The northern shoveler, known simply in the UK as the shoveler, they are a common and widespread duck. A male and female duck wet morning at Tichfield Haven yesterday.
Mr &Mrs Shoveler.
birdwatching
Grey Day Heron
A Grey Heron on a grey day at Titchfield Haven viewed from the Harbour road bridge.
Fishing lake.
Relaxing Great Crested Grebes on a local fishing lake.
Hold tight.
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In the Reeds.
Male and female Stonechats in the Reeds at Titchfield Haven Nature Reserve.
Female.
Male.
Gone fishing.
After my post last week of a Great White Egret. Todays post is a Little Egret.
UK breeding:1,100+ pairs
UK wintering:11,500 birds
Great White Egret (again).
Some more Great White Egret pictures from this morning at Titchfield Haven National Nature Reserve 4 birds were spotted by one of the warden 1st thing – we spotted 3 individuals. There were also a number of Little Egrets and several Grey Herons. (you can see these in some of the pictures and YouTube film which gives size comparisons).
A large Egret.
It was nice to see two Great White Egrets at Tichfield Haven on Thursday. Although they were on the far side of the reserve I was able to get some pictures, they are large birds about the same size as a Grey Heron.
Population:
UK breeding:8-12 pairs
UK wintering:72 birds
How did the Swan Cross the Road?
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Leucistic bird.
Leucistic birds have affected plumage which lacks the melanin pigment due to the cells responsible for melanin production being absent. This results in white feathers, unless the normal plumage colour also comprises carotenoids, these remain unaffected by the condition.
Below is a Grey Wagtail I photographed and posted earlier in the year.
Today in the New Forest we spotted A Grey Wagtail with a Leucistic head cap.
Continued Reflections from my World. 