Sussex Scrapbook
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Wildlife walks throughout the year
Saturday 18th March 2006
Arlington Reservoir
Had to go to the Harley shop near Hailsham, so we popped along to Arlington
Reservoir afterwards for a short walk. It was windy as hell and bitterly cold,
so we paced it round the water and made for the hide there. Not much worth
reporting on the bird front. A lot of birds just tend to keep their heads down
when it is very windy. There were quite a few Great Crested Grebes with their
summer plumage on already, plus the obligatory gang of cormorants.
We got buffeted by the wind on the way home and the temperature was well below
freezing. My hands were really painful by the time we got home.
The wind was howling along just here and I
had to chase my hat twice. At least the water seemed to be at a healthy level.
The reservoir is quite a sizeable stretch
of water and is a favourite feeding point for ospreys as they migrate
northwards.
The spring lambs were gambolling all over
the place too. Lots of lambs and lots of wind. You can tell it's March.