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Today's Sightings
Time: AM / Tide Level: High Wader Lake Wigeon - 1 Gadwall - 16 Redshank - 42 Lapwing - 22 Black-tailed Godwit - 2 Greenshank - 2 Teal - 22 Common Snipe - 5 Mallard - 30 Grey Heron - 5 Saline Lagoon Mallard - 40 Black-headed Gull - 1 Redshan
12 September 2013
Today's sightigs
The Zeiss Hide Spotted Redshank 1 Ruff 15 Redshank 7 Common Snipe 30 Shoveler 70 Teal 700 Grey Heron 2 The Grounds Common Crane 1 2nd year bird has joined our collection Cranes. Fully winged and un-ringed. Status unknown! Blackcap 110 Chiffchaff 40 Common
12 September 2013
A Damp Day
An overcast start meant excellent visibility however the rain soon set in. A good count of Little Egret with 5 birds this morning. Little Stint, 4 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Dunlin, 10+ Ruff, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 10+ Snipe and 300+ Lapwing. Stonechat and Wheat
11 September 2013
Today's sightings
British Steel hide/estuary Lesser yellowlegs, spoonbill, 3 curlew sandpiper, marsh harrier, ruff, grey plover, water rail, 709 black tailed godwit, 4 bar tailed godwit, 47 greenshank, spotted redshank, 103 knot, 246 redshank, 133 curlew, 20 lapwing, 9 dun
11 September 2013
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/High Gadwall - 20 Shoveler - 6 Teal - 32 Redshank - 42 Lapwing - 28 Common Snipe - 5 Grey Heron - 4 Black-headed Gull - 76 Saline Lagoon Time/AM Tide/Low Cormorant - 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull
11 September 2013
Children inspired by Scott legacy
Did you watch BBC1’s One Show and see WWT Vice President Kate Humble travelling to Antarctica to post the top 100 letters from our Scott 100 Letters competition? Here’s a chance to watch it again. The winning letter, written by Brent Astley Richards,
11 September 2013
Today's sightings
The South Lake RUDDY SHELDUCK 1 Showing well Redshank 30 Lapwing 250 Ruff 2 Black-tailed Godwit 95 Green Sandpiper 1 The Zeiss Hide Ruff 12 Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 8 Black-tailed Godwit 95 Lapwing 190 Shoveler 76 Wigeon 129 Teal 380 The Rushy Snipe
11 September 2013
Wildlife sightings for 11th September 2013
5 Arctic Skua - flew SW 1 Pomarine Skua - flew SW 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital 7 Snipe - main lake, marsh c60 House Martin - feeding over scrape 3 Meadow Pipit - flew 7 Chiffchaff - south route 2 Yellow Wagtail - flew S Recent bird highlights:
11 September 2013
Bird News
Little Stint still present from the Ron Barker Hide, 6 Curlew Sandpiper, 3 Dunlin, 20 Ruff, 12 Snipe, Greenshank and 300+ Lapwing around the reserve. At least 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Common Buzzard, Perergrine and Kestrel. Kingfisher again from the Ron Barker
10 September 2013
Today's sightings
South Lake Little ringed Plover 1 juvenile Ruff 5 (1 adult) Redshank 45 Green Sandpiper 1 Lapwing 343 Teal 90 Tufted Duck 45 Kingfisher 1 Zeiss Hide Ruff 3 Black tailed Godwit 94 Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 9 Lapwing 4 Garganey 1 Shoveler 64 Wigeon 116 Pi
10 September 2013
Wader watch sightings so far
Little-ringed Plover - 1 Common Sandpiper -1 Redshank - 1 Black-tailed Godwit - 6 Ruff - 6 Little Stint - 1
10 September 2013
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake (High Tide, Time - AM) Gadwall - 22 Shoveler - 10 Teal - 36 Mallard - 31 Redshank - 26 Lapwing - 114 Curlew - 2 Common Snipe - 3 Saline Lagoon (High Tide) Cormorant - 3 Black Headed Gull - 60 Mallard - 42 Other Birds Grey Heron - River Wear -
10 September 2013
Wildlife sightings for 10th September 2013
2 Garganey - wader scrape 5 Snipe - main lake, wader scrape 40 House Martin - feeding over sheltered lagoon, reservoir lagoon, main lake 15 Sand Martin - feeding over sheltered lagoon, reservoir lagoon, main lake 2 Blackcap - sheltered lagoon 5 Chiffchaff
10 September 2013
Did you see BBC Breakfast this morning?
John Maguire from BBC Breakfast was here at Martin Mere bright and early this morning to do live links into the national programme. John spoke to Tom Clare at 6.50am, 7.20am and 7.50am to discuss our project to fit bird diverters to power lines for the sa
10 September 2013
Building homes for people and wildlife
A leading house builder is ensuring both people and wildlife have a safe and comfortable place to live in Lancashire. Persimmon Homes is sponsoring a new beaver lodge at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre in Burscough, close to the company’s new homes devel
10 September 2013