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Kingfishers fighting, Alcedo atthis |
On Sunday morning I
joined my metal detecting club and found a few Georgian halfpennies, a pig
ring, some buttons and a corroded square coin weight. Afterwards I visited
Warnham Nature Reserve where I enjoyed watching a pair of Kingfishers, which engaged
in aerial combat at one point. There were also Herons, Little Egrets and Great
Crested Grebes.
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coin weight 14.9mm, 3.41g |
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military button 26.4mm, 7.1g |
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pig ring 41.7mm, 10.1g |
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Brown Rat, Rattus norvegicus |
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Great Crested Grebe, Podiceps cristatus |
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Grey Heron, Ardea cinerea |
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Grey Heron, Ardea cinerea |
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Grey Heron, Ardea cinerea |
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Kingfishers fighting, Alcedo atthis |
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battling Kingfishers |