Siskin and lesser redpoll sighted on Saturday

Recent sightings by WWT wardens on their morning walk around plus Guide-in-the-hide sightings from Dave on Saturday:


Monday 10 Oct

Wetlands Discovery area: Lapwing, raven, rook, blackbird, wren, dunnock

Lapwing hide: goldfinch, Cetti's warbler, black-headed gull

Ramsar & Sand Martin hide: snipe, common gull, black-headed gull, mute swan, Canada geese

Wildife Garden: goldfinch, wren, robin, magpie

Reedbed: wren, Cetti's warbler, blue tit

Woodloop: mistle thrush, blue tit, dunnock, great tit, chaffinchgrey wagtail, blackbird

Arun Riverlife: tufted duck, mute swan, Canada geese, black-headed gull


Sunday 9 Oct

Wetland Discovery area: chaffinch, tufted duck, peregrine, goldfinch, grey heron

Ramsar Sand Martin hide: lapwing, , teal, snipe, black-headed gull, mute swan, Canada geese

Lapwing hide: teal, shoveler, Canada geese

Wildlife garden: goldfinch

Reedbed: kestrel, Cetti's warbler

Woodloop: blue tit, mistle thrush, chaffinch, coal tit, grey wagtail

Arun Riverlife: tufted duck, teal,  black-headed gull


Saturday 8 Oct

Sighting by our Guide-in-the-Hide, Dave.

Offham hangar (early morning): Stock dove 4, brambling 3+, peregrine, tawny owl, great spotted woodpecker

Car park: tree creeper, kingfisher, sparrowhawk (pursuing a wood pigeon), siskin 3, lesser red poll 5

Ramsar hide: House martins1, swallow 11, grey heron 2, little egeret 2, pochard, mandrain, med gull 3, black headed gulls, common gull 10, shoveler 4, teal 31, gadwall 13, mallard 35, snipe 2, lapwing 30, red kite, buzzard 3, great crested grebe 1, firecrest 1.

A siskin on alder cones
A siskin on alder cones

 

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