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Out on the reserve today
Pectoral sandpiper - 1 Snipe Black-tailed godwit Crane - 2 Whooper swan - 15
5 October 2013
Freckled and black-headed ducks say "no" to Autumn!
Sorry for being a busy bee! We've had a fascinating season in the Duckery this summer, with some exciting species making an appearance. This lot however simply will not accept that it is autumn! Mrs. Freck is on yet another clutch of eggs! Frecks and bla
4 October 2013
Wildlife sightings for 4th October 2013
73 Gadwall - wader scrape, main lake 79 Wigeon - grazing marsh, main lake, sheltered lagoon 2 Pintail - wader scrape 18 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape, main lake 2 Water Rail - main lake, sheltered lagoon 1 Kingfisher - wader scrape 1 Meadow Pipit -
4 October 2013
Today's sightings
The Holden Tower Little Stint 8 Curlew Sandpiper 1 Little-ringed Plover 1 (late juvenile) Ringed Plover 40 Dunlin 200 Red Knot 10 Grey Plover 8 (including a full summer plumage male) Curlew 40 White-fronted Goose 8 Barnacle Goose 155 Shelduck 250 Little E
4 October 2013
Autumn migrant passage
Autumn migration is underway, with a number of species passing through en route to their wintering grounds. Yesterday, 5 crossbill were spotted flying overhead and tonight, a record 52 black-tailed godwit were on site - 40 on Wader Lake and 12 on the s
3 October 2013
Today's Sightings
Crane - 2 (showing well from Friends hide) Pectoral Sandpiper - 1 (Main Observatory) Ringed Plover - 2 Common Buzzard - 2 Marsh Harrier - 1
3 October 2013
Today's bird sightings
British Steel hide/estuary Lesser yellowlegs, 3 spotted redshank, 3 ruff, 1 grey plover, 130 redshank, knot, 12 greenshank, 20 black tailed godwit, 149 wigeon, 58 teal, 56 greylag goose, water rail and peregrine.
3 October 2013
The swans are coming!
The epic migration of Bewick's swans from the tundras of arctic Russia to warmer wintering sites in Northwest Europe has begun! We heard a couple of weeks ago that all of the swans had left the Pechora Zapovednik (a key breeding area in Russia) and that a
3 October 2013
University of Brighton goes on Vole Patrol
Sept 23: ROWENNA BAKER was at Arundel Wetland Centre last week to survey our water vole population with help from her students from University of Brighton’s Biology and Biomedical Sciences Division and WWT volunteers. The team was last here in April for
3 October 2013
Male ducks regain their courting colours
Sept 30: Autumn is finally taking hold at Arundel Wetland Centre. Yellow leaves are scattered across Mill Roads from the lime trees that line the approach to the reserve. Our hedgerows are heavy with juicy blackberries, shiny black elderberries and orange
3 October 2013
The Duchess of Norfolk helps celebrate Arun Riverlife
The Duchess of Norfolk unveiled a new wildlife viewing scope to mark the official opening of the Arun Riverlife project during an evening celebration at WWT Arundel Wetland Centre last Thursday (Sept 19). The new scope in the visitor gallery sits opposi
3 October 2013
Wildlife sightings for 3rd October 2013
82 Wigeon - main lake, marsh, scrape 1 Jack Snipe - scrape 18 Snipe - main lake, marsh, scrape 4 Meadow Pipit - flew S 4 Linnet - flew E 6 House Martin - flew S (very high) 4 Chiffchaff - south route, world wetlands Recent bird highlights: Garganey, S
3 October 2013
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide BITTERN 1 showing very well Greenshank 2 Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 42 Ruff 3 Teal 700 Wigeon 400 The South Finger COMMON CRANE 1 2nd cy feeding in ploughed field Water Rail 1 Cetti's Warbler 1 Hobby 1 Juvenile The Holden Tower Harbour Sea
3 October 2013
Musings on flamingo behaviour, part two...
The Slimbridge flamingos continue to be a riot of colour and activity even as autumn progresses. In spite of it now being the end of the breeding season, birds might still be seen doing the odd courtship display. There is no real set time of year for whe
2 October 2013
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Black-tailed Godwit - 6 Shoveler - 11 Gadwall - 6 Teal - 14 Mallard - 15 Jay - 2 Saline Lagoon Wigeon - 2 Black-tailed Godwit - 2 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch - 6 Chaffinch - 7 Goldfinch - 2 Coal Tit - 5 Blue Tit - 10 Great Tit - 7 Wil
2 October 2013