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Today's highlights
Water vole - 1 on pond between car park and visitor centre Main lagoon Kingfisher - 1 flew towards reedbed hide Sand martin - 3 House martin - collecting mud from islands to rebuild nests Swallow - collecting mud from islands to rebuild nests Swift Avocet
10 May 2015
Wader-fest
Some obvious migrant waders dropping in today with 16 Ringed Plover on the Mere around midday. A few Dunlin present with these birds and 2 Common Sandpiper. Previously a flock of 13 Dunlin zipped through the reserve, perhaps landing on Sunley's Marsh. Thr
9 May 2015
Saturday bird news
The Holden Tower Turnstone 1 Sanderling 4 Dunlin 60 Ringed Plover 15 Whimbrel 1 Avocet 18- some with small young Peregrine 1 Kestrel 1 Buzzard 2 Marsh Harrier 1 female Swift 600 Wheatear 4 Cuckoo 1 Tack Piece Garganey 2 male & female Teal 2 Shoveler 1
9 May 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Time - AM/Tide - High Avocet - 17 Black tailed Godwit - 7 Lapwing - 8 Oystercatcher - 1 Shelduck - 12 Grey Heron - 28 Common Tern - 2 Swallow - 8 Sand Martin - 2 Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 10 Oystercatcher - 2 Reservoir Shoveler - 2 Gadwall - 2 T
9 May 2015
Wildlife sightings for 9th May 2015
1 Bittern - main lake South shore 1 Dunlin - grazing marsh 1 Ringed Plover - main lake 3 Little Ringed Plover - grazing marsh 2 Snipe - grazing marsh 1 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon 8 Common Tern - site count 5 Lapwing chicks - wader scrape, main lake 1 Whi
9 May 2015
Today's Highlights
Water vole - Front pond Grasshopper warbler Dunlin - Lady Fen Ringed plover - Lady Fen Garganey - Lady Fen 1st Avocet chicks - Lyle hide
8 May 2015
Power up for World Migratory Bird Day
Big and red and hangs on power lines at Martin Mere to warn birds. The spiral that is, not Tom Clare our wonderful warden... More of our homes are being powered in a bird-friendly way due to WWT and its supporters. Th
8 May 2015
Avocets and passage waders.
The Holden Tower CURLEW SANDPIPER 1 breeding plumage Little Stint 1 breeding plumage Sanderling 3 Dunlin 50 Ringed Plover 15 Grey Plover 2 Whimbrel 2 Bar-tailed Godwit 2 Avocet 20 Wheatear 1 Yellow Wagtail 1 Cuckoo 1 Hobby 1 Zeiss Hide Shoveler 9 Teal 1
8 May 2015
Wildlife sightings for 8th May 2015
1 Bittern - main lake South shore 1 Garganey (male) - grazing marsh 8 Common Tern - main lake 3 Common Sandpiper - main lake 7 Redshank - wader scrape, grazing marsh, main lake 4 Lapwing chicks - wader scrape 1 Wheatear - grazing marsh 3 Whinchat - grazi
8 May 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/High Common Tern - 17 Avocet - 16 Heron - 27 Black-headed Gull - 2 Shelduck - 20 Canada Goose - 8 Greylag Goose - 22 Lapwing - 12 Little Ringed Plover - 2 Shoveler - 5 Black-tailed Godwit - 5 Gadwall - 2 Sali
8 May 2015
Latest Sightings
High Tide 15:48 8.7m Whooper Pond Swallow 5 House Martin 4 - nest building on the Peter Scott Obs Mallard 13 Oystercatcher 2 - on eggs Folly Pond Wigeon 2 Oystercatcher 2 Lapwing 6 Black-tailed Godwit 3 House Martin 6 - collecting mud for nests Moorhe
8 May 2015
Today's Highlights
CuckooOrange tip butterfly (pathway to reedbed hide) Red kite Great white egret - Reedbed Garganey - (Nelson-lyle hide) Reed warbler (lyle hide)
7 May 2015
Today's wildlife sightings
British Steel hide The little gull was seen briefly in front of the hide this morning. Millennium Wetlands The first spotted flycatcher of the year was at fishing platforms 1 and 2. Other birds included 4 lesser whitethroat and 6 cetti's warbler. 2 hairy
7 May 2015
Wildlife sightings for 7th May 2015
2 Lapwing chicks - scrape 1 Common Sandpiper - scrape 2 Little Ringed Plover - main lake 7 Redshank - marsh, scrape 3 Common Tern - resr lagoon 1 Yellow Wagtail - flew N 1 Whitethroat - scrape bank 20 Swift 17 Swallow 40 House Martin April/ea
7 May 2015
Thursdays bird news
The Rushy Little Gull 1 The Holden Tower White Wagtail 2 Avocet 7 incubating pairs and 2 pairs with new young. 4 pairs have hatched young so far this week. The Tack Piece Common Crane 5 The Zeiss Hide Avocet 8 Black-tailed Godwit 109 Common Crane 5 The So
7 May 2015