Saturday 28 March 2009

Birder's Bonus 43




In Gowerton, a cock Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) was feeding in the fields. At the WWT in Penclacwydd, Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) and Ne-ne (Branta sandvicensis) were all proud parents.

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