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Todays sightings
Today I have seen the following species around the reserve; Pochard, Tufted duck, Gadwall, Teal, Common shelduck, Canadian, Grey-lag and Egyptian geese, Cormorants, Kingfisher, Grey heron, Lapwing, Coot, Moorhen, Mallard, Mute swans. Reed bunting, Gold fi
28 February 2013
Aerial displays
41 lapwing have been showing well on the back islands, easily viewed from the Ramsar and Sand martin hides and often supplying us with beautiful aerial displays. The oyster catcher seems to come and go with this flock and you can hear him shouting from
26 February 2013
Bean and gone
Whilst checking the hides this morning two grey lag geese flew in to join the other 19. At a second glance the two new arrivals turned out to be Bean geese. This was a first for myself and likely for the reserve as well. 6 Snipe flushed up out of the reed
24 February 2013
Secretive snipe
Whilst carring out the bird counts on the reserve this morning there seemed to be a distinct lack of Snipe. I counted two from the sand martin hide and four from the scrape hide. When I had returned to the centre, checking the Arun riverlife lake, two flo
21 February 2013
Sunny Sunday
The Oyster catchers are back and showing well from the sand martin hide, amongst 17 Lapwing. Good numbers of Snipe, Gadwall, Tufted duck, Pochard, Shelduck & Teal are visible from most of the hides and can be seen from the cafe windows on swan lake
17 February 2013
Saturday 16th February
From the hides; 35 tufted duck, 28 Pochard, 22 Teal, 6 Snipe, 19 Common Shelduck, 24 Gadwall, 13 Lapwing, 5 Cormorant, 8 Grey lag geese, 13 Canadian geese. Around the reserve; Blue tit, Great tit, Coal tit, Reed bunting, Bullfinch, Tree Creeper, Nuthatch,
16 February 2013
Sunshine at last!
Species seen around the reserve today include; Nuthatch, Longtailed tit, Blue tit, Coal tit, Great tit, Robin, Songthrush, Blackbird, Green finch, Reed bunting, Chaffinch, Water rail, Wood pigeon, Magpies, Jackdaws, Herring gulls, Black headed gulls, Com
14 February 2013
Bittern sightings
Two more sightings of the Bittern yesterday, both from the Reedbed hide. The first was around 2pm when it was briefly seen flying from the reeds to the rear far left and landing quickly into the main reedbed. The second was at 4.30pm when it was flushed f
12 February 2013
Snipe and Bittern
Yesterday reports of the Bittern from the scrape hide and the reedbed hide, confirming he is still around and doing a great job at keeping hidden for most of the time! Good numbers of Snipe this morning with 34 from the Sand Martin Hide and 28 from the sc
10 February 2013
Saturdays sightings
RESERVE; Bullfinch, Chaffinch, Green finch, Goldfinch, Coal tit, Blue tit, Long tailed tit, Great tit, Robin, Blackbird, Dunnock, Great spotted woodpecker, Water rail. LAPWING HIDE; 9 teal, 7 Gadwall, 2 Shelduck. SAND MARTIN & RAMSAR HIDE; 4 Lapwing,
9 February 2013
Beautiful Kites!
With the exception of high winds, the reserve is bathed in glorious sunshine and we were treated to 4 Red Kites flying low over the reserve this morning. The woodland lodge and stag beetle feed areas were busy this morning. Blue tits, Great tits, Longta
6 February 2013
A Bar Headed Goose!
LAPWING HIDE; 4 Common Shelduck, 4 Lapwing, 3 Teal, 2 Canadian Geese, Mallard, Coot, Moorhen. RAMSAR & SANDMARTIN HIDES; 20 Teal, 2 Cormorant, 19 Lapwing, 17 Common Shelduck, 32 Gadwall, 15 Snipe, 1 Eygptian goose, 1 Bar Headed goose, 21 Greylag geese
4 February 2013
Todays morning sightings
LAPWING HIDE; 11 Lapwing, 2 Gadwall, 6 Teal, 9 Mute swans. RAMSAR & SANDMARTIN HIDES; 1 Grey heron, 11 Greylag geese, 3 Cormorants, 24 Canadian geese, 18 Gadwall, 37 Tufted duck, 12 Pochard, 14 Common Shelduck, 9 Lapwing, 16 Teal, 43 Snipe, Black head
1 February 2013
Bittern...... again!
The kingfishers are particuarly busy at the moment, wizzing around the world wetlands enclosure, by the long path and from the sand martin hide. As water levels continue to rise around the reserve, good numbers of tufted duck, pochard, common shelduck, co
31 January 2013
Late bittern
The Bittern was spotted again at last light yesterday, drifting low across the reedbed from left to right. Come and see if you can spot him!
29 January 2013