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The Teal Pond Hide is currently closed as we are replacing it with a shiny new hide over the next couple of months. Sorry for any inconvenience. Whooper Pond Mute Swan 2 + 8 cygnets Mallard 56 Moorhen 9 Pied Wagtail 3 juv House Martins Swallows Folly Po
18 July 2014
“We’re Going on a Wild Walk” at Martin Mere this summer
Families will be able to have fun squelching, swishing and splashing through a new VIP opening: Hey, wearing a suit doesn't stop you kicking back and enjoying yourself. wetland walk opening today at WWT Martin Mere We
17 July 2014
The beast of Martin Mere!
Well maybe not, maybe they are Carp after all, recently reported on a couple of occasions as Otters and in the past as 'the beast of martin mere' on hot summer days especially, the resident Carp are quite obvious as they patrol around near the surface wit
17 July 2014
Today's highlights
Mediterranean gull, 400 curlew, 372 black tailed godwit, bar tailed godwit, 6 greenshank, 32 redshank, 8 little egret, 3 cetti’s warbler, 5 sand martin, 2 jay, 2 great spotted woodpecker and buzzard.
17 July 2014
Today's sightings
GREAT WHITE EGRET- seen flying past restaurant at 1015 and again N over N end of reserve at 1330. Holden Tower Redstart-2 males along the summer walkway fence Yellow Wagtail-2 among cattle Middle Point over high tide Sanderling 1 Ringed Plover 1 Dunlin 40
17 July 2014
Wildlife sightings for 17th July 2014
1 Yellow Wagtail - flew W 0810hrs 1 Little Ringed Plover imm. - main lake (WWF hide) 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 1 Swallow - flew W 1 Nuthatch - heard by the nearby Beverley Brook 3 Kingfisher - Beverley Brook July bird highlights: Hobby, Red K
17 July 2014
Blast from the past...
Not the best of shots but just enough to show what a female 'Grey' Phalarope looked like in it's rare (in the UK) breeding plumage on the 17th July 2012. Of course in modern field guides these birds are now called Red Phalarope. Nothing that rar
16 July 2014
Today's highlights
2 common sandpiper, 440 curlew, 16 whimbrel, 250 black tailed godwit, 21 greenshank, 50 redshank, 4 little egret, 2 little grebe, 2 jay, great spotted woodpecker, sparrowhawk and buzzard.
16 July 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Tide - Low/Time - AM Shelduck - 3 + 7 Black Headed Gull - 71 Black Tailed Godwit - 5 Lapwing - 17 Heron - 9 Tern - 66 Teal - 2 Saline Lagoon Lapwing - 2 Black Headed Gull - 43 Other Bird Goldfinch - Saline Lagoon Meadow- 5 Swallows/Martins -
16 July 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Black-tailed Godwit - 5 Lapwing - 32 Redshank - 12 Black-headed Gull - 43 Grey Heron - 10 Common Tern - 70 Saline Lagoon Black-headed Gull - 27 Avocet - 1 Curlew - 1 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch - 14 Chaffinch - 19 Gree
16 July 2014
Wildlife sightings for 16th July 2014
1 Shoveler brood - 6 ducklings, east end of main lake, great views from Peacock Tower 26 Teal - main lake 2 Little Ringed Plover - scrape July bird highlights: Hobby, Red Kite, Black-Tailed Godwit, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Little Ringed
16 July 2014
Latest Sightings
The Teal Pond Hide is currently closed as we are replacing it with a shiny new hide over the next couple of months. Sorry for any inconvenience. Whooper Pond Mute Swan 2 + 8 cygnets Mallard 40 Moorhen 2 + 4 chicks Pied Wagtail 3 juv House Martins Swallow
16 July 2014
Today's sightigs
South Lake Ruff 4 Black-tailed Godwit 102 Redshank 69 Common Tern 7 Mandarin 2 The Rushy Avocet 14 The Tack Piece Green Sandpiper 19 Avocet 1 Yellow Wagtail 1 Martin Smith Hide Tawny Owl 1 roosting in ivy tree by the bridge
16 July 2014
Glossy ibis
A perfect after lunch treat as a glossy ibis called into the pool infront of the centre (Lady Fen) to feed. Also on lady fen .... Black-tailed godwits Lapwings Redshank Mallards Shovelers Teal Coot Moorhen Black-headed gulls Little egrets Pied wagtails
15 July 2014
Today's highlights
885 curlew, 16 whimbrel, 300 black tailed godwit, bar tailed godwit, 28 greenshank, 100 redshank, 7 little egret, grasshopper warbler, 2 sedge warbler, 8 reed warbler, 4 jay, 2 great spotted woodpecker, sparrowhawk and kingfisher.
15 July 2014