News
Cetti's Warbler, a first for the reserve.
A brilliant day's birding at Martin Mere with no less than 4 new birds added to the year list; Kingfisher, Golden Plover, Corn Bunting and last but by no means least, Cetti's Warbler. The bird [...]
25 January 2012
Todays Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 120 Wigeon 150 Tufted Duck 20 Avenue Tower Teal 200 Wigeon 100 Barnacle Goose 1000 Teal Pond Gadwall 3 Saltcot Merse Observatory GREAT SKU [...]
25 January 2012
Wildlife sightings for 25th January 2012
101 Wigeon – marsh, scrape, main lake 3 Pintail – 2 male, 1 female. Main lake and marsh channel 15 Snipe – grazing marsh, main lake 2 Reed Bunting – male singing ne [...]
25 January 2012
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide BITTERN 1 still showing well on and off Teal 700 Dunlin 1000 Lapwing 2000 Golden Plover 150 Cetti's Warbler 1 The Holden Tower MERLIN 1 male Peregrine 1 [...]
25 January 2012
Ready, steady, cook with the Centre Manager
Tomorrow is our event in the cafe in the afternoon. I am taking part in the entertainment Ready, Steady, Cook when the guests arrive and I am dreading it! I can't cook to save my life, I can grow veg and supply all the materials but I don't think I will b
24 January 2012
Artist of the month - February
Artist Irene Hilsdon was born in North Shields and was originally inspired to take up painting by her father Larry Bedigan, who loved painting watercolours of landscapes and various views from the River Tyne. Asian short-clawed otter She joined the Wo
24 January 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake/AM/Tide - Mid Shelduck - 26 Teal - 48 Wigeon - 8 Tufted duck - 10 Grey heron - 4 Mallard - 56 [...]
24 January 2012
Harriers
Not the best of days for viewing, very murky condition until mid afternoon. Apart from Pink-footed Geese which are dropping back in numbers the reserve was looking jam pack, particularly on the Mere w [...]
24 January 2012
Recent Sightings
Reserve. On the 21st January the first signs of spring appeared with 12 shelduck visiting the main lake alongside 12 little egrets. 28 oystercatchers were spotted on the brickworks and on the 22nd [...]
24 January 2012
Todays Sightings
Red-breasted Goose, M.Youdale © Copyright 2012 WWT Sadly the red-breasted goose did not turn up, but most of the Barnacle Geese stayed very distantly out on the saltmarsh for th majority of t [...]
24 January 2012
Wildlife sightings for 24th January 2012
2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 1 Shelduck - main lake 71 Wigeon - grazing marsh 69 Shoveler - main lake, grazing marsh 53 Lapwing - main lake 15 Common Gull - main lake, scrape, marsh [...]
24 January 2012
Water rail
[...]
23 January 2012
Out on the reserve today
There were some familiar faces amongst the whooper swans at the 12noon feed today including: U5B - Baldur and his mate U5S with their brood of 5 cygnets L6L - Toby Two, ringed at Welney in 200 [...]
23 January 2012
Wildlife Sightings for 23.01.12
Wader Lake AM Shelduck 12 Lapwing 27 Redshank 31 Mallard 81 Teal 63 Heron 7 River Black-headed gull 122 Reservoir Tufted duck 38 Coot [...]
23 January 2012
Year of the (Water) Dragon
The Chinese new year starts today and auspiciously it the Year of the Dragon. Having just looked it up, 2012 is a 'water dragon' year so that's got to be good, if you believe in things uns [...]
23 January 2012