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Reserve Update Thursday 9th August
Decided Autumnal feeling to the weather first thing this morning. The hawthorn below the Avenue Tower is once again proving to be a draw to passage migrants with Willow Warbler, Reed Bunting, Whitethroat, Tree Sparrow and Goldfinch again seen. Two Green
9 August 2018
Latest Sightings - Wednesday 8th August - passage migration & Green Sandpipers
A really interesting morning on the reserve, with passage migration in full swing! Two Green Sandpipers are on the Flood Ground in the small pools, visible from the Avenue Tower. The Hawthorn tree beneath the Avenue Tower is stuffed full of migrating song
8 August 2018
Wildlife sightings for 8th August 2018
1 Green Sandpiper - grazing marsh 2 Common Sandpiper - main lake 5 Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 4 Common Tern - main lake 2 House Martin - main lake 1 Peregrine - perched on the hospital Please note there
8 August 2018
Wood Sandpipers
The two juvenile Wood Sandpipers are still present and have found each other, both feeding together quite close on Vinson's from Ron Barker hide throughout the day. Also from Ron Barker today, at least 6 Green Sandpiper, 9 Dunlin (7 ad, 2 juv), juv Littl
7 August 2018
Recent Sightings (4th-7th Aug)
British Steel Hide A drop in of 17 Common Gull and 6 Mediterranean Gull, as well as a Little Ringed Plover and Green Sandpiper was seen over the weekend on the Dafen Scrapes. Wader counts include a Whimbrel, 2 Dunlin, 2 Spotted Redshank and a Comm
7 August 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag Mallard Coot Moorhen Grey heron Black-tailed godwit Redshank Snipe Lapwing Black-headed gull Starling House martin Swallow Yellow wagtail Tree sparrow House sparrow Goldfinch Blackbird Wood pigeon Green woodpecker Sparrowhaw
7 August 2018
Wildlife - 07/08/18
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Avocet 10 + 2 young Snipe 1 Little-ringed plover 2 Lapwing 80+ Grey heron 2 Redshank 15 Common sandpiper 1 Saline Lagoon Curlew 1 Lapwing 7 Black-headed gull 1 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch 8 Great spotted woodpecker 1 Chaffinch
7 August 2018
Latest Sightings - Tuesday 7th August
There were three Yellow Wagtails at the Folly Pond yesterday, on migration further south. No sign of them as yet this morning. A few more Teal have turned up on the Folly Pond as well, and water levels are beginning to pick up after some rain. Our Osprey
7 August 2018
Wildlife sightings for 7th August 2018
2 Kingfisher - reservoir lagoon 1 Green Sandpiper - main lake 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 4 Snipe - main lake, grazing marsh 5 Common Tern - main lake 2 Peregrine - perched on the hospital Please note there will be essential management work on
7 August 2018
Today's sightings
This morning has started a little cooler, but temperatures will no doubt pick up as the day goes on. The Wood Sandpiper remains on the Tack Piece but there is little sign of other wader movement apart from a colour ringed Avocet on the Top New Piece whi
7 August 2018
Rare plant returns after century’s absence
Wardens Abbie Hobbs and Suzi Lanaway planting 400 triangular club-rush seedlings at Arundel Wetland Centre A plant so rare that it was only found in a patch smaller than a doormat has been reintroduced to the A
7 August 2018
Warblers and more heading south early
Sedge warblers are heading southwards. Our bat survey last week highlighted what a great feeding area the Arun Riverlife lagoon is. With a low count of bats and species over most of the site, Arun Riverlife was
7 August 2018
Wood & Green Sandpipers
There are now 2 Wood Sandpipers on site both were on view from Ron Barker hide late afternoon, also now at least 9 Green Sandpiper present, also the juvenile Greenshank still on view from UU Hide. Increasing numbers of Snipe too with at least 25 counte
6 August 2018
Today's Highlights
Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag geese Grey heron Shelduck Shoveler Teal Mallard Gadwall Little egret Avocet Snipe Green sandpiper Lapwing Redshank Moorhen Coot Black-tailed godwit Cormorant Black-headed gull Marsh harrier Buzzard Sparrowhawk Tree sparrow G
6 August 2018
Wildlife sightings - 06/08/18
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Avocet 5 Common tern Lapwing 12 Oystercatcher 2 Grey heron 1 Redshank 1 Black-headed gull Little-ringed plover Snipe Ruff Canada goose Saline Lagoon Lapwing 3 Redshank 5 Snipe 1 Curlew 1 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpec
6 August 2018