Monday 7 April 2014

Cetti’s Warbler, Coal Tit and Water Voles

Cetti's Warbler, Cettia cetti 
Visits to Arundel WWT over the past few days have provided some interesting sights. Ducklings seem to outnumber the ducks and there are Cootlings, Moorhen chicks and cygnets. Yesterday a Coal tit visited the feeders and I saw 3 Water Voles. As I left the centre I heard a Cetti’s Warbler calling loudly (as they do) from the reeds and managed to get my best view yet of this secretive and fast moving bird.
Domestic Mallard duckling, Anas platyrhynchos var. domesticus
Mallard duckling, Anas platyrhynchos



Coscoroba Swan, Coscoroba coscoroba
Domestic Mallard ducklings
Mandarin Duck, Aix galericulata
Swan Goose, Anser cygnoides

Black-necked Swan, Cygnus melancoryphus
Last year they had 6 cygnets.

Coal Tit, Periparus ater
Coal Tit, Periparus ater
Coal Tit, Periparus ater
Coal Tit, Periparus ater
Cootling feeding time, Fulica atra


Great Tit, Parus major
Great Tit, Parus major
Mallard ducklings, Anas platyrhynchos






Mandarin Duck, Aix galericulata
female Mandarin Duck, Aix galericulata




Moorhen nesting, Gallinula chloropus
Nuthatch, Sitta europaea
Orinoco Goose, Neochen jubata
Robin, Erithacus rubecula
Water Vole, Arvicola amphibius


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