The winter pied wagtail roost has returned to the reedbeds.
7 November 2019
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
Flashy kingfishers and colourful butterflies add bright pigments as summer greens starts to change.
23 September 2019
Autumn colours and species sightings are increasing but there is plenty of summer colour left in our butterfly survey.
10 September 2019
Recent sightings by WWT wardens around our reserve last week.
26 August 2019
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 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
Recent sightings at Arundel Wetland Centre included two wood sand pipers showing at the Lapwing hide last Wednesday.
8 July 2019
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
Mute swan cygnets hatch out, gadwall ducklings too, and sand martins at the hide.
3 June 2019
A cuckoo in the reedbeds, sand martins and house martins visiting, singing warblers and a butterfly count.
20 May 2019
This wren is singing near its nest box on Wetland Secrets on Sunday. Our first dragonflies emerged over the weekend weekend and we have a butterfly species returning after an absence of three years - the grizzled skipper.
13 May 2019
Last week's moth traps attracted brimstone moth, brindled beauty (pictured), early grey, mocha moth and oak tree pug.Recent sightings by WWT wardens include:Mon 29 AprilArun Riverlife: 7 tufted ducks, 1 shelduck, 5 gadwall, 2 Egyptian geese, 2 lapwings
29 April 2019
There are lovely lapwing chicks now in three spots on the wetland reserve. Three females have been spotted with at least one chick each at from the Lapwing hide. Across from the Ramsar hide two chicks have been spotted. If you use your binoculars you may
24 April 2019
Manadarin duck in the woodland loop gives a yawn. Photo: Romney Turner.Cetti's warblers and sedge warblers singing onsite. Reed bunting spotted in reedbed. Great spotted woodpecker and green woodpeckers seen in the Woodlnd Loop.Four lapwing chicks were sp
14 April 2019