Increasing lapwing numbers
Last weekend we had about 70 lapwing in each day. On Monday our Reserve staff counted 163 lapwing between Ramsar and Sand Martin hide and more in the air.
At 3.30 pm there was still about 70 lapwing on the third islands there along with a very annoyed cormorant. The egret roost about 45 minutes later had 60 egrets and a grey heron in the top the the tree to the right of the Ramsar hide. At least three snipe were in the fen cut directly in front and to the right of the hide most days.
Mon 5 Dec
Ramsar hide: 163 lapwing
Sun 4 Dec
Arun Riverlife: 2 pochards
Wetland Discovery: 4 coot, 2 mallards, 1 blackbird, 2 tufted ducks
Ramsar & Sand martin hide: 11 snipe, 108 lapwing, 13 teal, 1 little grebe
Scrape hide: 15 shoveler, 2 kingfisher, 3 snipe
Sat 3 Dec
Ramsar and Sand martin hide: 1 male wigeon, 26 lapwing,little egret, 5 shelducks, 1 little grebe, 2 kingfishers
Arun Riverlife: 39 mallards, 13 coots, 2 moorhens, 8 Canada geese, 11 greylag geese, 6 tufted ducks, 1 pochard, 30 black-headed gulls,
Fri 2 Dec
Sand Martin hide: 1 cormorant, 4 teal, 7 gadwall
Scrape hide: 8 shoveler, 2 Canada geese, 3 gadwall, 2 snipe
Arun Riverlife: 7 tufted ducks, 17 coots
Wood Loop: 3 blue tits, 1 long tailed tit, 2 gold crest, 1 wren 1 mandarin duck
Ramsar hide: 7 Canada geese, 4 greylag geese, 7 tufted ducks, 9 gadwall, 2 shoveler, 13 teal, 4 shelducks, 3 snipe, 1 great egret, 5 cormorants, 71 lapwing
Thurs 1 Dec
Sussex screen: 33 mallards, 2 mandarins, 1 coot
Reedbed boardwalk: 1 blue tit, 1 wren, 4 long tailed tits, 1 blackbird, 1 willow warbler
Waterside walk pond: 4 little egrets
Ramsar & Sand martin hides: 72 lapwing, 6 snipe
Arun Riverlife: 4 pochards
