Latest sightings
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
Still mild!
The continuing warm weather has meant a good mixture of sightings last week. The most unseasonal has to be the juvenile Swallow mixing with Pied wagtails as they came into the reedbed to roost. Yesterday also produce our first murmur of Starlings with aro
16 November 2015
Autumn changes
With all the leaves falling, but continued warmth their are some usual and more surprising sightings to be had at the moment. Bats are still be seen, even a Daubentons bat out and about at 4.30pm, closing time from the Ramsar hide. Also from here roosting
5 November 2015
See little egrets at dusk before we switch to earlier closing
This entry is the text from Paul Steven’s Wildlife Sightings column for Oct 29 edition in the Chichester Observer, Littlehampton Gazette and the Worthing Herald. Little egret photographed last week by visitor Rob Col
29 October 2015
Farewell summer flowers, hello more shoveller, gadwall and teal
This entry is the text from Paul Steven’s Wildlife Sightings column for Oct 8 edition of the Chichester Observer, Littlehampton Gazette and the Worthing Herald. Last week the sunshine brought out the insects around the reserve. On my Sunday walk I n
10 October 2015
Arundel sightings
Duck numbers have taken a sharp rise the last few days with nearly 30 Shoveler, 50 Teal, 100 Gadwall, 30 Tufted duck and the usual Mallard. Snipe are becoming a more regular site from most of the hides and Water rail are squealing in most of the suitable
7 October 2015