Eleven Marsh harriers a female hen harrier in the afternoon roost
Recent wildlife sightings at Arundel Wetland Centre.
Last Thurs 2 Jan we had eleven marsh harriers and one female hen harrier arrive in the late afternoon to roost in the reedbeds at Arundel Wetland Centre overnight. This is the highest number we have recorded yet this Winter 2019-20.
Pictured above is the female hen harrier photographed in low light conditions by our reserve amanger Paul Stevens.
Here are recent sightings by our wardens at various spots around the reserve:
Wed 1 Jan
Scrape hide: 31 teal, 10 gadwall, 1 little egret, 2 tufted ducks
Ramsar hide: 2 cattle egrets
Arun Riverlife: 1 peregrine
Woodland Loop: 1 water rail
Thurs 2 Jan
Arun Riverlife: 4 pochard
Lapwing hide: 1 lapwing
Ramsar/Sand Martin hide: 5 snipe, 3 lapwing, 1 pochard, 2 Egyptiian geese
Scrape hide: kingfisher.
Reedbeds: 1 little egret, 1 water rail, 11 marsh harriers, 1 hen harrier.
Fri 3 Jan
Arun Riverlife: 4 pochard.
Ramsar/Sand Martinn hide: 2 snipe, 11 lapwing, 7 pochard, 2 Egyptian geese.
Woodland Loop: 1 pheasant, 3 moorhen, 5 great tits, 13 blue tits, 2 chaffinches, 1 water rail, 1 dunnock, 1 nuthatch.
