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Bird Feeders - Rush Hour
The bird feeding stations are really busy at the moment as birds catch a bite to eat in between nest building and finding the perfect mate. The birds are looking fantastic at the moment in their bright breeding colours with golds, pinks and greens to look
22 March 2015
Today's Highlights
Avocet-52 Barn owl Golden plover Marsh harrier female Bewick's swan - 2 Shoveler Wigeon Gadwall Oystercatcher-4 Curlew-5 Redshank Reed bunting White-tailed bumble bee-on daffodils
22 March 2015
High tide flooded the Dumbles
Holden Tower Little Stint 3 Dunlin 22 Curlew 24 Redshank 2 Avocet 2 on the scrape Golden Plover 37 Greylag 42 Peregrine 1 Bullfinch pair Chiffchaff 1 Wigeon 250 Shelduck 40 Ruff 6 Tack Piece White-fronted Goose 2 Pink-footed Goose 1 Wigeon 80 Crane 5 Rush
22 March 2015
Wildlife sightings for 22nd March 2015
1 Kingfisher - main lake 9 Snipe - marsh 9 Chiffchaff - wildside, south route, sheltered lagoon 3 Meadow Pipit - flew W Goldcrests building a nest - world wetlands 'coniferous woodland' March bird highlights: Shelduck, Garganey, Bittern, Peregri
22 March 2015
House Sparrow!
Lovely day out and about in the sun. No recent count but certainly under 300 Whooper Swan on the Mere for most of the day. Generally most of these birds will have left by the first week in April. Far from annually recorded at Martin Mere a female House Sp
21 March 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Time - AM/Tide - Low Avocet - 12 Mute Swan - 4 Oystercatcher - 1 Lapwing - 43 Heron - 17 Wigeon - 2 Canada Goose - 23 Shoveler - 15 Greylag Goose - 9 Lesser Black Backed Gull - 2 Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 2 Redshank - 1 Teal - 18 Black Headed Gu
21 March 2015
Today's Highlights
Marsh harrier Avocets - 55 Dunlin - 5 Curlew Oystercatcher Little Egret - 36 Whooper swans - 30 (Lyle hide)
21 March 2015
Saturday bird news
The South Finger Barn Owl 1 The Zeiss Hide Avocet 27 Ruff 10 Lapwing 30 Wigeon 70 The Holden Tower Peregrine 1 Buzzard 2 The Tack Piece Crane 6 Pink-footed Goose 1 White-fronted Goose 2 The Rushy Avocet 4
21 March 2015
Wildlife sightings for 21st March 2015
1 Mediterranean Gull - main lake 6 Redshank - scrape 1 Kingfisher - main lake 5 Snipe - grazing marsh 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital 3 Chiffchaff - wildside, south route March bird highlights: Shelduck, Garganey, Bittern, Peregrine, Pheasant, Black-t
21 March 2015
Wildlife sightings for 20th March 2015
2 Pintail - main lake 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital 1 Water Rail - sheltered lagoon 249 Cormorant - main lake March bird highlights: Shelduck, Garganey, Bittern, Peregrine, Pheasant, Black-tailed Godwit, Redshank, Mediterranean Gull, Kingfisher, Stone
21 March 2015
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese: 5,000 around the reserve. Whooper Swans: 50 High Tide 12:49 10.2m Whooper Pond Tawny Owl 1 in the box left of Peter Scott Obs Whooper Swan 50 Mute Swan 21 Mallard 40 Tufted Duck 35 Aythya hybrid 1 ♂ Wigeon 70 Oystercatcher 2 Folly
21 March 2015
Eclipse!
A close up of todays partial eclipse (T. Disley) Eclipse (T. Disley)
20 March 2015
World's rarest goslings hatch
Wardens at WWT London Wetland Centre are celebrating an early Easter present after three rare Nene goslings recently hatched. Only about 1,000 Nenes – pronounced ‘nay-nay’ after their call – survive in the wild in their native Hawaii. The goslings
20 March 2015
Giant duck hunt at Martin Mere this Saturday
A group of GIANT ducks will be landing at WWT Marin Mere Wetland Centre this Easter, and we need your children to help us find them all! The GIANT rubber duck hunt will take place at WWT Martin Mere this Easter from the 28th March to the 19th April, prom
20 March 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Time - AM/Tide - Low Avocet - 14 Lapwing - 24 Oystercatcher - 4 Mute Swan - 3 Tundra Bean Goose - 1 Greylag - 18 Shelduck - 16 Shoveler - 6 Wigeon - 3 Grey Heron - 27 Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 4 Common Snipe - 2 Oystercatcher - 1 Wader Lake Foot
20 March 2015