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Today's sightings
Zeiss Hide/Top New Piece Spotted Redshank 2 Greenshank 3 Redshank 44 Pintail 33 Teal 800 Water Rail 1 Shoveler 10 More birds likely over high tide around midday South Lake Pochard 2 Tufted Duck 60 Teal 110 Black-tailed Godwit 2 Redshank 5 Ruff 2 Robbie Ga
30 September 2014
Today's bird highlights
British Steel hide/estuary Kingfisher, marsh harrier, little stint, 2 curlew sandpiper, 66 greenshank, 801 black tailed godwit, 4 bar tailed godwit, 228 redshank, 194 knot, 61 curlew, 33 lapwing, 83 dunlin, snipe, 32 little egret, 120 greylag goose, 221 w
29 September 2014
Cross over season starts to brings in teal, gadwall and wigeon
Paul Steven’s weekly diary runs as the Wildlife Sightings column in the weekly Observer series of newspapers. IT’S CROSS OVER season now with many warblers migrating to southern Europe and Africa while a few water rail, snipe and teal are beginning t
29 September 2014
Record Numbers
The record count for Pink-footed Geese at WWT Martin Mere was broken yesterday with 36600 birds on the reserve in the afternoon. It's quite possible that a greater number eventually came into roost. The previous record was 36000 from October 2010. Huge nu
29 September 2014
Wildlife sightings for 29th September 2014
27 Wigeon - main lake, sheltered lagoon 2 Pintail - main lake and reservoir lagoon 2 Hobby - flew SW 15 Snipe - marsh 3 Stonechat - marsh 5 Reed Bunting - marsh/Peacock Tower area September bird highlights: Hobby, Peregrine, Buzzard, Garganey, Sp
29 September 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/High Gadwall - 35 Teal - 25 Mallard - 10 Shoveler - 3 Snipe - 4 Black-tailed Godwit - 7 Lapwing - 30 Black-headed Gull - 20 Grey Heron - 1 Greenshank - 2 Dunlin - 1 Jack Snipe (28/9/14 @ 17:30) Saline Lagoon
29 September 2014
Today's sightings
Zeiss Hide/Top New Piece Spotted Redshank 2- often fishing in the bays at the back of flood Redshank 49 Ruff 3 adults Greenshank 3 Teal 700 Stonechat 2 males along seawall hedge South Lake Redshank 5 Black-tailed Godwit 18 Teal 130 Tufted Duck 92 Pintail
29 September 2014
Today's sightings
British Steel hide 2 curlew sandpiper, 4 spotted redshank, 231 knot, 54 greenshank, 717 black tailed godwit, 3 bar tailed godwit, 282 redshank, 194 curlew, 190 dunlin, 164 wigeon, 35 teal, 2 buzzard, 2 peregrine and 2 red kite.
28 September 2014
Today's sightings
Zeiss Hide Curlew Sandpiper Dunlin 9 Greenshank 3 Redshank 47 Spotted Redshank 2 Ruff 4 Snipe 3 Teal 500 Peregrine juv Kingfisher 1 Robbie Garnett Hide Ruff 6 Black-tailed Godwit 2 Rushy Green Sandpiper 1 Ruff 2 Teal 120 South Lake Black-tailed godwit 13
28 September 2014
Today's sightings
Greenfinch Bird feeders Goldfinch - 11 Greenfinch - 3 Great tit - 2 Blue tit - 2 Main lagoon Lapwing - 102 Gadwall - 4 Wigeon Teal Shoveler Mallard
28 September 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Tide - Mid/Time - AM Gadwall - 23 Mallard - 35 Teal - 25 Shoveler - 2 Snipe - 4 Black Tailed Godwit - 4 Black Headed Gull - 8 Dunlin - 1 Saline Lagoon Lesser Blacked Back Gull - 1 Other Birds Filter Reedbed: Teal - 5 Reed Bunting - 1 Coot - 6 C
28 September 2014
Wildlife sightings from 28th September 2014
3 Pintail - scrape, main lake 8 Mandarin 2 Kestrel - a female harassing Stonechats on the marsh, subsequently mobbed by corvids. Another flew NE 2 Rock Pipit - marsh 10 Meadow Pipit 14 Swallow - flew S 4 Stonechat - marsh 5 Sedge Warbler - marsh 16 Chif
28 September 2014
Pink-foot Spectacle
Great birding and a great spectacle at the moment as the Pink-footed Geese influx continues. No concerted counts but undoubtedly 20,000+ birds in the area. At least one Barnacle Goose again and a few partial leucistic birds present among the flock (see be
27 September 2014
Today's sightings
British Steel hide/estuary marsh harrier, 2 little stint, 3 curlew sandpiper, 67 greenshank, 3 spotted redshank, 644 black tailed godwit, 8 bar tailed godwit, 364 redshank, snipe, 196 knot, 396 curlew, whimbrel, 5 lapwing, 111 dunlin, water rail, 46 littl
27 September 2014
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese: 7000+ around the reserve Whooper Pond Mallard 255 Mute Swan 1 + 8 cygnets Tufted Duck 8 Wigeon 12 Teal 11 Pintail 5 Little Grebe 1 Folly Pond Teal 40+ Mallard 4 Black-tailed Godwit 1 Mute Swan 3 Back Pond Hide Kingfisher 1 Corner Field B
27 September 2014