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Wildlife sightings for 28th December 2014
1 Red-breasted Merganser - male, main lake, flew off W at around 9:10 a.m. 1 Curlew - heard calling over main lake c 7.30 a.m. 1 Jack Snipe - in pool in front of Headley hide 1 Bittern - main lake (seen from the Headley Hide) 16 Fieldfare - 11 flew W + 5
28 December 2014
Bewick's Swan
Best bird of the day was a single Bewick's Swan picked out on the mud with the Whoopers at 3.15pm, a different bird from last years single on the pattern of it's bill, last years bird being a more rounded yellow patch, whereas todays bird has an irregular
27 December 2014
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese: 9,000 around the reserve. Whooper Swans: 189 High tide: 16:05 9.3m Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 189 Mute Swan 49 Mallard 190 Tufted Duck 36 Wigeon 218 Gadwall 1 ♂ Teal 15 Greylag Geese 1 Canada Geese 135 Folly Pond Green-winged Tea
27 December 2014
Sunshine & and thousands of birds
The Willow Hide Water Rail 2 Showing very well Sparrowhawk 1 Reed Bunting 2 The Holden Tower Peregrine 2 Buzzard 2 Golden Plover 700 Lapwing 1400 Dunlin 300 Wigeon 700 Barnacle Goose 200 The Tack Piece White-fronted Goose 117 Pink-footed Goose 1 Dunlin
27 December 2014
Wildlife sightings for 27th December 2014
14 Shelduck - 6 flew to the NW of the reserve + 8 landed on the main lake a.m. 80 Wigeon - site count 1 Dunlin - calling from over the marsh 3 Snipe - marsh 66 Lapwing 1 Sparrowhawk - hunting over the marsh 2 Peregrine 1 Redpoll - flew SW 1 Stonechat - ma
27 December 2014
Wildlife sightings for 26th December 2014
1 Bittern - main lake N shore (200m N of Headley Hide) 2 Siskin - flew NW 1 Stonechat - marsh 2 Meadow Pipit - flew W 19 Goldfinch - sheltered lagoon 40 Chaffinch - mostly flew W, some feeding around entrance lake and sheltered lagoon December bird
26 December 2014
Merry Christmas
Well I am glad to say that water levels at Arundel have stayed at very low levels this Christmas, unlike the previous two winters!! This has meant that there is time to enjoy our winter visitors. Cold days provide the best chance of seeing the many Water
26 December 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time - AM/90% Frozen Shelduck - 4 Teal - 62 Black Headed Gull - 14 Woodpigeon - 900 Jackdaw (meadow) - 6 Kestrel (meadow) - 1 Saline Lagoon Curlew - 3 Teal - 10 Grey Heron - 1 Other Birds Goldeneye - River Wear - 3 Goosander - River Wear - 1 G
26 December 2014
Boxing day birding
The kingfisher Hide BITTERN 1 Ruff 13 Lapwing 800 Dunlin 200 Kestrel 1 Buzzard 2 The Zeiss Hide Black-tailed Godwit 312 Avocet 1 Dunlin 300 Lapwing 500 Teal 700 Wigeon 300 Pintail 60 The Rushy Whooper Swan 1 Bewick's Swan 87 The Tack Piece Crane 8 Dunlin
26 December 2014
Latest Sightings - Fog
Hope everyone had a lovely Christmas. It is very foggy here today, so sightings are difficult...we can barely see the swans on the Whooper Pond at the moment so we will update this sightings page as soon as we can!
26 December 2014
Happy Christmas everyone
Holden Tower and Hides A good high tide this morning pushed all the waders and wildfowl up onto the fileds Whitefronted Goose 90 and Pinkfoot 1 Feeding one field north of the Tack Piece. movements back in front of the hides just after mid day most days. B
25 December 2014
Merry Xmas !!
A much better day weather wise, although quite cold with the strong wind, the light was stunning at times. Lots of Whooper Swans around the Mere today, with at least 800, the juvenile male Peregrine caught a Lapwing this afternoon and then had to fend off
24 December 2014
Over 10,000 waders in the sun !
Some great wader spectacles this morning in the sun. Difficult to get good counts with so much movement but certainly more than 10,000 waders mainly Lapwing, Golden Plover and Dunlin. Holden Tower and Hides Bewick Swan 16 Whitefronted Goose 90 and
24 December 2014
Wildlife sightings for 24th December 2014
3 Pintail - reservoir lagoon 1 Redshank - main lake 35 Fieldfare - flew over W 2 Redpoll - sheltered lagoon 5 Siskin - West route, South route December bird highlights: Brent Goose, Woodcock, Bittern, Jack Snipe, Caspian Gull, Little Owl, Stonechat, Bear
24 December 2014
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese: 6,000 around the reserve. Whooper Swans: 163 High tide: 13:39 9.8m Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 163 Mute Swan 42 Mallard 160 Tufted Duck 23 Wigeon 173 Gadwall 1 ♂ Teal 15 Greylag Geese 1 Canada Geese 135 Folly Pond Green-winged Tea
24 December 2014