After a very damp start to the day the sun came out and I made my way to the North Wall. As I passed the Lagoon there were at least two pairs of Pochard, numerous Wigeon and Tufted Ducks and a couple of distant Goldeneye. The ever present Little Grebes were fishing near the reeds....
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| Dabchick |
There were plenty of Lapwings, Redshank, Shelduck and a single Spotted Redshank in Whites Creek but nothing unusual. Wigeon were feeding near the sliuce gate...
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| This slendid drake Wigeon showed well in the sunshine |
As I reached the Salthouse a Kingfisher zoomed past but little else of interest until I met Jim Western
who led me to a Little Owl viewable across the field by the parked cars...too distant for a decent shot...a pity as it was showing really well in the sunshine...
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| Little Owl....(record shot!) |
The resident Robin was singing its heart out as we watched!
In the afternoon, as I had to go to Worthing, I decided to nip into to Widewater to see if the Goosander and the Scoter were still present...neither showed up!
I did however meet Arthur for the first time (Artisanart on Flickr) and together we enjoyed a pair of Red Breasted Mergansers in 'battle' mood which gave us both an opportunity for some action shots!
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| Real agression! |
Nice Mergansers ....shame about missing the Goosander!
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