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Common Darters mating, Sympetrum striolatum |
I visited Arundel WWT yesterday and today and saw Migrant Hawkers and Common Darters, a Water Vole and a female Common Blue egg-laying.
Thursday:
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Bewick's Swan, Cygnus columbianus |
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Dunnock, Prunella modularis |
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Himalayan Balsam, Impatiens glandulifera |
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male Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
in bedraggled plumage |
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female Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos |
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Migrant Hawker, Aeshna mixta |
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Moorhen, Gallinula chloropus |
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Nuthatch, Sitta europaea |
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Red Admiral, Vanessa atalanta |
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Trumpeter Swan and cygnet, Cygnus buccinator |
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Water Vole, Arvicola amphibius |
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Woodpigeon, Columba palumbus |
Friday:
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female Common Blue, Polyommatus icarus |
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male Common Darter, Sympetrum striolatum |
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Common Darter take-off |
The pattern on the thorax and abdomen indicates the dragonfly is taking off sideways. The wing direction also supports this.
Interesting info about dragonflies: http://bit.ly/1BhNCNz
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Garden Spider, Araneus diadematus |
The mating Common Darters flew off when this spider approached them.
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Great Tit, Parus major |
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Green-veined White, Pieris napi |
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Little Egret, Egretta garzetta |
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Little Egret, Egretta garzetta |
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two microlights flew over the reserve |
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Migrant Hawker, Aeshna mixta |
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Migrant Hawker, Aeshna mixta |
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Migrant Hawker, Aeshna mixta |
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Moorhen chick, Gallinula chloropus |
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Mute Swan, Cygnus olor |
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Common Carp, Cyprinus carpio |
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Rudd, Scardinius erythropthalmus |
These fish were at the front of the Visitor Centre.
note the change of id from roach to rudd (thanks Mark!)
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