News
Spring but feels like winter
Bitter cold morning here, We just hope the young waders can hold out a few day till it warms up. The Holden Tower Avocet 19 adults and 7 very small juveniles, 9 adults still incubating Little-ringed Plover 2 Peregrine 1 The South Lake Common Sandpiper 1
2 May 2015
Latest Sightings
High Tide 12:17 8.6m Whooper Pond Swallow 3 House Martin 2 Sand Martin 1 Mallard 29 Oystercatcher 2 - on eggs Folly Pond Teal 10 Wigeon 2 Shelduck 2 Oystercatcher 2 Lapwing 3 Teal Pond Mute Swan 2 - on eggs Little Grebe 2 - nesting Swallow 2 House Mar
2 May 2015
Todays sightings
A great day 84 species seen today Avocet Barn owl Bewick's swan Black-headed gull Black-tailed godwit Blackbird Blackcap Blue tit Buzzard Canada goose Crow Cetti's warbler Chaffinch Chiffchaff Collared dove Common tern Coot Cormorant Corn bunting Dunlin D
1 May 2015
Friday's bird news-Hawfinch
The Car Park Hawfinch 1 moving around in the trees and calling The South lake Little Gull 1 Med Gull 1 Black-headed Gull 50 pairs Common Sandpiper 1 Avocet 3 The Holden Tower Avocet 10 pairs, some have small chicks Little-ringed Plover 1 Lapwing 20 Skylar
1 May 2015
UWE graduate’s film of cranes selected for prize in Japan
A graduate from the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) has had her first film, set at WWT Slimbridge in Gloucestershire, selected for the Japan Wildlife Film Festival alongside David Attenborough’s latest BBC series, Life Story. Ida May-Jon
1 May 2015
Greater flamingo chick born at Martin Mere
One greater flamingo chick has hatched at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre this week. One greater flamingo chick has hatched at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre this week. Centre Manager, Nick Brooks, said: “This is the
1 May 2015
Wildlife sightings for 1st May 2015
1 Bittern - main lake 3 Yellow Wagtail - marsh 1 Shelduck - main lake 1 Snipe - marsh 3 Little Ringed Plover - main lake, marsh 3 Common Tern - main lake, reservoir lagoon 7 Redshank - main lake, marsh, reservoir lagoon 8 Blackcap - wildside, sheltere
1 May 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Tide - very low/Time - AM Roseate Tern - 1 Common Tern - 29 Avocet - 14 Black tailed Godwit - 1 Dunlin - 1 Lapwing - 16 + 2 chicks Redshank - 4 Oystercatcher - 2 Pied Wagtail - 1 White Wagtail - 1 Grey Heron - 17 Gadwall - 4 Shoveler - 5 Sheldu
1 May 2015
Latest Sightings
High Tide 11:40 8.3m Whooper Pond Swallow 3 House Martin 2 Mallard 29 Tufted Duck 1 Oystercatcher 2 - on eggs Greylag Geese 2 Folly Pond Common Sandpiper 1 Teal 10 Wigeon 2 Shelduck 2 Oystercatcher 2 Teal Pond Mute Swan 2 - on eggs Little Grebe 2 - ne
1 May 2015
Whimbrel
A Whimbrel was on the Mere for a while this morning, also at least 16+ Dunlin on site today, 6 Little Ringed Plover, several Black-tailed Godwit and 8 Ruff (2 male + 6 fem) At least 1 Med Gull on the Mere. 3 Wheatear out in ploughed fields on the edge of
30 April 2015
Todays Highlights
Greenshank - Lady Fen Dunlin - 32 - Lady Fen Ringed plover - 38 Lady Fen Wheatear - Lyle hide Hobby
30 April 2015
Lapwing chicks
Lapwing chicks have been showing well this week from the Lapwing hide with a maximum count of four this morning. Adult lapwing continue to mate and nest scrape, so hopefully more chicks will be forthcoming in the coming month. Good numbers of House martin
30 April 2015
Wildlife sightings for 30th April 2015
2 Little Ringed Plover - main lake, marsh 4 Common Tern - main lake, reservoir lagoon 7 Redshank - main lake, marsh, reservoir lagoon 1 Buzzard - flew W 5 Blackcap - wildside, sheltered lagoon, south route 2 Chiffchaff - wildside, sheltered lagoon 1 Gar
30 April 2015
Leho's adventure around Eastern Europe!
Last week, Leho Luigujoe from the Estonian University of Life Sciences, set off on a road trip across Estonia and Latvia to track down some of our transmitter birds. He had huge success, spotting five of our birds on his travels and we were very pleased
29 April 2015
Wildlife sightings for 29th April 2015
2 Little Ringed Plover - marsh 3 Yellow Wagtail - marsh 1 Blue-headed Wagtail - marsh 3 Kittiwake - high NE 2 Snipe - marsh 1 Common Sandpiper - marsh 1 Yellow-legged Gull - main lake 3 Shelduck - main lake 3 Common Tern - main lake, reservoir lagoon 5 R
29 April 2015