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Sand martin swarm hunting insects

Kingfisher scolds another! Photo by Romney Turner

Recent wildlife sightings (does not include common species like coots, mute swans, black-headed gulls and mallard ducks):

Sun 23 Sept:

Scrape hide: marsh harrier, 26 teal, 2 mandarin,  blackcap, 1 Cetti’s warbler, 2 swallows

Ramsar/Sand Martin hide: 12 sand martins, 5 shoveler, 30 house martins, 1 hobby.

 

Sat 22 Sept:

Car park: Marsh tit, sand & house martin swarm hunting insects

Ramsar/Sand Martin hide: reed warbler, sedge warbler, willow warbler, whinchat, 2 stone chat.

Lapwing hide: 6 snipe, 1 green sandpiper, 1 water rail.

Offham Hangar: buzzard.

Scrape hide: marsh harrier.

 

Fri 21 Sept:

Car park: Sand & house martin swarm hunting insects

Arun Riverlife: Tufted Ducks.

Lapwing hide: kingfisher

Ramsar hide: 5 gadwall, great egret, teal, little egret, common gull, gadwall.

 

Thurs 19 Sept:

Arun Riverlife: tufted ducks, gadwall.

Wetlands Discovery: kingfisher

Offham hangar: buzzards.

Reedbed hide: grey heron

Scrape hide: 9 gadwall, shoveler

Ramsar/Sand martin hides: little egret, grey heron, teal, tufted duck.

Wildlife Garden: Cetti’s Warbler

 

Wed 18 Sept:

Arun Riverlife: tufted ducks

Wetland Discovery: kingfisher

Ramsar/Sand Martin hide: teal, shoveler, gadwall

Scrape hide: gadwall

 

Tues 17 Sept:

Wetlands Discovery: kingfisher

Ramsar hide: gadwall, shoveler, Cetti’s warbler

Sand Martin hide: water rail.

Scrape hide: pochard, gadwall, Cetti’s warbler

Reedbed: water rail

 

Mon 16 Sept:

Wetlands Discovery: Kingfisher

Ramsar hide: kingfisher, shoveler, gadwall, tufted duck

Sand Martin hide: snipe, teal, sand & house martins

Scrape hide: gadwall.

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