Hopefully you can see little Ratty in these pictures. Well, perhaps he isn't the famous character from Wind in the Willows as this is not actually Toad Hall, but Pulborough Brooks in Sussex. Instead we shall call him Barry. It is not every day you get to see the illusive water vole so this was a great treat during Sunday's visit to the RSPB reserve near Storrington. We were in a hide, hence why I could take pictures without him disappearing. There has been a huge decline in water vole populations over the last few years due to habitat loss and the introduced American mink which predates them. So rock on Barry!
We were also privileged to see this Water rail close up from the visitor centre window. You don't normally see these little fellas but the staff there had been putting feed out. Not quite as legitimate a birdspot as it should be but who cares!
The final good spot of the day was a lovely pub at Bolney on the way home!
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