Nightingale and Cetti’s Warbler

Nightingale, Luscinia megarhynchos

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On Wednesday I visited Arundel WWT to see if I could see a Cetti’s Warbler. One was singing very loudly by the pond outside the entrance. A Whitethroat was also providing a lovely song. The Nene or Hawaiian Geese had two goslings, and the Greylag Geese had one as well. Coots and Mallards were also nurturing their young.

On Thursday I returned to Pulborough Brooks hoping for a decent Nightingale shot and this time succeeded. I then called in at Kithurst Hill and saw a Red Admiral and two Peacocks. The bottom of the meadow looks very bare after recent conservation work. I then stopped at Arnudel WWT and I saw a small Pike in the pond by the entrance where a Whitethroat was singing its heart out

labels will be posted later - off to search for Pearl-bordered Fritillaries.

Wednesday at Arundel WWT:

Cetti's Warbler, Cettia cetti

Coot feeding chick, Fulica atra

Coot chick Fulica atra

Coot chick Fulica atra

Coot feeding chick, Fulica atra

Coot chick Fulica atra

Goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis

Goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis

Nēnē (Hawaiian Geese), Branta sandvicensis

Nēnē Goslings (Hawaiian Geese), Branta sandvicensis

Nēnē Gosling (Hawaiian Goose), Branta sandvicensis

Greylag Geese, Anser anser 

Greylag Gosling, Anser anser 

Greylag Gosling, Anser anser

Greylag Gosling, Anser anser

Mallards, Anas platyrhynchos

Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos

Mallard duckling, Anas platyrhynchos

Mallard duckling, Anas platyrhynchos

Pheasant, Phasianus colchicus

Whitethroat, Sylvia communis

Thursday:

Red admiral, Vanessa atalanta

Arundel WWT:

Caddis larva

Mallards, Anas platyrhynchos

Pike, Esox lucius

Pike, Esox lucius

Whitethroat, Sylvia communis

The Whitethroat was singing his heart out: