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Today's Sightings
Rushy Pen One common sandpiper, two lapwings, four green sandpipers, one ringed plover, one greenshank, one crane and three avocets with one very small chick. Holden Tower and Tack Piece From the Robbie Garnett hide there was one greenshank and two green
5 July 2017
Today's sightings
Rushy Pen One common sandpiper, two oystercatchers, nine black-tailed godwits, one green sandpiper and two avocets. There was also a kingfisher perched close to the Rushy Pen hide. Holden Tower and Tack Piece From the Robbie Garnett hide there was one gre
4 July 2017
Waderfest
Overcast, westerlies, misty rain? It can only mean one thing waderfest! Ok, getting carried away a little but a nice selection of waders have been seen today. Lapwing - c200 Black-tailed Godwit - c200 Avocet - 22 Oystercatcher - 16 Little Ringed Plover -
4 July 2017
Recent Sightings
Sedge Warbler Cr. Russ Myners Millennium Wetlands Little Grebe 3 Cormorant 6 Grey Heron 1 Mute Swan 4 ad, 17 juv Gadwall 20 Teal 1 Mallard 41 Pochard 8 Tufted Duck 12 Water Rail 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 Green Wood
4 July 2017
Sightings Tuesday 4th July
Warm and bright start to the day with plenty of Dragonflies and butterflies on the wing. All hides and the Summer walk are open. Sightings today: Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag Shoveler Moorhen Coot Avocet Black-tailed godwit Little-ringed plover Redshank
4 July 2017
Wildlife sightings for 4th July 2017
1 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 1 Common Tern - main lake 1 Snipe - reservoir lagoon 1 Little Egret - main lake p.m. 2 Little Grebe Juv's - wader scrape 2 Whitethroat - both singing wader scrape bank, wildside 3 Reed warbler - all singing reedbed, S
4 July 2017
Bat survey, wildflower walk & squabbling oystercatchers
Get your macro lenses - the ruby tailed wasps are out! The following is Paul Steven's weekly Wildlife Sightings column that appears in the Chichester Observer newspaper. Our Guides-in-the-Hide David Harper spotted an
3 July 2017
Bittern
A Bittern was seen in flight from the Reed Bed Walk dropping in the pool towards the Sewage Works, an unusual summer record. Off hand we can't remember a July record for this species, although two years ago a bird arrived at the beginning of August.
3 July 2017
Today's Highlights
Spoonbill-Main Obs in a.m. Black-tailed godwit Oystercatcher Moorhen Coot Corncrake-heard Lyle-Friends hide Stock dove Swallow House martin Tree sparrow Goldfinch Chaffinch Starling flock gathering in size
3 July 2017
Today's sightings
Zeiss Hide/Top New Piece Female/immature Marsh Harrier, hunting bird went through the flood to Bottom New Piece this morning, a Hobby also visited as did a Peregrine. On the flood the Avocets were joined by 70 Lapwing, 4 Little-ringed Plover (1 adult, 3 j
3 July 2017
Sightings 03/07/2017
A Spotted Flycatcher was showing well again this morning, sitting on the fence line by the entrance to the summer walk half way down the avenue. A couple of Common Sandpipers are dotted around the reserve, with two on the Whooper Pond and one on the Folly
3 July 2017
Wildlife sightings - 03/07/17
a.m. Tide Level: Wader Lake Avocet 16 + 23 young Tufted duck 2 + 2 ducklings Ringed plover 1 Pied wagtail 3 Oystercatcher 3 Lapwing 39 Redshank 12 Shelduck 2 + 9 ducklings Grey heron 8 Common tern 200+ Saline Lagoon Redshank 5 Oystercatcher 1 Hawthorn W
3 July 2017
Wildlife sightings for 3rd July 2017
1 Stonechat - marsh fence 1 Snipe - marsh 1 Little Ringed Plover - scrape 1 Common Sandpiper - resr lagoon 1 Little Egret - 4 Teal - scrape 1 Shoveler - scrape *Late sightings for 2nd July - 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Little Grebe juvs, 2 Peregrine, 1 Red
3 July 2017
Highlights for today
Top New Piece A Wood Sandpiper, Greenshank, 62 Redshank, 74 Avocet, 80 Lapwing, 3 Little-ringed Plover, Dunlin, 22 Teal, 16 Shoveler and uncounted no's of Gadwall, Mallard and Shelduck. Rushy Pen An adult Wood Sandpiper with 9+ Green Sandpiper, the pair o
2 July 2017
Greenshank and other birds.
A brisk wind but nice in the sun today. More wader passage with a Greenshank new in on the Mere early afternoon. Two Ruff on Vinsons Marsh from the Ron Barker Hide. Greenshank (left) with Black-tailed Godwit At least
2 July 2017