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Happy New Year!
Just to wish the readership of the Duck Diary a very Happy New Year! Thanks for reading! Our male black crowned crane when he was a juvenile.
8 January 2015
Wildlife sightings for 8th January 2015
4 Snipe - flew on to the marsh from NW 1 Redshank - flew SE down river (0815hrs) 1 Shelduck - flew over main lake heading W (0935hrs) The Wigeon flock is mostly grazing along the steep wader scrape bank (East Bank) 5 Cetti's Warbler - marsh, main lake, re
8 January 2015
Bittern putting in a regular appearance
A wintering Bittern has been seen for the last week almost on a daily basis from the scrape and reed bed hides. The Starling roost in the main reedbed has reached around 4000 birds. The spectacle is gradually getting later, but around 4-4.15pm is the best
7 January 2015
Today's highlights & new Bird Race!
Bird Race & Festival of Birds Join us for our weekend Festival of Birds and enter our new Bird Race The Rushy Bewick's Swan 170 The Tack Piece Little Stint 1 Common Crane 7 The Holden Tower White-fronted Goose 140 Peregrine 1 Marsh Harrier 1 The Zeis
7 January 2015
Artwork in our silent auction
Martin Mere currently has a silent auction in progress to help raise money for the Swan Link hide development. Don'y worry if you can't get to the centre before it finishes on 31 January - below is a selection of photographs of the auction (more to foll
7 January 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Time - AM/Tide - Low Shelduck - 13 Black Headed Gull - 32 Greylag - 1 Canada Goose - 11 Teal - 2 Saline Lagoon/Time - AM/Tide - Low Teal - 50 Other Birds Heron - River Wear - 1 Black Headed Gull - River Wear - 45 Tufted Duck - Reservoir - 47 Co
7 January 2015
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese Around 2500 on the reserve from Farmhouse Tower Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 150 Mute Swan 48 Mallard 150 Tufted Duck 36 Wigeon 140 Teal 8 Canada Goose 137 Greylag Goose 1 Folly Pond GREEN-WINGED TEAL ♂ Teal 150 Wigeon 150 Shoveler 20 S
7 January 2015
Wildlife sightings for 7th January 2015
1 Bittern - main lake South shore 4 Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh 1 Chiffchaff - near Peacock Tower 1 Peregrine - over river December bird highlights: Brent Goose, Shelduck, Red-breasted Merganser, Bittern, Curlew, Woodcock, Jack Snipe, Dunlin, Casp
7 January 2015
Come walking in a wildlife wonderland this winter
Eurasian crane in frosty sunlight Winter is upon us in all its frosty glory, bringing sparkling opportunities for you to get up-close to wetland wildlife, recover from the festive indulgence and spend time together ou
6 January 2015
Latest Sightings
A damp start followed by sunny and clear conditions. Raptors again included Merlin, Peregrine, 4+ Common Buzzard, 2 Kestrel and Sparrowhawk. A single Dunlin was new in joining 60+ Ruff, 2 Redshank, 8 Black-tailed Godwit and 800+ Lapwing. Plenty of Pintail
6 January 2015
daily sightings
1 green-winged teal 72 dunlin 17 ruff 18 hares on Mondays Hare Walk
6 January 2015
An unusual story about our swans
Over the winter at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre we get lots of fantastic stories about the incredible journeys of our Whooper swans that visit us over the winter, but few as unique as the following story. Over the summer, our Species Monitoring Assistan
6 January 2015
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese: 6,000 around the reserve. Whooper Swans: 119 High tide: 12:57 9.2m Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 119 Mute Swan 49 Mallard 112 Tufted Duck 36 Wigeon 80 Gadwall 1 ♂ Teal 15 Greylag Geese 1 Canada Geese 100 Folly Pond Green-winged Teal
6 January 2015
Slimbridge Scoops Double Gold in Cotswold Tourism Awards!
Bill Oddie at the opening of the new foyer with the former Centre Manager Veronica Chrisp WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centres 2015 is off to a glowing start after it
6 January 2015
Today's sightings
A rapid hide round between 0815 and 0945 produced.... Asian pen Female Ferruginous Duck among the Baer's Pochard at 0930 Willow Hide Water Rail under the feeders Holden Tower Marsh Harrier-2 hunting over the Dumbles and around the reserve Peregrine 2 Gold
6 January 2015