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Above two images of the female Lesser Scaup on the Rushy, copyright JSLeesWWT Send us your photographs If you have any good photographs of our wildlife, we would love to publish them here. sen [...]
18 December 2011
Some new arrivals in Wader shore.
A new species arrived in Wader shore 2 weeks ago... These lovely black-winged stilts were hatched in 2011 and are looking to spend their first winter in with the Avocet and Redshank. Hatched from different clutches, the female appears much younger than th
17 December 2011
New sightings
WADER LAKE A.M. HIGH TIDE 100% FROZEN WIGEON 6 TEAL 13 MOORHEN 5 REDSHANK 1 LAPWING 26 HAWTHORN WOOD SISKIN 38 BULLFINCH 26 CHAFFINCH 20 GREENFINCH 7 [...]
17 December 2011
Back to West Africa
No reports of the Grey Phalarope today. We would guess that after it's two week stay, it has decided to head off to it's wintering ground off West Africa. Either that or it found itself becomi [...]
17 December 2011
Wildlife sightings for 17th December 2011
1 Bittern - flew into reeds on North side of main lake 4 Pintail - 1 on main lake 3 on grazing marsh 72 Wigeon - grazing marsh 2 Water Rail - main lake 48 Lapwing - main lake [...]
17 December 2011
Great Birding.
The female Lesser Scaup with Tufted Ducks taken today by JSLees copyright WWT Rushy LESSER SCAUP 1 adult female and showing well Bewicks Swan 125 Some new arrivals [...]
17 December 2011
Take a trip to South Pole
To celebrate the centenary of the Scott Antarctic expedition, WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre is taking families back in time over the Christmas holidays to become an explorer and make the perilous journey to the South Pole in our creative trail. 'Scott o
16 December 2011
Starling murmuration video
A great video of over 2,000 starlings coming to roost at the WWT Arundel Wetland Centre at 3:40pm Dec 10. The murmuration gets larger and larger as more birds join, then suddenly they all land in one quick movement - amazing. After two winters with no
16 December 2011
Sighting update
We have a fabulous flock of 30+ Siskin (plus some Goldfinch gatecrashers) working their way through the Alder on site! [...]
16 December 2011
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake AM Mid Tide (100% Frozen) Black Headed Gull 6 River Wear Mallard 122 Teal 73 Grey Heron 4 Hawthorn Wood Great Spott [...]
16 December 2011
White-fronts
Eight European White-fronted Geese on plover field this morning when they flew off with Pink's at 9.50am. At least 20 Barnacle Geese feeding in Plover Field early afternoon. Grey Phalarope per [...]
16 December 2011
Lapwing surprise
Great to see a flock of between 30-40 Lapwing out on the scrape islands from the sand martin hide yesterday. [...]
16 December 2011
Wildlife sightings for 16th December 2011
100+ Teal - wader scrape, grazing marsh 69 Wigeon - grazing marsh 1 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon 2 Pintail - grazing marsh 1 Curlew - main lake best view from WWF hide 14 Snipe - gr [...]
16 December 2011
Flooded Fields at last !
It looks like the drought is finally over. All the fields on trhe reserve have started to flood creating superb feeding conditions for increasing numbers of wildfowl and waders. Holden Tower and [...]
16 December 2011
Sparrowhawk Surprise!
Our resident Sparrowhawk has just caught a tasty pigeon out on the Stream Channel. Visitors and staff were given a wonderful view. [...]
15 December 2011