Wednesday 15 January 2014

Peregrines and a Red Kite

Shelduck, Tadorna tadorna
The Arundel WWT paths were reopened on Sunday and I have visited the past three days. There was plenty of activity today with two Peregrines and a Red Kite, a Water Rail, Water Vole and Kingfisher.
Sunday:
Orange Peel Fungus, Aleuria aurantia
Common Snipe, Gallinago gallinago at Ramsar hide.
There were three snipe
Coots fighting, Fulica atra



Teal, Anas crecca
Monday:
Barrow's Goldeneye, Bucephala islandica
Canada Geese, Branta canadensis
Canada Geese and 2 Greylag Geese, Anser anser
3 Common Snipe, Gallinago gallinago 
Cormorant cleaning itself, Phalacrocorax carbo


Gadwall, Anas strepera
Greylag Goose, Anser anser
Greylag Goose, Anser anser
Greylag Goose, Anser anser
Greylag Goose, Anser anser
Greylag Goose, Anser anser
Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis
Shelduck, Tadorna tadorna
On Tuesday the sky was blue:
female Barrow's Goldeneye, Bucephala islandica
It was following the male in this head down position
Coot feeding, Fulica atra
Cormorant washing itself, Phalacrocorax carbo
Cormorant with stick
Gadwall, Anas strepera
Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis
Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis


Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis
it caught a fish by the boat houses



Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
Moorhen, Gallinula chloropus
2 Peregrines, Falco peregrinus (and a woodpigeon)
Peregrine, Falco peregrinus
Red Kite, Milvus milvus
The path to the Reed Bed hide was open
female Blackbird, Turdus merula
Tufted Duck, female, Aythya fuligula
Water Rail, Rallus aquaticus
Water Vole, Arvicola amphibius
Water Vole, Arvicola amphibius
at the first click of the camera it dived
Woodpigeon feeding on ivy, Columba palumbus

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