Saturday 3 March 2018

Arundel birds and other creatures

Arundel castle
Last month I made several trips to Arundel WWT (Feb 12-22) and finally saw my first Hawfinches by the castle early one morning.
Littlehampton sunrise

thatchers at work

Bank Vole, Myodes glareolus

Black-headed Gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Black-headed Gull

Blue Tit, Cyanistes caeruleus

Chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs

Chaffinch

Goldcrest, Regulus regulus

Goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis

Goldfinch

Goldfinches
Great Crested Grebe, Podiceps cristatus

Great Tit, Parus major

Hawfinch, Coccothraustes coccothraustes

two of the three Hawfinches in this flock
Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis

Kingfisher

view east from Littlehampton pier


Long-tailed Tit, Aegithalos caudatus with fly
Coal Tit, Periparus ater

Coal Tit

Moorhen, Gallinula chloropus

2 Oystercatchers, Haematopus ostralegus

Robin, Erithacus rubecula

Robin

Robin

Shelduck, Tadorna tadorna

Stonechat, Saxicola torquata

Teal, Anas crecca

The Hangar

Woodpigeon, Columba palumbus

Common Pochard, Aythya ferina

Firecrest, Regulus ignicapillus

Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos

Tufted Duck, Aythya fuligula

Arundel castle
Yellow Dung Fly, Scatophaga stercoraria
This dungfly was the only creature I photographed on a trip to Iping & Stedham Commons on Feb 22.

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