Flock of siskins in hedgerow
On Monday a flock of 27 siskins was spotted in the hedge opposite Pelican Cove exhibit. No doubt they were after the seeds from the tiny alder cones to eat. Siskin are more common at garden bird feeders these days too, especially in late winter. The males are a bit brighter yellow than the female pictured here.
We are still seeing a large lapwing presence especially in the late afternoon. Teal numbers are strong and it seems like the most of the mute swans around Arundel are dropping in as well.
Wed 27 Jan
Wetlands discovery: 1 kingfisher
Ramsar hide: 1 redpoll, 14 snipe, 1 water rail.
Tues 26 Jan
Ramsar and Sand martin hide: 12 snipe, 1 heron, 1 tufted duck, 10 mallards, 14 shovelers, 16 shelduck, 9 mute swans, 8 greylag geese, 28 Canada geese, 94 black-headed geese, 22 teal.
Scrape hide: 1 marsh harrier
Mon 25 Jan
Ramsar: 4 snipe, 2 heron
Sand martin hide: 98 lapwing, 15 shelducks, 20 shoveler
Scrape hide: 1 marsh harrier
Wood Loop: 4 chaffinches, 1 water rail
Arun Riverlife Lagoon: 23 greylag geese, 14 Canada Geese, 1 pochard
Ramsar hide: 1 little egret, 4 cattle egret, 27 siskin (over hedgerow between Arun Riverlife and Pelican Cove)
Sun 24 Jan
Wetland Discovery: 24 mallards, 2 moorhens, 6 tufted ducks, 6 Canada geese, 4 teal, 1 coot, 1 pochard
Sand Martin hide: 2 common gull, 163 black-headed gulls, 1 lapwing, 13 shelducks,
Woodloop: marsh tit
Arun Riverlife: 1 pochard, 2 shoveler, 3 teal, 2 gadwall, 1 water rail, 2 snipe
Sat 23 Jan
Arun Riverlife: 1 little egret, 1 grey heron, 14 Canada geese, 4 greylag geese, 47 mallards, 13 black-headed gulls, 1 common gull, 2 moorhens, 1 gadwall, l4 pochard ducks
Hedgerows: 4 bullfinches, 2 black caps
Sussex Screen: 10 mandarin ducks.
Ramsar and Sand Martin hides: 78 lapwings, 45 teal, 1 cormorant, 5 snipe.
Lapwing hide: 3 teal, 1 kingfisher
Fri 22 Jan
Ramsar hide: 10 shelducks, 11 snipe, 10 mute swans, 7 greylag geese, 20 tufted ducks, 1 shoveler, 2 cormorants, 6 pochard, 1 egret, 6 teal
Lapwing hide: 18 teal, 2 greylag geese, 11 shelducks, 111 lapwing, 7 wigeon, 3 tufted ducks, 11 shoveler, 2 snipe.
Woodloop: great spotted woodpecker, water rail, 1 moorhen, 2 chaffinches, 2 goldcrest, 12 blue tits, 1 great tits, 4 dunnock, 1 wood pigeon, 1 coal tit, 1 robin.
Thurs 21 Jan
Sussex Screen: 14 mallard, 1 coot.
Scrape hide:2 mandarin ducks.
Ramsar and Sand Martin hides: 41 lapwings, 2 shoveler, 5 shelducks, 4 pochards, 6 teal, 3 cormorants, 100 black-headed gulls.
