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Discover wildlife on Sussex Day at Arundel Wetland Centre
June 16 is Sussex Day and Arundel Wetland Centre is celebrating the wildlife of Sussex with a series of walks and talks. The Sussex Wildlife Day event at Arundel Wetland Centre begins with WWT Guides in the Hides from 10 am, helping visitors ID birds with
11 June 2015
Today's sightings
South Lake Little-ringed Plover 2 Kingfisher 2 fledged juveniles calling for food, back ditch (East side of lake) Gadwall 47 Black-tailed Godwit 1 Avocet 1 Rushy Pen Oystercatcher pair + 2 chicks Avocet 10 pairs incubating plus brood of 3 Tack Piece Crane
11 June 2015
Today's Highlights
Little ringed plover-Main Observatory Avocet chicks Hairy dragonfly- Dragonfly pond Four spot chaser
11 June 2015
Wildlife sightings for 11th June 2015
1 Hobby - hunting high over main lake 2 Shoveler - marsh 1 Redshank - marsh 4 Lapwing juvs - marsh and scrape 1 Whitethroat - sheltered lagoon 1 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon June bird highlights: Little Egret, Hobby, Kestrel, Little Ringed Plover
11 June 2015
Hobby
A very pleasant warm, windless sunny summer's day. Classic conditions for Falco subbuteo or in common parlance Hobby. A bird which is annual on the reserve but sometimes difficult to connect with. This afternoon one was showing well but distantly, hawking
10 June 2015
Tuesdays sightings
The Rushy Avocet 17- with young Oystercatcher 2 with young The Holden Tower Avocet 10 Oystercatcher 2 Lapwing 6 The Tack Piece Avocet 5 Lapwing pair with young The Zeiss Hide Avocet 14 Black-tailed Godwit 1 The South Lake Avocet 5 Black-tailed Godwit 10 G
10 June 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Black-tailed Godwit - 3 Avocet - 9 Lapwing - 5 Redshank - 2 & 2 chicks Gadwall - 9 & 11 ducklings Shelduck - 8 & 20 ducklings Black-headed Gull - 60 Grey Heron - 8 Common Tern - 48 Wigeon - 2 male &n
10 June 2015
Todays sightings
Lapwing Redshank Black-tailed godwits Little ringed plovers Oystercatchers Snipe Avocet Mallard Shoveler Gadwall Garganey Shoveler Shelduck Teal Pochard Little grebe Little egret Grey heron Cormorant Mute swan Whooper swan Canada goose Greylag goose Egypt
10 June 2015
Wildlife sightings for 10th June 2015
1 Red-crested Pochard - reservoir lagoon 1 Shoveler - marsh 1 Redshank - marsh 1 Garden Warbler - singing near scrape hide June bird highlights: Little Egret, Hobby, Kestrel, Little Ringed Plover, Redshank, Mediterranean Gull, Caspian Gull, Kingfis
10 June 2015
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Oystercatcher 2 Mute Swan 2 + 5 cygnets Folly Pond Gadwall 2 Oystercatcher 2 Young Mallard and Moorhen Teal Pond Little Grebe Heron Black-headed Gull Moorhen Avenue Tower Mute Swan 2 + 1 cygnet Oystercatcher (on nest) Black-headed Gull 32 (wi
10 June 2015
Sandwich tern
Terntastic! A sandwich tern was spotted over the stream area this afternoon. A rare visitor to our site, with the last recording in August 2007.
9 June 2015
Latest Sighting
A relatively quiet couple of days as high pressure builds allowing the wind to drop and feeling slightly warmer. I say quiet but it is easily possible to see 60-70+ species on the reserve even if fewer passage migrants are obvious. A Common Snipe drumming
9 June 2015
Snakes alive!
During last weeks reptile survey one of our tins produced a bumper seven juvenile Grass Snakes!! Adults are being seen more regularly especially out on Wetlands discovery when the sun is shining! Two Slowworms may not sound a lot but for Arundel this is a
9 June 2015
Recent sightings - 9th June
The following sightings were recorded by Toni Castello, Senior Reserve Warden Main lake – visible from Sensory garden and Visitor centre Tufted duck 16, Greylag 2 (with 5 goslings!), Coot 3. Freshwater lagoon - visible from Brent Hide and Crannog Tuft
9 June 2015
Recent sightings - 9th June
The following sightings were recorded by Toni Castello, Senior Reserve Warden Main lake – visible from Sensory garden and Visitor centre Tufted duck 16, Greylag 2 (with 5 goslings!), Coot 3. Freshwater lagoon - visible from Brent Hide and Crannog Gadwa
9 June 2015