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Snake suprise
Another gloriously sunny day but temperatures were rather chilly this morning reducing the warbler activity in front of the Holden Tower. Two whitethroats were seen and a number of chiffchaff and willow warbler are calling around the grounds. An unexp
1 September 2017
Exhibit by Photo Artist Tony Mills opens at WWT Arundel
Tony Mills at Arundel Wetland Centre. An exhibit of works by photo artist Tony Mills opened in the visitor centre building of WWT Arundel Wetland Centre on Fri 1 Sept. The exhibit runs through Oct 31. Tony worked as a
1 September 2017
Today's Highlights
Grey heron Little egret Great white egret Ruff Little ringed plover Cetti's warbler Goldfinch Tree sparrow Snipe Greylag geese Redshank Buzzard
1 September 2017
Wildlife sightings - 01/09/2017
Wader Lake (AM, low to mid-tide): Lapwing 141 Redshank 40 Black-headed gull 30 Curlew 5 Black-tailed godwit 4 Pied wagtail 3 Knot (juvenile) 1 Kestrel (female) 1 Saline lagoon: Teal 10 Black-headed gull 7 Grey heron 1 Hawthorn Wood: Blue tit
1 September 2017
Wildlife sightings for 1st September 2017
3 Common Sandpiper - grazing marsh, wader scrape 2 Snipe - grazing marsh 2 Willow Warbler - South route 12 Chiffchaff - South route, sheltered lagoon, wildside 1 Hobby - grazing marsh fence post 1 Peregrine - Charing cross hospital 1 Kestrel - Q.E.W Augus
1 September 2017
Latest Sightings - 1st September
A dry start to the morning with plenty of bird song in the air. Chiffchaffs are on the move, passing through the reserve as they head back south for the winter. Again, the mud on the Folly Pond is popular with waders, Lapwing and Black-tailed Godwi
1 September 2017
Garden opens
Inspired by the boreal forest and waterways of northern Ontario, the Gold medal winning Royal Bank of Canada Garden, as seen at the 2017 RHS Chelsea Flower Show has been relocated to WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre. The Royal Bank of Canada Garden from th
1 September 2017
Today's Highlights
Grey heron Tree sparrow and juvs Goldfinch Moorhen and juvs Ruff x 15 Snipe x 4 Black-tailed godwit Green sandpiper x 2 Whooper swan Bewick's swan Greylag geese Canada geese Garganey-Main obs Mallard Teal Shoveler Little egret Kestrel Marsh harrier Buzzar
31 August 2017
Super Sylvias
Yesterday's showers seemed to ground many of our migrating warblers, with the bulk of the number being chiffchaff and willow warbler. Birds were calling everywhere and there were even flocks of these great little warblers in the hedgerows - one flock of
31 August 2017
Wildlife sightings for 31st August 2017
5 Buzzard - circling high over site at midday 4 Black-tailed Godwit - scrape 2 Common Sandpiper - main lake, marsh, scrape 2 Yellow Wagtail - over SE+W 1 Kestrel - marsh 2 Willow Warbler - sheltered lagoon, wildside 18 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon, s
31 August 2017
Otter today
Good start to the day for head warden Tom Clare with the sighting of an Otter heading down Langley's Brook. That's the water way between Vinson's and Sunley's Marsh. It's the second sighting in that area in the last month. Hopefully more to come as we hav
30 August 2017
Todays sightings
Whooper swan Mallard Moorhen Grey heron Goldfinch Tree sparrow House sparrow Blue tit Great tit Robin House sparrow Wood pigeon
30 August 2017
Wildlife sightings - 30/08/2017
Wader Lake (AM, high tide): Curlew 3 Lapwing 80 Redshank 30 Black-headed gull 20 Black-tailed godwit 5 Saline Lagoon: Black-headed gull 15 Lapwing 5 Redshank 10 Hawthorn Wood: Bullfinch 6 Greenfinch 4 Chaffinch 4 Robin 1 Blue tit 2 Great tit
30 August 2017
Wildlife sightings for 30th August 2017
3 Black-tailed Godwit - wader scrape 2 Common Sandpiper - wader scrape 1 Kestrel - sheltered lagoon 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 6 Snipe - grazing marsh, main lake 4 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon, wildside 2 Blackcap - South route 1 Garden Warbler -
30 August 2017
Recent sightings
Little Grebe CR. Russ Myners British Steel Hide Spotted Redshank - 2 Greenshank - 77 Spoonbill - 3 Black-tailed Godwit - c.500 Dunlin - 34 Knot - 16 Redshank - 193 Ringed Plover - 3 Lapwing - 36 Teal - 3 Shoveler - 2
29 August 2017