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Wildlife sightings for 2nd June 2018
2 Common Tern - reservoir lagoon, sheltered lagoon 5 Lapwing chicks - grazing marsh, wader scrape 1 Kestrel - entrance area 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital 2 Swallow - grazing marsh May bird highlights: Temminck’s Stint, Jack Snipe, Green San
3 June 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag goose Egyptian goose Shelduck Shoveler Tufted duck Pintail Gadwall Teal Mallard Pochard Garganey Wigeon Coot Moorhen Crane Bittern (booming) Grey heron Little egret Avocet + chicks Black tailed godwit Oystercatcher Redshank
3 June 2018
Otter and other sightings
Overcast today after some overnight rain. Good visibility early on. An Otter was seen in Langley's Brook from the Ron Barker Hide at 3pm. Again plenty of evidence of breeding activity. The pair of Great-crested Grebe have 3 young, currently hitching a rid
2 June 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag goose Egyptian goose Shelduck Shoveler Tufted duck Gadwall Teal Mallard Pintail Garganey (Lady Fen) Wigeon Coot Moorhen Cormorant Grey heron Little egret Avocet Redshank Black tailed godwit Snipe Little ringed plover Lapwing
2 June 2018
Today's Highlights
Avocet Black-tailed godwit Little ringed plover-displaying at Reedbed hide Cuckoo Cetti's warbler Tree sparrow and chicks Goldfinch Starling and chicks Black-headed gull and chicks Stock dove-pair Tufted duck Shelduck and ducklings Mallard and ducklings S
1 June 2018
Latest Sightings - Friday 1st June - Cygnets and chicks
Still plenty of chicks around the site today. A pair of Mute Swans have 6 cygnets on the Whooper Pond and a pair have 4 cygnets on the Flood Ground. The Oystercatchers have hatched 2 chicks on the Folly Pond raft, it seems the third egg was not viable an
1 June 2018
Recent Sightings (30th May-1st June)
A few notable sightings from the reserve during the past few days. 3 Spoonbills are still viewable from the British Steel Hide (1st June). Lesser Whitethroats have bred on the reserve with adults seen feeding recently fledged young near Hopkin's Folly. A
1 June 2018
Today's rather wet sightings
Stop Press......... Great News Crane egg is hatching on the Rushy. One of the eggs is hatching the other still showing no sign of piping, at 32 to 33 days incubation this could well be the second egg. Also nice 2nd summer Med Gull At least 16 ad Avocet
1 June 2018
Wildlife sightings for 1st June 2018
1 Ringed Plover - scrape, reservoir lagoon 1 Green Sandpiper - marsh 5 Lapwing juveniles - marsh(4), scrape(1) 2 Common Tern - main lake 4 Shoveler - marsh 3 Swallow - Peacock Tower May bird highlights: Temminck’s Stint, Jack Snipe, Green Sandp
1 June 2018
Wet half term doesn't stop New Life
The Learning Teams helps kids get hands on with eggs, feathers and nests on the roaming New Life Trolley every day during half term. The New Life event at Arundel Wetland Centre has been running daily despite the unpr
31 May 2018
Today's Sightings
Avocet with Chicks Black-tailed Godwit Redshank Mute Swan Whooper Swan Linnet Corn Bunting Tree Sparrow House Sparrow Reed Bunting Goldfinch Moorhen Coot Mallard Shoveler Starling Lapwing Great Tit Dunnock Tufted Duck Garganey x3 Little-Ringed Plover Hou
31 May 2018
Spoonbill new for the year
A Spoonbill dropped onto Vinson's Marsh early afternoon before flying South. Spoonbill are now pretty much annually occurring on the reserve. Our year list is now on 126 species. See previous days for a fuller picture of what can be seen on the reserve.
31 May 2018
Wildlife sightings - 31/5/2018
Wader Lake (AM, mid-tide): Common tern 120+ Avocet 22 Shelduck 24 + 22 chicks Lesser black-backed gull 1 Little ringed plover 1 Oystercatcher 3 Gadwall 17 Lapwing 6 + 1 chick Shoveler 1 Grey heron 15 Saline lagoon: Shelduck 5 Hawthorn Wood f
31 May 2018
Wildlife sightings for 31st May 2018
2 Shelduck - wader scrape 1 Common Tern - reservoir lagoon 1 Peregrine - perched on the hospital 5 Shoveler - main lake, grazing marsh 8 Swift - main lake 1 Garden Warbler - sheltered lagoon 1 Swallow - Peacock Tower p.m. April/May bird highl
31 May 2018
Latest Sightings
A little more overcast today making viewing over the reserve easier. More signs of breeding activity with at least 17 Avocet chick out on Woodend Marsh with more birds sitting around the reserve. Other waders; c.100 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Little Ringed Pl
30 May 2018