Goldfinch, Kingfisher and Water Rail

Goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis

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On Tuesday I returned to Long Pool, Pagham Harbour but the Bearded Tits did not put in an appearance. Instead I saw Little Egrets and a Goldfinch. At the bird feeder by the visitor centre there was a Greenfinch feasting. At Church Norton a Redshank was feeding  on the mudflat. By  Ivy Lake, Chichester I saw a Kingfisher fishing and two Great Crested Grebes. At Arundel WWT the Water Rail was feeding by the reed bed where the Red-breasted Geese live. 

Long Pool

Little Egret, Egretta garzetta

Little Egret, Egretta garzetta

at the feeder:

Greenfinch, Carduelis chloris

Pheasant, Phasianus colchicus

Blackbird, Turdus merula

Church Norton:

Redshank, Tringa totanus

Ivy Lake:

Great Crested Grebe, Podiceps cristatus

Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis

Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis

Kingfisher ready to strike

He dived into the water, but did not catch anything

Arundel WWT:

Red-breasted Goose, Branta Ruficollis

Emperor Goose, Chen Canagicus

Shelduck, Tadorna tadorna

Water Rail, Rallus aquaticus