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Anticipation!
Well thinks are very slow here at Arundel at the moment. The weather is so very mild that dragonflies, such as Common darter and migrant hawker are still on the wing. Red admirals and amazingly a Common Carder Bumblebee are also active. A Song thrush was
18 November 2011
A new trail
I am pleased to say the the trail has now been completed from the end of our community reedbed walk to the Farm Tea Room. This is something we have wanted to get completed for some time - there has always been a walk there via the public footpaths, but we
18 November 2011
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake AM Mid tide Lapwing 27 Redshank 19 Common Snipe 3 Curlew 11 Black-Headed-Gull 46 Wigeon 5 Gadwa [...]
18 November 2011
Elusive wildfowl
With the mild weather continuing wildfowl numbers have stayed fairly low. Teal and snipe numbers have increased, but they have remained elusive. [...]
18 November 2011
Wildlife sightings for 18th November 2011
10 Snipe - marsh, scrape and main lake 30 Wigeon - grazing on marsh banks. Plenty of Teal and Shoveler now loafing or feeding on marsh also. 2 Peregrine - across the river, one perched on [...]
18 November 2011
Todays Sightings
Rushy Bewicks Swan 63 Pintail 75 Pochard 110 Grey Wagtail Hybrid Shelduck 1 Martin Smith Hide Snipe 6 Cettis 1 Robbie Garnett Hide Whitefronted Goose 36 Wigeon 900 Te [...]
18 November 2011
November? More like mid-winter!
After the flurry of new arrivals at the beginning of the week, the lake is settling down as new birds familiarise themselves with the daily routine of the feeds and regular visitors re-establish their patch. Numbers have been fluctuating daily, with a top
17 November 2011
Results from recent bird count
We have undertaken a bird count at Castle Espie and I am really pleased with the number of birds on site at the moment. 400+ black-tailed godwit that are feeding on stubble and can be seen flying back and forth to the shore line 500 brent geese are still
17 November 2011
Whooper swan update
There are currently 1000 Whooper swans flying into the reserve everyday for the swan feeds at 3pm and 3.30pm. We will expect numbers to start creeping up even further throughout December and January, hopefully reaching a peak of 2000. You can watch the sw
17 November 2011
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Teal 67 Mallard 56 Heron 3 Black-Headed-Gull 150 Shelduck 2 River Wear Cormorant - 1 Other Bird Species Kestrel - 2 (Top me [...]
17 November 2011
Bird News
A Peregrine spent much of the day perched on the fence posts at the back of the Mere, as did a Common Buzzard. 2 Goldeneye (male and female) were on the Mere this afternoon, as, unusually was a Little [...]
17 November 2011
Today Sightings
Whooper Pond Wigeon 40 Teal 10 Pintail 2 Tufted Duck 50 Folly Pond Teal 800 Wigeon 500 Whooper Swan 20 Avenue Tower Teal 250 Wigeon 180 Snipe 1 Badger Cam Don [...]
17 November 2011
Wildlife sightings for 17th November 2011
1 Bittern - main lake, observed from Headley Hide 1 Shelduck - main lake 1 Pintail - male, main lake 35 Wigeon - marsh, sheltered lagoon 11 Common Snipe - grazing marsh and scrape [...]
17 November 2011
Today's sightings
Foggy conditions from 0800-0930 so limited sightings, sunny from 0930 onward. Some disturbance from hedge cutting and fixing of Zeiss roof today, sorry. Holden Tower Barnacle Goose 110 T [...]
17 November 2011
Is it a plane, is it a bird, it's both of them!
High flyers of the future learned all about birds and planes at Slimbridge Wetland Centre on Monday 14-November 2011. Airbus graduates from Filton and the Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) education team ran a “bird vs plane” activities da
16 November 2011