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Wildlife sightings for 12th April 2015
2 Little Ringed Plover - scrape 5 Redshank - scrape 1 Common Tern - main lake 7 Sand Martin - scrape 1 Swallow - marsh 2 Willow Warbler - entrance area and wildside End March/early April bird highlights: Stone Curlew, Grey Plover, Shelduck, Gargane
12 April 2015
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese: 3,000 around the reserve. Whooper Swans: 6 High Tide 18:46 7.6m Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 4 Mute Swan 14 Mallard 42 Tufted Duck 25 Black-headed Gull 2 Oystercatcher 2 - nesting Folly Pond Teal 20 Wigeon 10 Shelduck 3 Oystercatcher 2
12 April 2015
Latest Sightings
Quite a change compared to the previous few days with rain early on and a blustery cool wind throughout the day. A couple of Swallow feeding along Langley's Brook may have been wondering what had happened to the summer like conditions. A limited number of
11 April 2015
Todays Highlights
A beautiful day in the afternoon. Lots of spring birds arriving including: Yellow wagtails - 3 males out on Lady Fen best seen from the car park and the café Swallows House martins Other highlights Great white egret showing really well from the main ob
11 April 2015
Wildlife sightings for 11th April 2015
1 Shelduck - main lake 1 Mediterranean Gull - main lake 1 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 2 Yellow wagtail - grazing marsh 3 Willow warbler - wildside, entrance area, South route 2 Black cap - wildside, sheltered lagoon 2 House Martin - main lake 4 Sa
11 April 2015
Saturday's bird news
The South Lake Avocet 17 Black-tailed Godwit 120 Ruff 1 Oystercatcher 4 Great-crested Grebe 2 Sand Martin 50 The Rushy Avocet 10 The Holden Tower Avocet 8 The Zeiss Hide Avocet 1 Redshank 6 Little Egret 4 The Tack Piece Common Crane 4 Pintail 2 Wigeon 8
11 April 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Tide High/Time - AM Black tailed Godwit - 5 Avocet -15 Snipe - 1 Gadwall - 6 Mute Swan - 7 Tufted Duck - 38 Shelduck - 33 Teal - 26 Shoveler - 6 Lesser Black backed Gull - 2 Saline Lagoon Lesser Black Backed Gull - 2 Oystercatcher - 2 Shelduck
11 April 2015
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese: 2,000 around the reserve. Whooper Swans: 4 High Tide 17:35 7.9m Whooper Pond Barn Swallow 1 over Whooper Swan 3 Mute Swan 16 Mallard 39 Tufted Duck 20 Wigeon 2 Black-headed Gull 2 Oystercatcher 2 - nest scraping Folly Pond Teal 20 Wi
11 April 2015
Bittern - Enjoying the Sunshine
This elusive bittern is making the most of the sunshine to do a spot of fishing. Footage by Adam Finch
10 April 2015
Art & Nature at its best
Come down to WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre to witness an exhibition by Northern Wildlife Artists. The exhibition began in mid-April and will continue until the 22nd May, showcasing work from a series of award winning artists such as David Quinn, a forme
10 April 2015
Today's Highlights
Little-ringed plover -4 Garganey male and female- (Nelson Lyle hide) Golden plover in breeding plumage Black-tailed godwit -80 Dunlin -20 on Lady fen
10 April 2015
Today's Sightings
Time: AM/ Tide Level: Mid. Wader Lake Avocet - 14 Black-tailed Godwit - 3 Ruff - 1 Common Snipe - 2 Lapwing - 28 Oystercatcher - 2 Shoveler - 7 Tufted Duck - 72 Redshank - 2 Grey Heron - 20 + 12 chicks Shelduck - 24 River Wear Tufted Duck - 22 &nbs
10 April 2015
Fridays bird news
The Rushy Avocets 6 The Holden Tower Avocet 17 Oystercatcher 2 lapwing 20 Shoveler 4 Wigeon 8 Wheatear 1 Willow Warbler 3 Chiffchaff 2 The Tack Piece Common Crane 5 Wigeon 6 Shoveler 19 Pintail 4 The Zeiss Hide Lapwing 30 Redshank 4 Ruff 2 Black
10 April 2015
Wildlife sightings for 10th April 2015
1 American white Ibis - briefly on grazing marsh and main lake 2 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon in and around the nesting bank 7 Redshank - wader scrape, grazing marsh, main lake 1 Yellow Wagtail - grazing marsh 1 Sedge Warbler - sheltered lagoon 5 Willow
10 April 2015
Common Sandpiper
Some of the highlights from today include a Common Sandpiper on the Mere all day, also a nice flock of 5 Golden Plover in breeding plumage were in the field opposite the entrance this morning. A group of 10 Corn Bunting feeding in the hedge along the Reed
9 April 2015