Latest sightings
Eleven Marsh harriers a female hen harrier in the afternoon roost
Recent wildlife sightings at Arundel Wetland Centre.
9 January 2020
Bittern in the reedbeds
A bittern was spotted in the reedbed and this elusive heron was been seen again on Monday.
26 November 2019
Hen harrier comes into roost
December moths, roosting laping and a predatory merlin chasing pied wagtails onsite last week. A female hen harrier has been showing up with the marsh harriers in the late afternoon to roost in the reedbeds.
19 November 2019
Cormorant numbers high
Last Tuesday we hit a high of twelve cormorants between the Ramsar and Sand Martin hides. The cormorants are also fishing on the Arun Riverlife lagoon.
11 November 2019
200+ pied wagtail roost returns
The winter pied wagtail roost has returned to the reedbeds.
7 November 2019
Little egrets, grey herons and cormorants are fishing
Little egrets are roosting to the right of the Ramsar hide. They break up in the morning and spread around the reserve.
14 October 2019
Butterflies showing on sunny days
Flashy kingfishers and colourful butterflies add bright pigments as summer greens starts to change.
23 September 2019
Snipe and teal numbers increasing
Autumn colours and species sightings are increasing but there is plenty of summer colour left in our butterfly survey.
10 September 2019
Herons, sand martins & kingfishers
Recent sightings by WWT wardens around our reserve last week.
26 August 2019
Swallows and Sand Martins chicks have fledged
The sand martins chicks have left the nest in the Sand Martin hide. They seemed to stay around a few days with their family but have moved on now. The swallow chicks have fledged in the Ramsar hide, flying strongly outside and perching up but they keep r
12 August 2019
Sand martins and owlets
Sand martins are checking out the Sand Martin hide as our sand martin pair raise their youngsters inside. The barn owlets trio have started branching near their nest box.
27 July 2019
Wood sandpiper on Wednesday
Recent sightings at Arundel Wetland Centre included two wood sand pipers showing at the Lapwing hide last Wednesday.
8 July 2019
Two pairs of Sand Martins confirmed
We have confirmed that two pairs of sand martins are active in nest holes on the Sand Martin hide. Here are last week's sightings around the reserve by WWT wardens:17 June Lapwing Hide: Tufted Duck 1Plus 9 ducklings, Lapwing 2, Cuckoo 1 Calling 18 June
24 June 2019
Lapwing chicks fledge
Mute swan cygnets hatch out, gadwall ducklings too, and sand martins at the hide.
3 June 2019
Singing cuckoo & a stunning small copper
A cuckoo in the reedbeds, sand martins and house martins visiting, singing warblers and a butterfly count.
20 May 2019