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| male Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis |
On
Wednesday morning I climbed Highdown Hill, Durrington, and enjoyed the magnificent
views. The hill hides a Late Bronze Age enclosure (c.1000 BC), an Early Iron
Age hill fort (c. 600 BC) and an Anglo-Saxon cemetery (c.AD 450). After lunch I
visited Arundel WWT and was delighted when a Kingfisher landed on the post in front
of the Scrape Hide.
On Thursday
I returned to Arundel WWT and this time a Kingfisher landed on the post in
front of the Sand Martin Hide for 2½
minutes and I was able to video this and take photos.
The South Downs Forum posted this lovely poem by Marian Allen, written in
Ditchling in September 1917: Autumn on the Downs
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| Highdown Hill |
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| Greylag Goose, Anser anser |
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| Little Grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis |
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| Canada Geese, Branta canadensis |
Friday at Sand Martin hide:
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| Coot, Fulica atra |
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