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Downy Duckling Week
This May half term sees the return of the award winning egg-to-duckling experience at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre. From Saturday 24th May to Sunday 1st June visitors can take part in fascinating egg candling workshops (where a light is used to look ins
16 May 2014
Wildlife sightings for 16th May 2014
7 Common Tern - main lake, reservoir lagoon 2 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 1 Wheatear - grazing marsh (spotted from Wildside hide) 30 Swift - high over reserve Additional sightings from yesterday: 1 Spotted Flycatcher - wildside p.m Please note, th
16 May 2014
Baby birds waddle into the spotlight for Downy Duckling Days
Children on the downy duckling tour taken by Peter Sanderson Baby birds of all shapes and sizes will delight visitors coming to WWT Slimbridge’s Downy Duckling Days. The half term event from May 24 to June 1 gi
16 May 2014
Todays sightings
Lady Fen Little egret Lapwing Nelson-lyle hide Great white egret Lyle hide Avocet chicks 4 Main Observatory Black tailed godwits
15 May 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Avocet - 13 & 7 chicks Lapwing - 8 Oystercatcher - 4 Mute Swan - 2 Gadwall - 4 Shoveler - 4 Shelduck - 16 & 6 ducklings Common Tern - 18 Saline Lagoon Avocet - 1 Oystercatcher - 2 Shelduck - 4 &n
15 May 2014
Wildlife sightings for 15th May 2014
5 Lapwing chicks - scrape 1 Little Ringed Plover - scrape 8 Common Tern - main lake Additional sightings for yesterday: 1 Whinchat - marsh 4 Yellow Wagtail - 2 flew NW, 2 E 1 Kestrel - hunting sheltered lagoon Please note, the number of Sand
15 May 2014
Bird News
A very pleasant day and the forecast looks good into the weekend. Perhaps not the most ideal condition for turning up something new, so it probably will! A few passage waders seen included Whimbrel, Common Sandpiper and Dunlin. At least 20 Avocet present,
14 May 2014
We're going on a Wild Walk
we're going on a wild walk Explore a hidden gem of wetland habitat at Martin Mere with the opening of Wild Walk this summer. The experience will take you on a journey through three types of wetland habitat, providing
14 May 2014
Todays sightings
Lady Fen Ringed plover 86 Dunlin 13 Shovler ducklings Little egrets 11 Reedbed hide Great white egret Buzzard
14 May 2014
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Mute Swan 1 Oystercatcher 2 Folly Pond Common Sandpiper Shoveler 2 Shelduck 4 Oystercatcher 2 Black-tailed Godwit 1 Swallow 20 House Martin 20 Gadwall 2 Avenue Tower Oystercatcher 2 Black-headed Gull 9 Lapwing 10 Gadwall 3 Teal Pond Little G
14 May 2014
Great Reed Warbler still present
GREAT REED WARBLER The singing male Great Reed Warbler is still present this morning. The bird has been showing well from both the Knott Hide and The Robbie Garnett Hide. The Holden Walkway Cuckoo 2 Male and female showing well. Spotted Flycatcher 1 show
14 May 2014
Great white egret
Reedbed hide Great white egret - 1 (towards summer walk) Buzzard - 1 sat on post near hideCuckoo - 1 Lady Fen (towards back) Ringed plover - 86 Dunlin - 13
14 May 2014
Today's Sightings
WADER LAKE Avocet - 12 + 7 chicks Shelduck - 26 + 8 chicks Redshank - 4 Canada Goose - 2 Common Tern - 22 Shoveler - 6 Coot - 1 Heron - 36 Gadwall - 3 Oystercatcher - 2 SALINE LAGOON Mallard - 30 Shelduck - 6 OTHER BIRDS Great Spotted Woodp
14 May 2014
Wildlife sightings for 14th May 2014
5 Red Kite - flew in a loose group SE over Fulham around 9:25 a.m. 1 Buzzard – circled site 6 Mute Swan cygnets - the wildside brood have moved onto the reservoir lagoon 1 Little Egret - main lake briefly 2 Lapwing chicks - scrape 1 Wheatear - marsh 1 W
14 May 2014
What makes a good nest site?
Duckling being rescued People are always interested in the quirky nesting sites some birds choose to lay their eggs and a couple of weeks back we had one of the weirdest. A robin had chosen to nest in a motorcycle h
14 May 2014