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Pectoral Sandpiper and Temmincks Stint
A Great Bird watch morning this morning. Waders showed very well on the Dumbles, high light of which was a juvenile Pectoral Sandpiper. Also 210 Dunlin, 40 Ringed Plover, 1 Golden plover, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 4 Little Stint, 7 Sanderling and a Turnstone. A
13 September 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time - AM/Tide - Low Ruff - 4 Redshank - 1 Teal - 20 + Lapwing - 3 Grey Heron - 2 Other Birds Grey Heron - River Wear - 1 Black headed Gull - River Wear - 1 Kestrel - Wader Lake Path - 1 Sparrowhawk - Forgotten Meadow - 1 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinc
13 September 2015
Nuthatch
Bird of the day must go to the Nuthatch (a rare bird on site) which was on the bird table near the toilets past the Raines Hide this morning, hopefully it will stick around. A few new birds appeared today with the change in weather, at least 2 Greenshank
12 September 2015
Osprey sightings!
We had a juvenile osprey hunting over the reserve on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week! The osprey over WWT Arundel snapped by Russell Tofts The buzzards and peregrines are showing above the hangar today.
12 September 2015
Spotted Fly Catchers & Sand Martins moving through the reserve
This entry is the text from Paul Steven’s Wildlife Sightings column for Sept 10. Paul’s column runs weekly in the Chichester Observer, Littlehampton Gazette and the Worthing Herald. During my morning bird count on Monday (Sept 7) I saw two spotted f
12 September 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time - AM/Tide - Low Ruff - 10 Common Snipe - 14 Common Sandpiper - 1 Greenshank - 1 Redshank - 45 Lapwing - 53 Black tailed Godwit - 1 Curlew - 3 Black Headed Gull - 40 Grey Heron - 3 Teal - 30 Saline Lagoon Black Headed Gull - 80 Lesser Bla
12 September 2015
Wildlife sightings for 12th September 2015
1 Buzzard - eating worms on the grazing marsh 1 Common Sandpiper - 1 Kingfisher - middle reedbed channel 7 Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh 4 Wigeon - main lake 1 Whinchat - grazing marsh 9 Chiffchaff - site count September bird highlights: Wigeon, Li
12 September 2015
Saturdays sightings
Zeiss Hide 1 Spotted Redshank, 9 Greenshank 47 Redshank 14 Ringed Plover 2 Snipe 21 Ruff 278 Lapwing 13 Pintail 800 Teal 2 Grey Heron Holden Tower 3 Curlew Sandpiper 2 Little Stint 5 Knot 5 Sanderling 46 Ringed Plover 1 Greenshank 2 Redshank 374 Dunlin 15
12 September 2015
Bird News
A flock of about 20 Wigeon which landed on the Mere were new in today, as was a Greenshank seen from the Harrier hide. Marsh Harrier showing frequently, along with Sparrowhawk, a few Common Buzzards, and at least 3 Kestrels. A number of Sand Martins were
11 September 2015
Wildlife sightings for 11th September 2015
2 Yellow Wagtail - flew over marsh 13 Chiffchaff - south route, entrance lake, wildside 10 Siskin - south route, also seen in wildside 1 Willow Warbler - wildside 30 House Martin 12 Snipe - 7 flew on to marsh from the W; 5 on the main lake 1 Curlew - f
11 September 2015
Pink-footed geese return to WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre
The first 22 Pink-footed geese have arrived at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre after a long flight from Iceland, heralding the start of Autumn. Lancashire, Sefton and the North West can expect to hear the calls of over 100,000 Pink-footed geese over the ne
11 September 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Ruff - 10 Dunlin - 1 Common Sandpiper - 1 Redshank - 32 Common Snipe - 8 Curlew - 1 Lapwing - 38 White Wagtail - 1 Kestrel - 2 Sparrowhawk - 1 Saline Lagoon Black-h
11 September 2015
Bird sightings for 11th September 2015
Purple Heron photographed yesterday from the Hogarth Hide by a visitor Roger Bing. This is a very rare bird to be seen in Gloucestershire, sadly we only found out today and are unable to locate it. If you do see anything unusual whilst visiting p
11 September 2015
Recent sightings - 11th September
The following sightings were recorded by Toni Castello, warden. Main lake – visible from Sensory garden and Visitor centre Mallard 250, Gadwall 6, Tufted 3. Wadermarsh - visible from Brent Hide Common teal 9. Freshwater lagoon – visible from Brent
11 September 2015
Latest Sightings
A ring-tailed Hen Harrier was seen flying around the Avenue Tower and over the Flood Ground yesterday afternoon. Keep and eye out as it could still be in the area. High Tide 12:13 8.6m Whooper Pond Mallard 196 - in eclipse plumage Tufted Duck 6 Little
11 September 2015