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Wildlife sightings for 19th November 2011
1 Shelduck - main lake 1 Pintail - main lake 1 Bittern - main lake 1 Peregrine 6 Water Rail - all seen 16 Common Snipe 4 Collared Dove - entrance area 1 Kingfisher - scrape [...]
19 November 2011
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide BITTERN 1 MARSH HARRIER 1 Dunlin 26 Black-tailed Godwit 81 Snipe 2 Redshank 47 Teal 650 Cetti's Warbler 2 Water Rail 1 The Rushy Bewick's Swan 76 [...]
19 November 2011
Hello Seren!
A very special little bird made an understated entrance this week. You may have read about the bizarre transferral of one very special egg to Llanelli back in the summer... This egg contained the hopefully healthy embryo of a Lesser flamingo, and it despe
18 November 2011
Good view of goosander
Last night on clearance I spotted a great bird on site - a male goosander swimming right in front of Paddy's Hide, as I was counting the curlew roost (670 birds btw!). At Washington, goosander are normally found on the river from late autumn/winter, so
18 November 2011
Three heroes, a book and a legacy: Sir David Attenborough acclaims Scott and WWT
Sir David Attenborough at the London Wetland Centre (Nick Cottrell) “Make no mistake, Captain Scott was a hero and his party were great human beings,” Sir David Attenborough told a captivated audience at the Lond
18 November 2011
Miracle mallards: ducklings hatch in November
Mallard ducklings - November 2011 A mallard at London Wetland Centre has hatched a clutch of 11 ducklings, about six months later (or perhaps earlier?) than usual. The ducklings, which should have made an appearance s
18 November 2011
Anticipation!
Well thinks are very slow here at Arundel at the moment. The weather is so very mild that dragonflies, such as Common darter and migrant hawker are still on the wing. Red admirals and amazingly a Common Carder Bumblebee are also active. A Song thrush was
18 November 2011
A new trail
I am pleased to say the the trail has now been completed from the end of our community reedbed walk to the Farm Tea Room. This is something we have wanted to get completed for some time - there has always been a walk there via the public footpaths, but we
18 November 2011
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake AM Mid tide Lapwing 27 Redshank 19 Common Snipe 3 Curlew 11 Black-Headed-Gull 46 Wigeon 5 Gadwa [...]
18 November 2011
Elusive wildfowl
With the mild weather continuing wildfowl numbers have stayed fairly low. Teal and snipe numbers have increased, but they have remained elusive. [...]
18 November 2011
Wildlife sightings for 18th November 2011
10 Snipe - marsh, scrape and main lake 30 Wigeon - grazing on marsh banks. Plenty of Teal and Shoveler now loafing or feeding on marsh also. 2 Peregrine - across the river, one perched on [...]
18 November 2011
Todays Sightings
Rushy Bewicks Swan 63 Pintail 75 Pochard 110 Grey Wagtail Hybrid Shelduck 1 Martin Smith Hide Snipe 6 Cettis 1 Robbie Garnett Hide Whitefronted Goose 36 Wigeon 900 Te [...]
18 November 2011
November? More like mid-winter!
After the flurry of new arrivals at the beginning of the week, the lake is settling down as new birds familiarise themselves with the daily routine of the feeds and regular visitors re-establish their patch. Numbers have been fluctuating daily, with a top
17 November 2011
Results from recent bird count
We have undertaken a bird count at Castle Espie and I am really pleased with the number of birds on site at the moment. 400+ black-tailed godwit that are feeding on stubble and can be seen flying back and forth to the shore line 500 brent geese are still
17 November 2011
Whooper swan update
There are currently 1000 Whooper swans flying into the reserve everyday for the swan feeds at 3pm and 3.30pm. We will expect numbers to start creeping up even further throughout December and January, hopefully reaching a peak of 2000. You can watch the sw
17 November 2011