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The Whooper Swan influx starts here.
There is something quite special seeing the first groups of Whooper Swan arriving at Martin Mere. As the season progresses it becomes more difficult to point to a group of swans flying in and say these birds have just come in from Iceland (via Scotland).
7 October 2014
Celebrate 40 years with WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre
WWT Martin Mere is starting a campaign celebrating 40 years of the wetland centre. WWT Martin Mere opened its doors to WWT members in late 1974 and opened to general public on 1 March 1975. Over the next 6 months, WWT Martin Mere will be sharing historica
7 October 2014
Todays sightings
Pintail Ruff Lapwing Wigeon Teal Gadwall Mallard Whooper swans 17 Mute swan Shoveler Shelduck
7 October 2014
Today's bird sightings
British Steel hide (falling tide) Ruff, spotted redshank, snipe, 6 greenshank, 27 black tailed godwit, 10 redshank, 7 curlew, 15 lapwing, 12 little egret, 64 wigeon, 63 teal, 2 pintail, 4 tufted duck, 23 gadwall and peregrine. Lagoon 9 pintail, 101 teal,
7 October 2014
Wildlife sightings for 7th October 2014
59 Wigeon - main lake, sheltered lagoon 55 Shoveler - main lake, sheltered lagoon 3 Stonechat - wader scrape 3 Meadow Pipit - grazing marsh Late September bird highlights: Hobby, Peregrine, Spotted Redshank, Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Oys
7 October 2014
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Swallow 20 Peregrine 1 female Dunlin 70 along shore Little Stint 2 with Dunlin Sanderling 2 Knot 1 along shore Redshank 1 along shore Ruff 12 on the floods Lapwing 90 Ringed Plover 16 Golden Plover 35 Barnacle Goose 120+ Wigeon 400 on the est
7 October 2014
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese: 7000+ around the reserve Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 1 adult - orange ring ZKN - flew north at 9.30am Mute Swan 2 + 8 cygnets Mallard 139 Tufted Duck 31 Wigeon 32 Teal 7 Greylag Goose 20 Canada Goose 2 Pink-footed Goose 1 Folly Pond (Whoope
7 October 2014
Barn Owl and other birds
A wet start to the day probably resulted in a Barn Owl being out later than usual viewed from the Harrier Hide. No shortage of birds of prey with 10+ Common Buzzard, 4+ Marsh Harrier, 2 Kestrel, 2 Sparrowhawk and Peregrine. Two Raven present yesterday. Th
6 October 2014
Todays sightings
Kingfisher - lady fen Marsh harrier Kestrel Peregrine
6 October 2014
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Mallard 100 Mute Swan 2 + 8 cygnets Tufted Duck 35 Wigeon 30 Teal 10 Pintail 1 Cormorant Gadwall 3 Folly Pond Teal 230 Wigeon 150 Grey Heron 1 Shoveler 10 Gadwall 2 Avenue Tower Teal 1000 Wigeon 150 Lapwing 300 Golden Plover 60 Heron 5 Aven
6 October 2014
Kingfisher showoff delights Sunday visitors
Paul Steven’s weekly diary runs as the Wildlife Sightings column in the weekly Observer series of newspapers. There was frost on the boardwalk when I arrived at Arundel Wetland Centre on Sunday morning. The cold overnight wasn’t enough to kill off the
6 October 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Very Low Teal - 20 Gadwall - 4 Shoveler - 6 Mallard - 12 Redshank - 6 Black-tailed Godwit - 2 Snipe - 1 Kingfisher - 1 Grey Heron - 1 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch - 2 Chaffinch - 1 Blue Tit - 4 Great Tit - 2 P
6 October 2014
How it all began
WWT Martin Mere opened its doors to members in late 1974 and opened to general public on 1 March 1975. Over the last 40 years, we have welcomed over 5.5m visitors as well as over 300,000 school educational visits, but how did the journey of Martin Mere be
6 October 2014
Wildlife sightings for 6th October 2014
14 Greenshank - main lake 1 Jack Snipe - marsh 2 Pintail - scrape 40 Shoveler - site count 30 Teal - site count 52 Wigeon - site count 123 Gadwall, including a pair mating - site count Additional sightings from yesterday: 5 Buzzard 1 Kestrel 1 Jack
6 October 2014
Today's sightings
European White-fronted Goose arrival! Two present on the Dumbles/Top New Piece/South Lake and even the Big Pen. The are very mobile and along with a juvenile Pink-footed Goose have hooked up with Greylag Geese. E. White-fronted Geese with a Greylag Goose
5 October 2014