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Christmas eve sightings
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24 December 2011
Predator and prey
Wow! That is what I was saying last night! I was watching the starlings coming into roost in the reedbed. What a fantastic spectacle and no matter how many times you watch them, there are always surprises. It was around 3.45pm and about two thousand sta
20 December 2011
Starling murmuration video
A great video of over 2,000 starlings coming to roost at the WWT Arundel Wetland Centre at 3:40pm Dec 10. The murmuration gets larger and larger as more birds join, then suddenly they all land in one quick movement - amazing. After two winters with no
16 December 2011
Lapwing surprise
Great to see a flock of between 30-40 Lapwing out on the scrape islands from the sand martin hide yesterday. [...]
16 December 2011
Starling roost rise
The starlings roosting in the reedbed have now swollen to around two thousand birds. They can be seen very well from the reedbed boardwalk and the reedswamp exhibit, usually around 3.30pm. [...]
11 December 2011
Winter around the corner?
At last a frost and followed by a fantastic bright morning. This illuminated the collection birds especially on the Lakes and forests exhibit. Should have had my camera with me as I passed a Kingfisher perched on bramble with a fish in its mouth. Would h
2 December 2011
December arrives
It seems that wintering birds are beginning to react to the fact it is now December more than the lack of cold weather. Despite having a couple of frosty mornings, generally it continues [...]
2 December 2011
Snipe numbers on the up
Good number of snipe (16) could be seen yesterday from the ramsar hide, looking to the right on the thin strip of island. They were feeding and roosting for most of the day. [...]
24 November 2011
Anticipation!
Well thinks are very slow here at Arundel at the moment. The weather is so very mild that dragonflies, such as Common darter and migrant hawker are still on the wing. Red admirals and amazingly a Common Carder Bumblebee are also active. A Song thrush was
18 November 2011
Elusive wildfowl
With the mild weather continuing wildfowl numbers have stayed fairly low. Teal and snipe numbers have increased, but they have remained elusive. [...]
18 November 2011
Wigeon arrival
Three wigeon have flown in this morning and are feeding on the new wet grassland area. Fantastic result! [...]
9 November 2011
Pochard up!
This morning there was 40 pochard out on swan lake. [...]
6 November 2011
Numbers starting to build up at Arundel WWT
Shoveler numbers have been fluctuating from 7 up to 11, mainly from the scrape hide. This a really good number for this time of year and encouraging for the winter ahead. Pochard have started to arrive on swan lake with a high of 6 individuals, mostly m
3 November 2011
Snipe sightings
Four snipe were seen at the back of the scrape areas from the ramsar hide. [...]
3 November 2011
Alders alive with siskin and redpoll
A flock of siskins and redpolls have been seen feeding in the alders around woodland secrets today. [...]
2 November 2011