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Wildlife sightings for 28th August 2014
1 Little Egret - reservoir lagoon 1 Garganey - main lake 72 Shoveler - main lake 9 Snipe - marsh, main lake, scrape 1 Yellow Wagtail - grazing marsh, sat on top of one of the cows 1 Willow Warbler - singing south route August bird highlights: Hobby
28 August 2014
Little Stint again
A juvenile Little Stint was again from Ron Barker hide moving between Vinson's and Sunley's this afternoon along with 3 Dunlin (juvs), 4 Little ringed Plover (juvs), Green Sandpiper, 1 Redshank (adult), 15+ Snipe and at least 54 Ruff this evening. Also up
27 August 2014
Wildlife sightings for 27th August 2014
1 Kestrel 1 Hobby 3 Snipe - flew SE 1 Mediterranean Gull - flew W 1 Yellow Wagtail - flew SW August bird highlights: Hobby, Peregrine, Buzzard, Garganey, Ruff, Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Whimbrel, Little Ringed Plover, Knot, Arc
27 August 2014
Today's bird highlights
2 garganey, ruff, spotted redshank, 53 knot, 2 bar tailed godwit, 571 black tailed godwit, 41 greenshank, 2 dunlin, 161 redshank, 11 lapwing, 68 teal, 61 gadwall, 10 shoveler, 5 wigeon, 23 shelduck, 34 little egret, 26 cormorant, sparrowhawk and a swift.
27 August 2014
Todays Sightings
Rushy Green Sandpiper 4 Little Egret 1 Buzzard 1 Holden Tower Turnstone 3 Yellow wagtail 2 Green sandpiper 1 Curlew 15 Dunlin 50 Ringed plover 15 Yellow legged gull 1 Raven 1 Canada goose 170 Barnacle goose 95 South Lake Lapwing 400 Redshank 53 Black tail
27 August 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Lapwing - 176 Common Snipe - 6 Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 Black-headed Gull - 24 Teal - 16 Coot - 2 Redshank - 1 Gadwall - 4 Mute Swan - 1 Saline Lagoon Mallard - 1 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch - 6 Ch
27 August 2014
Latest Sightings
The Teal Pond Hide update - The roof is now on and windows cut! We are in the process of treating the wood and will then start on the entrance ramp and screens. It will be open soon, thank you for your patience. Whooper Pond Mallard 157 Greenshank 2 Moorh
27 August 2014
Little Stint
The best sighting of the day was a Little Stint distantly from Ron Barker which later flew off high west with 2 Dunlin. Other waders included at least 20+ Ruff (15 juvs), juv Little ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper and 300+ Lapwing.
26 August 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Time - AM/Tide - Low Lapwing - 85 Common Snipe - 5 Gadwall - 6 Grey Heron - 12 Teal - 3 Black headed Gull - 25 Redshank - 7 Shelduck - 1 Swallow - 2 Saline Lagoon Mallard - 18 Other Birds Great Spotted Woodpecker - Spring Gill Wood - 1 Bullfinc
26 August 2014
Today's bird highlights
2 ruff, kingfisher, 222 black tailed godwit, 34 greenshank, 2 knot, 2 dunlin, 149 redshank, 19 lapwing, 26 teal, 58 gadwall, 200 mallard, pintail, 11 little egret and sparrowhawk.
26 August 2014
Bio-blitz butterflies & a soaring sparrow hawk
Paul Steven’s weekly Wildlife Sightings column also appears in the Chichester Observer, the Littlehampton Gazette, the Bognor Regis Observer, the Shoreham Herald and the Worthing Herald. COLIN Knight of Butterfly Conservation Sussex took part in our Bio
26 August 2014
Wildlife sightings for 26th August 2014
1 Garganey - main lake 1 Yellow Legged Gull (1st summer) - main lake 30 Artic Tern - flew SW @ 11.40hrs 26 Common Tern - flew SW @ 12.05hrs 17 Snipe - dropped onto Grazing marsh 30 Swallow - 80 House Martin - 20 Sand Martin - 1 Kingfisher - reedbed 1 Whin
26 August 2014
Dying ducklings of world’s rarest bird need new wetland home
First ever captive bred madagascar pochard named Voholany (c) Idris Bhatti WWT The first ever study of the world’s rarest bird – the Madagascar pochard – has revealed that 96% of its chicks die before fle
26 August 2014
Today's sightings
A quick hide round in drizzly conditions. The low cloud and easterlies may well create fall conditions for migrants. Holden Tower Whimbrel 1 flying around over edge of Dumbles Yellow Wagtail 2 flew to Tack Piece Grey Wagtail 1 over Redshank 1 on the scrap
26 August 2014
Dying ducklings of world’s rarest bird need new wetland home
The first ever study of the world’s rarest bird – the Madagascar pochard – has revealed that 96% of its chicks die before fledging. The conclusion is that the last remaining population will never expand without outside help. Just 25 pochards remain
26 August 2014