Latest sightings
Bewicks almost!
Very exciting last night as the calls of wild bewicks swans could be heard heading towards the reserve at 5.15pm. 26 swans circled the reserve several times getting lower and lower. Unfortunat [...]
18 January 2012
Teal up!
The cold weather seems to have increased the teal numbers with just under 90 counted this morning. [...]
16 January 2012
Starling roost dwindles
Just a note for those who are hoping to see the starling roost, that numbers have drastically reduced down to only a handful of individuals. The rest seem to have found a better alternative. M [...]
16 January 2012
Cool morning
The frosty morning seems to have brought in 6 shoveler and two wigeon, which have been absent for sometime now. [...]
13 January 2012
Tufted duck high
Fantastic count of 106 tufted duck on swan lake yesterday, but down to only 32 this morning. Stunning views of at least a dozen Bullfinches aound the reserve today. [...]
27 December 2011
Christmas eve sightings
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24 December 2011
Predator and prey
Wow! That is what I was saying last night! I was watching the starlings coming into roost in the reedbed. What a fantastic spectacle and no matter how many times you watch them, there are always surprises. It was around 3.45pm and about two thousand sta
20 December 2011
Starling murmuration video
A great video of over 2,000 starlings coming to roost at the WWT Arundel Wetland Centre at 3:40pm Dec 10. The murmuration gets larger and larger as more birds join, then suddenly they all land in one quick movement - amazing. After two winters with no
16 December 2011
Lapwing surprise
Great to see a flock of between 30-40 Lapwing out on the scrape islands from the sand martin hide yesterday. [...]
16 December 2011
Starling roost rise
The starlings roosting in the reedbed have now swollen to around two thousand birds. They can be seen very well from the reedbed boardwalk and the reedswamp exhibit, usually around 3.30pm. [...]
11 December 2011
Winter around the corner?
At last a frost and followed by a fantastic bright morning. This illuminated the collection birds especially on the Lakes and forests exhibit. Should have had my camera with me as I passed a Kingfisher perched on bramble with a fish in its mouth. Would h
2 December 2011
December arrives
It seems that wintering birds are beginning to react to the fact it is now December more than the lack of cold weather. Despite having a couple of frosty mornings, generally it continues [...]
2 December 2011
Snipe numbers on the up
Good number of snipe (16) could be seen yesterday from the ramsar hide, looking to the right on the thin strip of island. They were feeding and roosting for most of the day. [...]
24 November 2011
Anticipation!
Well thinks are very slow here at Arundel at the moment. The weather is so very mild that dragonflies, such as Common darter and migrant hawker are still on the wing. Red admirals and amazingly a Common Carder Bumblebee are also active. A Song thrush was
18 November 2011
Elusive wildfowl
With the mild weather continuing wildfowl numbers have stayed fairly low. Teal and snipe numbers have increased, but they have remained elusive. [...]
18 November 2011