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| view from the Sand Martin hide |
Yesterday visited Arundel WWT for the first time in ages and was delighted see so many birds in Spring weather for a change. A trip round the reed beds on the electric boat was a great way to start the day. A Kingfisher and a Common Snipe were great sightings.
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| view from the Sand Martin hide |
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| view from the Scrape hide |
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| view from the Scrape hide |
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| Black-necked Grebe, Podiceps nigricollis |
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| Brown Rat, Rattus norvegicus |
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| Bufflehead, Bucephala albeola |
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Buzzard, Buteo buteo
a Red Kite also flew over the Hanger |
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| Canada Goose, Branta canadensis |
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| Chaffinch female, Fringilla coelebs |
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Common Snipe, Gallinago gallinago
it twice flew across the front of the Ramsar hide with nest material |
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European Eel, Anguilla anguilla
sadly one that did not get away when they drained the pond to create the new aviary |
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| Greylag Geese, Anser anser |
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| Greylag Goose |
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| Greylag Goose and Tufted Duck, Aythya fuligula |
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| Harlequin Duck, Histrionicus histrionicus |
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| Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis |
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| Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus |
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| Lapwing |
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| Mallard male, Anas platyrhynchos |
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| Mallard male |
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| Moorhen, Gallinula chloropus |
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| Mute Swan, Cygnus olor |
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| Nēnē (Hawaiian Goose), Branta sandvicensis eating nettles |
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| Trumpeter Swan, Cygnus buccinator |
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| Tufted Duck female, Aythya fuligula |
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| Wood Duck female, Aix sponsa |
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| Wood Duck male |
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| Woodpigeon, Columba palumbus |
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