Bullfinches along Tranquil Trail
Bullfinches have been showing in the hedgerows along the Long path and Tranquil Trail.
Sightings of these bright birds (the males) in the trees of the Reedswamp exhibit as well. Visitors reported spotting firecrests last weekend as well. They usually show at the crossroads and the hedgerows approaching the Sand Martin hide.
The site has been very icy this past week but the melt has started now.
Thanks to Romney Turner for giving us her great bullfinch photo.
Tues 24 Jan
Ramsar & Sand martin hide: 1 pintail, 5 snipe, 1 water rail, 8 Egyptian geese, 7 greylag gees, 38 Canada geese, 10 shelducks, 20 mallards, 10 lapwing, 2 moorhen, 6 wigeon, 15 coots, 2 crows, 45 teal
Reedbed boardwalk: pair of mandarin ducks
Woodland loop: great spotted woodpecker
Sun 22 Jan
Boat Safari area: 1 coot, 1 blackbird, 1 wren, 2 woodpigeons
Ramsar hide: 1 snipe, 6 lapwing
Reedbed hide: 1 little grebe
Sat 21 Jan
Arun Riverlife lagoon: 55 black0headed gulls, 6 coots, 7 Canada geese
Ramsar & Sand martin hide: 22 lapwing, 9 shelducks, 1 snipe
Scrape hide: 3 snipe
Fri 20 Jan
Wood Loop: 14 great tits, 2 blue tits, 1 water rail, 2 goldfinch, 5 chaffinch, 2 blackbirds, 1 moorhen, 2 jackdaw, 1 song thrush, 2 wren, 2 dunnock, 1 robin, 13 mallards
Reedswamp: 2 bullfinches
Tranquil trail: 1 bullfinch
Lapwing hide: 1 kestrel
Ramsar hide: 5 little egrets, 7 lapwing, 1 grey heron
Long path: 1 bullfinch, 1 kingfisher
Reedbed hide: 2 little grebes
Thurs 19 Jan
Reedbed hide: 1 little grebe
Sussex screen: 2 carrion crow, 6 teal, 2 gadwall, 70 mallards (53 male, 17 female), 2 blue tits
Reedbed boardwalk: 1 reed bunting, 1 mallard
Lapwing hide: 1 marsh harrier
Ramsar & Sand Martin hide: cattle egret, 1 water rail, 6 shelduck
Wed 18 Jan
Scrape hide: 1 robin, 2 blue tits, 90 shoveler & teal mixed flock, 50 lapwing on frozen pond, 2 Egyptian geese, and 18 shelducks.
