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Lapwing and Gull chicks

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

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