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Todays Sightings
WADER LAKE / AM / HIGH TIDE Avocet - 16 Lapwing - 24 Redshank - 12 Common Tern - 82 Black-Headed Gull - 95 Grey Heron - 15 SALINE LAGOON / AM / HIGH TIDE Black-headed Gull - 74 Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2 Shelduck - 4 + 14 juveniles Curlew - 2 &nb
25 July 2015
Wildlife sightings for 25th July 2015
2 Common sandpiper - wader scrape 1 Snipe - grazing marsh (spotted from wildside hide) 1 Kingfisher - middle reedbed channel 40 House Martin - mostly over the reservoir lagoon 90 Swift - over reserve 1 Hobby - over reserve Additional sightings from yeste
25 July 2015
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Oystercatcher 2 Mute Swan 2 + 5 cygnets Folly Pond Teal 5 Gadwall 1 Shoveler 1 Lapwing 30 Oystercatcher 1 Redshank 1 Common Sandpiper 1 Teal Pond Sedge Warbler Heron Moorhen Avenue Tower Mute Swan 2 + 1 cygnet Teal Wigeon Avenues & Feeder
25 July 2015
Sunny Saturday sightings
The Robbie Garnett Hide Wood Sandpiper 1 still but elusive Green Sandpiper 7 Lapwing 8 Common Crane 2 The South Lake Redshank 41 Black-tailed Godwit 139 Green Sandpiper 1 Common Sandpiper 1 Lapwing 50 Great-crested Grebe 3 Pochard 1 Tufted Duck 30 The Rus
25 July 2015
Bullfinch fledglings in Lakes & Forest area
Entry Reedbed: Grey Heron, water voles Lakes and Forest: Bullfinch fledglings. Reedbeds: water voles, Reed, sedge and cetti's warblers. Dragonflies - black tailed skimmers, broad bodied chasers. Reserve: Kingfishers, goldfinch, pied & grey wagtails. B
24 July 2015
Today's Highlights
Kingfisher Ruff Black-tailed godwits
24 July 2015
Martin Mere and Attenborough get all aflutter
Sir David Attenborough launches the Big Butterfly Count 2014, at London Wetland Centre, on 18 July 2014. WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre and Sir David Attenborough are inviting you to get outside this summer to count b
24 July 2015
Summer cygnets at Martin Mere
Two black swan cygnets Both the Black swans and Black-necked swans at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre have had two cygnets hatch this week; completing what has been a successful new life season for the resident swans a
24 July 2015
Recent sightings - 24th July
The following sightings were recorded by Toni Castello, Senior Reserve Warden Main lake – visible from Sensory garden and Visitor centre Tufted duck 11, Greylag 11 adults + 11 goslings, Coot 7, Mallard 162. Wadermarsh - visible from Brent Hide Shel
24 July 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Time - AM/Tide - Low Oystercatcher - 4 Lapwing - 20 Shelduck - 2 Avocet - 9 +1 chick Common Tern - 30 Tufted Duck - 5 Black Headed Gull - 80v c Curlew - 1 Redshank - 4 Other Birds Across Site Long Tailed Tit - Wader Lake Path - 12
24 July 2015
Wildlife sightings for 24th July 2015
1 Shoveler brood - scrape 2 Common Sandpiper - scrape 1 Green Sandpiper - scrape 1 Kingfisher - south route 30 House Martin - resr lagoon July bird highlights: Little Egret, Garganey, Hobby, Kestrel, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Black-tailed
24 July 2015
Soggy sightings
The Robbie Garnett Hide Wood Sandpiper 1 still present but elusive Green Sandpiper 11 Shoveler 6 Crane 1 The South Lake Dunlin 9 Avocet 5 Redshank 60 Ruff 2 males in near summer plumage Black-tailed Godwit 28 Common Sandpiper 1 Common Tern 2 Great-crested
24 July 2015
Latest Sightings
High Tide 18:36 7.5m Whooper Pond Mute Swan 2 + 5 cygnets - also use Back Pond and Teal Pond Mallard 25 - in eclipse plumage Folly Pond Mallard 19 Lapwing 5 Black-tailed Godwit 1 Starling 50 Avenue Tower Mute Swan 2 + 1 cygnet Grey Heron 2 Saltcot Me
24 July 2015
Today's Highlights
Ruff- 14 Green sandpiper Black-tailed godwits 24 Common sandpiper
23 July 2015
Wildlife sightings for 23rd July 2015
1 Garganey - main lake 2 Common Sandpiper - scrape 1 Green Sandpiper - scrape 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 17 Teal - main lake, marsh, scrape July bird highlights: Little Egret, Garganey, Hobby, Kestrel, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Black
23 July 2015