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Wildlife sightings for 1st January 2014
1 Shelduck - wader scrape 2 Pintail - main lake 1 Jack Snipe - grazing marsh 5 Snipe - grazing marsh 19 Redwing - entrance area, wildside 12 Fieldfare - flew over W December bird highlights: Goosander, Brent Goose, Bittern, Peregrine, Glossy Ibis, Jack Sn
1 January 2014
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 129 Tufted Duck 70 Wigeon 126 Shoveler 12 Mute Swan 46 Canada Goose 80 Greylag Goose 8 Gadwall 2 ♂ Folly Pond Green-winged Teal 1 ♂ Teal 500 Wigeon 700 Shoveler 24 Lapwing 100 Redshank 10 Oystercatcher 4 Flood Ground Teal 6
1 January 2014
Tick & twitch
So far on our New Year's bird list we have: Barn owl - 1 Marsh harrier - 1 Whooper swan Mute swan Mallard Wigeon Teal Pochard Tufted duck Shoveler Canada goose Greylag goose Moorhen Coot Curlew Golden plover Lapwing Wren Great tit Chaffinch Pied wagtail
1 January 2014
Harriers
Both the male Hen Harrier and the Marsh Harrier were seen again today along with at least 1 adult Peregrine and 5 Common Buzzard, also at least 1 Raven was seen. A Grey wagtail and Pied Wagtail were seen and heard around the Mere, also good numbers of Tre
31 December 2013
Today's sightings
110 lapwing, 115 black tailed godwit, 2 spotted redshank, greenshank, 4 water rail, 3 little grebe, 330 wigeon, 72 teal, 41 shoveler, 27 shelduck, 13 pintail, 80 gadwall, 7 little egret, peregrine, sparrowhawk, buzzard, great spotted woodpecker, redpoll
31 December 2013
Out on the reserve today
A huge flock of over 1000 lapwing and golden plover have been using the pools of water on Lady Fen and the ploughed field next to it this morning. This bodes well for bird of prey activity. Over 400 swans have started to use these pools to roost on at n
31 December 2013
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Dark-bellied Brent Goose 1 Peregrine 1 Canada Goose 230 Lapwing 5700 Golden Plover 2750 Dunlin 1000+ Little Stint 1 Bewick's Swan 70 fed in the pools all day White-fronted Geese 160+ in the 50 Acre Crane 5 GCP birds at dusk The male Green w
31 December 2013
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Time - AM/Tide - Low Mallard - 46 Teal - 41 Tufted Duck - 10 Gadwall - 2 Shoveler - 1 Saline Lagoon Grey Heron - 1 Sparrowhawk - 1 Other Birds Jay - North Wood - 2 Redwing - River Footpath - 11 Cormorant - River Wear - 2 Goosander - River Wear
31 December 2013
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 133 Tufted Duck 51 Wigeon 127 Shoveler 12 Mute Swan 60 Canada Goose 80 Greylag Goose 4 Gadwall 1 ♂ Folly Pond Green-winged Teal 1 ♂ Teal 500 Wigeon 700 Shoveler 24 Lapwing 50 Oystercatcher 4 Shelduck 2 Saltcot Merse - high
31 December 2013
Wildlife sightings for 31st December 2013
1 Bittern - main lake SE corner perched 2m up in reeds a.m. 30 Redwing - entrance area (particularly the Holly trees), wildside 22 Fieldfare - entrance area 2 Meadow Pipit - over the marsh 60 Teal - marsh 80+ Shoveler - main lake, marsh 10 Snipe - marsh,
31 December 2013
Flamingos into 2014
Nose to beak. Great views of the birds are what makes Slimbridge so special. Despite the horrid weather, the birds can still be watched inside their houses. The Caribbean flock looks stunning! So it's the end of anoth
30 December 2013
Hen Harrier again
The male Hen Harrier was seen again this afternoon, it showed well from the appropriately named Harrier Hide, also at least 1 Marsh Harrier in the area and 2 adult Peregrine. At least 80 Ruff and 1500 Lapwing on the reserve and upto 2000 Pink footed Geese
30 December 2013
Walk off the festive excess at WWT Arundel
Give yourself a good stretch at WWT Arundel in January. We all wake up on New Year's morning knowing we’ve rather overdone it on turkey, chocolates and bubbly, so why not wrap up warm, get out in the fresh air and w
30 December 2013
A goldfish isn’t just for Christmas
The raised pond is the temporary home of Bauble the goldfish, found abandoned at WWT Arundel Wetland Centre Volunteer grounds staff Craig Welsby spotted gold in the ditch during a fence line check around the Arundel W
30 December 2013
A flood of visitors follow the winter storms
Paul Steven’s weekly Wildlife Sightings column appears in the Chichester Observer, the Littlehampton Gazette, the Bognor Regis Observer, the Shoreham Herald and the Worthing Herald. Mon 30 Dec: The winter storms that lashed the UK during the week of Chr
30 December 2013