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Latest Sightings - 3rd January - tidal flooding!
We are open as normal today, but please take extra care on the roads. Wellies are highly recommended as there has been a lot of rain overnight. The major tidal flooding means many of the fields are underwater leaving little grass for the Barnacle Geese to
3 January 2018
Wildlife sightings for 3rd January 2018
1 Bittern - main lake N shore 1 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 2 Snipe - wader scrape 3 Pintail - main lake 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 5 Redwing - entrance lake 1 Grey Wagtail - otter enclosure 29 Greylag Goose - grazing marsh, reservoir lagoon Decem
3 January 2018
Wildlife sightings for 2nd January 2018
1 Bittern - main lake N shore 3 Pintail - main lake 1 Goldeneye - main lake 3 Stonechat - grazing marsh, reservoir lagoon 20 Siskin - sheltered lagoon December bird highlights: Jack Snipe, Goldeneye, Brent Goose, Little Egret, Great White Egret
3 January 2018
Monday sightings
Rushy Hide and Peng Observatory 270+ Tufted Duck, 130 Pochard, 80 Bewick's Swans and three Ruff were present at dawn. Tack Piece Large numbers of duck first thing this morning but they dispersed and numbers thinned out when the Buzzards became active, a m
2 January 2018
Recent Sightings (30th Dec-2nd Jan)
British Steel Hide Wader counts from the British Steel Hide have included c.500 Black-tailed Godwits, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 9 Greenshank, 6 Redshank, 33 Dunlin, 3 Knot, 332 Lapwing and 5 Curlew. Wildfowl have included 2 Goldeneye (estuary), 130 Brent Gee
2 January 2018
Singing mistle thrush & displaying teal
Goldcrest at Arundel Wetland Centre by Jamie MacCallum THE WINTER solstice is a few weeks past and optimistic mistle thrush, robins and dunnocks have begun singing in response to the slight increase in daylight. Grant
2 January 2018
Todays sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Bewick's swan Greylag Shelduck Mallard Shoveler Pintail Wigeon Pochard Tufted duck Great crested grebe Coot Moorhen Little egret Redshank Snipe Golden plover Lapwing Starling Pied wagtail Reed bunting Tree sparrow House sparrow Gold
2 January 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Bewick's swan Greylag Shelduck Mallard Shoveler Wigeon Pintail Pochard Tufted duck
2 January 2018
Wildlife sightings - 02/01/18
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Canada goose 34 Canada x greylag 1 Greylag 1 Shoveler 2 Teal 14 Shelduck 12 Lapwing 45 Saline Lagoon Curlew 27 Teal 4 Hawthorn Wood Treecreeper 2 Nuthatch 1 Goldcrest 1 Blue tit 8 Coal tit 2 Great spotted woodpecker 1 Bull
2 January 2018
Update
The washes are still flooded and the A1101 road to our centre is now closed. The Littleport and Ten Mile Bank roads are not affected by the flooding. Here's the good news..... we now have a Hare Walk on EVERY DAY for two weeks. Call the centre on 01353 86
1 January 2018
Recent Sightings 1st Jan 2018
A blustery start to the new year but there was plenty to see on and from the reserve at Castle Espie. The following sightings were recorded today from the reserve at Castle Espie. Estuary – visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Observatory Brent
1 January 2018
New Year's Day wildlife sightings
a.m. low tide Wader Lake Canada goose 82 Canada/greylag cross 1 Greylag goose 5 Shelduck 16 Shoveler 6 Teal 30 Redshank 6 Lapwing 15 Saline lagoon Curlew 5 Kingfisher Black headed gull 324 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker 3 (2 male, 1 female) Nuthat
1 January 2018
Wildlife sightings for 1st January 2018
3 Bittern - main lake N shore 2 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 1 Water Pipit - wader scrape 2 Caspian Gull (4cy, 3cy) - main lake 1 Yellow-legged Gull (3cy) - main lake 4 Pintail - main lake, grazing marsh 1 Goldeneye - main lake 4 Snipe - main lake, grazing
1 January 2018
Last day of 2017
The birding spectacle is brilliant due to the rainfall/snow melt and mild conditions. The shallow depressions on the Dumbles have finally filled with water and many of the fields now have some surface flooding. The Tack Piece and Top New Piece were very
31 December 2017
Last sightings report for 2017
As the sun sets on 2017 we wish you all a happy new year and great birding for 2018. We'll do a review next week, covering some of the many highlights of 2017. The Cattle Egret is still present viewed from the Ron Barker Hide. At least 1400+ Whooper Swan
31 December 2017