News
Meet Nick, our new Centre Manager
Nick Brooks has now started at Martin Mere as our new Centre Manager. Nick lives in Burscough but with his last job he was commuting to Sussex as the Area Manager for RSPB Sussex reserves, so he has a very good background and knowledge of managing a reser
1 May 2013
Happy news from the heronry
Grey heron chicks on a nest (N.B. a little older than our current ones!) "Despite the weather-related setback to the grey heron colony earlier this year, it is great to see that the second nesting attempts have been a
1 May 2013
1st May Sightings
Weather: Sunny with cool breeze. Tide: High. Time: AM. Wader Lake Avocet - 11 Little Ringed Plover - 2 Redshank - 6 Lapwing - 6 Common tern - 1 Grey Heron - 23 adults, 20 nest with 9 chicks. Oystercatcher - 2 Gadwall - 4 Common Buzzard - 1 S
1 May 2013
Cape shovelers "say no" to breeding defeat.
Mrs. Cape is a dedicated egg layer, but not a very good nest builder. Sadly these two things really need to come hand in hand with being a successful mother... Her first effort in 2013 was way back in early March, where this cheeky old pair (many of thei
1 May 2013
Garganey new for the year
A drake Garganey present this afternoon from the Harrier Hide is new for the year. The bird was found this morning on the Canoe Safari before flying onto Pat's Reed Bed. It is actually the same date as the first one that turned up in 2012. A few Whimbrel
1 May 2013
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Shoveler 5 Wigeon 5 Peregrine Little Egret South Lake Arctic Tern 3 Black-tailed Godwit 43 Oystercatcher 2 Zeiss Hide Avocet 5 Little Egret Teal 28 Reed Warbler 4 Lapwing 6 Shelduck 27 Common Crane 2 (Great Crane Project birds) Kingfisher Hid
1 May 2013
Wildlife sightings for 1st May 2013
2 Kestrel - pair displaying high over main lake 1 Buzzard - flew over high SE p.m. 2 Little Ringed Plover - pair, scrape 5 Redshank - scrape, main lake 5 Common Tern - main lake 7 Collared Dove - Castlenau/entrance area 14 Swift - over main lake 1 Kingfi
1 May 2013
Out on the reserve
Car Park/Visitor Centre The Song Thrush is back on his usual perch singing away. Goldfinch, Chaffinch, Wren, Reed Warbler and Sedge Warbler also putting in an appearance this morning. Main Observatory Little Ringed Plover (x2), Avocet (x6), Common Sandpip
30 April 2013
TODAYS SIGHTINGS
WADER LAKE/AM/HIGH TIDE Avocet - 11 Lapwing - 8 Redshank - 10 Common Snipe - 2 Oystercatcher - 4 Gadwall - 4 Teal - 9 Shelduck - 15 Common Tern - 1 Little Ringed Plover - 2 SALINE LAGOON/AM/HIGH TIDE Shelduck - 5 Oystercatcher - 2 HAWTHORN W
30 April 2013
Today's wildlife sightings
Bird sightings 2 lesser whitethroat, 2 whitethroat, 4 sedge warbler, 4 reed warbler, 15 chiffchaff, 3 willow warbler, 12 blackcap, cetti’s warbler, 3 reed bunting, 550 black tailed godwit, 6 greenshank, 2 common sandpiper, 17 knot, 33 redshank, 63 sheld
30 April 2013
Grasshopper Warbler
Plenty of action down the Reed Bed Walk this morning with Grasshopper Warbler (new for the year) reeling near the entrance gate to the walk. At least 3 Corn Bunting on the hedgerow next to the path near the viewing platforms. Further along, past the Sewag
30 April 2013
Wildlife sightings for 30th April 2013
3 Common Tern - main lake, wader scrape 1 Little Ringed Plover - displaying over wader scrape 4 Redshank - wader scrape, main lake 1 Little Egret - main lake then flew to grazing marsh 3 Yellow Wagtail - grazing marsh 3 Swallow - main lake 4 Blackcap - sh
30 April 2013
Arundel sightings
LAPWING HIDE: 13 Grey lag geese and goslings, 5 Lapwing and chicks and 2 Gadwall. SAND MARTIN & RAMSAR HIDE: 2 Oyster catchers, 1 Shoveler, 7 Canadian geese, ! eygyptian goose, 19 Tufted duck, 5 Gadwall, 2 Greylag geese, 3 Lapwing, 2 Shelduck and 1 Co
30 April 2013
First schools ease flooding by turning rainwater into wildlife habitats
The new wildlife areas will bring to life lessons learned inside the classroom Schools across North London are helping to ease flooding and water pollution problems in their local river catchment by creating we
30 April 2013
Finished home improvements!
And just a quick update to say that the changes to the Caribbean flamingos' enclosure are now all done. New nesting sites have been created by Phil and the other avics, and new estuary sand has been delivered into the enclosure (in a similar fashion to
29 April 2013