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Discover Birds in a weekend of walks, talks, song and art
Discover Birds at WWT Arundel Wetland Centre in a weekend of walks, talks, music and art! Whether you’re a beginning birder or a seasoned twitcher you will enjoy workshops on field craft and birdsong, music with the folk band Shipwrecked, optics display
18 February 2014
WWT welcomes new invasives idea
South American water primrose: Oversized, overzealous and over here! New proposals to strengthen legal protection for Britain’s native plants and animals have been welcomed by the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust. Nati
18 February 2014
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 228 Tufted Duck 70 Wigeon 125 Mute Swan 40 Canada Goose 130 Oystercatcher 2 Folly Pond Green-winged Teal 1 ♂ Teal 300 Wigeon 400 Shoveler 30 Shelduck 7 Lapwing 70 Oystercatcher 11 Black-tailed Godwit 9 Curlew 30 Teal Pond Gadw
18 February 2014
Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS)
Highlights: Goldeneye - 2 Short-eared owl - 2 Wigeon - 4336 Mallard - 578 Pochard - 438 Tufted duck - 251 Teal - 195 Pintail - 57 Shoveler - 39 Gadwall -36 Shelduck - 2 Lapwing - 337 Redshank - 38 Ruff - 9 Curlew - 8 Oystercatcher - 3 Snipe - 2 Black-ta
17 February 2014
Vibrant British Feathers Exhibit at Martin Mere
There is so much more detail in our feathered friends than what you see at first glance and the latest exhibition at WWT Martin Mere showcases this. Kathryn Speak, graphic designer and illustrator based in Chorley, Lancashire is exhibiting her ‘British
17 February 2014
More Signs of Spring
Plenty of action and a few assorted counts from around the reserve today. A slight decrease in Whooper Swan with 880 roosting. A slight increase in Pink-footed Geese with 2600 resulting from birds coming north from Norfolk. Other wildfowl counts included,
17 February 2014
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 2200 Tufted Duck 50 Wigeon 130 Shoveler 8 Mute Swan 30 Canada Goose 30 Greylag Goose 1 Oystercatcher 2 Curlew 1 Gadwall 1 Folly Pond Green-winged Teal 1 ♂ (tho elusive) Teal 200 Wigeon 250 Shoveler 15 Shelduck 12 Lapwing 10 C
17 February 2014
Wildlife sightings for 17th February 2014
2 Shelduck - main lake 2 Pintail - marsh 62 Lapwing - main lake 1 Skylark - flew S February bird highlights: Bittern, Jack Snipe, Green Sandpiper, Golden Plover, Little Gull, Caspian Gull, Yellow-legged Gull, Bearded Tit, Brambling, Mealy Redpoll.
17 February 2014
Wildlife sightings for 16th February 2014
3 Bittern - main lake, 2 north side, 1 SE corner 3 Shelduck - main lake, scrape 2 Pintail - marsh 63 Wigeon - marsh, scrape 339 Black-headed Gull - site count 1 Kingfisher - near explore feeders 1 Brambling - explore feeders 4 Lesser Redpoll - explore f
17 February 2014
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Tundra Bean Goose 1 European White-fronted Goose 231 Little Stint 2 visiting the scrape Dunlin 800 Golden Plover 3000 Lapwing 2000 Greylag 4 Dark-bellied Brent 1 Glaucous Gull 1 flew downriver early afternoon Wigeon 1500 Curlew 408 Bewick's
16 February 2014
Hen Harrier in the sunshine!
That was more like it, with the wind dropping down, sun out and a hint of spring! The adult male Hen Harrier put in an appearance mid morning flying through the reserve. Other raptors included Merlin, 8+ Common Buzzard, Kestrel and Sparrowhawk. A single B
16 February 2014
Out on the reserve today
Now that we have a much calmer day where you can actually see what is out on the reserve; here are a few sightings from today so far. Marsh harrier - 1 Buzzard - 5 Sparrowhawk - 1 Goldeneye - 3 Pintail - 2 Lapwing Golden plover Lady Fen Skylarks singing a
16 February 2014
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 150 Tufted Duck 74 Wigeon 150 Shoveler 8 Mute Swan 30 Canada Goose 40 Greylag Goose 1 Oystercatcher 2 Curlew 1 Gadwall 1 Folly Pond Green-winged Teal 1 ♂ (tho elusive) Teal 400 Wigeon 350 Shoveler 15 Shelduck 12 Lapwing 10 Cur
16 February 2014
Romantic flamingos this Valentine season?
As the 14th February comes and goes, and thoughts turned to cards and flowers and chocolates and romance, what of the partnerships that form between our feathered friends? As these fleeting dalliances for the sole purpose of producing youngsters or are t
15 February 2014
Today's sightings
The Holden Tower Glaucous Gull 1 2nd winter upper estuary Tundra Bean Goose 1 White-fronted Goose 230 Barnacle Goose 100 Brent Goose 1 Little Stint 1 Dunlin 2200 Golden Plover 2500 Lapwing 5000 Curlew 250 Peregrine 1 Sparrowhawk 1 The Tack Piece Shoveler
15 February 2014