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Latest Sightings
Another pleasant start to the day, clear with light winds which progressively got stronger throughout the day. Good for raptors with 8 Common Buzzard, Marsh Harrier, Peregrine, 2 Kestrel and 2 Sparrowhawk. Yesterday 2 Merlin hunting a presumed Meadow Pipi
30 January 2015
Todays Highlights
Goldeneye 3 male + 1 female Black-tailed godwit 1700 Bean Geese -main observatory Green-winged teal at Nelson-Lyle hide Marsh harriers 2 on Lady Fen Great flight out of swans this morning albeit late due to the cold and mist. Expect a good flight in
30 January 2015
Friday's bird news
The kingfisher Hide Cetti's Warbler 1 Gadwall 10 Little Grebe 1 The Zeiss Hide Black-tailed Godwit 80 Dunlin 80 Teal 700 Wigeon 200 The Holden Tower Peregrine 2 Buzzard 4 Barnacle Goose 198 Shoveler 20 Dunlin 600 Golden Plover 700 Lapwing 2500 The Ta
30 January 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Tide - Mid/Time - AM Black Headed Gull - 160 Lapwing - 125 Heron - 4 Shelduck - 2 Saline Lagoon 100% frozen River Wear Goosander - 3 Teal - 12 Shelduck - 6 Reservoir Tufted Duck - 21 Coot - 2 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch - 8 Long-tailed Tit - 4 Rob
30 January 2015
Sightings 29/1/15
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/MID Lapwing - 25 Heron - 7 Black-headed Gull - 150+ Shelduck - 13 Canada Goose - 9 Greylag Goose - 2 Saline Lagoon 100% Frozen Hawthorn Woods Bullfinch - 14 Chaffinch - 6 Great Tit - 4 Blue Tit
30 January 2015
Sightings 28/1/15
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/MID-HIGH Lapwing - 85 Redshank - 8 Heron - 14 Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 Shelduck - 20 Black-headed Gull - 6 Teal - 7 Herring Gull - 8 Tufted Duck - 8 Canada Goose - 10 Greylag Goose - 1 Saline Lagoon
30 January 2015
Wildlife sightings for 30th January 2015
3 Bittern - main lake N shore + one bird dropped on to the marsh a.m. from the main reedbed 220 Teal - marsh and scrape 3 Pintail - marsh 2 Sparrowhawk - marsh 2 Redpoll - resr lagoon 4 Fieldfare - flew W January bird highlights: Shelduck, Bittern,
30 January 2015
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese: 6,000 around the reserve. Whooper Swans: 100+ High Tide 08:41 7.7m Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 100+ Mute Swan 56 Mallard 86 Tufted Duck 41 Wigeon 90 Teal 6 Gadwall 1 ♂ Greylag Geese 5 Canada Geese 54 Oystercatcher 2 Little Egret 1
30 January 2015
daily sightings
57 dunlin 960 black tailed godwit snipe redshank lapwing goldeneye - 2 males 5 females 12 bean geese - friends hide merlin - Lady Fen 3 hares on hare walk
29 January 2015
Another Firecrest
Millennium Wetlands A firecrest was seen this morning at Black Poplar woods. British Steel hide/estuary Grey plover, 2 spotted redshank, 4 greenshank, knot, 250 black tailed godwit, 198 lapwing, water rail, 6 dunlin, 8 redshank, 105 wigeon, 20 tufted duc
29 January 2015
Record Number Of Swans Counted At Martin Mere in 2015
Cold temperatures have resulted in WWT Martin Mere recording their highest number of whooper swans in 2015. This morning our dedicated staff and volunteers have counted 1720 whooper swans on the mere, which is a record number for this migration year, run
29 January 2015
1720 Whooper Swan
Highest count of the winter so far of Whooper Swan with 1720 birds on the reserve this morning. No snow so far. It is unusual for us to get any lying snow in this area. Both Ross's and Bar-headed Goose hanging around with Mallard and Greylag respectively.
29 January 2015
Bittern showing
The Zeiss Hide BITTERN 1 showing well Gadwall 10 Little Grebe 1 The Zeiss Hide Black-tailed Godwit 220 Redshank 15 Dunlin 80 Teal 700 Wigeon 200 The Holden Tower Peregrine 3 Buzzard 2 Sparrowhawk 1 Barnacle Goose 200 Dunlin 600 Golden Plover 300 Lapwing 2
29 January 2015
Wildlife sightings for 29th January 2015
2 Bittern - main lake N shore 4 Red-crested Pochard - main lake 3 Pintail - grazing marsh 1 Pheasant - NE bank 1 Sparrowhawk - flew over main lake 10 Argentatus Herring Gull - main lake 14 Mandarin 2 Stonechat - marsh 1 Peregrine - plucking a Feral Pi
29 January 2015
Bird News
A wild and windy day with plenty of squally wintery showers and few reports. Oystercatcher numbers are building slowly, with at least 11 around the mere today along with 3 Black-tailed Godwit and 50+ Ruff. The juv male Peregrine has been seen along with
29 January 2015