News
Redstarts have bred
Redstart news Redstarts are present again today along the Summer Walkway. A fresh juvenile and female are flycatching from the fence and hedge. We had one or two males singing and visiting likely [...]
8 July 2012
7th of July Sightings
Weather: Cloudy but warm and dry. Wader Lake AM - Tide Level: High Avocet - 8 + 3 chicks Oystercatcher - 4 + 2 juv. Redshank - 4 Common Tern - 107 + 26 chicks [...]
7 July 2012
Crossbills
An excellent record of two Common Crossbill flying SSE over the Reedbed Walk at 11.10am. These are the 4th and 5th records for the reserve, only two birds have been 'twitchable' including one [...]
7 July 2012
Todays Sightings
Record shot of Wood Sandpiper this morning on Folly Pond © Copyright 2012 WWT Migration has very much began here at Caerlaverock with a WOOD SANDPIPER coming in this morning onto the folly po [...]
7 July 2012
Wildlife sightings for 7th July 2012
1 Gadwall brood - reservoir lagoon 3 Tufted duck broods - world wetlands, reservoir lagoon 13 Teal - wader scrape, reservoir lagoon 2 Little Grebe chicks - reedbed channel closest to wilds [...]
7 July 2012
Todays Sightings
Zeiss Hide Great birding from here. Teal 60 Lapwing 120 Black Tailed Godwit 11 Redshank 60 Greenshank 1 Green Sandpiper 2 Dunlin 2 Avocet 7 Oystercatcher 2 Common Tern 1 So [...]
7 July 2012
Spring photography competition winners announced
I am please to announce the winners of the spring round of the photography competiton: Laura Bristow was named winner in the Wetland Wildlife category, with her picture entitled ‘Sweet Dreams’. Andrew Stannard was named winner in the Wetland Landscape
6 July 2012
Martin Mere shortlisted for two tourism awards
WWT Martin Mere has been shortlisted for two Lancashire Tourism Awards through Marketing Lancashire. The awards celebrate Lancashire’s tourism industry. Martin Mere has been shortlisted for the following: Best Large Attraction. Shortlisted because of
6 July 2012
Dedicated volunteers win conservation award for Harpenden nature reserve
Two local volunteers have won a cash award having been nationally recognised for their contribution to conserving wetlands. At a short ceremony at the Batford Springs nature reserve in Harpenden, which they run as part of a team of volunteers in their spa
6 July 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Avocet - 8 + 3 chicks Oystercatcher - 2 + juvinile Greenshank - 1 Redshank - 4 Little Ringed Plover - 1 Common Tern - 60 pairs - 22 chicks Gadwall - 5 Teal - [...]
6 July 2012
Today's sightings
Rain almost stopped play today ! Despite the constant rain, Barn Owl, Marsh Harrier, Common Buzzard, Peregrine, Kestrel and Sparrowhawk were still out hunting on and off throughout the day. At least 1 [...]
6 July 2012
Today's sightings
British steel hide/estuary spoonbill 3 Mediterranean gull 3 whimbrel 2 greenshank 188 black tailed godwit 820 curlew 90 oystercatcher 2 knot 18 little egret 2 r [...]
6 July 2012
6th July
4 litttle ringed plovers showing well on the Folly Pond this morning along with 2 common sandpipers. A black swan flew in and joined two mute swans on the folly, much to their bemusement. Our mute swa [...]
6 July 2012
Wildlife sightings for 6th July 2012
7 Teal - wader scrape 3 Shoveler - main lake, wader scrape 1 Redshank - main lake 22 Lapwing - main lake 4 Common Tern chicks - main lake Additional sightings from yeste [...]
6 July 2012
Todays sightings
South Lake Black Tailed Godwit 77 (many in full summer plumage) Avocet 2ad (incubating + 1 full grown juvenile) Redshank 2 Common Tern 2 (incubating) Oystercatcher 5 Teal 4 Great Crest [...]
6 July 2012