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Marsh Harriers
Feeling very autumnal over the last few days with increasing numbers of Pink-footed Geese upto 250 around today.Also a good count of 5 Marsh Harrier as well as 2-3 Sparrowhawk, 4 Kestrel and several Common Buzzard. A famil
12 September 2017
Today's Sightings
Green Sandpiper Snipe Ruff Kestrel Little Egret Marsh Harrier Teal Gadwall Shoveler Mallard Grey Heron Black-tailed Godwit Cetti's Warbler Swallow House Martin Whooper Swan Bewick's Swan Tree Sparrow House Sparrow
12 September 2017
Recent Sightings (9th- 12th Sep)
British Steel Hide The highlight of the past few days was a fantastic juvenile Wood Sandpiper that was present for 15 minutes or so on the saline lagoons in the morning of the 12th. Other uncommon (for us) wader species included 3 Ruff, 2 Whimbrel, 3 Ba
12 September 2017
Wildlife sightings - 12/09/2017
Wader Lake (AM, high): Kestrel (pair on camera tower) 2 Gadwall 1 Ruff 1 Grey heron 1 Black-tailed godwit 4 Curlew 51 Shelduck 3 Redshank 68 Lapwing 101 Teal 8 Common snipe 1 Saline Lagoon: Teal 9 Lesser black-backed gull 1 Redshank 2 Hawtho
12 September 2017
Early observations indicate a poor breeding season for the Bewick's swan
Our experts travelled over 2000 miles to the tundra to ring Bewick’s swans but sighted just one cygnet over nine days. The team managed to tag 86 of the magnificent birds but are concerned unseasonably cold weather may have affected numbers. However the
12 September 2017
Today's morning round-up
Holden Tower Peregrine Falcon on a kill Robbie Garnett/Stephen Kirk Hides 10 Black-tailed Godwit, 46 Teal and a Shelduck. Rushy Hide 8 Ruff, Black-tailed Godwit, Green Sandpiper, 30 Teal, 2 Wigeon + the hybrid male, 4 Little Grebe on the top pond, 20 Gadw
12 September 2017
Wildlife sightings for 12th September 2017
1 Ruff - wader scrape 2 Yellow Wagtail - grazing marsh 1 Whinchat - grazing marsh 4 Snipe - main lake, grazing marsh 1 Little Egret - wader scrape 2 Black Swan - main lake 1 Kestrel - wildside 25 House Martin - main lake 1 Grey Wagtail - flew over headin
12 September 2017
Seabird wreck
The gales in the South West and West Wales have caused a wreck of seabirds, many were driven up the Bristol Channel. One of our holidaying volunteers rang to report hundreds of Manx Shearwaters being washed up on Newgale beach in Pembrokeshire. The afte
11 September 2017
Why did the harvest mouse cross the road?
This blackcap is one of many on the reserve this week. SMALL WARBLERS continue to appear across the reserve at Arundel Wetland Centre as they drop in on their migration southward. Our guide-in-the-hide David Harper re
11 September 2017
Sightings Monday 11th September
Bright and windy start to the day, all hides and Summer walk are open. Sightings today: Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag goose Gadwall Mallard Teal Shoveler Wigeon Grey heron Little egret Coot Moorhen Curlew sandpiper Green sandpiper Little stint Redshank R
11 September 2017
Recent sightings 11th September 2017
The following sightings were recorded today from the reserve at Castle Espie: Estuary - visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Observatory 172 Oystercatcher, 26 Black-headed gull, 7 Cormorant, 72 Lesser black-backed gulls, 14 Curlew, 171 Brent geese
11 September 2017
Wildlife sightings - 11/09/17
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Eurasian teal 20 Mallard 21 Lapwing 196 Curlew 4 Black-tailed godwit 10 Grey heron 1 Swallow 1 Redshank 95 Common snipe 2 Black-headed gull 55 Saline Lagoon Eurasian teal 7 Stock dove 1 Sparrowhawk 1 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinc
11 September 2017
Wildlife sightings for 11th August 2017
1 Ruff - main lake, in front of WWF hide 1 Kestrel - grazing marsh 1 Peregrine - perched on the hospital 2 Snipe - grazing marsh 2 Black Swan - main lake Please note: Due to essential silt excavation work being carried out on the wader scrape this
11 September 2017
Update, Monday 11th September
A bright, sunny start to the day with a Peregrine hunting over the Folly Pond. Yesterdays WeBS (Wetlands Bird Survey) count is included in the list below. Today the Saltcot Loaning is muddy and partially blocked for resurfacing after the hedge work
11 September 2017
Severn Wader Festival day 2
The second day of the Severn Wader Festival got underway with a Bird Watch Morning event receiving excellent views of Snipe and Ruff from the Hogarth Hide, so close it was almost like the birds knew they were on show. The two juvenile Spotted Redshank c
10 September 2017