Numbers of cormorants and little egrets increase

A male marsh harrier has been coming in to roost in the reedbed in the late afternoon.
A male marsh harrier has been coming in to roost in the reedbed in the late afternoon.

 


Morning sightings by WWT wardens and volunteer Guides-in-the-hides:

Mon 21 Nov

Ramsar & Sand Martin hides: goldfinch, bullfinch, cormorant (4), shelduck, tufted duck, black-headed gull, common gull (60), Teal, snipe, grey heron, lapwing (8), wigeon. reed bunting.

Lapwing hide: water rail, grey heron.

Arun Riverlife area: long-tailed tit, tufted duck (35), pochard (5), greylag geese, Canada geese, shelduck (2),  mallard, black-headed gull.

Scrape hide: snipe (2)

Woodloop: collard dive, coal tit, blue tit, great tit.


Sun 20 Nov

Grounds: kingfisher, green woodpecker, goldfinch.

Ramsar hide: Cormorant (4), shelduck, mallard, black-headed gull, common gull, tufted duck.

Sand martin hide: gadwall, shelduck, mallard, black-headed gull.

Scrape hide: little egret, gadwal, teal, mallard


Sat 19 Nov

Offham Hangar: peregrine, raven.

Grounds: mallard, raven, greenfinch, carrion crow, rook, jackdaw

Wetlands Discovery: Canada geese, greylag geese, Cetti's warbler, tufted duck (4), blackbird, robin, magpie ( 4), dunnock

Lapwing hide: Canada geese, blackbird

Ramsar & Sand Martin hides: kestrel, red kite, buzzard, gadwall (4), grey heron (2), little egret (4),  shelduck (8), cormorant (2), pochard (5), black-headed gull, shoveller (3), water rail (2), lapwing (4), wigeon (4), teal (3), mandarin (2).

Wildlife garden: chaffinch, godfinch, robin, wren, great-spotted woodpecker.

Scrape hide: Canada gees, Cetti's warbler, black-headed gull, great tit.

Reedbed: kingfisher (2), water rail (1), black bird, blue tit.

Woodloop: great tit, green woodpecker, blue tit, wren.

Arun Riverlife area: tufted duck (6), shelduck (2), greylag geese, Canada geese, black-headed gull.

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