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Today's Highlights
Black-winged stilt Black-winged stilt - 2 - Lady Fen Ruff - 40 males in breeding plumage and females present Dunlin Greenshank - 7 flying North Grey plover - 1 Friends hide Great white egret between Main hide & Re
3 May 2017
Hawthorn hide revamp
Hawthorn Wood feeding station and hide will be closed on Wednesday 10 & Thursday 11 May. This is so that we can give it a good spring clean and make some minor improvements. So what’s involved in a spring clean of a feeding station? Well, we need
2 May 2017
Wildlife sightings - 02/05/2017
AM high tide Wader Lake Avocet 17 Ringed plover 2 (pair) Black-tailed godwit 15 Northern shoveler 5 Oystercatcher 3 Redshank 4 Swallow 3 Common tern 22 Gadwall 3 Shelduck 18 Tufted duck 9 Saline Lagoon Mute swan 2 Avocet 5 Oystercatcher 1 Tu
2 May 2017
Busy week of wildlife surveys
I have had a busy week doing wildlife surveys of the reserve at Arundel Wetland Centre. During the bat survey I did last Thursday night I picked up three species on the detectors. I heard soprano pipistrelles, the rarer Nathusius' pipistrelles and Daubent
2 May 2017
Wildlife sightings for 2nd May 2017
2 Common Tern - main lake 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 3 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 1 Jack Snipe - grazing marsh 2 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon 2 Yellow Wagtail - wader scrape bank, grazing marsh 10 Reed Warbler - South route, sheltered lagoon
2 May 2017
Todays Sightings
Black-winged stilt - 4 Common sandpiper Black-tailed godwit Tufted duck Avocet Tree sparrow Redshank Shoveler Wheatear Garganey Cettis Warbler Sparrow hawk Greenshank Sand martin Little ringed plover Lesser white-throat Oystercatcher Hobby
2 May 2017
Grasshopper Warbler
Very few reports recieved today but the first 2 Grasshopper Warblers of the year were heard and seen in the reedbed walk area today, also lots of Sedge and Reed Warbler in the area. At least 2 male Whitethroat singing and plenty of Chiffchaff, Willow Warb
1 May 2017
Recent sightings - 1st May
The following sightings were recorded today by Toni Castello, warden, at low tide, and under a sunny, warm and calm day. Estuary Oystercatcher 40, Black-tailed godwit 15, Shelduck 25, Lesser Black-backed gull 1, Black-headed gull 150. Main lake - vi
1 May 2017
Today's sightings- Black Tern
South Lake A Black Tern (see image above) spent the day feeding and resting on the lake. The ten Ruff including the 6 breeding plumaged males were present during the morning at least, up to 175 Black-tailed Godwit fed on the scrape but also moved to Top
1 May 2017
Wildlife sightings - 01/05/17
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Common tern 14 Northern shoveler 4 Avocet 24 Oystercatcher 4 Northern lapwing 29 + 2 chicks Redshank 4 Gadwall 3 Black-tailed godwit 14 Mute swan 2 Swallow 2 Tufted duck 4 Saline Lagoon Avocet 2 Shelduck 10 Grey heron 1 Gr
1 May 2017
Today's Highlights
Black-winged stilts-2 males, 1 female on Lady Fen Little ringed plover Grey plover Common tern Pochard Shelduck Shoveler Avocet Reed warbler Little egret Great white egret Redshank Gadwall Tufted duck Lapwing Tree sparrow Greylag geese Garganey Marsh harr
1 May 2017
Wildlife sightings for 1st May 2017
1 Ring Ouzel - NE corner of reservoir lagoon (pm) 1 Yellow Wagtail - grazing marsh (pm) 1 Common Sandpiper - wader scrape 3 Little Ringed Plover - main lake, wader scrape 1 Jack Snipe - grazing marsh 1 Wheatear - grazing marsh 1 Common Whitethroat - graz
1 May 2017
Lots of visible migration and Harbour Porpoise!
Visible migration Along the foreshore and from the 'Severn view' at Middle Point there was lots of action over the high tide period. Waders seen in flight due to Peregrine attack included a Common Sandpiper, c15 Grey Plover, c20 Sanderling plus c12 Ringe
30 April 2017
Terns
The day started off brightly with the appearance of 3 Black Terns over the Mere at 10.27am, they didn't stay longer than 50 seconds followed quickly a few minutes later by the arrival of 15 Common Terns, the Common Terns remaining till 16.33 when they lef
30 April 2017
Artist of the month - Alison Edwards
This month’s exhibitor Alison Edwards combines her artistic flair with her love of the natural world in a diverse display showcasing watercolour, gouache and pencil skills. After studying Natural History Illustration at Sunderland Poly in the late eigh
30 April 2017