Sand martin swarm hunting insects
Recent wildlife sightings (does not include common species like coots, mute swans, black-headed gulls and mallard ducks):
Sun 23 Sept:
Scrape hide: marsh harrier, 26 teal, 2 mandarin, blackcap, 1 Cetti’s warbler, 2 swallows
Ramsar/Sand Martin hide: 12 sand martins, 5 shoveler, 30 house martins, 1 hobby.
Sat 22 Sept:
Car park: Marsh tit, sand & house martin swarm hunting insects
Ramsar/Sand Martin hide: reed warbler, sedge warbler, willow warbler, whinchat, 2 stone chat.
Lapwing hide: 6 snipe, 1 green sandpiper, 1 water rail.
Offham Hangar: buzzard.
Scrape hide: marsh harrier.
Fri 21 Sept:
Car park: Sand & house martin swarm hunting insects
Arun Riverlife: Tufted Ducks.
Lapwing hide: kingfisher
Ramsar hide: 5 gadwall, great egret, teal, little egret, common gull, gadwall.
Thurs 19 Sept:
Arun Riverlife: tufted ducks, gadwall.
Wetlands Discovery: kingfisher
Offham hangar: buzzards.
Reedbed hide: grey heron
Scrape hide: 9 gadwall, shoveler
Ramsar/Sand martin hides: little egret, grey heron, teal, tufted duck.
Wildlife Garden: Cetti’s Warbler
Wed 18 Sept:
Arun Riverlife: tufted ducks
Wetland Discovery: kingfisher
Ramsar/Sand Martin hide: teal, shoveler, gadwall
Scrape hide: gadwall
Tues 17 Sept:
Wetlands Discovery: kingfisher
Ramsar hide: gadwall, shoveler, Cetti’s warbler
Sand Martin hide: water rail.
Scrape hide: pochard, gadwall, Cetti’s warbler
Reedbed: water rail
Mon 16 Sept:
Wetlands Discovery: Kingfisher
Ramsar hide: kingfisher, shoveler, gadwall, tufted duck
Sand Martin hide: snipe, teal, sand & house martins
Scrape hide: gadwall.
