Lapwing and Gull chicks
Black-headed-gulls on Arun Riverlife lagoon have hatched at least 3 chicks from two of the nests on the island visible from the windows of the café seating in the visitor gallery. (well camoflauged chick in the foreground)
The pair of oystercatchers nesting near the Sand Martin hide have also have hatched at least one chick this year, first spotted on Fri 30 May.
The toad tadpoles in the front pond have attracted the attention of a grass snake who was spotted snacking on Sat 31 May.
A kestrel and a hobby were seen over the site this week and a painted lady butterfly as well.
Sun 1 June
Wetlands Discovery: 1 coot, 2 mallard, 1 chaffinch, 1 reed bunting, 2 pochard, 1 chiffchaff, 1 Cetti’s warbler, 1 robin, 2 blue tits
Ramsar and Sand Martin Hide: 1 shelduck, 2 oystercatcher, c100 sand martin, 1 pochard
Bewick's Swans exhibit: 2 pochard
Waterside walk: 1 1 mute swan with 3 cygnets
Scrape hide: 1 pochard, 30 sand martins
Car park swale: 1 glow worm larvae.
Sat 31 May
Arun Riverlife lagoon: 10 tufted ducks, 1 gadwall, 1 mute swan, 3 mallards, 1 sedge warbler, 6 Canada geese. 16 black-headed gulls with 3 cihcks from 2 nests, 1 shoveler.
Ramsar and Sand Martin hide: 2 oystercatchers, 2 pochards
Bewick’s Swan Exhibit: 2 pochards
Scrape hide: 3 pochards, 1 Egyptian geese.
Entrance pond: 1 grass snake.
Fri 30 May
Woodland Loop: 13 mallards, 4 tufted ducks, 1 gadwall, 4 mandarin ducks, 5 chaffinches, 2 robins, 5 blue tits, 3 great tits, 3 goldfinches, 1 blackbird, 1 great-spotted woodpecker
Sand martin hide islands: 2 oystercatchers with 1 chick
Costal Creek pond: 1 painted lady butterfly.
Thurs 29 May
Sand Martin hide: 6 lapwing, 1 cattle egret, 2 oystercatchers
Ramsar hide: 1 pochard
Lapwing hide: 1 marsh harrier
Scrape hide: 2 pochards, 1 hobby
Reedbed boardwalk: 1 reed warbler, 1 Cetti's warbler, 1 chiffchaff, 1 reat spotted woodpecker, 1 carrion crow
Stag Beetle Feeders: 2 great spotted woodpeckers
Willow Screen : 10 Canada geese, 33 mallards, 10 black-headed gulls, 1 greylag goose, 6 tufted ducks
Arun Riverlife lagoon: 1 kestrel
Wed 28 May
Car Park: 1 swift
Arun Riverlife lagoon: 8 tufted ducks, 2 gadwall
Pelican Cove: 1 oystercatcher
Meadow Pond: 1 mandarin
Woodland Loop: 1 great spotted wood pecker, 4 mandarins, 1 nuthatch
Willow Sphere: 1 willow warbler, 1 tufted duck, 2 black-headed gulls
Scrape hide: 31 mallards 4 tufted ducks, 2 reed warblers, 1 Cetti’s warbler, 1 black caps, 6 gadwall , 3 shovelers, 1 coot, 13 Canada geese, 1 moorhen, 1 pochard, 1 greylag goose, c30 sand martins, 1 chaffinch, 1 gold finch, 1 wood pigeon, 2 chiffchaffs, 2 carrion crows,
Sand Martin hide: 2 pochards, 1 gadwall, 1 oystercatchers, c80 sand martins
Bewick's Swan exhibit: 2 tufted ducks, 1 pochard, 1 mandarin
Ramsar hide: 1 marsh harrier, 1 pochard
