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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
Today's sightings
Wader Lake AM mid-level tide Black-tailed godwit - 1 Little ringed plover - 1 Redshank - 2 plus 4 chicks Avocets - 10 Lapwing - 4 plus 4 chicks Grey heron - 8 Shelduck - 6 Gadwall - 8 Wigeon - 2 Common tern - 43 Shoveler - 2 Hawthorn Wood feeding s
9 June 2015
Todays Highlights
Little ringed plover chicks - main obs Avocet chicks - Lyle and friends Black-tailed godwits 30+ nelson lyle hide
9 June 2015
Today's sightings
Rushy Pen Avocet 8/9 pairs with at least one brood. Oystercatcher pair + brood of 2 chicks (see below) Shelduck + 2 broods Tufted Duck/Mallards Robbie Garnett Hide Avocet 4 Lapwing 4 Crane 1 GCP Holden Tower Avocet 3 pairs nesting and at least one brood
9 June 2015
Wildlife sightings for 9th June 2015
1 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 4 Shoveler - wader scrape, main lake 1 Kingfisher - flew towards main lake from South route 1 Hobby - carpark 200 Swift - site count May bird highlights: Bittern, Wood Sandpiper, Little Egret, Ring-necked Duck, Garga
9 June 2015
Nene goslings hatch at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre
Three nene goslings have hatched at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre. Only about 1,000 Nenes – pronounced ‘nay-nay’ after their call – survive in the wild in their native Hawaii, making these the worlds rarest goslings. The nene goslings usually hat
8 June 2015