Lots of lapwing from Ramsar & Sand martin hides
Lapwing have been coming into the deeper scrape between the Ramsar and Sand martin hides with the count peaking at 80 lapwing last Friday.
Kingfishers have been showing on Arun Riverlife lagoon and at several hides. We recorded kingfisher activity in and around the artificial nesting bank on Arun Riverlife lagoon this past year so our Grounds team has just finished getting it ready for the breeding season next spring!
Please note that not all areas of the site are surveyed by wardens each day and these listed sighting are highlights only.Sun 20 Dec
Long path crossroads: 1 firecrest
Arun Riverlife: 1 kingfisher, 1 water rail, 4 pochard
Wetland Discovery: 38 mallard
Scrape hide: 3 marsh harriers (reedbed roost)
Sat 19 Dec
Wetland Discovery: 1 little grebe, 3 pochards
Lapwing hide: 14 teal, 2 green woodpeckers.
Ramsar hide: 40 snipe, 1 Mediterranean gull
Scrape hide: 2 mute swans
Arun Riverlife lagoon: 46 mallards, 11 greylags, 30 Canada geese, 1 cormorant, 2 gadwall, 2 moorhens, 3 pochards, 12 snipe, 2 little grebes, 1 water rail
Fri 18 Dec
Arun Riverlife: 3 pochards, 1 kingfisher.
Wetands Discvery: 1 little grebe
Ramsar hide: 80 lapwings, 26 snipe, 3 wigeon.
Woodland Loop: 4 blue tits, 1 moorhen, 1 great tit, 4 goldfinches.
Thurs 17 Dec
Arun Riverlife lagoon: 3 pochard.
Reedbed: 6 yellowhammers, 30 mallard, 1 coot, 1 little grebe
Ramsar & Sand martin hides: 60 lapwings, 20 snipe, 4 wigeon, 2 cattle egrets.
Wed 16 Dec
Arun River life lagoon: 5 pochard
Ramsar and Sand martin hide: 10 lapwings, 12 wigeon, 21 snipe, 1 pochard, 1 greater black-backed gull, 1 little grebe, 1 kingfisher.
Offham hangar: 2 peregrines, 1 red kite
Scrape hide: 7 shoveler, 6 gadwall, 11 mallards, 1 kingfisher
Tues 15 Dec
Arun Riverlife: 4 pochard
Ramsar and Sand Martin hides: 1 water rail, 16 snipe, 30 teal, 3 cormorants, 2 mute swans, 12 Canada geese, 13 greylag geese, 7 tufted ducks, 2 pochards, 15 shoveler, 5 shelducks, 7 lapwing, 3 coots, 1 moorhen, 28 mallards, 7 gadwall, 3 wigeon, 1 little grebe, 1 kingfisher, 176 black-headed gulls, 10 common gulls, 1 lesser black-backed gull
