![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifz7Y21sUx1xobDL8TA8Cm40L1B-1DrFBIZeBYTW5EhY6kcZ1p7lUw13duNMK4r0QOcY1kR4kJJMTB4kGujk-ic3ZjREOnBqlHjAdnUhwGEhe0LubGqcDnRblb-KSoamJ64liFUePWYhIk/s320/Nightingale,+Luscinia+megarhynchos+8069.jpg) |
Nightingale, Luscinia megarhynchos |
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:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAagP8w6bm8CsCAbcFeqxWoJjqlOpnlhAV7EaTAYW0URSNmyB0hzhxGqxIqyGHD2OCP4LixLG_ftza29SrM5MzT5nl_h4-jIJKfRJ0zNfPtyggi0u7FWGIMEV2OFzJZenC87OATi-l3caY/s320/Cetti's+Warbler,+Cettia+cetti+7990.jpg) |
Cetti's Warbler, Cettia cetti |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGvyexe0hq_prbXBPEDdH2Ww4YRA0_trQZkmaHPU6WpjZLTIHJhAEyog9R5pMZALZSxdj3I66-Qzl2KB-3UUgxDg0Z2rmN7oATmJ77x4f4-qNVrCRxvkl97MahNbp0aVQawzV9ZE1uWmh4/s320/Coot,+Fulica+atra+7258.jpg) |
Coot feeding chick, Fulica atra |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqD5AchNzX3IPIxsDwfVYOUlNiZ_NB2y8TwdTGF-fZ7fJsgxF5oVUstIFn_woAAW_gbS9hzV_GsEcijzCJYjiUvLGW7be8CoXm70YjQdWml-ucUnNpyJp8nLWSnQbD-6JFBNqAc7WmGm-8/s320/Coot,+Fulica+atra+7272.jpg) |
Coot chick Fulica atra |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMy5MgySzruOe82RS_14B18N07Z1IPW4I3rxJCklTGmYcInhqcoRdadrdQ9y6ZjRenqYVhG-OELQBSOB3toBm97Li9-XhVe-wLDpgxly9nEqwmIABN5D50ZDG0iwlc9aIwwHubFpVlsG41/s320/Coot,+Fulica+atra+7281.jpg) |
Coot chick Fulica atra |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH0yWiE8-cZLOJ1xNMLHdYM7mfOCfyCfG81Zv2VCHk-Ery8EyaJAb56TOGzW9VK9aQX0RG4PWERYy0mEROzu_9xn-yFPmAW-5WeQhKC4nJ3ZzJsph_x9NMKDPS2Bu7jvPEr4e7Z4oTAaMn/s320/Coot,+Fulica+atra+7407.jpg) |
Coot feeding chick, Fulica atra |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_PEHnGYT5zrQAXODicb6UKhmd-IhbMffrE_VKTi1lM8bi9SO4Yf5pra2xZ36I9Hfu66tZxEKsEyIesQ5AaQ_mqTt0p-IC7csUeBcDWgzmXJobmky4BrUe2FZAtEE1hHPhTN54OeSlqBKn/s320/Coot,+Fulica+atra+7519.jpg) |
Coot chick Fulica atra |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnhYv_vBOe6rDJllvPQuR07DtFrVM0BzBPV9DyTDmGOeIlqkgQauu_pwb06AJ0GKgBPs505c9Ga_bgl7TX0owzgDpp-KUG9hyphenhyphenTTTl6BOILbe3dySpyMcKOyUlWOV7z0DoCNmplQjPVTT-t/s320/Goldfinch,+Carduelis+carduelis+7776.jpg) |
Goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYnm4avFmut3Pnq-VXb6ZibFGJm-__pMHQjcJIgBS__96zjaTv8S7XNk3nc59WfcwnBNb6pjD-dP6hrPDCSzADwKDWYOtINnbVKOWwEOIxHI46LCShbzxDdx1PropsptlwMtzYTtAHiYzw/s320/Goldfinch,+Carduelis+carduelis+7778.jpg) |
Goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcMfzdE1V50XzML9iJHwBZhgUOfrC7ymZq3MZAd_8Y2SQ06QnE-x-Twme15m38_hgNSjJtg8vZJAz26gGFBYm1VvSGkPzj1RnZbUpjesOE-sQmQeyJG9eSrI-FqoLHNjg48smdHYBkluam/s320/Nene+(Hawaiian+Geese),+Branta+sandvicensis+0607.jpg) |
Nēnē (Hawaiian Geese), Branta sandvicensis |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-OY8xsqA-t3MSo3Kfx3z7PJQ17EpwsHGpOvvf2w-dBArUtwP1lHualevdrZGBImNu2KtwkkwNTgZgW7s2rhU2Ep77P4vy4-AEMJolLcvGoglSrsRVK_pGzUcuyYrpc_2fOqyn9BCXRpyP/s320/Greylag+Goose,+Anser+anser+7494.jpg) |
Nēnē Goslings (Hawaiian Geese), Branta sandvicensis |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6_msIrigqjGqTPLfZXOtDFYS9pOAGaWLDsF-8876YcqDQ_OVDj_Mc5PQG976BakRvS2cIw2-lJ5ryQP7ZlACb4laj5S2qW9PfU76FT0ZX6Lk7OF4xBcZ_RayoM83Xr237G8BA-fuPkHHw/s320/Greylag+Goose,+Anser+anser+7511.jpg) |
Nēnē Gosling (Hawaiian Goose), Branta sandvicensis |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihExvPe-enKk5OnaKPaPGV1A4nvcvOPeJZc4zOxwkTNyLMrkWZ4r5GV3ShzHftNCXr7tbTcaCr4RWf7pYvuLxFNXd3woGyDa-RRL9JzvUQ1puqu-zmlk5JPvqbZyqQOiSStac5YmwrsL1_/s320/Greylag+Goose,+Anser+anser+7578.jpg) |
Greylag Geese, Anser anser |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhog5j5hgeuAcZXzW5nhYnIeMtUvXxXm5ncUFeL4ftIuB2HuAbx6l7SeOiQvoaRJ_0vXcEU4ztvBV4wOMW1U3U8bnL_dHw1Ho4vH9UXk_qfKAtUj2xDQ0Qodnu4q2q7KbkOzkFH_JphiFse/s320/Greylag+Goose,+Anser+anser+7603.jpg) |
Greylag Gosling, Anser anser |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeI-SLTZrkdfgQeE9GqwWN4Phidm_FJyhHVI3r95tmTBYk_pT8bQNqDK5Aym8VrzJFI0pzYnrO0Gz8gOz9V6Uw9UoeSvhPXeY7MXMK49nAmlKXeK-um3KzOhBnfeA6KfSNeG1OubuLj5Du/s320/Greylag+Goose,+Anser+anser+7647.jpg) |
Greylag Gosling, Anser anser |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7KPCSxidDcu8NIEbmt3e-jOTOlBylCq9hlQWv7n_pN9BKW82h_KcHUs5qT02UrLcyNXv9i57gN28bOnn2chGYyDbFYKkh-ASWC_MhMqObE9k-M4kcXsP0GkBapeVVrML6mL_6ORWi-9yQ/s320/Greylag+Goose,+Anser+anser+7699.jpg) |
Greylag Gosling, Anser anser |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9CwLGHhwG990sonJNcrtTTOIL-NoaxYBFFI755xRRngseHrCycms7YsV3_Bgav1-FOzySnneZ12X6FEhMWSY0fALGeQn0Kovz-lnYAitUskFFxsmxgCWF_UXV0AIJTOUodTT-vAJTxpW5/s320/Mallard,+Anas+platyrhynchos+7303.jpg) |
Mallards, Anas platyrhynchos |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTIawH8_POPLly8uOCs-ftdFlPGr2j6tj0PUq6DXk1V8SdM6OTxzl4tZjuo6I-L0kdU7IXrsK513J42QcvGCSSkiMKa6prxDfMTAVceyjm5qzz5Zmsi1155-_1y6FIJkc8uoNmm5nQRu18/s320/Mallard,+Anas+platyrhynchos+7312.jpg) |
Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihTyH9Q7P7UwBuj41URt1rtOxwhSRaIVXNerC2CdbblTVdH9OZQItAuQxM6_h0GU6u1buatPnOhq6oINQLy42iZKNRvlcXa8uNGpv45kaNfGmTNK7ZnxHrGaSY1-asBBRWd-78qx6ASq6K/s320/Mallard,+Anas+platyrhynchos+7318.jpg) |
Mallard duckling, Anas platyrhynchos |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipAXEQL6yRFzcH12AJghx_oaVc7yWrinYUYtY1V6sWCuE8nxOQqs_Xf23-98-JYw3TLPN8GaHQ3Q-1LZYV3PYtiEvhd-GIgNqyYfQVLj22ZAkE0-sfMlIrNCQQrhDAvVcQBZg7XNaWB9qY/s320/Mallard,+Anas+platyrhynchos+7530.jpg) |
Mallard duckling, Anas platyrhynchos |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcjrbMn-3pm8RsLRn-oioJLoujLjPyUFNFXxiREY2KQp_R7stbYeUi3r2dnDPgaOzY643ayTTUS7U7ojfL8VZZ28spF0xRrzUoEawKx0IA5dg_YFjtgw9T9kIks2xZSDHxfO-50nT0pdv5/s320/Pheasant,+Phasianus+colchicus+7787.jpg) |
Pheasant, Phasianus colchicus |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMPk0r8n-Xv_ZVyWKahzLUf6QkYotaBo5DTt-O56oAs4TJlHFy8Fe3soYgcRZ1_kZEf4RQ91Q3I4BVINUvFfFSGgOfSoLPS0DY9j-Ze5ul52mFnBiZ1s9mcXdPFXhJzDSv_DefCtY_PmxQ/s320/Whitethroat,+Sylvia+communis+7872.jpg) |
Whitethroat, Sylvia communis |
Thursday:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDgQ47FdbK93d57w9RSmNmJ3JCPJTGiOuq70GDX6EBXPOBNdJWSYcZ7qL-jLMSGnqeo7hw1Ea5SodS36-0zAZxSOVHlk6w747AOm6urT_pE1bvZCdx6TqTDZyIxQO9EUMBs3-29lx1NNMh/s320/Red+admiral,+Vanessa+atalanta+8018.jpg) |
Red admiral, Vanessa atalanta |
Arundel WWT:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivdItKmDn2PH2BBfV1DY5vOYwRvwJDEjIKX8yn2oLJ4ThTLbJmwpc2hw0WHtVw_ECih3MWHrAKb3jJlFyGFy5VnkchEhj1WH0cSSLm8hyycS3RzHPDm__fZTeG3wgN0NVlzoOYbHk8pMYJ/s320/Caddis+8228.jpg) |
Caddis larva |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGCEJly0ZcwcLuZ6MWOetj0JrV8qez9cO-v8pJYRykAPRkg7NwXzT-vl7mx8IgIaOZMdPhT4_qfiAZ_dkS5j1EGUIfBMnOm0NgvZYkphaWv48Fj5_vtkkHOwT2Mqfj1Hu_3_LYFSIoi-8e/s320/Mallards,+Anas+platyrhynchos+0630.jpg) |
Mallards, Anas platyrhynchos |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIW1TgSTWoLNAuP8Af2d9HU3D0m2EVpxc_xcgqG1Ub3UMYVEabHfSM9VRSeLFl8UpyWJwC6xpf_3Ma9o8jjaiWvC2U1xijJmrKcumgt2TfIyekTcZTxBJfuXTM11-z5Gw6wzBeaeVdCnmS/s320/Pike,+Esox+lucius+8248.jpg) |
Pike, Esox lucius |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5DRMLYHVOIHMNFbiUR0oiQMgN8JBKB6hrdi36q7Hx5TXdcnRI8afTkOGC-4FseimD2tYtZp4mze0732_WvhU-sDIUQqGLKwo7SHMB-rSIIX32q1sAqBrtMzsQ9TVZqdg90pV-l-d7zwfj/s320/Pike,+Esox+lucius+8249.jpg) |
Pike, Esox lucius |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig2i87g0JLih6M-TnLR54ujrmLeVtUatLR3gW8M6APP0tZlM7EeQ2nISik40lmwbpJAmScuJpW9i9PkOJaqjgOGTrQjCQA5IIeqROV9hOnHISC2LeU4rGo7MoZwfBjAOBTqwiDQgE7YGSP/s320/Whitethroat,+Sylvia+communis+8106.jpg) |
Whitethroat, Sylvia communis |
The Whitethroat was singing his heart out:
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