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All change
With a lot of over night rain the water levels covered most of the remaining mud, so there was a clear out of the small waders from yesterday. Only 1 Dunlin was seen today but Ruff numbers broke 60 for the first time this autumn. A single Golden Plover wa
30 August 2014
Today's bird highlights
3 garganey, spotted redshank, 500 black tailed godwit, 44 greenshank, 40 redshank, 7 lapwing, 9 wigeon, 33 gadwall, 6 shoveler, 40 little egret, peregrine, Cetti's warbler and kingfisher.
30 August 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Tide - High/Time - AM Lapwing - 311 Curlew - 3 Gadwall - 6 Teal - 19 Grey Heron - 6 Black headed Gull - 32 Coot - 6 Saline Lagoon Mallard - 48 Cormorant - 10 Other Birds Stream Channel: Common Snipe - 1 Good numbers of passerines Bullfinch - 2
30 August 2014
Todays Sightings
Zeiss Hide Teal 372 Ruff 4 Redshank 1 Greenshank 1 Greylag goose 20 Garganey 1 Lapwing 90 Avocet 1 Wigeon 9 Little Grebe 1 Raven 1 South Lake Teal 20 Shoveler 75 Greylag goose 240 Lapwing 258 Black Tailed Godwit 96 Redshank 76 Ruff 7 Common Tern 2 Rushy R
30 August 2014
Wildlife sightings for 30th August 2014
1 Garganey - main lake 50 House Martin - over reserve 20 Sand Martin - over reserve 12 Swallow - main lake, grazing marsh 1 Coal Tit - around the log cabin August bird highlights: Hobby, Peregrine, Buzzard, Garganey, Ruff, Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, Com
30 August 2014
Todays sightings
A great day on the reserve with plenty of ducks and waders enjoying the wet mud. The snipe are perfectly camouflaged and can be seen when moving along feeding. Highlights include Great white egret flew over the visitor centre Main Observatory Ruff Snipe 8
29 August 2014
Curlew Sandpiper
The juvenile Curlew Sandpiper is still present from yesterday along with the juvenile Little Stint and a few Dunlin for comparison. A Greenshank appeared on the Mere briefly mid afternoon before being flushed by a Marsh Harrier. Good numbers of Ruff and L
29 August 2014
Magical animal experiences at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre
WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre is flying open it’s doors on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 September for the annual wildlife spectacular: Animal Magic. Animal Magic is the centres most popular family event, with over 4000 people attending last year. Hug a gr
29 August 2014
Todays Sightings
Rushy Well sheltered from the strong wind in here. Ruff 11 Green Sandpiper 5 Common Sandpiper 1 Teal 30 Pintail 3 Grey Wagtail 1 Robbie Garnett Little Egret 1 Teal 36 Black Tailed Godwit 1 Crane 2 Holden Tower Teal 87 Wigean 1 Whinchat 2 Willow Warbler 1
29 August 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Time - AM/Tide - High Lapwing - 76 Redshank - 15 Common Snipe - 6 Black Headed Gull - 88 Teal - 46 Gadwall - 7 Mallard - 52 Shoveler - 2 Grey Heron - 7 Coot - 4 Saline Lagoon Grey Heron - 2 Mallard - 26 Teal - 15 Shelduck - 1 Other Birds River
29 August 2014
Wildlife sightings for 29th August 2014
2 Ruddy Duck - reservoir lagoon 2 Black Tern - over main lake @8.30hrs before heading down river 2 Snipe - main lake 1 Kingfisher - South route August bird highlights: Hobby, Peregrine, Buzzard, Garganey, Ruff, Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpipe
29 August 2014
Can you guess the sex yet?
There is currently a seasonal game at the Top Hut between staff and volunteers; who can guess the sex ratio of our juvenile groups most accurately? Some are proving easy, others not so... Here are a selection of easier ones to get the ball rolling... Wha
28 August 2014
An influx of winter Ducks
Some good Duck increases after the easterly winds over the last few days and plenty of Warblers in the hedges this morning. Rushy Green Sandpiper 3 Ruff 1 Little Ringed Plover 1 Teal 36 Wigeon 1 Robbie Garnett Greenshank 1 Black Tailed Godwit 1 Green Sand
28 August 2014
Latest Sightings
The Teal Pond Hide is currently closed as we are replacing it with a shiny new hide over the next couple of weeks. Sorry for any inconvenience. Whooper Pond Mute Swan 2 + 8 cygnets Mallard 120 Moorhen 4 Pied Wagtail House Martins Swallows Greenshank 2 Re
28 August 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Lapwing - 85 Black-headed Gull - 15 Snipe - 2 Teal - 3 Gadwall - 6 Redshank - 1 Swallow - 1 Heron - 1 Saline Lagoon Mallard - 9 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch - 5 Chaffinch - 5 Great Tit - 3 Blue Tit - 5
28 August 2014