Friday, 3 November 2023

Birds and wildlife at RSPB Rye Meads at the end of September

I visited RSPB Rye Meads in Hertfordshire again towards the end of September.  Below are photographs of the birds and wildlife that I saw during that visit - including my first Water Vole!

White Domestic duck

Female Common Darter dragonfly
 
Green Sandpiper


Grey Heron and Little Egret

Little Egret with lovely yellow foot and reflection

Green Sandpiper with an itch

Little Egret moving on - watched by a Grey Heron

Little Egret standing tall behind a Green Sandpiper

Dance manoeuvres by a Little Egret

Emerald damselfly on red Hawthorn berries

View over the lagoon from one of the bird hides

Paddling Little Grebe

Comma butterfly

Male Common Darter dragonfly

Close view of Little Egret balancing on a horizontal beam


Great White Egret inspecting a pair of Gadwall ducks

Great White Egret stretching out its long long neck

Great White Egret picking up stick near a drinking Canada goose

My first ever sighting of a lovely Water Vole


 

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