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Good Morning!

Good Morning!

Here is a run down of species spotted around the Arundel site this morning. RESERVE; Nuthatch, Blue/ Great/ Long tailed & Coal tit, Buzzard, Pheasant, 3 Gold crest, (throughout the central area of the Reed bed),  Kingfishers, Dunnock, Grey wagtail,

16 February 2015

Today's Sightings

Today's Sightings

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Low Heron (in heronry) - 15 Lapwing - 30 Curlew - 10 Oystercatcher - 2 Shelduck - 8 Canada Goose - 12 Greylag Goose - 8 Tufted Duck - 20 Herring Gull - 12 Mute Swan - 1   Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 4   Hawth

16 February 2015

Wildlife sightings for 16th February 2015

Wildlife sightings for 16th February 2015

2 Bittern - main lake, outside Headley hide 9 Mandarin - world wetlands 1 Redshank - scrape 5 Snipe - marsh 13 Common Gull - main lake, reservoir lagoon 30 Redwing - flew N 2 Stonechat - pair, marsh   Additional sightings from yesterday: 4 Bittern -

16 February 2015

Bewick's Swan - Winter Wonderland

Bewick's Swan - Winter Wonderland

The rare Bewick’s swans are preparing to embark on an incredible journey. Footage by Adam Finch

16 February 2015

In the pink! And very bright (part 2)

In the pink! And very bright (part 2)

In my last post I mentioned that I had more to say on the subject of flamingo love over this Valentine's Day period. Well this post is less about love in a romantic sense, and more about love in a caring, nurturing, parenting sense. And I have Sparky to t

15 February 2015

Today's sightings-1000's of wintering birds

Today's sightings-1000's of wintering birds

Holden Tower/Tack Piece Lots of movement between the above areas. Peregrine 2 Buzzard 2 Merlin 1 hunting Meadow Pipits Little Stint 3 Black-tailed Godwit 50 on Tack Piece (few moulting into breeding plumage) Curlew 40 on the Tack Piece Redshank 1 Lapwing

15 February 2015

Sunny Sunday

Sunny Sunday

A beautiful day on site, with our first Oyster catcher being seen from the Sand Martin Hide this afternoon. A Red Kite this morning was spotted low over the reserve and Buzzards all day catching the thermals above the hanger. Also spotted around the reser

15 February 2015

40th Anniversary Fact Of The Day: Two Weeks To Go

40th Anniversary Fact Of The Day: Two Weeks To Go

  Its only two weeks until we hit the big 4 0. To celebrate this we will posting a interesting fact or picture onto the 40th Anniversary diary and Facebook every day until the big day on the 1st March. To start us off. WWT Martin Mere has the larges

15 February 2015

Today's Sightings

Today's Sightings

Time: AM / Tide Level: Low   Wader Lake Heron - 29 Lapwing- 25 Redshank - 10 Curlew - 8 Oystercatcher - 4 Tufted Duck - 10 Shelduck - 23 Black-headed Gull - 20 Mute Swan - 1 Canada Goose - 8 Greylag Goose - 1 Coot - 4   Wader Lake Path Jay - 1

15 February 2015

Wildlife sightings for 15th February 2015

Wildlife sightings for 15th February 2015

4 Bittern - main lake, reservoir lagoon 1 Shelduck - main lake 3 Pintail - grazing marsh main channel 2 Stonechat - pair, marsh 1 Reed Bunting - male, marsh   Also: 4 Common Lizard - basking on bridges in wildside 1 Hedgehog - rain garden   Janu

15 February 2015

Wildlife sightings for 15th February 2015

Wildlife sightings for 15th February 2015

1 Shelduck - main lake 3 Pintail - grazing marsh main channel 2 Stonechat - pair, marsh 1 Reed Bunting - male, marsh   Also: 1 Hedgehog - rain garden   January/February bird highlights: Shelduck, Bittern, Little Egret, Goosander, Peregrine, Phea

15 February 2015

Today's Sightings

Today's Sightings

Wader Lake/Time - AM/Tide - Mid Heron - 28 Lapwing - 57 Tufted Duck - 23 Wigeon - 4 Canada Goose - 14 Black Headed Gull - 23 Shelduck - 28 Oystercatcher - 2 Redshank - 16 Saline Lagoon Canada Goose - 3 Shelduck - 2 Other Birds River Wear: Mute Swan - 2 Go

14 February 2015

More rain more birds

More rain more birds

A little rain over the past 48 hours has really freshened up the reserve causing big increases in both Waders and Ducks Holden Tower Just great birding from here. Barnacle Wigeon 260 Pochard 12 Tufted Duck 115 (Long Ground Pool) Lapwing 1300 Golden Plover

14 February 2015

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

Bewick's by Richard Dunn This morning we had an early start with our penultimate swans awake event.  Walking up to the Lyle and Friends hides gave the best views of the whooper and Bewick's swans waking up and flying

14 February 2015

Wildlife sightings for 14th February 2014

Wildlife sightings for 14th February 2014

1 Bittern - main lake S corner, close to the Dulverton Hide 2 Stonechat - marsh 1 Peregrine - perched Charing Cross Hospital 4 Redwing - wildside 6 Snipe - marsh 3 Pintail   January/February bird highlights: Shelduck, Bittern, Little Egret, Goosander

14 February 2015