First flowers blooming
Large number of lapwing flock in and coltsfoot, primrose and snow drops are flowering.
Lots of lapwing visited the reserve last week. The large flocks may be breaking up for spring and our regular 12-14 breeding lapwing have come in, accompanied by good numbers of their neighbours. On Friday there were 47 lapwing at the Ramsar hide. That number increased to 72 lapwing on Sunday.
Feb 11
Ramsar/Sand Martin hides: 35 lapwing, 1 cormorant, 8 shelducks, 7 tufted ducks, 11 pochards, 2 Egyptian geese.
Wildlife garden: 1 goldcrest
Scrape hide: 7 teal, 4 shovelerm 1 tufted ducks.
Feb 9
Lapwing hide: 72 lapwing
Feb 7
Ramsar hide: 47 lapwing, 2 wigeon, 1 great crested grebe
Arun Riverlife: 6 teal. 2 tufted ducks
Pond skater play area: 1 water rail
Sand Martin hide: 4 lapwing, 2 oystercatchers.
Woodland Loop: 1 water rail, 3 chaffinch, 5 blue tits, 1 long tailed tit
Feb 5
Scrape hide: 4 tufted ducks, 4 shoveler, gadwall 6, yeal 12, 3 shelduck, 1 kingfisher, 3 Cetti's warblers
Feb 4
Ramsar hide: 1 oystercatcher, 12 lapwings, 580 black-headed gulls, 7 shelduck, 2 gadwall, 5 tufted ducks, 8 pochards, 4 teal, 1 cormorant.
