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
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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
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