Cape Barren goose near the entrance to the Birds of the World side of the London Wetland Centre
Golden Eye drakes having a splashing time
Resting American Wood Ducks at the edge of the water - two drakes and two females
Group of White-faced Whistling ducks in vegetation
White Stork standing between the reeds
Two White Storks in temporary accommodation
Male White-faced duck
Five male Red-crested Pochards and one female
Female White-faced duck
Moorhen with a yellow bill instead of the usual red
Orinoco goose
Chiloe geese
Moorhen with normal coloured bill
Yellow-billed duck
Male and female Smew
I entered the Wildside area of the Wetlands and saw two Cormorants from the bird hide
Pond in the Wildside area
Catkins - lovely sign that Spring is on the way
Reedbed and distant houses
Back in the Birds of the World area I discovered that there were three White Storks
Male Hooded Merganser showing off in front of three male Ferruginous ducks
View from the Headley hide of a reedbed and two Mute Swans in the wild area
Male Northern Shoveler
Female Northern Shoveler
Two Great Crested Grebes
View across the lake towards the Peacock hide
Later on I visited the South side of the wetlands where I saw a Greenfinch amongst dark branches
and a Goldfinch
and a very tame Robin
There were lots of Northern Shovelers on the lake - viewed from the Peacock hide
and a few Eurasian Teal
View of the lake from the Peacock hide
Close view of the Peacock hide
Green Rose-ringed Parakeet, Great Tit and Blue Tit on a bird feeder
Two Parakeets and a Great Tit on the feeder with a Blue Tit watching from the twigs!
Water Rail on the ground inside a cage round a set of bird feeders
I have always wanted to get close to a Water Rail - shame it was inside the cage!
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