News
New group discount - doubled to 15%
Guided walk From 1 April 2015, visiting WWT Welney Wetland Centre with your local group has become even better value. We have doubled the discount offered to groups to 15%, making prices lower than in 2014. WWT Weln
21 April 2015
Today's sightings
Migrants A few Swallow, Sand and House Martin moving N to 0930 at least. Green Sandpiper flying about the reserve. Holden Tower Avocet 12 Lapwing 12+ Greylag 70 Willow Warbler, Blackcap, Chiffchaff all singing Tack Piece Pintail 2 Wigeon 6 Teal 24 Pink-fo
21 April 2015
Wildlife sightings for 21st April 2015
1 Whinchat - marsh fence 1 Little Ringed Plover - marsh 1 Snipe - marsh 7 Redshank - scrape, marsh, main lake 5 Blackcap - south route, wildside 1 Sedge Warbler - south route 1 Whitethroat - south route April bird highlights: Stone Curlew, Grey
21 April 2015
Todays Highlights
Garganey - male and female on Lady Fen, can be seen from the café Lapwing chick - Lady Fen Gadwall - male and female Whitethroat - Allport hide Yellow Wagtail - Lady Fen
20 April 2015
Wildlife sightings for 20th April 2015
1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 2 Little Ringed Plover - marsh 9 Redshank - scrape, marsh, main lake 1 Buzzard - flew W 1 Swallow - flew NW 2 Yellow Wagtail - marsh 2 Linnet - flew E+S 8 Blackcap 1 Willow Warbler April bird highlights: Stone Curl
20 April 2015
Garganeys and Marsh Harrier
Heron hide A male garganey was on the Deep Water lake and a female marsh harrier perched up in a tree in the Western Scrapes. British Steel hide A male garganey was on the NRA scrape pools with a small group of teal. Lagoon A male garganey was on the lago
20 April 2015
Bittern surprise
Yesterday morning whilst doing the usual bird count, a surprised Bittern took off from the pool next to the reedbed hide. It floated off over the reedbed and landed on the far side of the Scrape hide lagoon. Other birds of note at the moment are a Common
20 April 2015
Recent Sightings - 20th April
The following sightings were recorded by Pete Matchett, Reserve Warden Growing numbers of garden birds beginning to build nests around the whole reserve including; Wheatear, Willow Warbler, Chiff Chaff, Black Cap and Linnet. Following a warm week,
20 April 2015
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese Around 10,440 around the reserve today, best viewed from the Farmhouse Tower/Saltcot Obs Whooper Pond Mute Swan 1 Mallard 20 Tufted Duck 10 Wigeon 2 Oystercatcher 2 Folly Pond Whooper Swan 1 Teal 10 Wigeon 4 Shoveler 6 Shelduck 4 Teal Po
20 April 2015
Today sightings
Holden Tower Lapwing 12+ Avocet 12+ Pied Wagtail male Peregrine 1 Wheatear at Middle Point Waders at high tide-Dumbles Dunlin 14 Little Stint 1 Ringed Plover 10 Curlew 25 Shelduck 50 Great Crested Grebe 2 on the estuary at high tide Zeiss Hide/Top New Pie
20 April 2015
Spotted Crake
Late afternoon a Spotted Crake was flushed from undergrowth next to the pool right of the Ron Barker Hide. Spotted Crake are passage migrants/summer visitors to the UK and have been recorded at Martin Mere regularly in the past few years. They are however
20 April 2015
Little Ringed Plover
Deep Water Lake A little ringed plover and a common sandpiper were on the muddy edge of the island on the opposite side of the lake from the Sir Peter Scott and Heron hides. Lagoon 5 Mediterranean Gull.
19 April 2015
Todays Highlights
Yellow wagtail - 17 on Lady Fen
19 April 2015
Greenshank
A cool and overcast start to the day. Greenshank on Woodend Marsh early on was new for the year. Common Sandpiper still present there. Also 54 Avocet, 26 Ruff, 40+ Black-tailed Godwit, 10+ Redshank, 2 Ringed Plover, Lapwings and a few Oystercatcher. Rapto
19 April 2015
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Little-ringed Plover 4 Avocet 10+ Shoveler 4 3 White and Yellow Wagtail seen here today Peregrine 1 Red-breasted Goose 1 (escaped/released bird, ringed, not from here) among Canada Goose flock. Crane GCP Curlew 1, Dunlin 15, Ringed Plover 10,
19 April 2015