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Today's sightings
The Rushy SPOONBILL 1 adult showing down to 20 feet again Wood Sandpiper 1 Green Sandpiper 3 Avocet 5 The South Lake Redshank 74 Black-tailed Godwit 137 Green Sandpiper 5 Ruff 3 Common Crane 2 (GCP) The Zeiss Hide Dunlin 149 Green Sandpiper 2 Snipe 4 Blac
30 July 2013
Wood Sandpiper
A little bit of 'weather' and a few new birds drop in! Wood Sandpiper joins the list of recent waders. More Ruff arriving with 14 birds, 160+ Black-tailed Godwit, a juvenile Redshank today, Green Sandpiper, 5+ Common Snipe and unusually for this time of
29 July 2013
Baers pochard breeding at WWT Slimbridge 2013.
Baers pochard are getting a lot of press at the moment. And so they should! This sorry little duck is like gold dust in the wild and captivity alike, and it seems to have caught the Conservation and Avicultural worlds by surprise. They are now classed as
29 July 2013
Out on the reserve today
Greenshank Little ringed plover - 4
29 July 2013
Wildlife sightings for 29th July 2013
47 Teal - main lake, scrape 6 Shoveler - main lake 1 Snipe - scrape Recent bird highlights: Little Egret, Peregrine, Red Kite, Hobby, Buzzard, Redshank, Greenshank, Oystercatcher, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Little Ringed Plover, Snipe, Blac
29 July 2013
Today's sightings
The Rushy SPOONBILL 1 adult showing down to 15 feet Green Sandpiper 8 Avocet 5 The Zeiss Hide Wood Sandpiper 1 Dunlin 200 Lapwing 70 Ruff 1 Hobby 1 The South lake Mediterranean Gull 1 adult Black-tailed Godwit 90 Redshank 117 Green Sandpiper 1 Common Tern
29 July 2013
American waders still present
The lesser yellowlegs and long billed dowitcher are both present this morning in front of the British Steel hide. Other sightings include 17 greenshank, 9 redshank, 72 black tailed godwit, 650 curlew and peregrine.
29 July 2013
Out on the reserve today
Crane - 3 (North of Friends hide) Ruff - 4 Little ringed plover - 4 Green sandpiper - 2 Black-tailed godwit - 30 Dunlin - 1 Avocet - 10 Hobby - 1
28 July 2013
Today's highlights
A long billed dowitcher has appeared in front of the British Steel hide. The lesser yellowlegs and a spoonbill are also in the same location. Other sightings today include 33 greenshank, 450 black tailed godwit, 123 redshank, 830 curlew, 21 little egret a
28 July 2013
Todays sightings
Great birding around the site South Lake probably best with a big flock of Black Tailed Godwits (90+) and around 80 Redshank. One Ruff and one Reeve and a Green Sandpiper as well. The Spoonbill is perched on the fence in the lake and two Cranes were on th
28 July 2013
28th July Daily Sightings
Weather: Light rain with warm breeze. Time: AM/Tide: High Wader Lake Knot - 1 Green Sandpiper - 1 Dunlin - 2 Black-Tailed Godwit - 3 Oystercatcher - 8 Avocet - 10 Lapwing - 21 Redshank - 67 Common Snipe - 8 Common Gull - 1 Black-headed Gull - 36 Co
28 July 2013
Wildlife sightings for 28th July 2013
37 Teal - main lake, scrape 7 Shoveler - main lake 1 Little Grebe juvenile - wildside 337 Black-headed Gull - main lake, scrape Recent bird highlights: Little Egret, Peregrine, Red Kite, Hobby, Buzzard, Redshank, Greenshank, Oystercatcher, Green Sa
28 July 2013
Greenshank
Just a brief summary with Greenshank, new in, from the Ron Barker Hide. Waders reported included Green Sandpiper, Common Snipe, Lapwing, Oystercatcher, Black-tailed Godwit and Ruff. Excellent views of Marsh Harrier hunting round the Mere.
27 July 2013
Heatwave encourages Chilean flamingos to lay early
Chilean flamingos on a nest The heatwave has brought forward the laying season of the Chilean flamingos at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre raising hopes this could be a bumper year of chicks. The last time WWT Martin
27 July 2013
Today's highlights
The lesser yellowlegs is still present today in front of the British Steel hide. Other highlights include 17 whimbrel, 30 greenshank, 491 black tailed godwit, 828 curlew, 119 redshank, 42 dunlin, 3 snipe and 19 little egret.
27 July 2013