Sightings - Arundel
Snipe at Ramsar hide & Gulls moving through
We've seen big numbers of black-headed gulls (240) and common gulls (110) on the reserve, moving through, most on their way north after wintering in warmer climates. Some of the black-headed gulls do stay and form a colony on the islands near the Sand Mar
21 February 2025
Good winter for lapwing
We are already starting to see the males giving display flights on warmer days.
13 February 2025
Strong lapwing numbers
With a few catkins, snowdrops and primroses starting to flower and even the odd daffodil in bud, we are reminded that spring is just around the corner. Birds are starting to sing in earnest and there is much displaying from drakes in their finest plumage.
5 February 2025
Firecrests, pochard and wigeon
Goldcrests and firecrests are still onsite this past week.
29 January 2025
Pintails and Wigeon
On Tuesday afternoon we were in the Ramsar hide hoping to see the cattle egrets coming in for the roost. We only saw 5 cattle egrets while we were there but we did count 6 wigeon on the far side between the Scrape and Sand Martin hides. A kingfisher shot
23 January 2025
Roosting Cormorants
From the Ramsar hide a small flock of nine cattle egrets arrived around 3.30 pm yesterday, six landing on the large gravelly island while the last three stopped on the point of the wet grassland, opposite. These early arrivals for the evening roost drew m
16 January 2025
Kingfishers, Egyptian geese & Cold Weather
We had lots of ice on Wednesday morning – low temperatures are predicted for the rest of the week and will keep things chilly. Some of our water bodies are icing over. Lapwing flock numbers are up and down depending on the time of day. We had 150 on
8 January 2025
18 wigeon on New Year's Day
We were closed to visitors because of high winds on the first day of 2025 but our outdoor teams were in Jan 1 2025. Stopping into Ramsar , Sand martin and Scrape hides despite the winds to count 42 lapwing and 18 wigeon on the large lagoon. Saw a kingfis
1 January 2025
Barn owl, teal & lapwing flocks
We are seeing up to 25 teal from Ramsar & Sand Martin hides this week. The lapwing flock numbers were as high as 220, depending on the time of day. Last Thursday the peregrines were at it again, flushing up 118 lapwing from the islands between the two hid
23 December 2024
Bullfinches & Winter waterbird flocks
Bullfinches have been spotted in the hedgerows on the Tranquil Trail path near the Ramsar hide entrance.
18 December 2024
Bittern is back at the Scrape hide
Last Friday a visitor spotted a bittern from Scrape hide and our Warden Megan saw it again Monday morning
12 December 2024
Teal, lapwings and kingfisher
On the the daily morning walk round on Tuesday, a flock of amorous Teal were displaying in the morning sun – a beautiful sight and sound. Lapwing numbers are increasing, the ubiquitous Kingfisher is showing at Scrape and Ramsar hides and we are hearing
4 December 2024
Lapwing flocks
Up to 56 lapwings in the mornings on the island of the large lagoon between Ramsar and Sand Martin hide.
27 November 2024
Kingfishers and Goldcrests
Kingfishers can still be seen fishing at the Ramsar hide- we also see them at the Scrape hide and on the Arun Riverlife Lagoon as the birds make a circuit around the site to feed. The times and locations are not predictable,.Visitors are reporting goldcre
21 November 2024
Marsh Harriers and cattle egrets roosting
We are seeing less Cattle egrets through the day, but good numbers are coming in to roost in the evenings. Our monthly harrier roost counts have resumed, with the first count of the season showing nine Marsh harriers roosting in our reedbeds. .
7 November 2024