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Free School Visits
Free school visits are starting next week. The first school to visit us is St James CE Primary School from Bolton who will be here on Monday. Also joining us next week is Marsh Green Primary from Wigan and Rice Lane Infants from Liverpool. The schools are
2 November 2012
Wilder
A wilder day weather wise with a chilly wind than of late plus some heavy rain/hail showers late afternoon. Quite a few people around the reserve looking for the Firecrest but this roving bird gave most people the slip with only a couple of sightings on t
2 November 2012
Yellow-browed Warbler!
Photograph of today's Y B Warbler by Tim Collier www.timcollierphotography.com Yellow-browed Warbler A Yellow-browed Warbler was found early this morning feeding in willows just to the left of the South Lake Observatory and continued to show until dusk.
2 November 2012
Swan facts
Our swan feeds have started this week known as our Swan Spectacular. The swans will come up to feed everyday at 3pm and 3.30pm. We have now added two morning feeds at 10.30 at the swan link and 10.45 at the Raines hide. At the moment we have 1384 swans a
2 November 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Teal - 77 Mallard - 32 Black-headed Gull - 131 Moorhen - 4 Redshank - 8 Lapwing - 10 Widgeon - 3 Hawthorn Wood Willow Tit Nuthatch Coal Tit Bullfinch Great Spotted Woodpecker Great Tit Blue Tit Chaffinch Pheasant
2 November 2012
Nature photography weekend on Nov 10-11
Photographer WWT Arundel Grounds Manager Paul Stevens Arundel Wetland Centre is holding a weekend of nature photography displays, talks and walks on Nov 10-11. “46% of visitors to Wildfowl and Wetland trust centres
1 November 2012
Firecrest still present
Firecrest again along the Nature Trail feeding in Yews near the Kingfisher Hide. The bird is mobile so look for any flocks in the trees and undergrowth especially in Pines, Larches and Yews. A juv Pale -bellied Brent with 15,000+ Pink-footed Geese also Ba
1 November 2012
Butterflies and Dragonflies
With Autumnwatch being on our televisions this week, we thought we would share with you a bit about what they are discussing. One of the main areas they are covering is how the weather is changing and how is effecting different species. Did you know this
1 November 2012
Todays Sightings
WADER LAKE/AM Teal - 99 Shoveler - 5 Mallard - 8 Moorhen - 6 Mute Swan - 4 (2 adults/2 cygnets) Snip - 13 Redshank - 31 Lapwing - 49 Blackheaded Gull - 106 Heron - 1 Pheasant - 1 SALINE LAGOON/AM Mallard - 2 Curlew - 1 OTHER BIRDS River Wea
1 November 2012
Wildlife sightings for 1st November 2012
1 Mandarin - main lake 35 Redwing - flew W+NW 28 Redpoll - wildside 13 Siskin - wildside 27 Fieldfare - flew NW 14 Snipe - main lake, flew towards marsh Recent bird highlights: Goldeneye, Bittern, Little Egret, Marsh Harrier, Hen Harrier, Peregrin
1 November 2012
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Peregrine 1 Golden Plover 90 Ruff 1 Lapwing 200 Dunlin 200 Chiffchaff 1 Water Rail calling On the mudflats Grey Plover 3 Knot 1 Martin Smith Hide Water Rail 1 South Lake Black-tailed Godwit 15 Great Crested Grebe 1 Teal 40 Shoveler 60 Rushy S
1 November 2012
Today's sightings
The Rushy Bewick's Swan 3 Pintail 55 The Holden Tower Merlin 1 Peregrine 2 Buzzard 2 Golden Plover 808 Grey Plover 2 Redshank 15 Curlew 45 Ruff 3 Lapwing 450 Dunlin 30 Little Egret 1 Chiffchaff 1 The Zeiss Hide BITTERN 2 Dunlin 260 Redshank 30 Black-taile
31 October 2012
Green-winged Teal and more arrivals
A drake Green-winged Teal ( a female would be a tough call..) was found today during a count. The Green-winged Teal is a North American vagrant which turns up annually at Martin Mere. With 5,300 Eurasian Teal on the reserve it's quite possible that anothe
31 October 2012
Seasonal round ups and close ups.
The season has been a wonderful one, with a large variety of good quality birds and species breeding. A young female Hoodie resting up These lovely Hooded Mergansers are typically one of the very first species to nest in an average season, laying a se
31 October 2012
Wildlife sightings for 31st October 2012
1 Mandarin - river 57 Wigeon - marsh and sheltered lagoon 1 Kingfisher - main lake 1 Stonechat - main lake 25+ Redwing - flew W 30+ Lesser Redpoll - south route, wildside Additional sightings from yesterday: 1 Goldeneye – 1st winter male, reservo
31 October 2012