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Mallard Ducklings @ WWT London by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: Mallard ducklings on a stream are small, fluffy, and yellow with dark brown marks. They swim and look for food right after they hatch. They stay close to their mother in quiet water. Mallards are dabbling ducks, meaning they feed mainly on water plants at the surface, which they get by upending in shallow water

Mallard Ducklings @ WWT London by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: Mallard ducklings on a stream are small, fluffy, and yellow with dark brown marks. They swim and look for food right after they hatch. They stay close to their mother in quiet water. Mallards are dabbling ducks, meaning they feed mainly on water plants at the surface, which they get by upending in shallow water

Mallard Ducklings @ WWT London by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: Mallard ducklings on a stream are small, fluffy, and yellow with dark brown marks. They swim and look for food right after they hatch. They stay close to their mother in quiet water. Mallards are dabbling ducks, meaning they feed mainly on water plants at the surface, which they get by upending in shallow water

Mallard Ducklings @ WWT London by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: Mallard ducklings on a stream are small, fluffy, and yellow with dark brown marks. They swim and look for food right after they hatch. They stay close to their mother in quiet water. Mallards are dabbling ducks, meaning they feed mainly on water plants at the surface, which they get by upending in shallow water

Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) @ WWT London by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: One of the brightest and most widespread plants, purple loosestrife covers wetland habitats with towers of purple right through to late summer. Their square stems can reach up to 1.5 metres in height. These species are bog plants and thrive on wetland edges, halfway between the wet and the dry.

Red-breasted Geese grazing @ WWT Barnes SW13 by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: Red-breasted Geese are highly sought after in wildfowl collections and are now becoming more prolific in captivity. They have a beautiful and bold pattern of black, white and chestnut plumage and are the smallest of the northern geese.

Grey heron @ WWT Lagoon Wetlands Barns SW13 by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: Spot these tall, prehistoric looking birds standing like a statue on the edge of ponds and lakes, contemplating their next mea

Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) @ WWT London by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: One of the brightest and most widespread plants, purple loosestrife covers wetland habitats with towers of purple right through to late summer. Their square stems can reach up to 1.5 metres in height. These species are bog plants and thrive on wetland edges, halfway between the wet and the dry.

Coot Family @ WWT Barnes London by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: Coots belong to the biological family Rallidae (which includes rails, crakes, and moorhens), making them more closely related to cranes than to ducks. They make up the genus Fulica, featuring dark plumage and a bright white facial shield..Coots prefer shallow, still or slow-moving water, including reservoirs, canals, rivers, ponds and lakes.

Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) @ WWT London by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: One of the brightest and most widespread plants, purple loosestrife covers wetland habitats with towers of purple right through to late summer. Their square stems can reach up to 1.5 metres in height. These species are bog plants and thrive on wetland edges, halfway between the wet and the dry.

Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) @ WWT London by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: One of the brightest and most widespread plants, purple loosestrife covers wetland habitats with towers of purple right through to late summer. Their square stems can reach up to 1.5 metres in height. These species are bog plants and thrive on wetland edges, halfway between the wet and the dry.

Family of Canada Geese @ WWT London by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: Light brown in colour with a pale chest, black neck and face. A wide white patch stretches under the neck. First introduced from the Americas in the 17th century, these birds are now a familiar site both in parks and nature reserves across the country.

Summer on the Lagoon @ WWT London’s Hidden Wetland Oasis: by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: Summer begins at WWT London Wetland Centre where long, sunny days invite you to slow down and explore nature at its most vibrant. Set within a sweeping loop of the Thames, this amazing wetland centre is perfect for a relaxed summer escape, only minutes from the hustle and bustle of the city.Discover the biodiverse habitats and birdwatching opportunities at the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust Reserve in Barnes

Mallard Ducklings @ WWT Barnes London by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: Ducklings hatch at London Wetland Centre..Ducklings would normally arrive between April and June but i spotted these 2 of 6 spotted swimming with their mother at London Wetland Centre in Barnes

Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) @ WWT London by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: One of the brightest and most widespread plants, purple loosestrife covers wetland habitats with towers of purple right through to late summer. Their square stems can reach up to 1.5 metres in height. These species are bog plants and thrive on wetland edges, halfway between the wet and the dry.

Shoreham from Meenfield Woods by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: Lovely view of the village and the Darent Valley AONB

Little Egret.. Shoreham Kent by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: A very nice surprise to see on the village meadow @ Shoreham. The elegant little egret was once a rare visitor to our shores, but can now regularly be spotted around the coastline of England and Wales.