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British Steel Hide Black-headed Gull 105 Black-tailed Godwit 221 Buzzard 1 Canada Goose 14 Cormorant 20 Curlew c.200 Dunlin 9 Gadwall 20 Great Black-backed Gull 2 Greenshank 10 Grey Heron 2 Greylag 6 House Martin 4 Jay 2 Kingfisher 1 Knot 1 Lapwing 27 Le
1 August 2017
Wildlife sightings - 01/08/17
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Black-tailed godwit 2 Swallow 4 Greylag geese 44 Common sandpiper 1 Dunlin 1 Ringed plover (juvenile) 1 Redshank 28 Grey heron 7 Lapwing 52 Black-headed gull 127 Avocet 2 Saline Lagoon Avocet 3 Black-headed gull 19 Green s
1 August 2017
Todays sightings
Whooper swan Moorhen Green sandpiper Common sandpiper Little ringed plover Avocet Snipe Black-tailed godwit Ruff Redshank Tree sparrow House sparrow Great tit Blue tit Yellow wagtail Pied wagtail Reed warbler Starling Swallow Jackdaw Collared dove Woodpig
1 August 2017
Rarae aquatic plants and an abundance of bats
Weekly wildlife blog from WWT Arundel Wetland Centre by Reserve Manager Paul Stevens. On Saturday David had 12 kingfisher sightings during his morning guide in the hide session! He also spotted a juvenile redshank and a common sandpiper all from the Ramsa
1 August 2017
Wildlife sightings for 1st August 2017
2 Little Egret - flew W 1 Common Sandpiper - wader scrape 2 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon, South route 1 Common Tern - sheltered lagoon 1 Peregrine - perched on the hospital Gadwall brood of 10 - main lake Pochard brood of 3 - wader scrape Little Grebe
1 August 2017
Waders on the estuary
A short scan from Middle Point across the Severn this morning was productive, 2 Peregrine, 2 Kestrel, a flock of 26 Sanderling with another with a flock of 13 Dunlin, more scattered parties of the latter were about the estuary as well as 5, 5 and 3 Ringed
31 July 2017
Today's Highlights
Barn owl x 4 (last night) Green sandpiper x 2-Main hide Common sandpiper Avocet Moorhen Little ringed plover Ruff Black-tailed godwit x 22 at Lyle hide Snipe x 3 Cuckoo Yellow wagtail Starling Tree sparrow Bewick's swan Marsh harrier x 3 Hobby Kestrel
31 July 2017
Wildlife sightings Mon 31/07
Wader Lake Green sandpiper 2 Dunlin Lapwing 186 Common tern 11 Curlew 31 Common sandpiper Lesser black backed gull Avocet 5 Grey heron 10 Redshank 42 Shelduck 6 Saline lagoon Lapwing 4 Black headed gull 12 Hawthorn Wood Stock dove Jay Great spotted woodpe
31 July 2017
Wildlife sightings for 31st July 2017
3 Black-tailed Godwit - main lake 1 Wigeon - main lake 2 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon 2 Kestrel - main lake 1 Common Tern - sheltered lagoon 2 Peregrine - perched on the hospital Gadwall brood of 10 - main lake Pochard brood of 3 - wader scrape
31 July 2017
Pied Flycatcher new for 2017
This is an edited version of the original report as it has come to light that we have had a few records of Pied Flycatcher on the reserve although this is the first for ~20 years. Hot on the heels of Wednesday's Gull-bill Tern, a imm Pied Flycatche
30 July 2017
Cattle Egret again
The weekend rain has driven up water levels for now, this has encouraged some birds to move on, the levels will drop again if we do not get any more heavy rain which will expose wet mud for the next batch of waders. Rushy Pen Three Redshank, 11 Black-tai
30 July 2017
Today's Highlights
Tree sparrow Goldfinch Reed warbler Starling Redshank Lesser black-backed gull Great tit Avocet Pochard Common sandpiper Green sandpiper Ruff Snipe Yellow wagtails Sand martin House martin Greylag geese Marsh harrier Hobby
30 July 2017
Wildlife sightings for 30th July 2017
4 Swallow - marsh, reservoir lagoon 4 Sedge Warbler (family group) - marsh/main lake bank 3 Chiffchaff - south route 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 1 Kestrel - main lake, sheltered lagoon 1 Wigeon (female) - main lake July bird highlights: Oyster
30 July 2017
Todays sightings
Moorhen Redshank Common sandpiper Green sandpiper Black-tailed godwit Snipe Avocet Little egret Black-headed gull Tree sparrow House sparrow Goldfinch Whitethroat Yellow wagtail Pied wagtail Swallow Starling Stock dove Collared dove Woodpigeon Great spott
29 July 2017
A Great Godwit flock
South lake Black Tailed Godwit 206 a mixture of adult summer, winter, moulting birds and a few juveniles. Redshank 32 Ruff 6 Green Sandpiper 2 Lawping 54 Little Grebe 2ad and 2 juvs close to the hide Rushy Cattle Egret 1 Redshank 1 Blackwit 19 Green Sand
29 July 2017