Lots of snipe and a some lapwing

Snipe tucked into the reeds in front of the Ramsar hide Photo: Richard Allan

Recent sightings by WWT wardens at Arundel Wetland Centre.

Dec 24

Ramsar hide: 90 snipe, 11 lapwing, 2 wigeon, 2 peregrine, and 18 pochard.

Scrape hide: 1 water rail

 

Dec 26

Wetlands Discovery: 1 kingfisher.

Ramsar hide: 68 snipe, 14 lapwing, and 10 pochard

Lapwing hide: 7 snipe, 1 shoveler

Scrape hide: 11 shelduck, 6 snipe, 1 water rail, and 1 kingfisher.

Reedbed hide: great spotted woodpecker

 

Dec 27

Ramsar hide: 65 snipe, 3 lapwing, 4 wigeon, and 45 teal

Lapwing hide: 4 lapwing, 2 snipe

Scrape hide: 12 shoveler, 2 little grebe, 1 kingfisher, and 4 snipe

Reedbed: kingfisher

 

Dec 28

Ramsar hide: 27 snipe, 13 pochard, 2 grey heorn, 3 little egret, 13 teal, 8 lapwing, 4 tufted duck, 3 shoveler, 9 shelduck, 3 cormorant.

Scrape hide: water rail, 3 teal, 2 shelduck, 2 little grebe, 1 kingfisher

Woodland Loop: water rail

Arun Riverlife lagoon: 7 teal, 1 grey heron, 1 cormorant

 

Dec 29

Ramsar hide: 22 snipe, grey heron, 22 teal, 3 cormorant, 8 lapwing, 2 common gull, 3 tufted ducks, 4 shelduck, 8 shoveler, 10 pochard, 1 gadwall

Lapwing hide: 2 lapwing, 1 grey heron, 1 water rail

Scrape hide: 10 teal, 1 gadwall, 1 little grebe, 2 shoveler

Arun Riverlife lagoon: 1 grey heron, 1 cormorant

 

Dec 31

Ramsar hide: 9 teal, 13 snipe, 1 grey heron, 9 pochard, 12 shelduck, 19 tufted duck, 2 cormorant, 4 gadwall, 1 little egret, 1 kingfisher.

Lapwing hide: 4 teal, 11 snipe

Scrape hide: 2 gadwall, 2 shoveler, 2 shelduck, 3 teal, water rail

Reedbed hide: goldcrest.

Wildlife garden: goldcrests

Arun Riverlife lagoon: grey heron, little egret.

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