Tuesday, 5 February 2013

Tits, ducks, geese and Ratty

Blue tit, Cyanistes caeruleus
Another pleasant couple of hours at Arundel WWT yesterday. I had 3 sightings of ratty, one juvenile and an adult, probably the same one I saw on Sunday. This time they were very skittish and went away when they spotted me.
Bewick's Swan, Cygnus columbianus
Black-bellied Whistling Ducks, Dendrocygna Autumnalis
Blue tit, Cyanistes caeruleus
Blue tit, Cyanistes caeruleus
Canvasback, Aythya valisineria
Canvasback, Aythya valisineria
Canvasback, Aythya valisineria
Chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs

Coot, Fulica atra
Barrow's Goldeneye, Bucephala islandica
Barrow's Goldeneye, Bucephala islandica
The Blue Duck's companion
Harlequin Duck, Histrionicus histrionicus
Great tit, Parus major
Hooded Merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus
Hooded Merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus, female
Muscovy Duck, Cairina moschata 
Lapwing (Peewit), Vanellus vanellus
Nuthatch, Sitta europaea
Nēnē (Hawaiian Goose), Branta sandvicensis
Red-crested Pochard, Netta rufina, female
Red-breasted Geese, Branta Ruficollis
Red-crested Pochard, Netta rufina, male and female
Shelduck, Tadorna tadorna
Water Vole, Arvicola amphibius
Water Vole, Arvicola amphibius
Water Vole, Arvicola amphibius
Water Vole, Arvicola amphibius

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