Posted on 20th May 2013 by Paul Stevens
The heavy winds in the Arun Valley brought an unusual visitor to the reserve last Wednesday. A nightjar was spotted by visitors and staff resting on the reeds near the entrance to the reedbed boardwalk at 1:30 pm. David [...]
Posted on 16th May 2013 by Paul Stevens
HUNDREDS of swallows, house martins and sand martins have been moving through the reserve in the past week, heading for their UK nesting sites. These three types of hirundine flock together during their migration from[...]
Posted on 7th May 2013 by Paul Stevens
WHILE walking to the Lapwing hide I hear a black cap singing near the Ramsar hide. Across from the path in the wet meadow the soft yellow of blooming cowslips draw my eye and I go over for a closer …
Posted on 15th April 2013 by Paul Stevens
It feels as if spring finally started last Sunday. Warmer temperatures and the sunshine arrived on the final day of the Easter holiday break at WWT Arundel Wetland Centre. The reedbed was alive with warblers on my Sunday [...]
Posted on 8th April 2013 by Paul Stevens
SUNDAY had a lovely sunny start with hints of spring in the air. During my morning walk around the reserve I heard chiffchaff singing at various points on the paths and a mistle thrush, robin and chaffinch joining in as &[...]
Posted on 1st April 2013 by Paul Stevens
A glossy ibis was seen from the Lapwing Hide on Good Friday. A mute swan chased the heron-like ibis away but it was back in the afternoon and spotted from the Sand Martin hide on mid-morning on Saturday. Ibises are &[...]
Posted on 23rd March 2013 by Paul Stevens
LAST WEDNESDAY I collected tubes from our latest water shrew survey from around the reedbeds and drainage ditches of the reserve. To detect water shrew activity we put out short sections plastic pipe with one end capped [...]
Posted on 12th March 2013 by Paul Stevens
An avocet spent the day on the islands near the Ramsar hide on Sunday. We have only had one of these small black and white waders with its dark upturned bill visit WWT Arundel before – back in 1989. Land …
Posted on 18th February 2013 by Paul Stevens
Feb 12 by Paul Stevens I am doing the morning feed today. Water levels are high on the reserve after heavy rains. Wild gulls and mallard can interfere with the morning feed, scaring away the captive birds in our [...]
Posted on 11th February 2013 by Paul Stevens
Walk on Feb 4 2013 The air has a spring-like quality today and carries the songs of blue tits and chaffinches as I walk towards the Woodland Loop this morning. I hear the repeating notes of a song thrush and soon &[...]
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