News
Update from our wildlife reserve
Depsite the chilly temperatures of late, spring is definitely on its way out on our wildlife reserve. Hares have been spotted playing on Old Oak meadow and the grey heron colony is nesting in earnest. Wardens think a couple of pairs may already be incub
14 February 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Lapwing - 33 Black Headed Gull - 73 Wigeon - 4 Teal - 19 Shelduck - 15 Grey Heron - 17 Saline Lagoon Moorhen - 1 Black Headed Gull - 14 River Goo [...]
14 February 2012
Kittiwake and Waders
As milder weather takes hold we see further changes of birds present around the reserve. Today an obvious influx of waders including, 10 Oystercatcher, 4 Ringed Plover, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, Curlew a [...]
14 February 2012
Recent Sightings
Reserve Brent can still be seen daily on the peninsula saltmarsh with up to 9 (2 family groups) along with 6 ringed plover, 1 dunlin, 1 curlew, 31 oystercatcher, 3 redshank, 1 little egr [...]
14 February 2012
Roosting swans and Lapwing
Quieter this morning as it is now warming after the cold spell. No sign of last weeks Bittern, but the cold has brought in 32 Bewicks swans most nights and a peak of 225 Lapwing. It seems [...]
14 February 2012
Wildlife sightings for 14th February 2012
2 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon 8 Snipe - grazing marsh, reservoir lagoon 2 Meadow Pipit - grazing marsh 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 12 Siskin - waterlife Recent bird highlights: Goo [...]
14 February 2012
A bird (almost!) in the hand
It was so cold at the weekend, this hungry robin almost ate his high-energy lard and seed brekkie straight from the warden’s hand! Our reserve manager John Gowland said: “All of our birds have been feeling the cold recently – the exotic collection
13 February 2012
Take part in a brown hare survey at Martin Mere
Join the North West Brown Hare Project and WWT Martin Mere on Saturday 3 March in this unique event that allows you to learn identification techniques and then test your skills in the wild by looking for brown hares. The brown hare has suffered a 75% decl
13 February 2012
WeBS
Frozen conditions means many birds have moved off the washes to find open water, resulting in low numbers for this weeks count. [...]
13 February 2012
Bird News
Plenty of activity around the reserve as milder condition take hold. The Mere was ice free by the afternoon so no amusing crash landing ducks as of recent days.. As usual lots of raptors hunting a [...]
13 February 2012
Wildlife sightings for 13th February 2012
3 Bittern - main lake N shore, middle reedbed (perched in dead willow) and resr.lagoon N shore 0815-0940 [...]
13 February 2012
Today's sightings
The female Lesser Scaup has been showing very well on the Rushy this week, image taken by JSLeesWWT The Rushy LESSER SCAUP 1 Bewick's Swan 193 Pintail 331 Pochard 402 Tufted Duck [...]
13 February 2012
Nene nesting has begun!
On the 29th of January, BBF broke her own record for the earliest laid Nene egg at Slimbridge. Upon approaching her nest that morning expecting to see glorious egg number 1, I was thrilled to see that it was in fact egg number 3! Needing a minimum of 40
12 February 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Lapwing - 14 Black Headed Gull - 71 Shelduck - 6 Saline Lagoon Curlew - 6 Black Headed Gull - 12 Reservoir Shelduck - 26 Coot - 5 Moorhen - 3 Tuf [...]
12 February 2012
Bittern Again
A Bittern flew out of the reeds by the Janet Kear Hide and over the trees dropping in the reeds, along the cut to the right of the path, before the Harrier Hide. We would assume it was the same bird s [...]
12 February 2012