Kingfishers, a Greenfinch and a Goldcrest

Goldcrest, Regulus regulus

to view a gallery with more photos, click here

Yesterday I spent the day at Arundel WWT. I met Terry in the car park and as we walked along the reed-bed path I spotted a Kingfisher perched on a dried shrub stem by the ditch. I then saw Kingfishers throughout the day. Female Bullfinches were feeding on the brambles by the garden near the Sand Martin hide. A juvenile Bewick’s Swan had been sighted on one of the islands in the lake. The woodland bird feeders attracted many species: Collared Dove, Nuthatches, a Greenfinch, Long-tailed tits, Robins, Chaffinches, Reed Buntings, Woodpigeon, Blue Tits, Great Tits, Coots and Dunnocks. A Wren foraged under the conifer and a Goldcrest refused to stay still.

Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis

Kingfisher and female Bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula

juvenile Bewick's Swan cygnet, Cygnus columbianus

female Bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula

Collared Dove, Streptopelia decaocto

Nuthatch, Sitta europaea

Chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs

Greenfinch, Carduelis chloris

Long-tailed Tit, Aegithalos caudatus

Long-tailed Tit

Robin, Erithacus rubecula

Goldcrest feeding, Regulus regulus

Nuthatch, Sitta europaea

female Reed Bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus

male Reed Bunting

male Reed Bunting

Woodpigeon, Columba palumbus

Grey Heron, Ardea cinerea

Jackdaws, Corvus monedula 

Jackdaws

Grey Wagtail, Motacilla cinerea

Herring Gull, juvenile, Larus argentatus

Moorhen, Gallinula chloropus

Tufted Duck, Aythya fuligula