News
Wildlife sightings for 13th January 2012
54 Wigeon - grazing marsh 2 Pintail - main lake 3 Mandarin - circled reserve 4 Redwing - entrance lake 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 56 Lesser Redpoll - world wetlands, wildside, wat [...]
13 January 2012
Fanatastic sunny morning
A fairly hard frost overnight so most flood areas have frozen up but are starting to thaw now promising a great day. Zeiss Hide Bittern 1 showing well from 09.30 Lapwing 400 Teal 600 Cet [...]
13 January 2012
Castle Espie through the Lens
mmm tasty by Paul Warwick Castle Espie Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust Centre, WWT, located in Comber, County Down, has named the four regional winners in the autumn heat of its nationwide photography competition. From
12 January 2012
A late winter’s tale? Change in weather set to lead to delayed migration
A sudden cold snap is set to bring a late influx of wintering birds onto reserves in the UK wildlife experts are predicting. From tomorrow (Friday) the mild wet weather which has dominated our winter so far is set to end. Instead it will be replaced by co
12 January 2012
Wildlife sightings for 12th January 2012
2 Shelduck - main lake 10 Snipe - marsh 1 Jack Snipe - main lake 13 Lesser Redpoll - world wetlands 3 Redwing - entrance area Additional sightings from yesterday: 1 [...]
12 January 2012
A visit from the Chief Executive
WWT's Chief Executive, Martin Spray, has visited Martin Mere today to give a motivational talk to our volunteers and staff this afternoon. I spent some time with him this morning walking around the grounds with him, but he is aiming to come to each cen
11 January 2012
Heavy Nene; yes it's time!
Everywhere you look Nenes are marauding in pairs. This can only mean one thing; that the breeding season is about to commence! After a more formal census is completed I can hopefully update you on all of the new marriages, divorces, affairs and losses, bu
11 January 2012
Year List
A new species for the year in the shape of two Oystercatcher. It was unlikely that we would miss this large (noisy) wader as a few pairs breed on site and spring passage numbers regularly top 100. The [...]
11 January 2012
Recent Sightings
Reserve A pair of red-breasted mergansers are still enjoying residency on the Saline lagoon and have been seen daily along with 3 little grebes, 9 gadwall and 40 oystercatchers. On the 28th [...]
11 January 2012
Today's wild bird sightings
806 lapwing greenshank redshank brent goose - on estuary c 150 shoveler - on estuary c800 pintail - on estuary c200 dunlin - on estuary c150 curlew - on estua [...]
11 January 2012
Wildlife sightings for 11th January 2012
1 Woodcock - flew on to main lake S shore from sheltered lagoon direction (a.m.) 160 Teal - marsh, scrape, resr lagoon 23 Snipe - marsh, main lake 1 Jack Snipe - marsh 22 Redwing - fle [...]
11 January 2012
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide Bittern 1 Cetti's Warbler 1 Water Rail 1 Teal 700 Roe Deer 2 The Tack Piece LESSER SCAUP 1 female White-fronted Goose 230 Wigeon 2800 Teal 1100 Golden [...]
11 January 2012
Reward a wetland hero
WWT are looking for the unsung hero responsible for the best wetland in the UK and they need your help. Use the online form to nominate the wetland you most love and admire. A panel of experts will choose the very best and the person who manages it will b
10 January 2012
Reward a wetland hero
WWT are looking for the unsung hero responsible for the best wetland in the UK and they need your help. Use the online form at wwt.org.uk/marsh-award to nominate the wetland you most love and admire. A panel of experts will choose the very best and the pe
10 January 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake/AM/Tide - Mid Shelduck - 20 Shoveler - 4 Teal - 67 Wigeon - 5 Mallard - 52 Gadwall - 1 Lapwing - 24 Curlew - 1 Grey Heron 1 (Starting to nest build/set u [...]
10 January 2012