White Tailed eagle sightings
Two white-tailed eagles, also known as sea eagles have been spotted over our site since daily last Sun 30 Oct. Red kites have also been spotted near the eagles, and sometimes it is just a solo eagle. We have been seeing the eagles off and on all month. Forestry England says the two white-tailed eagles are from their reintroduction programme in West Sussex and the pair are now holding territory. Senior Reserve Warden Emma Jacob managed these shots of an eagle on the Offham hangar - we'd love to see any pictures you've managed to get.
Cormorant numbers have increased on the islands between the Sand martin and Ramsar hides.Kingfisher sightings at Sand martin hide,
Tues 1 Nov
Sand martin and Ramsar hides: 4 tufted ducks, 3 coots, 2 moorhen, 2 little egrets, 28 mallards, 7 cormorants, 26 gadwall, 4 shelducks, 87 black-headed gulls,
Site: white tailed eagles (sea eagle) 2 flying over the site throughout the day at various times.
Mon 31 Oct
Site: white tailed eagles (sea eagle) 2 flying over the site throughout the day at various times.
Sand Martin hide: 1 kingfisher, 1 great egret, 2 cormorants
Scrape hide: 1 snipe
Sun 30 Oct
Site: white tailed eagles (sea eagle) 2 flying over the site throughout 11:30 am with a red kite.
Wetland Discovery: 1 kingfisher, 3 tufted ducks, 2 gadwall, 1 coot, 2 kestrels
Ramsar & Sand martin hides: 1 great egret, 5 cormorants, 1 grey heron
Lapwing hide: 1 little egret
Waterside Walk: 1 snipe
Scrape hide: 4 snipe
Sat 29 Oct
Arun Riverlife Lagoon: 30 mallards, 3 black-headed gulls, 12 Canada geese, 3 pochards, 1 greylag geese, 1 shoveler, 1 mute swan, 7 tufted ducks, 1 little grebe, 26 coots, 1 little egret, 1 moorhen, 1 carrion crow, 1 Cetti’s warbler, 2 gadwall
Scrape hide: 2 snipe
Ramsar and Sand Martin hides: 6 cormorants, 1 little egret, 2 snipe.
Tranquil Trail: 1 black cap
Wetland Discovery: 1 kingfisher
Fri 28 Oct
Woodland Loop
2 mallards, 2 goldfinch, 3 blue tits, 1 coal tits, 3 great tits, 2 moorhens, 1 wren, 2 robins, 1 blackbird, 2 woodpigeons
Ramsar and Sand Martin hide: 17 cattle egrets, 9 cormorants, 1 little egret, 3 pochard.
Scrape hide: 24 cattle egrets, 7 snipe, 1 little grebe
Arun Riverlife: 2 little grebes
