News
Kingfishers and Goldcrests
Kingfishers can still be seen fishing at the Ramsar hide- we also see them at the Scrape hide and on the Arun Riverlife Lagoon as the birds make a circuit around the site to feed. The times and locations are not predictable,.Visitors are reporting goldcre
21 November 2024
Donate a day to working in wetlands
Join on of our one-day winter work parties to save nesting spots this spring.
18 November 2024
Roosting harriers and egrets on Arundel afternoons
Harriers and egrets roosting on the winter afternoons, so we've added 3 new Evening Roost dates
18 November 2024
Marsh Harriers and cattle egrets roosting
We are seeing less Cattle egrets through the day, but good numbers are coming in to roost in the evenings. Our monthly harrier roost counts have resumed, with the first count of the season showing nine Marsh harriers roosting in our reedbeds. .
7 November 2024
Nifty noon fly
Why are we featuring a fly and where are the cattle?
24 October 2024
Egrets and Marsh Harriers
This week we have had two marsh harrier sightings and this Sunday the Reserve Team will begins their autumn/winter monthly harrier surveys for 24/25.
17 October 2024
Spooky seasonal treats are part of the bird enrichment program
You may think we are really in the Halloween spirit but the colourful pumpkins from Arundel Pumpkin Patch we are putting in the exhibits this year are to make life interesting for the flocks at WWT Arundel.
15 October 2024
Cattle egrets nest at Arundel for the first time
Seven nests of cattle egrets make-up this new colony, nesting at WWT Arundel for the first time.
11 October 2024
Cattle egret chicks
While checking the Cattle Egret nests last week, the Reserve Team saw that there were seven nests. All chicks are now fledged and exercising their wings in the trees.
9 October 2024
Autumn Checks Show a Record Number of Sand Martin Nests at Arundel
A record number of 83 sand martin nests were counted in annual autumn checks at WWT Arundel Wetland Centre on Wednesday 2 October.
9 October 2024
Autumn Bat Box Checks
This autumn checks of the bat boxes each autumn for repairs and replacements reveal small residents.
3 October 2024
House martin flocks moving through
Small flocks of 30-100 house martins have been moving through the reserve since last Friday. There may be a few sand martins and swallows mixed in but the flocks are primarily made up of house martins. Great egrets are still onsite - one seems to be in b
2 October 2024
Experience Autumn at WWT Arundel
For those who want to experience nature’s wonder this autumn, learn more about birds or are interested in wildlife photography, WWT Arundel is the place to be. Our 65-acre nature reserve is a haven for migrating birds that are easy to view from wildlife hides.
25 September 2024
Little grebe & great white egret
On Sunday our Reserve Manager Suzi spotted a little grebe on the water from the Scrape hide.
24 September 2024
Egrets and an Eagle
Egrets, egrets, egrets! Great white, little, and cattle!
18 September 2024