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Wildlife face spring-like days but wintry nights
A snipe blending in with the reeds at the waters edge. by Paul Stevens This is Grounds Manager Paul Stevens’ weekly Wildlife Sighting column as seen in the Chichester Observer and Worthing Herald newspapers
12 March 2016
Saturday 27th February 2016
Good Morning All! Sightings from this morning are listed below. There are a few species that we are trying to identify male to female ratios. This is recorded as 1.3 for example. It means 1 male & 3 females. LAPWING HIDE: 5 Lapwing, 4 Shoveler, 14 Te
27 February 2016
Sunday 21st February 2016
Good afternoon all, hope you are having a lovely Sunday. This mornings sightings are as follows; WETLANDS DISCOVERY: 2 Pochard, Tufted duck, Little Grebe, Kingfisher. LAPWING HIDE: 4 Lapwing, Teal, Gadwall, Pheasant, Wood pigeon. RAMSAR & SANDMARTIN
21 February 2016
5th February 2016
LAPWING HIDE; Gadwall, Teal, Pheasant, Wood pigeon, Canada geese. SCRAPE HIDE; Tufed duck, Gadwal, Shoveler, Shelduck, Teal, Canada geese, Mallard, Coot, Moorhen. RAMSAR & SANDMARTIN HIDES; Black headed & Herring gulls, Canada & Greylag geese,
5 February 2016
The barn owl & a sparrowhawk make surprise appearances
Two male pheasants battle on the wet grassland outside the Lapwing Hide. A red pol takes flight from an alder tree. This is Grounds Manager Paul Stevens’ weekly Wildlife Sight
2 February 2016
Early spring?
After last weeks cold snap, this morning felt very mild. The temperature and singing Song thrush, Robin, Dunnock, Wren, Blackbird and drumming Great spotted woodpecker fooled me into thinking it was April not January! Teal were displaying well from the Sc
24 January 2016
Sunny Saturday 16th January 2016
Good Afternoon all! It's certainly chilly but beautiful clear skies and sunshine. The pair of Peregrines are displaying beautifully over the hanger and reserve today. SANDMARTIN & RAMSAR HIDES Cormorant, Canada geese, Black headed gulls, Teal, Mute sw
16 January 2016
There's a 'finchy' feel to the place
Redpoll on a seedhead at Arundel Wetland Centre Pic: Paul Stevens Paul Stevens' Jan 14 weekly Wildlife Sighting column as seen in the Chichester Observer and Worthing Herald. Wildlife guide Lizzy Pearce gave me a lift in on of the Wetland
15 January 2016
Happy new year.
The new year started today with a frost. Wetlands discovery produced a Barn owl roosting outside the purpose built box at first light before disappearing inside around 8.45am. A mixed flock of Goldfinch with Siskin (10) were feeding on the alder cones and
1 January 2016
Last day of the year
Well who would have thought winter would be this mild and as we get to the end of 2015 there seems to be no let up in the mild, wet conditions. There has however been a change in duck numbers this week. Shoveler reached 40 yesterday and around 100 Teal ar
31 December 2015
Merry Christmas from Arundel
Our regular but none the less beautiful birds spotted throughout the reserve & grounds today! The best places to spot them are as follows; RAMSAR & SAND MARTIN HIDES; Shoveler, Shelduck, Mallard, Tufted duck, Teal, Gadwall, Wigeon, Grey Heron,
24 December 2015
20th December 2015
LAPWING HIDE; Teal, Pheasant, Lapwing, Wood pigeon. SAND MARTIN & RAMSAR HIDES; Canada & Greylag geese, Mallard, Teal, Shelduck, Gadwall, Wigeon, Tufted duck, Grey heron, Cormorant, Lapwing, Black headed gulls. SCRAPE HIDE; Mallard, Shelduck, Cana
20 December 2015
Saturday 12th December
RESERVE; Kingfisher, Long-tailed/ Blue/ Great/ Coal tit, Bullfinch, Goldfinch, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, Field fare, Collared dove, Starlings, Sparrow hawk, Buzzard, Red kite, Pochard, Mute swans, Moorhen, Coot, Water rail, Wood pigeon, Pheasant, Chaffin
12 December 2015
Sunshine and firecrests
A lovely sunny start to the day and cooler than of late brought out some excellent views of Firecrest around several places of the reserve.
9 December 2015
Reed BED
It seems that the place to get a good nights sleep or not, is the reedbed with around 2000 Starlings, 200 Pied wagtails, 30 or so Reed buntings and the Kestrel under the overhang of the reedbed hide. A sighting of a Bearded Reedling (tit) a couple of we
2 December 2015