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Wildlife sightings for 29th May 2012
18 Common Tern - main lake, resr lagoon 1 Shoveler - sheltered lagoon 1 Hobby - over marsh and scrape 2 Little Ringed Plover - main lake 4 Redshank - scrape, marsh 3 Sedge Warbler [...]
29 May 2012
Today's sightings-More Avocets
Holden Tower Avocet 2 South Lake Avocet 1 Greenshank 1 Kingfisher Hide Avocet 2 adults with 3 young Zeiss Hide Greenshank 1 [...]
29 May 2012
Craft Fair at Arundel Wetland Centre July 7-8
Get crafty at Arundel Wetland Centre Arundel Wetland Centre is hosting a craft fair on July 7 - 8. Craft exhibitors have been asked to use the theme of ‘the wetlands’ in the works they will exhibit at the weekend event. “Some artist have been workin
29 May 2012
Celebrate the Jubilee naturally
Spend time with the swans this bank holiday weekend The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust is encouraging people to celebrate The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee naturally, by making a visit to WWT Arundel Wetland Centre part of their bank holiday weekend. The Queen
29 May 2012
Whips enlarge dormice habitat
Project aided by grant from South Downs National Park Authority A row of small sticks in plastic tubes lines a quarter-mile of Mill Road between WWT Arundel Wetland Centre and the Black Rabbit pub. These are wooden 'whips' will transform into a vibrant he
29 May 2012
Help save British ladybirds this Fathers' Day
Ladybirds are important in our gardens, feeding on the aphids that attack garden plants. Unfortunately, numbers of British ladybirds are falling due to the invasion of a foreign species, the harlequin ladybird, which has now spread to South Wales. The
28 May 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Shelduck - 35 + 10 Chicks Avocet - 9 Tufted Duck - 42 Grey Heron - 42 Redshank - 42 Wigeon - 1 Lapwing - 6 Oystercatcher - 6 Canada - 5 Commen Tern - [...]
28 May 2012
Temmincks Stint
One Temminck's Stint remains on site on Sunleys Marsh viewed from Ron Barker hide though distant. Good numbers of Avocet on site with young, other waders include Ringed and Little ringed Plover, L [...]
28 May 2012
Todays Sightings
Drake Garganey on Whooper Pond this morning, M.Youdale © Copyright 2012 WWT A stunning looking drake GARGANEY today on the Whooper Pond then it lifted and as I type this is swimming around in [...]
28 May 2012
Wildlife sightings for 28th May 2012
2 Shoveler - pair, main lake 1 Redshank - scrape 2 Little Ringed Plover - scrape 1 Whitethroat - singing NE corner Additional sighting from yesterday: 1 Buzzard - flew o [...]
28 May 2012
Today's sighting
Drake Garganey at Slimbridge today. Copyright JSLees WWT At exactly the same time 302 miles away at WWT Caerlaverock, Mike Youdale photographed this. 100 Acre Garganey 2 males Common Cra [...]
28 May 2012
Temminck's Stints still
The 2 Temminck's Stint (poor image below) remain from yesterday, today they are showing from Ron Barker hide with 11 Ringed Plover and 1 Dunlin and by late afternoon the stints were joined by a 3r [...]
27 May 2012
Today's Sightings
Whooper Pond Mute Swan 2 with 6 cygnets Wigeon 2 Gadwall 2 Tufted Duck 1 Folly Pond Black-tailed Godwit 2 Shoveler 3 Flood Ground Wigeon 2 Heron 1 Avenue's Co [...]
27 May 2012
Lesser is more!
Top sighting of the week was a Lesser spotted woodpecker flying over to the willows on wetlands discovery. It is at least two years ago that this species was seen on the site. Little grebes have n [...]
27 May 2012
Wildlife sightings for 27th May 2012
2 Shoveler - pair on main lake 1 Hobby - flying high over the main lake with hirundines, 1:45 p.m. 3 Redshank - main lake, wader scrape 2 Little Ringed Plover - scrape and main lake 1 [...]
27 May 2012