News
Gulls, mink and nutrients implicated in pochard decline
Reasons for the recent decline of common pochard are investigated for the very first time in the latest issue of Wildfowl, the international scientific journal of the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT). The number of common pochard migrating to the UK fo
16 January 2017
A hungry harvest mouse and one hundred teal
Normally nocturnal harvest mouse feed on Tuesday afternoon. Photo by Romney Turner. Look out for Paul Stevens' weekly wildlife sightings column appearing in the Chichester Observer and other local weekly newspaper of
16 January 2017
Today's Highlights
Glaucous gull-north of Friends hide Great white egret-Lady fen Little egret Barn owl Kingfisher-by café window Teal Wigeon Pochard Shoveler Gadwall Shelduck Tufted duck Pintail Goldeneye Whooper swan Bewick's swans-100+ in front of Lyle and Friends hides
16 January 2017
Recent sightings - 16th January
The following sightings were recorded today by Toni Castello, warden, at low tide. Estuary Black-tailed godwit 20, Oystercatcher 100, Curlew 20, Shelduck +200, Teal 12, Brent geese 60, Black-headed gull 2, Cormorant 1. A flock of 40 Lapwing passed fl
16 January 2017
WeBS count info for 15 January.
The monthly WeBS (Wetland Bird Survey) count was rather disappointing for numbers, the drier winter has had an impact as well as the count following a freeze up which causes dispersal. The totals follow below as well as some highlights for the last two da
16 January 2017
Wildlife Sightings 16/1/17
A.M Tide Level HIGH Wader Lake Pochard (female) - 1 (first for several years) Black-Tailed Godwit - 1 Eurasian Teal - 42 Eurasian Shelduck - 12 Lapwing - 26 Shoveler - 5 Black-Headed Gull - 7 Wigeon - 2 Grey Heron- 2 Saline Lagoon Eurasian
16 January 2017
Wildlife sightings for 16th January 2017
10 Snipe - grazing marsh 51 Shoveler 2 Redpoll - wildside 1 Stonechat - grazing marsh 1 Kingfisher - main lake 2 Bittern - main lake S+N shore 7 Pintail - main lake, reservoir lagoon 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 14 Fieldfare - sheltered lagoon (pm) &n
16 January 2017
Sightings for Sunday 15th January
Not the best of days as it remained wet and overcast all day, but there were a good number of swans in for the feeds, all hides apart from Allport remain open and water levels are around 45%. Sightings for today: Bewick's swan (88 at Lyle hide) Whooper sw
15 January 2017
Bird News
Despite the fowl weather there were a few brave souls out birding on site. The drake Green-winged Teal was again showing on Vinson's, the left hand pool/marsh from Ron Barker Hide with good numbers of Teal. Good numbers of waders feeding in Plover field a
15 January 2017
Wildlife Sightings - 15/01/17
a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake (80% Frozen) Black-headed Gull - 1 Eurasian Teal - 4 Kestrel - 1 Saline lagoon Curlew - 31 Wigeon - 5 Peregrine (Fly Over) - 1 Shelduck - 1 Gadwall - 1 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch - 14 Chaffinch - 7 Great Tit - 4 Robin - 2 Dunn
15 January 2017
Wildlife sightings for 15th January 2017
1 Bearded Tit - main lake from Headley Hide 5 Bittern - 4 main lake + 1 on reservoir lagoon 2 Jack Snipe - grazing marsh 1 Caspian Gull - wader scrape 7 Pintail - main lake, scrape 2 Water Pipit - marsh (feeding on the edges of the ice) 2 Yellow-legged
15 January 2017
Today's Highlights
Barn owl Fieldfare Whooper swans Bewick swans Pochard Teal Wigeon Tufted duck Shoveler Shelduck Mallard Lapwing Little egret Black-tailed godwit Moorhen Reed bunting Goldfinch Chaffinch Tree sparrows Canada geese Egyptian goose (grey morph) Kestrel Kingfi
14 January 2017
Sightings
An excellent day on site, the European Whitefronted Goose was present in the morning with Pink-footed Geese before flying off. Also the drake Green-winged Teal was again from Ron Barker Hide. A Great White Egret flew through the site early morning heading
14 January 2017
Bright frosty morning but thawing rapidly
Holden Tower High tide at 09.30 this morning pushed 1000 Wigeon onto the Dumbles edge. There were 180 Barnacle and 100 Canada Geese but no sign of the Brent so far. There were 20 GBB Gulls in the roost and 14 Redshank scattered along the edge. At least 6
14 January 2017
Latest Sightings - 14th January - American Wigeon still here!
Another frosty morning, but the sun is out and the ice is melting. The drake American Wigeon is asleep on the Flood Ground at the moment, visible from the Avenue Tower. Todays high tide is at 13:30, 9.8m Around the reserve today: Barnacle Geese: 7000 Wh
14 January 2017