Latest sightings
Bittern at dusk.
Whilst watching the 100 or so Pied wagtails coming into roost in the reedbed at 16.15 last night, a Bittern flew up from the back of the lost reedbed (Scrape hide), landing amongst the wagtail roost in the centre of the main reedbed from the reedbed hide.
14 November 2013
Wildlife sightings
Highlight from Saturday was a second ever Great white egret, both seen this year and a brief sighting of a Bittern in the reedbed. Yesterday evening a gathering of between 100 and 150 Pied wagtails going to roost in the reedbed along with 40 Reed bunti
6 November 2013
30th October 2013
Good morning! All much calmer here today after the storms. Todays sightings are as follows; SCRAPE HIDE: 18 Snipe, 6 Teal, Coots and Mallard. SANDMARTIN & RAMSAR HIDES: 3 Cormorants, 1 Grey heron, 10 Teal, 6 Gadwall, 3 Snipe, Mute swans, Moorhens and
30 October 2013
Spotted a Crake!!
Star bird of the day was a Spotted Crake seen from the Scrape hide this morning. Last one was seen here back in 1992! Bearded tits were seen again on Tuesday, although not seen since then they could still be out there!
24 October 2013
Beardies return
Fantastic sighting of 3 Bearded Tits flitting over the top of the reeds in the main reedbed this morning. They promptly landed and disappeared. After much waiting and scanning no further sightings were made up to 2pm. They are very elusive birds so a good
21 October 2013
Wildlife sightings
The last week has seen a constant of level of around a dozen Shoveler with a high of 19 from the sand martin and scrape hides. Snipe numbers have been increasing in the same areas with 12 being seen this morning including one very close to the Scrape hid
13 October 2013
Autumnal mornings at Arundel
Good morning All! It is setting up to be a beautiful day out on the reserve. The heavy dew highlighting the thousands of spider webs all over the grounds. RESERVE SIGHTINGS; Wren, Cetti's warbler, Dunnock, Peregrines, Sparrow hawk, Wood pigeon, Collared d
6 October 2013
Todays sightings
Morning All! It's reasonably quite out on the reserve at the moment, however the end of season cutting is starting to take place and this should open up some areas nicely for the birds. But keep your eyes peeled and their are a few newly feathered beautie
27 September 2013
Kingfisher first
A Kingfisher became the first to perch in front of the new artificial bank, constructed as part of the new Arun riverlife project yesterday. This is only about two weeks after adding the finishing touches and installing a couple of suitable perches.
5 September 2013
Butterflies and hirundines
Continued warm weather as meant that butterflies that are active at this time of year are having a very much improved year than the last one! Highlights have been Clouded yellows, 1 Adonis blue (male), Speckled woods, Meadow brown, Small tortoiseshell, Pe
4 September 2013
Insect high!
Most notable at the moment are the number of different insects busying themselves around the reserve. Butterflies seem to be fluttering out of everywhere, including Brimstone, Red admiral, Small tortoiseshell, Gatekeeper, Meadow brown, Common Blue, Peacoc
15 August 2013
Sunday sightings
Morning everyone, another beautiful day. RESERVE: 1 Grey heron, Reed and Sedge warblers, Goldfinch, Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, Moorhen & chicks, Nuthatch, Blue tit, Pheasants & young, Collared dove, Tufted duck & ducklings, Mallard
21 July 2013
Summer days
Good morning all! Another glorious day and everything is looking beautiful. RAMSAR & SAND MARTIN HIDE: 4 Little Egrets, 16 Canada geese, 11 Tufted duck, 1 Lapwing, 1 Common Tern, 2 juvenille Common Shelducks. LAPWING HIDE: 2 Lapwing, Wood pigeon, Moo
17 July 2013
Don't count your eggs!
It seems that the on two Common tern chicks have now gone missing. The parents are sitting around the raft but this morning it seems that they may be trying again. Watch this space. Four Teal from the scrape hide and four Oystercatchers from the Sand mart
7 July 2013
Terns!
The Common tern chicks have now both wandered away from the raft and are sitting in cover on the waters edge right in front of the Sand Martin hide. This gives even closer views of them being fed! Yesterday two more adult terns put in a brief appearance b
1 July 2013