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Better late than never. Duckling season begins at WWT Martin Mere
WWT Martin Mere is heralding the start of spring and downy duckling season with Nene goslings hatching at the centre. The nene goslings usually hatch mid-March but the recent cold weather has ensured things are running a little late this year. The Nene
5 April 2013
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake/High Tide/Time - Am Avocet - 9 Black Tailed Godwit - 2 Common Snipe - 2 Redshank - 14 Oystercatcher - 4 Lapwing - 8 Shelduck - 16 Teal - 36 Grey Heron - 20 (15 Nests) Hawthorn Wood Siskin - 4 Bullfinch - 8 Chaffinch - 5 Blue Tit - 22 Great Tit
5 April 2013
Wildlife sightings for 5th April 2013
2 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon 120+ Teal - site count 2 Redeshank - wader scrape 4 Chiffchaff - wildside, sheltered lagoon **The Peacock Tower will be closed all day due to high easterly winds. This is a necessary precaution because of loose roof tiles whi
5 April 2013
Today's sightings
The Tack Piece Common Crane 4 (GCP) Swallow 1 The South Lake Common Crane 3 ( 7 GCP Cranes on site) Black-tailed Godwit 30 Snipe 1 The South Finger Treecreeper 2 Reed Bunting 3 Cetti's Warbler 1 Water Rail 1 The Willow Hide Water Rail 1 Reed Bunting 4 Th
5 April 2013
Beautiful Egrets
The wind has been truely bitter, which has meant alot of birds, like us, are trying to keep out of it as much as possible! However over the last few days we have been getting a small number of Egrets (5 today), all perched in the lower branches of trees.
5 April 2013
Read the latest goings on from our wildlife reserve
Reserve manager John Gowland said: "The theme of this report has very much been guided by the easterly winds, which have been bringing cold weather to our shores. Avocet by Alan Hewitt Last year’s March reserve repo
4 April 2013
Out on the reserve today
Main observatory Black-necked grebe - 1 Friends hide Avocet - 10 Lady Fen Wigeon - flock grazing the grasses next to the closest splash of water to the centre.
4 April 2013
Todays Sightings
Wader lake/Low Tide/AM Avocet - 11 Black Tailed Godwit - 2 Common Snipe - 1 Oystercatcher - 4 Lapwing - 6 Curlew - 1 Shelduck - 15 Teal - 11 Grey Heron - 21 Greylag - 210 Canada Goose - 16 Saline Lagoon Mute Swan - 2 Shelduck - 8 Teal - 4 Hawthorn Wood Si
4 April 2013
Today's sightings
The Holden Tower At least 500 Meadow Pipits migrating north in small groups Chiffchaff 2 Peregrine 1 The Tack Piece Common Crane 7 (GCP) Little-ringed Plover 2 Snipe 2 Teal 20 Little Egret 1 Pond Zone Chiffchaff 1 The Rushy Black-tailed Godwit 101 The Sou
4 April 2013
Wildlife sightings for 4th April 2013
1 Little Gull 1st winter - scrape, then drifted towards the river a.m. 2 Shelduck - scrape, main lake 1 Redshank - scrape 6 Snipe - scrape 41 Fieldfare - sheltered lagoon, resr lagoon 2 Wheatear - wader scrape/resr lagoon E bank 4 Chiffchaff - south ro
4 April 2013
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 2 juvs Mute Swan 30 Tufted Duck 5 Oystercatcher 2 Folly Pond Teal 30 Wigeon 40 Shoveler 10 Redshank 1 Golden Plover 120 Oystercatcher 3 Shelduck 2 Flood Ground Teal 50 Wigeon 80 Black-headed Gull 2 Oystercatcher 2 Gadwall 6 Ave
4 April 2013
Thursday 4th April
RAMSAR & SAND MARTIN HIDES; A pair of Shoveler, 6 Egrets, 5 Gadwall, Cormorant, 4 Teal, 2 Tufted duck, 7 Pochard, 2 Oyster catchers, 12 Canadian geese, 16 Shelduck. LAPWING HIDE; 1 Lapwing, 2 Shelduck, Moorhen, Coot, Woodpigeon and Pheasants. RESERVE;
4 April 2013
Breeding plumage Ruff
Now is a very good time to come and look at Ruff coming into breeding plumage. There are at least 40 birds present with one or two males now approaching full breeding plumage and many following on. Likewise with the Black-tailed Godwit. The godwit are gen
3 April 2013
TODAYS SIGHTINGS
WADER LAKE/AM/HIGH TIDE Avocet - 11 Black-tailed Godwit - 2 Common Snipe - 2 Redshank - 17 Oystercatcher - 6 Lapwing - 7 (3 pairs) Shelduck - 14 Teal - 10 Mallard - 30 Grey Heron - 18 (15 nests) SALINE LAGOON/AM/HIGH TIDE Shelduck - 11 Teal - 4 Red
3 April 2013
Out on the reserve today
Lady Fen Peregrine - 1 (female); sitting on the ground, not far from the visitor centre. Curlew - 1 Kestrel - 2 Teal - 2 pairs close to the centre. Main observatory Black-necked grebe - 1
3 April 2013