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Todays Sightings
Zeiss Hide Teal 570 Wigeon 15 Pintail 3 Ruff 2 Spotted Redshank 2 Redshank 24 Black Tailed Godwit 48 Curlew 1 Cetti's warbler 1 South Lake Pink footed goose 1 juv Greylag goose 190 Cormorant 3 Shoveler 30 Teal 60 Cetti's warbler 1 Holden Tower Teal 10 B
Wildlife sightings for 4th October 2014
112 Gadwall - site count 68 Shoveler - site count 4 Mandarin - main lake 2 Pintail - wader scrape 4 Stonechat - grazing marsh 1 Yellow Wagtail - flew S 16 Alba Wagtail - flew S,SW 7 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon, wildside Late September bird highlights
Today's bird sightings
British Steel hide 2 little stint, 48 greenshank, 4 spotted redshank, 420 black tailed godwit, 198 redshank, 19 dunlin and 96 knot.
Bird News
Still jam packed with Pink-footed Geese although no counts. No additional Whooper Swans currently just 4 on the reserve, two new arrivals from yesterday and the two that over summered. Raptor reports included 3 Marsh Harrier, 15 Common Buzzards (from yest
Todays sightings
6 cranes showing well from Friends hide First 6 Whooper swans flew in today from Iceland and had a big drink in the lagoon infront of the main observatory and joined our resident Whooper swans
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Mid Dunlin - 1 Black-tailed Godwit - 10 Redshank - 73 Lapwing - 14 Snipe - 8 Wigeon - 10 Gadwall - 38 Shoveler - 9 Teal - 114 Saline Lagoon Kestrel - 1 Grey Heron - 2 Teal - 17 Hawthorn Wood Great Spot
Record geese numbers at WWT Martin Mere
A record 45,800 Pink-footed geese have arrived at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre making this one of the best wildlife spectacles in the North West over the next few weeks. But how do they get here? Many of us will see and hear the familiar sound at this t
Wildlife sightings for 3rd October 2014
70 Wigeon - main lake 1 Pintail - main lake 14 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape, main lake 6 Stonechat - grazing marsh 9 Swallow - flew over heading South 1 Peregrine - over river Late September bird highlights: Hobby, Peregrine, Spotted Redshank, D
First Whoopers
First frost and the first confirmed Whooper Swans (a pair) of the autumn join the tens of thousands of Pink-footed Geese currently on the reserve. Pretty sure new geese were arriving this afternoon although some geese will be moving on to North Norfolk.
Record breaking 45,800 pink-footed geese arrive at Lancashire reserve
A record number of 45,800 migratory pink-footed geese has arrived at Lancashire’s WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre according to counts earlier today. This beats the previous record number of 36,000 in 2010. Over the next couple of weeks, numbers will st
Migration season at Wader Lake
I have just been watching the wonderful array of wading and wildfowl birds down at Wader Lake. During the migration season it’s a constant changing picture, with different birds coming and going as they refuel for their incredible journeys. Look care
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/High Lapwing - 12 Dunlin - 1 Green Sandpiper - 1 Redshank - 107 Greenshank - 2 Black-tailed Godwit - 12 Curlew - 3 Common Snipe - 8 Ruff - 1 Gadwall - 46 Wigeon - 2 Saline Lagoon Curlew - 2 Redshank - 9 Grey
Today's bird sightings
Heron hide / Peter Scott hide (Deep Lake) A great white egret was seen around mid morning. British Steel hide Marsh harrier, 2 little stint, 2 spotted redshank, 32 greenshank, 777 black tailed godwit, 137 redshank, 187 knot, 13 lapwing, 36 dunlin, 2 great
Wildlife sightings for 2nd October 2014
1 Blackcap - sheltered lagoon 11 Chiffchaff 24 Meadow Pipit - marsh 5 Stonechat - marsh 21 Snipe 40+ Wigeon 60 Teal 60 Gadwall 50 Shoveler Late September bird highlights: Hobby, Peregrine, Spotted Redshank, Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpipe
Today's sightings-Pink-footed Goose
The South Lake Pink-footed Goose 1 juvenile has joined the Greylag Goose flock. The Zeiss Hide Spotted Redshank 1 Greenshank 3 Redshank 18 Lapwing 50 Kingfisher 1 Pintail 70 Teal 300 The Rushy Ruff 2 The Tack Piece Common Crane 4