The Poplar Hawk moth. With scalloped, leaf-like wings with areas of grey and brown, small, pale eyespots. These moths do not feed during their short lives as adults. Instead they rely on fat reserves put down as caterpillars. Paul Turner (RSPB-images)

We're excited to be including some new night-time events and in October, our 'festival of fungi' includes guided walks, photography safaris and fungi-themed printmaking workshops. Find out more and book: events.rspb.org.uk/pulboroughbroo… #autumn #fungi #NatureAtNight

Great to see a full #wildlife sightings board - migration is certainly underway now with Common Redstart (at Redstart Corner), Yellow Wagtails and Wheatear all reported today. 📷Migrant Hawker: Graham Osborne, Common Redstart: Andy Ashdown, Yellow Wagtail: Chris Prince.

Join us for the last of our Summer Holiday Wild Wednesdays 😭We will be taking one last dip in the pond and as an end of the holiday treat we will match some moths!

The water stick insect looks just like a mantis and has been found in our pond over the summer. An underwater predator, it uses its front legs to catch its prey. Its tail acts as a kind of 'snorkel', so it can breathe in the water. Photo credit- rspb-images

Thanks to Colin Green for sharing this great photo of a juvenile Cuckoo taken on the reserve earlier this week. Spotted on the river bank so perhaps this one was raised by Reed Warblers.

Much more water on the North Brooks and a range of wading birds - just in time for the first of our autumn migration birding workshops! We've a couple of spaces on next weekend's workshop: events.rspb.org.uk/events/122585 Here's our full sightings board for Saturday 30 August

It's #spiderseason! Thanks to volunteer Graham Osborne for these stunning photos, taken at the weekend. They feature the Fencepost Jumping Spider (Marpissa muscosa) which is a nationally scarce species and the Nursery Web Spider.

This month our reserve provides a much needed resting stop for our migrating birds- think of us a high class service station! We are starting to see visitors such as Redstarts gracing us with their presence. Look for them feeding among the branches of their woodland home.

Due to staff training, shop and café open t 11am on Monday 8th September. Toilets and trails open as normal. Apologies for the inconvenience.

Experience #autumn with us - see the incredible reds and oranges of the turning leaves and spot #fungi popping up from the undergrowth. It’s also a time of activity with bird migrations and nocturnal wildlife spectacles. Find out more: events.rspb.org.uk/pulboroughbroo… ExperienceSussex South Downs National Park

Lots of migrating birds treating us like a service station today. The fencelines looking out from the cattle crossing near West Mead hide were busy with Spotted Flycatchers, Redstart, Whinchat and Stonechat. Wildlife sightings list below:

Reminder shop and café open late tomorrow morning for staff training. Apologies for the inconvenience.

🍄 fabulous #fungi 🍄 Dryad's Saddle Find it at RSPB Pulborough Brooks: There’s an impressive specimen on a log near the Blue Badge parking spaces. We’ll be setting up our fungi trail and running guided walks in October – find out more: events.rspb.org.uk/events/130378 ExperienceSussex

Redstarts and Spotted Flycatchers a plenty at RSPB Pulborough Brooks today, plus a Whinchat Sussex Birding rspb BirdGuides BTO @bbcspringwatch The British Nature Guide #TwitterNatureCommunity

The bushes, hedgerows and fence lines around the nature trail were busy with warblers, Redstart and Spotted Flycatchers - here's the sightings board from Tuesday 9 Sept. A sunny day and plenty of insects around too. The lovely photos come from volunteer Graham Osborne.

Sadly Yellow Wagtails are on the Red List of birds of conservation concern due to their declining number and are extinct as a breeding bird in Ireland. They can be spotted at Pulborough Brooks fuelling up before their long migration back to Africa. Photo-Ben Andrews RSPB Images

Lots of sunshine was enjoyed with a few epic rain showers today. However this did not stop the wildlife coming out to explore! Plenty to be seen on the reserve over the last few days- the highlight from today has to be the large flock of Goldfinch seen feeding.

Lost Property If you have paid us a visit in the last few months and have misplaced your wallet do give us a call and describe the missing item, we would love to reunite it with their owner. 🕵

🍄fabulous #fungi 🍄 Artist's Bracket Find it at RSPB Pulborough Brooks: There’s a lovely example growing near the bug hunting area in the woodland. We’ll be setting up our fungi trail and running guided walks in October – find out more: events.rspb.org.uk/events/130378 ExperienceSussex South Downs National Park