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Wildlife sightings for 4th January 2018
1 Bittern - main lake N shore 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 1 Caspian Gull (4cy) - main lake 1 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 1 Water Pipit - wader scrape 18 Siskin - sheltered lagoon 7 Fieldfare - grazing marsh, South route 11 Redwing - sheltered lagoon 5
4 January 2018
Sightings
Happy New Year to all our readers!! A round up of sightings so far in the New Year include the first Woodcock of the year which was flushed along the reed bed walk area by one of the wardens. A Raven was seen on Woodend Marsh. We still have up to 5 Mars
3 January 2018
Wildlife sightings - 3/1/18
Wader Lake (AM, low tide): Curlew 6 Lapwing 10 Teal 22 Wigeon 1 Shelduck 10 Shoveler 8 Saline Lagoon (AM, low tide): Curlew 6 Teal 18 Black-headed gull 44 Hawthorn Wood feeding station: Goldcrest 1 Nuthatch 1 Great-spotted woodpecker 2 Willo
3 January 2018
Latest Sightings - 3rd January - tidal flooding!
We are open as normal today, but please take extra care on the roads. Wellies are highly recommended as there has been a lot of rain overnight. The major tidal flooding means many of the fields are underwater leaving little grass for the Barnacle Geese to
3 January 2018
Wildlife sightings for 3rd January 2018
1 Bittern - main lake N shore 1 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 2 Snipe - wader scrape 3 Pintail - main lake 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 5 Redwing - entrance lake 1 Grey Wagtail - otter enclosure 29 Greylag Goose - grazing marsh, reservoir lagoon Decem
3 January 2018
Wildlife sightings for 2nd January 2018
1 Bittern - main lake N shore 3 Pintail - main lake 1 Goldeneye - main lake 3 Stonechat - grazing marsh, reservoir lagoon 20 Siskin - sheltered lagoon December bird highlights: Jack Snipe, Goldeneye, Brent Goose, Little Egret, Great White Egret
3 January 2018
Monday sightings
Rushy Hide and Peng Observatory 270+ Tufted Duck, 130 Pochard, 80 Bewick's Swans and three Ruff were present at dawn. Tack Piece Large numbers of duck first thing this morning but they dispersed and numbers thinned out when the Buzzards became active, a m
2 January 2018
Recent Sightings (30th Dec-2nd Jan)
British Steel Hide Wader counts from the British Steel Hide have included c.500 Black-tailed Godwits, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 9 Greenshank, 6 Redshank, 33 Dunlin, 3 Knot, 332 Lapwing and 5 Curlew. Wildfowl have included 2 Goldeneye (estuary), 130 Brent Gee
2 January 2018
Singing mistle thrush & displaying teal
Goldcrest at Arundel Wetland Centre by Jamie MacCallum THE WINTER solstice is a few weeks past and optimistic mistle thrush, robins and dunnocks have begun singing in response to the slight increase in daylight. Grant
2 January 2018
Todays sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Bewick's swan Greylag Shelduck Mallard Shoveler Pintail Wigeon Pochard Tufted duck Great crested grebe Coot Moorhen Little egret Redshank Snipe Golden plover Lapwing Starling Pied wagtail Reed bunting Tree sparrow House sparrow Gold
2 January 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Bewick's swan Greylag Shelduck Mallard Shoveler Wigeon Pintail Pochard Tufted duck
2 January 2018
Wildlife sightings - 02/01/18
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Canada goose 34 Canada x greylag 1 Greylag 1 Shoveler 2 Teal 14 Shelduck 12 Lapwing 45 Saline Lagoon Curlew 27 Teal 4 Hawthorn Wood Treecreeper 2 Nuthatch 1 Goldcrest 1 Blue tit 8 Coal tit 2 Great spotted woodpecker 1 Bull
2 January 2018
Update
The washes are still flooded and the A1101 road to our centre is now closed. The Littleport and Ten Mile Bank roads are not affected by the flooding. Here's the good news..... we now have a Hare Walk on EVERY DAY for two weeks. Call the centre on 01353 86
1 January 2018
Recent Sightings 1st Jan 2018
A blustery start to the new year but there was plenty to see on and from the reserve at Castle Espie. The following sightings were recorded today from the reserve at Castle Espie. Estuary – visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Observatory Brent
1 January 2018
New Year's Day wildlife sightings
a.m. low tide Wader Lake Canada goose 82 Canada/greylag cross 1 Greylag goose 5 Shelduck 16 Shoveler 6 Teal 30 Redshank 6 Lapwing 15 Saline lagoon Curlew 5 Kingfisher Black headed gull 324 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker 3 (2 male, 1 female) Nuthat
1 January 2018