The dalmation pelicans were the first birds we viewed on our trip around Arundel WWT. Canada geese and seagulls seem to have been hanging out with them
There are only 4 left now from the original intake - 4 gals. So it was a timely sighting for us 3 gals - me, Liz and Megan - divorced, widowed, not yet attached, but also male-less.
This breed used to inhabit the UK a long time ago. I am more familiar with the Aussie variety though - which I used to see when wandering down Wollongong beach or taking a trip down South to Kiama. For comparison's sake, here are the Aussie style pelican.
...and back to the UK variety - which you can see are similar, but not the same.
In the aviary just past the pelican pond, you can see scaly-sided merganzer, spectacled eider, and avocets.
There was also a redshank.
The spectacled eider were path-hogging, but we stepped past and they barely noticed us.
That's a great place. I love all the ponds and islands and logs and everything.
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