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Wildlife sightings for 5th September 2014
5 Snipe - main lake, grazing marsh, wader scrape 1 Yellow wagtail - dropped onto grazing marsh 1 Spotted Flycatcher - wildside as you approach the reedbed 5 Swallow - main lake 30 House martin - reservoir lagoon, grazing marsh August bird highlights: Hobb
5 September 2014
Todays sightings
A great day at WWT Welney. The cranes are still showing well from friends hide. Black-headed gull 10 buzzards (Nelson - lyle hide) Canada goose Crow Chaffinch Chiffchaff Coot Cormorant Gadwall Goldfinch Grey heron Greylag goose Herring gull Hobby House
4 September 2014
Latest Sightings
Another calm and warm day with six species of raptor to the fore with Hobby, 2 Peregrine, 2 Marsh Harrier, 6+ Common Buzzard, 4 Kestrel and 2 Sparrowhawk. Similar waders to yesterday with Wood Sandpiper still on Woodend Marsh this morning, although no rep
4 September 2014
Today's highlights
2 curlew sandpiper, 3 ruff, 748 black tailed godwit, 57 greenshank, 87 knot, 36 lapwing, 39 little egret, 73 teal, 16 wigeon, 8 shoveler and kingfisher.
4 September 2014
WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre welcomes distinguished guests
WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre welcomed some very distinguished yesterday as the Mayor & Consort of West Lancashire hosted an “At Home” for the Chairman & Lady of Lancashire County Council, the Lord Mayor of Chester and local Mayors & Mayo
4 September 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Mid Black-tailed Godwit - 1 Redshank - 18 Lapwing - 42 Common Snipe - 4 Gadwall - 16 Teal - 38 Shoveler - 2 Mallard - 33 Tufted Duck - 10 Grey Heron - 8 Saline Lagoon Time/AM Tide/Mid Black-he
4 September 2014
Wildlife sightings for 4th September 2014
3 Wigeon - main lake 3 Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh 1 Kingfisher - reedbed 2 Swallow - reservoir lagoon 1 Peregrine - over river August bird highlights: Hobby, Peregrine, Buzzard, Garganey, Ruff, Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Whimb
4 September 2014
Have a free school visit at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre
WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre is offering free visits to schools where 20% or more children qualify for free school meals. Nearly 3,000 pupils have already benefited from a free visit and this year WWT Martin Mere has funding for 3,000 more. Children lov
4 September 2014
Today's sightings-South Lake great!
The South Lake CURLEW SANDPIPER 5 Juveniles SPOTTED REDSHANK 1 adult Redshank 47 Ruff 7 Black-tailed Godwits 52 Green Sandpiper 1 Lapwing 220 Shoveler 70 The Tack Piece Greenshank 1 Ruff 8 Green Sandpiper 9 The Rushy Ruff 7 The Zeiss Hide Graganey 1 Tea
4 September 2014
Migrants
More action today with new birds arriving. It's easy to over look some of the passerines which are on the move during the autumn. Today new species in included male Stonechat on Owl Marsh, 3 Wheatear (2 Sunley's Marsh), 6 Yellow Wagtail and 21 Meadow Pipi
3 September 2014
Bumper baby joy for threatened voles
A Water vole has given birth to her second litter of youngsters this summer to the joy of staff at WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre. Born blind these voles are just a few days old. Their mother gave birth to a smaller litter of three youngsters earlier this
3 September 2014
Today Sightings
Rushy Teal 28 Ruff 9 Wigeon 1 South Lake Black Tailed Godwit 51 Ruff 8 Redshank 50 Lapwing 150 Shoveler 27 Barnacle Geese 25 Zeiss Hide Lapwing 166 Pintail 2F Spotted Redshank 1 Wigeon 50 Garganey 1 Teal 183 Holden Tower Peregrine 2 Wheatear 1 Blackcap 35
3 September 2014
Wildlife sightings for 3rd September 2014
3 Wigeon - main lake 2 Ruddy Duck - reservoir lagoon 1 Marsh Harrier - seen over grazing marsh at 10:15 a.m. 1 Hobby 8 Snipe - main lake and scrape 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital August bird highlights: Hobby, Peregrine, Buzzard, Garganey, Ruff,
3 September 2014
New Sensory Garden and Courtyard Provide a Sensory Experience and Wildlife Haven at Castle Espie
Visitors to WWT Castle Espie Wetland Centre can experience a new multisensory oasis to relax and enjoy nature with the opening of two major developments, a Sensory Garden and Courtyard adjacent to the award winning Visitor Centre. The Sensory Garden is di
2 September 2014
Six Species of Raptors
An excellent raptor day with calm and warm conditions seeing many birds on the wing. A Hobby hawking for insects over Top Mere was the pick of the bunch which also included 5+ Kestrel, 8+ Common Buzzard, 2 Sparrowhawk, 3 Marsh Harrier and Peregrine. The R
2 September 2014