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Todays Sightings
Record shot of Red-breasted Goose yesterday, M.Youdale © Copyright 2012 WWT Red-breasted Goose The Red-breasted Goose has not been found as yet this morning, yesterday it was picked up sh [...]
26 January 2012
Wildlife sightings for 26th January 2012
72 Wigeon - marsh, scrape 97 Shoveler - marsh, main lake, scrape 1 Pintail - main lake 17 Redwing - entrance 17 Redpoll - wildside 5 Cetti's Warbler - reedbed, wildside, shelte [...]
26 January 2012
Take part in Sport Relief
Martin Mere is a location for the Sainsbury's Sport Relief fun run on Sunday 25 March. You can do either a 1, 3 or 6 mile run on the day to raise money for Comic Relief. The run itself is going to start on the community reedbed walk and come back arou
25 January 2012
Take a Trip to the South Pole during February half term
Walk in the (snow)shoes of Antarctic explorers, past and present, during Exploration & Discovery Week this February half term. To celebrate the centenary of the Scott Antarctic expedition, WWT Arundel Wetland Centre is taking families back in
25 January 2012
The winter heat of the WWT Photography Competition is going strong with the deadline looming!
The heat is on as the days start to lengthen, which can mean only one thing – there is not much time to enter photos in the winter heat of the WWT photography competition. Following on from the success of the autumn heat which received an influx of ov
25 January 2012
Win a Romantic Nature Date this February
Visit the lovebirds at Arundel Wetland Centre in February to win a boat ride, lunch and wine. Black-necked Swan by Graham Maples In February our hearts and minds turn to gifts to express our love. Will it be flowers,
25 January 2012
Winter (or should that be spring!?) wildlife update
This morning felt, looked and sounded like spring at WWT Washington. And the sunny, relatively warm start to the day must have trigged something in our wildlife! An oystercatcher The first oystercatcher of the year arrived on Wader Lake, only five d
25 January 2012
Winning snap! A hunting lizard wins a prize for a wildlife photographer
Common lizard eating a spider - Saut Hutabarat Saut Hutabarat has won a WWT Photography competition People’s Choice prize with this striking photo of a hungry lizard. Visitors to the WWT photography competition webs
25 January 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake AM/Mid Tide Oystercatcher 1 Lapwing 14 Redshank 7 Shelduck 21 Wigeon 8 Grey Heron 9 Hawthorn Wood Treecreeper 2 [...]
25 January 2012
Oi oi oystercatcher!
The first oystercatcher of the year has just returned to Wader Lake (10.10am). [...]
25 January 2012
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