Moorhen, Gallinula chloropus |
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| Nuthatch, Sitta europaea |
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| Nuthatch, Sitta europaea |
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| Nuthatch, Sitta europaea |
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| Nuthatch, Sitta europaea |
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| Nuthatch, Sitta europaea |
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| Red-breasted Goose, Branta Ruficollis |
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| Red-breasted Goose, Branta Ruficollis |
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| Scaly-sided Merganser, Mergus Squamatus |
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| Shelduck, Tadorna tadorna |
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| Water Vole, Arvicola amphibius |
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| Water Vole latrine |
Water Vole counts are made using known latrines in the wetland area where the boat trips take place.
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