Easter

Well that's the half way mark for Easter holidays with the kids. At the beginning of the week we stayed in Arundel for two nights and visited the WWT reserve, Swanbourne Lake and Bognor,  went to Wolburn Safari park on Thursday for Jacob's 6th birthday and also been spending some time in the garden. Also re-visited the small holding on the Selsey Peninsula which is still on our possible move-to options. 

On the few occasions there has been a chance to put the moth trap out it's been too cold- just the odd Hebrew Character. 

Best nature highlights this week include the first House Martin in the garden yesterday, the garden Tawny Owls are calling at night, the new garden Rookery is now at 3 nests, a Muntjac in the sheep field yesterday, Firecrests everywhere in the Arundel area, first Common Tern for the year off Selsey, Mandarins at Swanbourne Lake and a Great Egret on the WWT reserve. 

Great Egret at Arundel WWT

Hybrid Ridgway's Canada Goose x Barnacle Goose from the Ramsar Hide, Arundel WWT

Mandarin at Swanbourne Lake 

Adult summer 'intermedius' Lesser Black-backed Gull at Wolburn 

Signs of bird flu- a dead adult Gannet at Bracklesham Car Park 

Still trying out the new camera- here on a couple of captive birds at WWT and Wolburn- Cockatoo sp (above) and Dalmation Pelican (below) 

Can't believe I have gone this far through life without even knowing these existed- Bush Dogs at Wolburn

The Old Vicarage Rookery 

Pond dipping at Arundel with Jacob (6 years old this week). Dragonfly nymph and Caddisfly lava above.