Sunday, 5 July 2009

Birder's Bonus 52




At the WWT Llanelli, the birds were mainly entering eclipse (non-breeding) plumage. This was certainly the case for the North American wood duck (Aix sponsa). Many birds, however, had offspring including Moorhens (Gallinula chloropus), Black swans (Cygnus atratus) and Tufted duck (Aythya fuligula).

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