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| Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis |
On January 21st Mike Edwards gave a fascinating talk at Binsted Church about the insects of the area.
On January 28th I attended the 38th Annual Conference of the Sussex Ornithological Society. The talks were varied and excellent, as usual:
Ken Smith "Bars and spots - varying fortunes of our woodpeckers" Ken spent 30 years studying woodpeckers in Herts before moving to Chichester.
Michael Blencowe "A guide to extinct birdwatching" a hilarious and interesting account of some extinct birds, including the New Zealand Huia.
At Arundel WWT I have watched a Heron and a Kingfisher fishing.
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| Littlehampton sunrise January 17 |
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| Mike Edwards talk at Binsted January 21st |
Arundel WWT January 27
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| Coot, Fulica atra and Black-headed Gulls, Chroicocephalus ridibundus on ice |
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| Grey Wagtail, Motacilla cinerea |
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| Robin, Erithacus rubecula |
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| Shoveler ♀, Anas clypeata |
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| Teal on ice, Anas crecca |
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| Teal on ice |
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| Teal on ice |
On January 28th I visited the Littlehampton Lifeboat station again hoping to see the black swan family (adults and 3 cygnets). Instead I watched some Turnstones on the launch slope.
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| Turnstone, Arenaria interpres |
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| Rampion Wind Farm construction rig, January 28 |
Arundel WWT, January 28:
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| Mink spraint |
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| Buzzard, Buteo buteo |
Plenty of Snipe landed in the pond in front of the Scrape Hide
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| Common Snipe, Gallinago gallinago |
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| Snipe landing among Teal |
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| Grey Heron landing, Ardea cinerea |
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| Grey Heron feeding |
On a boat trip we followed a male Kingfisher around the reed-beds
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| Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis |
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| Long-tailed Tit, Aegithalos caudatus |
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| Mallard ♀, Anas platyrhynchos |
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| Mallards |
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| Tufted Duck ♀, Aythya fuligula |
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| Woodpigeon, Columba palumbus |
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