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Today's sightings 8/12/16
a.m. tide level high Wader Lake Shelduck 4 Mallard 14 Teal 26 Lapwing 42 Redshank 22 Grey heron 2 Jay 2 Saline lagoon Teal 16 Redshank 4 Other birds Redwing 19 - lagoon scrub Grey heron 5 - river Cormorant 3 - river Hawthorn wood Great spotted woodpecker
8 December 2016
Sightings 08/12/16
A very misty but mild day with some nice sunny spells. Still no sign of the drake American Wigeon and the bad visibility is not helping. The Eurasian Wigeon numbers seemed to have dropped so it could have moved off the reserve with them for the time bei
8 December 2016
Today's Highlights
The results of the most recent Swan count, taken on the reserve at dawn on 5th December, are:- Whooper swans - 3,268. Bewick's swans - 1,112. Great white egret-on Lady Fen Little egret Kestrel Buzzard Black-tailed godwit Wigeon Teal Pochard Pintail Redsha
8 December 2016
Wildlife sightings for 8th December 2016
1 Jack Snipe - marsh 1 Bittern - main lake NW shore (near the Headley Hide 7 Pintail - main lake 1 Water Pipit - marsh 14 Meadow Pipit - flew SW 65 Redwing - flew W+SW 2 Siskin - sheltered lagoon 1 Chiffchaff - south route November bird highlights: B
8 December 2016
Greener UK for a greener world
Last year, 520,000 people across the EU answered a European Commission consultation, by far the largest ever response to an EU consultation. Yesterday, their call was answered with a brilliant victory. This year, one woman flew 4,000 miles from the icy
8 December 2016
The laws of nature: saved!
The UK’s most important environmental laws — the EU’s Birds and Habitats Directives — have been saved by an amazing campaign that has spanned the continent. Today, the European Commission agreed not only to keep the Directives, but to make a plan
7 December 2016
Today's Highlights
Short-eared Owl - Friends Hide Barn Owl Buzzard Marsh Harrier Kestrel Whooper Swan Bewick's Swan Curlew Dunlin Snipe - 100 Black-tailed Godwit - 800 Redshank Water Rail ( 4 at Reedbed Hide and 1 at Friends Hide) Redwing Fieldfare Kingfisher Stonechat -
7 December 2016
Last chance to see.....
SONY DSC Thousands and thousands of visitors have enjoyed looking at a very different type of duck, designed by the world-famous Aardman studios, at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre. Dusty Duck arrived in mid-October
7 December 2016
Wildlife sightings for 7th December 2016
1 Jack Snipe - marsh 7 Snipe - marsh, main lake 2 Bittern - main lake NW shore (near the Headley Hide) 52 Lapwing - main lake 4 Pintail - main lake, marsh, scrape 1 Water Pipit - main lake island and on the marsh 11 Redwing - entrance area November b
7 December 2016
Latest Sightings - 7th December - Otter!
Dull and windy this morning, but a bit warmer than it has been. No sign as yet of the drake American Wigeon, but it could be hiding somewhere on the reserve. The Eurasian Wigeon flock has split into a few smaller flocks, so it could be feeding anywhere o
7 December 2016
Bird News
2 Little Egrets on the Mere briefly today - although Little Egrets are seen fairly regularly on the reserve, 2 together is unusual. Also on the Mere, as many as 300 Shelduck, along with 20 Pochard, 3 Tufted Duck, a single male Goldeneye, 1 Black-tailed Go
6 December 2016
Recent Sightings
Great Tit cr. Russ Myners British Steel Hide Dunlin 57 Greenshank 11 Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 6 Black-tailed Godwit 888 Knot 7 Lapwing 97 Grey Plover 2 Great White Egret 1 Little Egret 9 Cormorant 5 Great Crested Grebe 5 Wigeon 137 Teal 6 Shove
6 December 2016
Wildlife sightings for 6th December 2016
5 Pintail - main lake 8 Mandarin - West route 1 Shelduck - flew NW 84 Wigeon - grazing marsh 2 Water Rail - calling from sheltered lagoon, reedbed filters 2 Water Pipit - grazing marsh close to wildside hide, also on the scrape 5 Redpoll - flew over head
6 December 2016
Latest Sightings - 6th December - American Wigeon still here
It's a cold and dull morning, but fantastic birds around. This drake American Wigeon turned up yesterday and is still present on the Folly Pond in amongst the Eurasian Wigeon. American Wigeon - Photo by Dan Gornall Th
6 December 2016
Icy ponds & frozen mud makes hungry birds bolder
Long-tailed tit from a small flock of four near the feeding bay Paul Stevens' Wildlife Sightings column appears every Thursday in the Chichester Observer newspaper. IT’S ANOTHER cold and bright Monday morning
5 December 2016