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Wildlife sightings for 1st March 2018
3 Dunlin - main lake 10 Siskin - sheltered lagoon 40 Redwing - wildside, south route 7 Fieldfare - wildside 1 Goldeneye - main lake February bird highlights: Jack Snipe, Bittern, Goldeneye, Caspian Gull, Peregrine, Kingfisher, Stonechat, Water Pipit
1 March 2018
Reserve Update Wednesday 28th February- Very Snowy!
A very snowy morning, with a blizzard going on outside right now. Folly Pond, Back Pond and Teal Pond are nearly completely frozen, so the majority of birds are on the Whooper Pond. A few images below of the reserve this morning. Image: Folly Pond
28 February 2018
Wildlife sightings for 28th February 2018
1 Golden Plover - flew S 1 Woodcock - flew up from by the Lodge in world wetlands 1 Bittern - middle reedbed channel 8 Pintail - main lake, reservoir lagoon 12 Linnet - flew over heading N 3 Redpoll - South route 8 Siskin - South route 6 Redwing - shelte
28 February 2018
Recent Sightings (24th-27th Feb)
British Steel Hide Highlights from the British Steel Hide include 2 Spoonbills (27th), a Great White Egret (25th), a Spotted Redshank (25th) and a 2nd winter Yellow-legged Gull roosted on the lagoons on the 26th. Flocks of Black-tailed Godwits, Lapwing a
27 February 2018
Wildlife sightings - 27/02/18
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Black-headed gull 180 Lapwing 5 Wigeon 5 Common snipe 7 Eurasian teal 20 Shelduck 8 Redshank 1 Grey heron 6 Canada geese 32 Saline Lagoon Redshank 1 Hawthorn Wood Nuthatch 1 Bullfinch 18 Coal tit 1 Chaffinch 10 Great tit 6
27 February 2018
Sightings Tuesday 27th February
Cold start to the day here at Welney with snow showers and sunny periods. All hides are open. Sightings so far today: Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag Goldeneye Mallard Pochard Shelduck Shoveler Teal Tufted duck Wigeon Coot Moorhen Cormorant Black-tailed go
27 February 2018
'Beast from the East' is biting
Many areas were frozen over (deep water the exception) the duck flocks managed to keep some sections open. Tack Piece 400 Wigeon, 70 Teal, 30 Pintail, 10 Shoveler and an Oystercatcher. Holden Tower The Red-breasted Goose was among 214 Barnacle Geese,
27 February 2018
Wildlife sightings for 27th February 2018
1 Bittern - reedbed (channel closest to wildside hide) 1 Goldeneye - main lake 2 Shelduck - main lake 15 Redwing - sheltered lagoon 161 Cormorant - main lake 2 Stonechat - N bund of the marsh 1 Peregrine - perched Charing Cross Hospital February
27 February 2018
Snow Exciting!
Not much more than a few centimetres (a bit over an inch if you are wondering) of powdery snow on the reserve this morning. The roads in were fine and the path ways around the reserve are clear thanks to the sterling work of the wardens and volunteers.
27 February 2018
Big freeze hits the Arun Valley
Despite cold temps teal and other ducks are pairing up for spring Snow clouds over Arundel Wetland Centre Recent highlights: Increase in shoveler onsite as Arun Valley fre
26 February 2018
Today's Highlights
Kingfisher in the snow Water rail-in reeds below cafe Lapwing Redshank Curlew Oystercatcher Black-tailed godwit Pochard Teal Shoveler Pintail Wigeon Tufted duck Goldeneye Moorhen Coot Great crested grebe Fieldfare Tree sparrow Goldfinch Reed bunting Mut
26 February 2018
Glaucous Gull
Holden Tower A second calendar year (2cy) Glaucous Gull was on the sands until 0840 when it flew upriver 124 European or Russian White-fronted Geese flew in to feed at 0850am, the Red-breasted Gosse was among the Barnacle Geese. A few Skylark were on the
26 February 2018
Wildlife sightings for 26th February 2018
1 Brambling - flew W across wildside 1 Bittern - main reedbed (middle channel) 1 Caspian Gull 3rd yr - main lake, marsh 1 Goldeneye - main lake 4 Shelduck - main lake, scrape 12 Siskin - sheltered lagoon 12 Fieldfare - E bank 16 Redwing - wildside, shelt
26 February 2018
Sunny Sunday
Drake Pintail on the Rushy Pen Russian White-fronted Geese flying in Rushy Hide and Peng Observatory Little Stint, 80 Pintail and 70+ Bewick's Swans here today (83 still on site) Tack Piece 500 Wigeon, 9 Redshank, 120 Dunlin, a few Golden Plover, up to
25 February 2018
Latest Sightings
Glorious sunshine but wrap up warm! A good count of 5000+ Pink-footed Geese, well worth checking through as a Bean Goose (probable Taiga) was seen locally in the past couple of days. Wildfowl counts included 408 Whooper Swan (more roosting), 519 Greylag,
25 February 2018