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Todays highlights
Around the visitor centre this morning the water rail has been visible at the edge of the pond, a weasel just caught a small mammal (probably a bank or field vole) and kestrels and barn owls have been out hunting.
22 January 2015
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese Around 3000 on the reserve from Farmhouse Tower Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 150 Mute Swan 60 Mallard 350 Tufted Duck 40 Wigeon 130 Teal 10 Canada Goose 14 Greylag Goose 4 Folly Pond GREEN-WINGED TEAL ♂ Teal 100 Wigeon 10 Shoveler 20 Ave
22 January 2015
Wildlife sightings for 22nd January 2015
1 Bittern - north side main lake 5 Mandarin - world wetlands 57 Lapwing - main lake 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital January bird highlights: Shelduck, Bittern, Little Egret, Goosander, Peregrine, Pheasant, Woodcock, Redshank, Yellow-legged Gull,
22 January 2015
Todays Highlights - Snow Goose
The wind has dropped a lot today, the swans are coming nice and close and feeding out of the wheelbarrow during the swan feeds. Nelson-lyle hide and Lyle hide are accessible with wellies only at the moment as the waterlevels have come up slightly. The M
21 January 2015
Golden Plover
Seven Golden Plover new for the year with Lapwing at the back of the Mere late afternoon. These birds have probably been displaced by recent snow up on the Pennines. When the reserve opened in the mid 1970's large flocks of Golden Plover were regular in t
21 January 2015
Boom year for cygnets at Martin Mere in 2015
The International Swan census has been in active since 1995 and takes place every five years to compile the numbers of both Bewick and Whooper swans and to give an estimation of their population. The survey incorporates census numbers compiled from Briti
21 January 2015
Firecrest!
The Grounds A firecrest was seen today around the children's play area in the grounds. Sir Peter Scott hide 2 chiffchaff, green woodpecker, great spotted woodpecker, kingfisher, buzzard, 48 tufted duck, 8 pochard, 10 shoveler, 3 water rail and little greb
21 January 2015
Swan numbers peak
WWT Welney Swan feed by Sacha Dench Numbers of whooper and Bewick’s swans on the Ouse Washes are thought to have reached their peak this winter. The huge numbers of swans are providing wonderful spectacles at WWT We
21 January 2015
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese Around 3000 on the reserve from Farmhouse Tower Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 130 Mute Swan 53 Mallard 250 Tufted Duck 40 Wigeon 130 Teal 10 Canada Goose 15 Greylag Goose 8 Folly Pond GREEN-WINGED TEAL ♂ Teal 50 Wigeon 100 Shoveler 20 Shel
21 January 2015
Wednesday sightings
The Rushy Whooper Swan 1 Bewick's Swan 196 Tufted Duck 400 Pochard 280 Pintail 205 The Tack Piece Common Crane 9 Wigeon 1200 Teal 700 Pintail 80 Shoveler 25 Black-tailed Godwit 200 Curlew 50 Little Stint 1 Dunlin 600 Golden Plover 50 Lapwing 1500 Peregrin
21 January 2015
Wildlife sightings for 21st January 2015
2 Bittern - N side of main lake 3 Pintail - Main lake 12 Mandarin - World Wetlands and Wildside 3 Water Rail - Wildside 1 Pheasant - E end of main lake 2 Stonechat - Grazing marsh 1 Coal Tit - Queen Elizabeth's Walk 2 Fieldfare - Playing fields Ja
21 January 2015
Todays highlights
A beautiful day out on the reserve amongst the regulars todays highlights include a lovely water rail showing well and 5 barn owls.
20 January 2015
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese Around 7500 on the reserve from Farmhouse Tower Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 130 Mute Swan 45 Mallard 320 Tufted Duck 40 Wigeon 120 Teal 30 Canada Goose 3 Greylag Goose 6 Folly Pond GREEN-WINGED TEAL ♂ Teal 150 Wigeon 200 Shoveler 30 Shel
20 January 2015
Tawny Owls
Another calm day making for excellent viewing. Two Tawny Owl were showing on the Nature Trail before the Kingfisher Hide. A few Common Buzzard display flying today a sure sign that spring is round the corner. Kestrel and Sparrowhawk present and Peregrines
20 January 2015
Black-tailed godwit
A black-tailed godwit in winter plumage was on Wader Lake this morning - a rare visitor on site at this time of year :-)
20 January 2015