LOCAL WILDLIFE PHOTO GALLERY

JANUARY - FEBRUARY - MARCH 2010


MARCH 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FEBRUARY 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  


JANUARY 2010

 The famous Emsworth Spotshank at Nore Barn - 28 January 2010

 

Patrick Murphy's photo of a female Blackcap in his garden 29 January 2010

 

Tony Wootton took this superb photo of a Black-necked Grebe on a solar powered boat cruise around Chichester Harbour on Jan 24.

.... and this one of Grey Plover in flight

 

The leaves of Italian Lords-and-Ladies (Arum italicum ssp italicum) were showing well on the river bank in Palmer's Road Copse.

 

We had an amzing influx of Fieldfares during cold weather in January 2010

 

I also had Redwing in the garden, mainly interested in the Honeysuckle berries.

 

A male Blackcap was another garden regular, mostly feeding on the half apples hanging from the tree

 

Black-tailed Godwit G+YR has been an Emsworth regular since Nov 2005 .

 

Black-tailed Godwit RYL+RLY was ringed in Kent in autumn 2005, since when it has been commuting between Emsworth and Kent

 

Black-tailed Godwit ROL RLR was ringed Kent and was a reular in Emsworth during 2009-10 winter.

 

An exceptional flock of 450 Knot was on the mudflats off Nore Barn, Emsworth on 9 January 2010

 

Knot in flight, with white wing bars and dark leading edge on wings showing well

 

Fieldfares feasting in Cherry-crab tree in Lumley Road garden - 8 January 2010

 

Snowfall in Emsworth in January 2010

 

A Song Thrush ws one of many birds in the garden during the winter weather in January 2010

 

Here is a typical snowy scene on Brook Meadow in January 2010

 

Tony Wootton got this great image of a male Bearded Tit on Thorney Litle Deeps on 7 January 2010

 

A wintery scene along the River Ems from the south bridge in January 2010

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A cluster of gulls on the snowy raft on Slipper Millpond

 

Chaffinches were in the garden in large numbers looking for food