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Latest Sightings - 3rd November
Last night was the first of the Autumnwatch live shows broadcast from the reserve and there is now continuous coverage on the 'red button' and online. Tonight's second live show is on at 8pm so tune in and see what's been happening on the reserve this Aut
Swans get their supper in style
Dafila feeding the swans by Adam Finch Hundreds of wild swans had a special treat at WWT Welney Wetland Centre on Friday night as they were fed their evening meal by Dafila Scott. Special guests including the Deputy M
Swans get their supper in style
Dafila feeding the swans by Adam Finch Hundreds of wild swans had a special treat at WWT Welney Wetland Centre on Friday night as they were fed their evening meal by Dafila Scott. Special guests including the Deputy M
Recent sightings - 2 November
The following sightings were recorded by Toni Castello, warden. Main lake – visible from Sensory garden and Visitor centre Mallard +200, Black-headed gull 5, Tufted duck 25, Coot 2, Gadwall 1, Greylag goose 2. Freshwater lagoon – visible from Brent
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/High Teal - 14 Herring Gull - 4 Hawthorn Wood Dunnock - 1 Bullfinch - 2 Treecreeper - 2 Great Tits - 2 Coal Tits - 5 Pheasants - 6
Recent Sightings, Millennium Wetlands
Gadwall 28 Mallard 61 Shoveler 37 Teal 38 Pintail 55 Tufted Duck 13 Pochard 1 Garganey 2 Moorhen 5 Coot 6 Water Rail 2 Mute Swan 8 Little Grebe 1 Cormorant 6 Grey Heron 1 Little Egret 4 Snipe 4 Lapwing 9 Cetti's Warbler 1 Reed Bunting 8 Siskin 20+ Skylark
Wildlife sightings for 2nd November 2015
1 Bittern - main lake. Flew from the SE corner towards the W shore 7 Mallard ducklings - world wetlands 2 Skylark - flew E+NE 9 Siskin - south route, entrance lake, sheltered lagoon 30+ Meadow Pipit - flew over in dense fog, possibly some landing on the
Caerlaverock latest, 2nd Nov
Autumnwatch is now go, with stuff available on the red button through the day and the first live broadcast proper going out tonight at the revised time of 9pm to 10pm with a half-hour Unsprung following, again on the red button Still a bit misty as I writ
Common Gulls and other birds
A full autumn spectacle continues at Martin Mere as big numbers of Pink-footed Geese (10,000+) and increasing numbers of Whooper Swan (300+) use the reserve. No recent counts but all the other wildfowl numbers are increasing with sixteen different species
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time - AM/Tide Level - Mid Common Snipe - 6 Redshank - 14 Lapwing - 32 Black Headed Gull - 56 Herring Gull - 4 Teal - 55 Grey Heron - 2 Grey Wagtail - 1 Black tailed Godwit - 1 Saline Lagoon Common Snipe - 10 Teal - 40 Curlew - 2 Grey Heron - 1
Wildlife sightings for 1st November 2015
1 Bittern - main lake 1 Marsh Harrier - grazing marsh 20 Siskin - wildside late sighting for 31st - Bittern on the main lake near Dulverton Hide October bird highlights: Bittern, Little Egret, Short-eared Owl, Marsh Harrier, Buzzard, Jack Sn
Rare visitor!
We again have a (very handsome) male Ferruginous duck on site today. The bird has been here since Friday, first spotted in the filter reed beds. This species has not been seen wild on site for over thirty years!
Today's Highlights
Marsh harrier Bewick's swan Tree sparrow in front of visitor centre Short-eared owl
Sightings Update
This afternoon at 4 o clock we spotted an adult male Ferruginous duck in the white headed duck pen on the inner circle. This is the second sighting in two days, first spotted in the filter reed beds. This species has not been seen on site for over thirt
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time - AM Tide - Mid Common Snipe - 6 Lapwing - 4 Redshank - 27 Curlew - 6 Teal - 40 Grey Heron - 4 Saline Lagoon Teal - 22 Grey Heron - 2 Other Birds Fieldfare - Flew over site - 22 Siskin - Wader Lake footpath - 10 Jay - Wader Lake Footpath -