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Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/low Gadwall - 2 Shoveler - 2 Avocet - 9 and 5 chicks Oystercatcher - 4 and 2 chicks Lapwing - 6 and 2 chicks Common Tern - 81 Shelduck - 21 Tufted Duck - 15 Little Ringed Plover - 1 Grey Heron - 16 Canada Goose - 4 &
6 June 2013
Wildlife sightings for 6th June 2013
1 Little Egret - main lake 4 Redshank chicks - wader scrape 9 Common Tern - main lake, reservoir lagoon 70+ Swift - over site 1 Peregrine - on hospital across river Recent bird highlights: Peregrine, Red Kite, Marsh Harrier, Buzzard, Shelduck, Wood Sandpi
6 June 2013
Today's sightings
The Rushy Avocet 6 Oystercatcher 3 The Holden Tower GOSHAWK 1 female (sub-adult) Wigeon 2 Great-crested Grebe 1 Little Grebe 3 Common Crane 3 (GCP) The Zeiss Hide Redshank 3 The South lake Common Tern 2 Black-tailed Godwit 30 Oystercatcher 5
6 June 2013
Garganey
A male Garganey from Harrier Hide was the bird of the day and topped a good list of duck species visible from the hide: Shelduck, Mallard, Pintail, Wigeon, Gadwall, Tufted Duck, Pochard and Teal, the Little Egret was again roosting with Grey Heron in fron
5 June 2013
Recent Sightings
Recent sightings from 2 June 2013 included: Main Lake – 18 Tufted Ducks, 35 Mallards, 130 Black Headed gulls, 5 Lesser Black Backed Gulls, 9 Shelduck Wader Marsh – 2 Shelducks, 2 Mute Swans, 35 Black Headed Gulls Little Grebe are nesting on the Limes
5 June 2013
Young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to benefit from outdoor learning through WWT’s ‘Inspiring Generations’ scheme
60,000 pupils will learn curriculum subjects through hands on activities including pond dipping. School children from disadvantaged areas will experience nature close up through a £1m free school visits scheme provid
5 June 2013
Wildlife sightings for 5th June 2013
1 Shoveler - marsh 1 Hobby - hunting over main lake 1 Greenshank - feeding on scrape 2 Redshank - scrape 4 Redshank chicks - scrape c. 200 Swift - feeding all over reserve Recent bird highlights: Peregrine, Red Kite, Marsh Harrier, Buzzard, Shelduc
5 June 2013
Sightings and nest report
Notable Nesting Birds Great-crested Grebe 3 pairs and 2 of them now with young Little Grebe 1 pair with young on the Knott pool Common Crane 1 Pair nested in the Rushy. One chick was hatched but did not survive. Kingfisher 2 pairs. The pair at the South
5 June 2013
Close Encounters of the Fluffy, Artistic and from Behind-the-Scenes kind
On Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 June enjoy a very special exclusive behind-the-Scenes tour and discover how the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust manage their wildlife reserve and collection of ducks, geese, and swans from around the world. Grounds and Reserve Manag
4 June 2013
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Avocet - 10 +5 chicks Redshank - 1 Oystercatcher - 3 + 3 Chicks Little Ringed Plover - 1 Lapwing - 7 Canada Goose - 3 Greylag - 5 + 3 chicks Common Tern - 103 Shelduck - 15 Tufted Duck - 9 Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 7 + 6 chicks Tufted Duck - 9 O
4 June 2013
Wildlife sightings for 4th June 2013
4 Redshank - wader scrape 11 Common Tern - main lake, reservoir lagoon Tern rafts 2 Shoveler - wader scrape 50 Swift - over site 1 Peregrine - on hospital across river 1 Kestrel - hunting over site 4 Blackcap - all singing in wildside, sheltered lagoon Th
4 June 2013
Adopt a moorhen?
A very unusual event at Martin Mere: a Black-headed gull has adopted a moorhen chick and the family can currently be viewed from the in focus hide. The Black-headed gull is activley feeding all of the chicks in the nest and chasing away any adult moorhe
4 June 2013
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide Greenshank 2 Redshank 4 Common Crane 3 No sign of the Red-necked Phalarope The South American Pen (Grounds) Oystercatcher 2 with 3 young The Rushy Common Tern 1 Avocet 6 (3 nesting pairs) The South Lake Black-tailed Godwit 31 The South fing
4 June 2013
Wildlife sightings for 3rd June 2013
10 Mute Swan cygnets - 5 sheltered lagoon, 5 main lake 10 Common Tern - rafts on main lake and reservoir lagoon 1 Kestrel - hunting over entrance lake 1 Kingfisher - south route, near explore feeders 2 Chiffchaff 2 Blackcap The Sand Martin bank has
3 June 2013
Trumpeters hatched for half term
Trumpeter pair and the new cygnets that hatched May 25. Our Trumpeter Swan eggs hatched out on May 25, just before half term week, and the fluffy cygnets were a hit with visiting families. On the wild side, o
3 June 2013