There is still an abundance of stonechats on and around the wet grassland, redwing and goldfinch amongst the hedgerows and egrets (both little and cattle) roosting in trees from dusk onwards.
The odd wigeon is making an appearance from the Scrape Hide and shelduck and teal numbers are increasing on site. Keep an eye out for bullfinch, goldcrest and firecrest amongst hedgerows and wooded areas, and an ear out for the sound of water rail and Cetti’s warbler singing all over the place.
These sightings are done target locations on a rotating basis on a morning walk through of the site.
Scrape hide: 10 greylag geese, 55 Canada geese, 8 male and 4 female teal, 11 male and 4 female shoveler, a pair of shelducks
Tranquil Trail: 1 bullfinch
Arun Riverlife: 3 male pochards
Ramsar and Sand Martin hide: 2 carrion crow, 1 moorhen, 1 black-headed gull
Arun Riverlife: 5 tufted ducks, 2 greylag geese, 20 Canada geese, 4 coots, 1 moorhen, 8 mallards, and 12 black-headed gulls.
Long path: 2 robins, 2 bullfinches
Lapwing hide: 3 pairs of mallards
Wildlife garden: 2 snipe
Scrape hide: 24 male and 22 female teal, 7 male and 5 female shoveler, 1 male and 2 female pochards, 2 male and 3 female wigeon
Wetland Discovery area: 8 blue tits, 8 wood pigeons, 2 song thrush, 1 blackbird, 1 coot
Scrape hide: 20 teal, 3 shelduck, 12 shoveler
Arun Riverlife: 2 pochard, 12 tufted ducks
Wetland Discovery area: 19 mallard, 4 Canada geese, 3 pheasants, 1 moorhen, 1 robin, 5 goldfinches
Arun Riverlife: 9 shelducks, 44 Canada geese, 3 pochard, 7 greylag geese, 26 mallards, 12 coots, 3 moorhen, 27 black-headed gulls, 7 tufted ducks, 1 grey heron, 5 snipe
Sand martin hide: 10 shoveler, 1 little grebe
Scrape Hide: 8 Canada geese, 4 greylag geese, 1 grey heron, 5 mallards, and 1 coot
Wood loop: 2 pheasants, 2 chaffinch, 2 water rail, 10 blue tits
Arun Riverlife lagoon: 1 grey heron, 2 tufted ducks, 24 Canada geese, 16 greylag geese, 2 shelducks
Wood loop: 1 water rail, 2 pheasants, 10 blue tits, 2 chaffinches, 3 sparrow
Arun Riverlife: 28 Canada geese, 22 greylag geese, 1 grey heron, 2 shelducks, 2 tufted ducks.
Scrape Hide: 8 Canada geese, 4 greylag geese, 1 grey heron, 5 mallards, and 1 coot
Wood loop: 2 pheasants, 2 chaffinch, 2 water rail, 10 blue tits