Chicks’ arrival in Arundel heralds success of work
THE arrival of four lapwing chicks heralded the success of two years of work to rebuild a wading wildfowl habitat.
Born earlier this month, the chicks are benefiting from a project to create a wet grassland at the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust Arundel Wetland Centre.
“In spring of 2010, we only had two pairs of lapwing in the reserve” said warden Paul Stevens. “This spring we have eight pairs of lapwing successfully nesting across the new wet grassland.”
The habitat was created to attract lapwing, redshank and snipe to the reserve.
This winter, wigeon, pintail and Bewick’s swans started to visit the area to feed and roost.