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| Egyptian Geese, Alopochen aegyptiacus by Mill Road |
Yesterday I joined Butterfly Conservation members Neil, Mark,
Roger and Murray Downland Trust members at Heyshott for more clearance work.
The site is looking amazing now with so many areas cleared and joined up to create
an ideal landscape for primulas and the endangered Duke of Burgundy butterfly
to expand into.
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| Mark and Neil giving the impression they are working hard :) |
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| It's all about the Primrose, Primula vulgaris |
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| Cuckoo Flower, Cardamine pratensis |
We hope to see the Orange-tip on the Cuckoo Flower soon
Mill Road:
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| Gadwall, Anas strepera |
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| Marsh Marigold, Caltha palustris |
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| Moorhen, Gallinula chloropus |
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| Mute Swan, Cygnus olor |
Arundel WWT:
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| Coot, Fulica atra |
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| Common Pochard, Aythya Ferina |
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| Black-headed Gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus |
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| black-headed Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos |
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| Mandarin Duck, Aix galericulata |
Even on a dull, cloudy day this duck is outstanding. I spent ninety minutes in front of the Kingfisher area. There was plenty of action in spite of its absence. A pair of Mallards bobbed at each other, but as soon as another drake dared to join in he was seen off forcefully. When the ranger put the feed into the water there was a mass of squawking ducks and the females pecked at the drakes to gain their share of the spoils.
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| Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos |
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| Mute Swan, Cygnus olor |
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Red-breasted Goose, Branta Ruficollis and
Lesser White-fronted Goose, Anser erythropus |
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