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Wildlife sightings for 31st December 2011
4 Pintail - 3 male, 1 female, marsh and reservoir lagoon 1 Peregrine - over site 1 Bittern - flew SW 2 Stonechat - marsh Recent bird highlights: Bittern, Peregrine, Jack Sni [...]
31 December 2011
Tack Piece back to its very best
Holden Tower and Robbie Garnett Hide. If you have never seen the Tack Piece at its very best now is a great time to put that right. Two very dry winters and some wet and mild weather over the pa [...]
31 December 2011
Castle Espie 'Here Comes Santa' Prize Winner
Castle Espie Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT), were delighted to host Santa and his team of helpers last weekend with over 250 children from across the province eagerly waiting to meet the man himself. Families enjoyed a day of magical storytelling,
30 December 2011
New species bring a touch of the exotic this New Year
Sleeping ducks by Mandy Byatt WWT Washington Wetland Centre’s waterbird collection has been given a New Year boost by the arrival of some exotic new species. Colourful paradise shelduck from New Zealand, Northern pi
30 December 2011
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/AM/Mid Tide Lapwing - 15 Teal - 84 Mallard - 57 Shelduck - 8 Wigeon - 4 Grey Heron - 3 Black Headed Gull - 77 Goosesander - 1 (River) Hawthorn Wood G [...]
30 December 2011
Today's wildbird sightings
A Slavonian grebe was seen on the estuary at high tide. Starlings are continuing to roost nightly in the bittern reedbed and are still around 100,000 in number. Other highlights include 455 lapwing, 2 [...]
30 December 2011
Todays Sightings
Folly Pond GREEN-WINGED TEAL 1 Teal 300 Wigeon 200 Black-tailed Godwit 1 Snipe 3 Shoveler 20 Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 210 Wigeon 140 Pintail 1 Shoveler 10 Canada Goose 7 [...]
30 December 2011
Wildlife sightings for 30th December 2011
62 Wigeon - marsh 1 Pintail - marsh 1 Bittern - main lake 2 Peregrine - main lake, long shingle island in front of observatory 1 Jack Snipe - main lake 3 Stonechat - marsh 16 L [...]
30 December 2011
Todays sightings
Great birding especially on the Tack Piece. Book up now if you want to join a Warden for a Bird Watch Morning at 08.00 on Sunday 8th January (£15). Robbie Garnett and Holden Tow [...]
30 December 2011
How has the year been
With the end of year coming I thought it would be good to reflect on how the year has been for Martin Mere, and I am pleased to say it has been very successful. We have had about 172,000 visitors this year which is up about 15,000 from last year - mainl
29 December 2011
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake - AM - Tide: Mid Lapwing - 14 Black-Headed Gull - 63 Teal - 78 Mallard - 111 Curlew - 5 River Goosander - 1 Comorant - 7 Grey Heron - 5 &n [...]
29 December 2011
Bird News
A drake Green-winged Teal from the Harrier hide was a great find today, and is the first record of this American visitor for the year. (Just in time to bring this year's reserve list up to 156 spe [...]
29 December 2011
Wildlife sightings for 29th December 2011
61 Wigeon - grazing marsh. 2 Pintail - males, grazing marsh 1 Kestrel - hunting above entrance lake 1 Jack Snipe - main lake 47 Lapwing - main lake 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh [...]
29 December 2011
Today's sightings
Dumbles and Tack Piece Huge numbers of birds commuting back and forth. Lapwing 5000 Golden Plover 1000 Dunlin 700 Ruff 7 Black-tailed Godwit 48 Starling 400 Wigeon 2200 Teal 370 [...]
29 December 2011
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake A.M. Low Tide Wigeon 17 Teal 180 Mallard 87 Shelduck 11 Lapwing 21 Tufted Duck 19 Moorhen 6 Black Headed Gull& [...]
28 December 2011