News
Wildlife artist in residence at nature reserve
Hornbill by Desiree Hart was nominated was short listed for the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation Artist of the year award 2012 Meet wildlife artist Desiree Hart, artist in residence at WWT Arundel Wetland Centre dur
21 August 2013
Today's bird highlights
The lesser yellowlegs is still present in front of the British Steel hide and a spoonbill has been seen from the Peter Scott hide. Other sightings include 350 black tailed godwit, 58 greenshank, 235 redshank, 2 ringed plover, 5 whimbrel, 2 Mediterranean g
21 August 2013
Discover a medieval medicine chest on wetland plant walk
Wetland plants were both medicine chest and kitchen pantry for the medieval population of West Sussex. WWT Arundel Wetland Centre plant specialist Sheila Stenning is taking visitors on a special series of walks in August and September, identifying wetland
21 August 2013
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake (AM, low tide): Snipe - 4 Lapwing - 140 Redshank - 1 Grey heron - 3 Canada geese - 6 Greylag - 1 Common tern - 8 Moorhen - 6 Shelduck - 4 Black-headed gull - 10 Black-backed gull - 3 Mallard - 30 Saline lagoon: Black-headed gull - 9 Mallard -
21 August 2013
Today's sightings-Blue-head
The Holden Tower BLUE-HEADED WAGTAIL 1 adult male Yellow Wagtail 50 Ringed Plover 441 ( 64 juveniles) Dunlin 310 ( 268 juveniles) Sanderling 11 juveniles Turnstone 1 juvenile Red Knot 1 juvenile Curlew 121 Yellow-legged Gull 5 Brent Goose 1 Shelduck 140 P
21 August 2013
Sighting compilation
It generally pays to be further up rather than down to food chain as one or two species have discovered. Marsh Harriers (3+) have been recorded catching Moorhen and Mallard, and an adult Greater Black-backed Gull caught and killed a juvenile Shelduck toda
20 August 2013
Cranes are fighting fit
This pair of Eurasian cranes shows that certain skills are innate and there is no shortage of exuberance among adolescents. As part of the Great Crane Project, the flock is being prepared for life in the wild at Crane School at WWT Slimbridge. They will
20 August 2013
Get GCSE science lessons outside into nature
GCSE science lessons won’t be complete without school children doing fieldwork outside the classroom, says the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust. Government proposals to reform the subject content of science GCSEs currently have little reference to learning
20 August 2013
Latest wildlife sightings
Wader Lake (AM, low tide): Snipe - 2 Black-tailed godwit - 2 Redshank - 2 Curlew - 1 Shelduck - 5 Lapwing - 160 Greylag - 1 Black-headed gull - 11 Common tern - 7 Grey heron - 3 Moorhen - 3 Hawthorn Wood feeding station: Nuthatch - 1 Great tit - 11 Bullfi
20 August 2013
Duckery update
The latest news on what’s been ‘matching and hatching' among our rare and endangered waterbirds... Red-billed whistling duck The breeding season is coming to a close up at the duckery, but there’s still time to
20 August 2013
Wildlife sightings for 20th August 2013
c45 Teal - scrape, main lake 2 Peregrine - perching on hospital 2 Greenshank - flew on to main lake from the west, then headed towards the scrape p.m. 6 Snipe - scrape 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 4 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon, wildside 1 Willow Warb
20 August 2013
We're back!
Apologies, computer gremlins left us unable to update the sightings page over the past few days. I'll do an up to date report at the end of today.
20 August 2013
Out on the reserve today
Lyle hide Marsh harrier - 1 female Main hide Black-tailed godwit - 48 Ruff - 2 Little ringed plover - 2 Snipe Clouded yellow butterflies Red underwing moths
20 August 2013
Today's sightings
The Holden Tower Marsh Harrier 1 female Pintail 1 Brent Goose 1 Ringed Plover 397 Dunlin 274 Sanderling 15 Turnstone 1 Bar-tailed Godwit 1 Whimbrel 1 Curlew 150 Yellow Wagtail 30 The Zeiss Hide Pintail 1 Greenshank 2 Green Sandpiper 2 Common Snipe 12 Litt
20 August 2013
Recent Sightings
Main Lake 320 mallards, 10 coots, 8 teal, 1 wigeon, 23 Tufted Ducks, 7 shelduck, 14 gadwall Saline Lagoon 2 shelduck, little egret, heron Wader Marsh 18 Graylag, greenshank, curlew Estuary 4 ringed plover, 20 curlew Fresh water lagoon 6 mute swan
19 August 2013