Showing posts with label wetland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wetland. Show all posts

Sunday, December 5, 2010

Swans

Two species of Swan Whooper and Mute. The Whooper has a yellow bill while the Mute has an orange colour bill.

View form Ashton Callows bird hide

Little Egret fishing

On the way to Ashton Callows

Blanket bog and Fens cover a good portion of the wetland. I think this tree is a Willow.

Lapwing feeding.

Lapwing

Lapwing are mainly black and white and highly manoeuvrable in flight.

The Little Brosna Callows

It is understood that these birds were Golden Plover. They were the most abundant Birds on the Callows some flocks were estimated to be around 1000 strong.