News
Wader Weather
Some overnight rain looks like it brought some waders onto the reserve unless they've been hiding in the wet areas out on the far North western fringes of the reserve. More interesting weather throughout the week, by which we mean some rain fronts. A Wood
29 August 2017
Science Behind Steart - New QR Codes on Reserve
WWT Steart Marshes is collaborating in a Masters project at the University of the West of England which pilots the use of QR codes on our reserve to help communicate the scientific research going on at Steart. There are three QR codes on site which you ca
29 August 2017
Wildlife sightings 29/08/17
a.m. high tide Wader Lake Avocet 3 Black tailed godwit 6 Curlew Common snipe Lapwing 150 Redshank 38 Black headed gull 25 Saline lagoon Grey heron Black headed gull 21 Redshank 5 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch 5 Greenfinch 2 Chaffinch 6 Blue tit 4 Great tit 10 D
29 August 2017
Wildlife sightings for 29th August 2017
1 Common Sandpiper - wader scrape 2 Snipe - grazing marsh 3 Swallow - grazing marsh 6 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon, wildside 2 Blackcap - wildside 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital August bird highlights: Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Dunlin, Black
29 August 2017
Snipe show
Rushy Hide Brilliant views of Snipe again today. Up to four Green Sandpiper, 10 Black-tailed Godwit, 16 Lapwing and Little Grebe. Robbie Garnett Hide Green Sandpiper up to nine (13 on site today), 2 juvenile Ruff, 14 Gadwall and 16 Teal. Knott Hide/Hol
28 August 2017
Recent Sightings 28th August 2017
The following sightings were recorded today from the reserve at Castle Espie. Estuary - visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Observatory 8 Curlew, 7 Little Egret, 36 Black-headed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 240 Oystercatcher Main lake - visible from Se
28 August 2017
Today's Highlights
Garganey-main observatory Snipe Tree sparrow Little egret Green sandpiper Common sandpiper Swallow House martin Black-tailed godwit Ruff Little ringed plover Yellow wagtail Marsh harrier Whooper swan Greylag Shelduck Hobby Mute swan Goldfinch House sparro
28 August 2017
Wildlife sightings - 28/08/17
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Lapwing 220 Redshank 50 Black-headed gull 30 Black-tailed godwit 5 Curlew 4 Avocet 3 Shelduck 2 Ruff 1 Saline Lagoon Mallard 30 Teal 20 Lapwing 3 Grey heron 1 Hawthorn Wood Jay 1 Blue tit 3 Robin 2 Goldfinch 6 Bullfinch 4
28 August 2017
Wildlife sightings for 28th August 2017
3 Common Sandpiper - scrape 2 Hobby - over SW 9 Chiffchaff - south route, sheltered lagoon, wildside, entrance lake 1 Wheatear - scrape bank 5 Willow Warbler - south route, sheltered lagoon 24 Swallow - over SW 2 Whitethroat - entrance lake area
28 August 2017
A whinchat, a stork & a spotted flycatcher
Kingfisher on the jetty photographed by Anthony Plummer Wildlife Sightings blog by WWT Arundel Reserve Manager Paul Stevens. There were 22 sightings of kingfishers on Sunday morning from the Ramsar hide. Guide in the
27 August 2017
Today's highlights
A busy scene from the Knott Hide this morning, 41 Gadwall, 14 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Teal and a Kingfisher as well as the usual warblers and Moorhens. The Gadwall are feeding upon the aquatic weeds. An influx of Teal resulted in 400+ being counted on the
27 August 2017
First Pink-footed Geese
Autumn is here! Yes I think we have been saying it's autumn for weeks now during the excellent wader passage but with today's arrival of 2 flying Pink-footed Geese it's official. Found with feral Greylag (400+) on the Mere late afternoon it's quite poss
27 August 2017
Wildlife sightings for 27th August 2017
3 Common Sandpiper - wader scrape 4 Yellow Wagtail - grazing marsh 2 Little Egret - main lake 3 Snipe - grazing marsh 3 Whinchat - grazing marsh 1 Wheatear - grazing marsh 5 Chiffchaff - South route, sheltered lagoon 1 Kestrel - grazing marsh 1 Peregrin
27 August 2017
Today's Highlights
Little ringed plover Moorhen Black tailed godwit~ Little egret Pied wagtail Sedge warbler Cetti's warbler Swallow House martin Robin Wren Teal Kestrel Snipe(10) Goldfinch Common sandpiper Tree sparrow Starling Chaffinch
26 August 2017
Snipe on show
Another lovely start to the day with sunshine and very little wind. The copse in front of the Holden Tower once again produced a nice selection of warblers including Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat, Reed Warbler, Chiffchaff and Willow Warbler along with
26 August 2017