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Today's sightings
The Holden Tower Little Stint 2 Dunlin 35 Golden Plover 11 Lapwing 50 Peregrine 1 The South lake Avocet 6 (9 on site) Oystercatcher 4 Black-tailed Godwit 4 The Rushy Avocet 3 Kingfisher 1 The South Finger Kingfisher 1 Cetti's Warbler 3 Chiffchaff 2 Reed B
15 March 2014
Today's highlights
Spoonbill, kingfisher, 4 greenshank, 320 black tailed godwit, bar tailed godwit, 25 lapwing, 10 redshank, 2 water rail, 67 shelduck, 14 shoveler, 10 wigeon, 4 chiffchaff, 9 little egret, 2 great spotted woodpecker, sparrowhawk, buzzard and peregrine.
14 March 2014
Avocet record!
There are 12 avocets currently on Wader Lake, a new site record!
14 March 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Tide - Low/Time - AM Avocet - 12 Lapwing - 12 Redshank - 20 Oystercatcher - 4 Mute Swan - 2 Gadwall - 6 Shoveler - 4 Teal - 16 Shelduck - 37 Greylag - 22 Canada Goose - 10 Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 4 Teal - 8 Mallard - 15 Redshank - 2 Other Bird
14 March 2014
Wildlife sightings for 14th March 2014
7 Redshank - wader scrape, main lake 2 Shelduck - Reservoir lagoon 1 Brambling - South route feeders 1 Siskin - feeding in Birch trees by the Otter exhibit 3 Chiffchaff - South route, wildside 6 Cetti's Warbler - site count February/March bird highlights
14 March 2014
Wildlife Sightings 13/3/14
Wader Lake/Tide - Low/Time - AM Avocet - 11 Lapwing - 9 Oystercatcher - 2 Redshank - 18 Grey Heron - 31 Shoveler- 4 Gadwall - 4 Teal - 15 Shelduck - 36 Sparrowhawk - 1 Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 6 Other Birds Mistle Thrush - Spring Gill - 2 Song Thrush - La
14 March 2014
Slimbridge spoon-billed sandpipers migrate 30 centimetres... to China!
The captive spoon-billed sandpiper flock at Slimbridge last week made the first stage of their ‘journey’ towards breeding successfully. The flock is the nucleus of a conservation breeding programme to prevent the total extinction of the critically end
14 March 2014
Today's sightings
The Tack Piece Sand Martin 2 Redshank 38 Wigeon 120 Shoveler 30 Common Crane 3 Chiffchaff 2 on walkway The South Lake Avocet 6 (8 on site) Black-tailed Godwit 40 The South Finger Chiffchaff 2 Kingfisher 2 The Holden Tower Little Stint 1 Golden Plover 16 B
14 March 2014
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 145 Tufted Duck 30 Wigeon 145 Gadwall 1♂ Shoveler 5 Mallard 30 Mute Swan 20 Oystercatcher 2 Folly Pond Green-winged Teal 1 ♂ Teal 150 Wigeon 100 Shoveler 33 Pintail 2 Shelduck 13 Oystercatcher 107 Redshank 21 Black-tailed Go
14 March 2014
Say hello to new life this spring
After one of the mildest winters on record; days are getting longer, buds are bursting into bloom and across our wetlands, woodlands and nature reserve, new life is starting to stir. A Hawaiian goose guards it mate on a ne
13 March 2014
Wildlife sightings for 13th March 2014
2 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon 2 Green Sandpiper - wader scrape 4 Redshank - wader scrape 8 Snipe - grazing marsh 1 Chiffchaff - singing in Wildside February/March bird highlights: Bittern, Jack Snipe, Redshank, Green Sandpiper, Black-tailed Godwit, Golde
13 March 2014
Sightings 12/3/14
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Very Low Avocet - 11 (10 displaying) Lapwing - 16 (10 holding territory) Oystercatcher - 4 (2 displaying) Redshank - 42 Black-tailed Godwit - 1 Dunlin - 2 Grey Heron (24 nests) - 46 + 2 young chicks Teal - 14 Shovel
13 March 2014
Are We Fit to Frack?
30,000 pink-footed geese visit WWT Martin Mere each winter (c) Richard Taylor-Jones Leading countryside groups have joined forces to challenge fracking rules. Poorly regulated fracking risks harming threatened species
13 March 2014
Today's sightings
Migrants Alba Wagtail 76N Meadow Pipit 150N Siskin 6N Chaffinch 25N Linnet 2N Chiffchaff 5 The South Lake Kingfisher 2 Avocet 3 Oystercatcher 4 Great-crested Grebe 2 The Rushy Avocet 2 The Holden Tower Common Crane 6 The South Finger Kingfisher 2 Chiffcha
13 March 2014
Out on the reserve today
Footpaths to Nelson-Lyle, Lyle and Friends hide are open from Thursday 13 March, giving further access on the reserve. More land is appearing each day to encourage black-tailed godwits, avocets, ruff and lapwing back, adding to the pochard, tufted ducks
12 March 2014