November 2008

As always, wildfowl is a major feature of November with the wintering birds fully returned from their northern breeding grounds.

Male Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope) - Martin Mere, Lancashire

Male Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope) - Martin Mere, Lancashire

Female Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope) - Martin Mere, Lancashire

Female Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope) - Martin Mere, Lancashire

Male Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) - Martin Mere, Lancashire

Female Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) - Martin Mere, Lancashire

Adult Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) - Martin Mere, Lancashire

Over 1500 Whooper Swans were present at Martin Mere at the beginning of the month.

Immature Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) - Martin Mere, Lancashire

Immature Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) - Martin Mere, Lancashire

Adult Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)

Male Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Greylag Goose (Anser anser) - Martin Mere, Lancashire

Wintering numbers of Ruff on the mere are usually around 50-100 birds.

Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) - Martin Mere, Lancashire

Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) - Martin Mere, Lancashire

Aber Falls, Gwynedd

Melincourt waterfall, West Glamorgan

Aber Falls, Gwynedd

Rhossili beach, at the extreme west end of the Gower peninsula, is covered with fascinating rock formations.

Rhossili, West Glamorgan

Rhossili, West Glamorgan

Rhossili, West Glamorgan

Rhossili, West Glamorgan

Rhossili, West Glamorgan

2008 Diary Index

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