My
next trip was to Arundel WWT, and the last bird I saw on my last trip
was the first to greet me on this. I wandered along the clockwise
route and spotted a few Emperor geese dozing.
From
the second hide, I spotted a collection of Greylag geese babes among
the seagulls. There were also a couple of cormorants in sight at this
hide.
On
my way back from the first 2 hides, I passed the Emperor geese again
- this one opened an eye to regard me as I passed, disturbing its
nap. I headed onwards towards the bewick swans, wondering if mommy
swan had her new mate yet or if the four youngsters were still in
situ...
No
Bewicks for me to encounter this trip! The adult swan in the sickie
enclosure had also vanished. Onto the trumpeter swans - they were
still there. On this occasion one was having a splashing bathe, while
the onshore swan was preening.
That's not a good sign that the adult Bewick swan has vanished.
ReplyDeletehope to find out what's going on on my next visit. maybe its been taken some place TO the potential partner rather than the partner coming to it.....thats possible.
ReplyDeleteThat would be nice.
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