Latest sightings
Autumnal feel
Early morning temperatures in the low single figures the last few days have signalled that autumn is truly underway. The clear skies have meant that the sun has shone producing good conditions for Migrant and Southern hawker dragonflies and Common darters
27 September 2015
Seasonal switchover begins with water rail heard in reedbed
Goldfinches feeding on teasel seed heads. This entry is the text from Paul Steven’s Wildlife Sightings column for Sept 24 edition of the Chichester Observer, Littlehampton Gazette and the Worthing Herald. AS THE
24 September 2015
Sunday 20th September 2015
SCRAPE HIDE; Kingfisher, Teal, Shoveler, Mandarin duck, Snipe, Black headed gulls. LAPWING HIDE; Grey Heron, Wood pigeon, Canada & Greylag geese, Mallard, Teal, Pheasant. RAMSAR & SANDMARTIN HIDES; Shoveler, Lapwing, Gadwall, Teal, Mute swans, Tuf
20 September 2015
15th September 2015
Afternoon All! We are hoping with the more settled weather this afternoon we may see the Osprey again, last seen yesterday morning over the reserve. Sighting so far today include; Water voles, Kingfisher, Little Egret, Green woodpecker, Dunnock, Nuthatch,
15 September 2015
Young osprey drops in on a week-long fishing trip
This entry is the text from Paul Steven’s Wildlife Sightings column for Sept 17 edition of the Chichester Observer, Littlehampton Gazette and the Worthing Herald. A JUVENILE OSPREY dropped in last Tuesday and has been fishing at Arundel Wetland Cent
14 September 2015
Osprey sightings!
We had a juvenile osprey hunting over the reserve on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week! The osprey over WWT Arundel snapped by Russell Tofts The buzzards and peregrines are showing above the hangar today.
12 September 2015
Spotted Fly Catchers & Sand Martins moving through the reserve
This entry is the text from Paul Steven’s Wildlife Sightings column for Sept 10. Paul’s column runs weekly in the Chichester Observer, Littlehampton Gazette and the Worthing Herald. During my morning bird count on Monday (Sept 7) I saw two spotted f
12 September 2015
Little grebe sighting & sand martins moving through
Sand Martins, house martins can be seen from Sand Martin hide and Ramsar hides this morning along with a grey heron and 12 gadwall ducks. A kingfisher and a little grebe spotted this morning on Wetland Discovery this morning. The kingfishers continue to s
5 September 2015
Wildlife sightings
The overcast morning has forced Sand martins (20), House martin (100) and a handful of Swallows to feed over the surface of the scrapes in front of the sand martin hide. Occasionally the sand martins would check out the holes of the hide. This could mark
31 August 2015
Bioblitz surveys reveal baby bank voles
This entry is the text from Paul Steven's Wildlife Sightings column for August 27. Paul's column runs weekly in the Chichester Observer, Littlehampton Gazette and the Worthing Herald. Bank vole nest found in a dormouse
27 August 2015
Wildlife sightings
Today's highlights were 3 Green sandpipers, over fly Greenshank, 2 Stoats near the Lapwing hide, 5 Grey wagtails feeding on the netting of the Icelandic pen and multiple sightings of the Kingfishers at various points around the reserve. Amongst the small
9 August 2015
Swallows swing southward & so are many others
This is WWT Arundel Wildlife Sightings that column runs every Thursday in the Chichester Observer, Worthing Herald and Shoreham Herald. We had a juvenile cuckoo in the car park last week. The youngster seems to be fully fledged from the nest, probably l
6 August 2015
Bullfinch fledglings in Lakes & Forest area
Entry Reedbed: Grey Heron, water voles Lakes and Forest: Bullfinch fledglings. Reedbeds: water voles, Reed, sedge and cetti's warblers. Dragonflies - black tailed skimmers, broad bodied chasers. Reserve: Kingfishers, goldfinch, pied & grey wagtails. B
24 July 2015
Insects and flowers
Although the number of species of birds to be seen on the reserve is less at this time of year, the wild flowers and insects are reaching a peak at this time of year. The wetland wild flowers look amazing with Meadowsweet dominating areas such wetlands di
17 July 2015
Ruby-tailed wasps dazzle visitors
Many visitors have noticed a high number of ruby-tailed wasps sunny themselves on the chestnut fence rails this week. Even our centre manager Dave Fairlamb was praising the beauty of these dazzling solitary wasps on the handrails of our entry boardwalk.
3 July 2015