Bittern in the reedbeds

A bittern was spotted in the reedbed and this elusive heron was been seen again on Monday.

A bittern was photographed (above) in the reedbed last Saturday by regular visitor Phil Court. The bittern was seen again later that morning by our Warden Richard. The bittern reappeared late Monday afternoon flying deeper into the reeds to roost. It has been five years since we spotted a bittern winter onsite at Arundel!

Recent sightings

Mon 25 Nov

Lapwing hide: 4 gadwall.

Ramsar hide: 21 teal, 5 cormorant, 1 gey heron, 5 pochard, 10 Shelduck, 3 shoveler, 2 egypt geese.

Sun 24 Nov

Ramsar hide: 2 cattle egret, 16 lapwing, 2 wigeion, 54 teal.

Reedbeds: 5 marsh harriers, 1 hen harrier, 1 peregrine, 1 sparrowhawk, 1 kestrel.

Woodland Loop: marsh tits, nuthatch

Wetlands Discovery: 1 bullfinch.

Sat 23 Nov

Wet grassland: 1 bittern

Reedbed: 1 bittern (same)

Long path: little grebe.

Fri 22 Nov

Rasar hide: 24 teal

Reedbed hide: 3 little grebe

Woodland Loop: 4 chaffinch, great tit, blue tits, goldfinches, water rail.

Arun Riverlife: 4 pochard

Thurs 23 Nov

Artic Tundra: 2 snipe.

Ramsar hide: 18 snipe, 5 shelduck.

Scrape hide: 1 water rail, 4 shelduck.

Reedbed hide: 1 little egret.

Long path: spotted woodpecker.

Woodland loop: water rail.

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