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Drake Green-winged Teal with Eurasian Teal on Folly Pond. Photo by G.Youdale Migrants The first Chiffchaff of the year was heard at 1730pm last night Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 5230 Mute Swan 40 Wigeon 95 Tufted Duck 50 Canada Goose 3 Greylag Goose
27 March 2013
Today's sightings-Goshawks displaying
Highlights GOSHAWK (2) Male and female seen displaying over the reserve this afternoon for the first time ever. MARSH HARRIER 1 Female Hunting the foreshore and reserve The Holden Tower Ringed Plover 6 (First of the spring) Little-ringed Plover 2 Dunlin 8
27 March 2013
Spring's first ray of sunshine
Coltsfoot Despite the weather putting a dampener on the weekend and birds activity almost going in reverse, the first flowers of coltsfoot have appeared beside the front pond. Cotlsfoot (Tussilago farfara) is a welc
26 March 2013
Spring flowers bloom
Spring flowers are blooming uo around the Martin Mere reserve at the moment which is really important for early emerging insects such as bubble bees and butterflies. See if you can see these flowers on your next trip to the centre. Snowdrop Bullace Primr
26 March 2013
Bewick's Swans again.
Just as we'd expect to be posting about more spring arrivals it's the last of the wintering birds that are grabbing the headlines. Four Bewick's Swan (two adult and two juvenile) flew in onto the Mere with ~130 Whooper Swan early afternoon. Still plenty o
26 March 2013
New nene goslings at WWT Arundel
Four nene goslings with parents in the outdoor duckery at WWT Arundel. On March 18 four nene (Hawaiian) goslings hatched at WWT Arundel Wetland Centre, the first goslings born on the reserve this spring. The four gr
26 March 2013
Redshanks and grebe
Yesterday was very cold, but warming up in spirit were three Redshank that made a visit in the morning and a lovely Great crested Grebe in the afternoon. The Grebe is still present this morning showing off its full courtship feathery finery from the Ramsa
26 March 2013
26/03/2013
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 52 Mute Swan 30 Wigeon 78 Tufted Duck 32 Canada Goose 3 Greylag Goose 1 Shoveler 21 Oystercatcher 2 Folly Pond GREEN-WINGED TEAL (drake) Teal 30 Wigeon 40 Shoveler 10 Redshank 1 Black-tailed Godwit 3 Oystercatcher 3 Black-headed
26 March 2013
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake/Low Tide/Time - AM Avocet - 9 Lapwing - 4 Redshank - 11 Grey Heron - 11 (8 nests) Canada Goose - 8 Greylag - 10 Mallard - 27 Tufted Duck - 11 Shelduck - 14 Teal - 7 Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 10 Teal - 2 Other Birds Mute Swan - River Wear - 2 R
26 March 2013
Today's sightings
The Holden Tower Little-ringed Plover 2 The Zeiss Hide Avocet 2 Black-tailed Godwit 57 The Tack Piece Common Crane 4 Tundra Bean Goose 1 White-fronted Goose 24 The Rushy Pintail 119 Bewick's Swan 7
26 March 2013
Wildlife sightings for 26th March 2013
57 Wigeon - grazing marsh 1 Kingfisher - reservoir lagoon 1 Stonechat - grazing marsh 1 Sparrowhawk - hunting over the grazing marsh Because of the danger of falling roof tiles, unfortunately it is necessary for us to close the Peacock Tower today. We apo
26 March 2013
Black-necked Grebe
The black-necked grebe is still present on the reserve and was being seen very well from the (heated!) main observatory this afternoon.
25 March 2013
Less Whoopers more species?
With the Mere now down at it's summer water levels the number of Whooper Swan spending time during the day on the reserve has dropped back considerably. As it happens a count in the local vicinity (Marsh Moss Lane) produced 440 Whoopers and 2 Bewick's Swa
25 March 2013
Today's sightings
Today’s sightings include – spoonbill, 2 white wagtail, 2 sand martin, 7 chiffchaff, 17 little egret, 68 black tailed godwit, 2 greenshank, 7 lapwing, 22 wigeon, 2 great spotted woodpecker, water rail and sparrowhawk
25 March 2013
'Nenenene' heralds new life despite wintry weather
Two Hawaiian goose goslings have defied the winter weather and hatched at our duckery, where they can now be seen by the public. Also know as 'nenes' (pronounced 'naynays') because of their soft grumbling call, these gentle geese - classified as vulnera
25 March 2013