News
Morning update
Festival of Birds Jan 31st-Feb 1st Join us for our weekend Festival of Birds and enter our new Bird Race The Kingfisher Hide Barn Owl 1 Sparrowhawk 1 Buzzard 2 Lapwing 1000 Dunlin 300 Great-spotted Woodpecker 1 Treecreeper 1 Cetti's Warbler 1 The Zeiss H
17 January 2015
Today's sightings
Highlights Barn owl - 5 Goldeneye - 4 Black-tailed godwit - 500 Pochard - 300 Highlights from yesterday's arable swan count: Hen harrier - 1 male flying West over northern Ouse Washes Red Kite - 1 Marsh harrier - 2 Buzzard - 2 close to the Ouse Washes
17 January 2015
Wildlife sightings for 17th January 2015
3 Bittern - main lake N shore, reservoir lagoon N shore 1 Shelduck - main lake 3 Pintail - main lake 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh Additional sightings from yesterday: 3 Bittern - 2 main lake, reservoir lagoon January bird highlights: Shelduck, Bittern, Go
17 January 2015
Wetland wildlife gets boost from players of People’s Postcode Lottery
WWT Chief Executive Martin Spray CBE accepts the generous cheque Wetland wildlife is to benefit from new developments at the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) Martin Mere Wetland Centre thanks to the generous suppor
16 January 2015
Latest Sightings
A few bits and pieces around the reserve. Cetti's Warbler again calling opposite the first viewing platform on the Reedbed Walk, also Water Rails calling here. Both Fieldfare and Redwing around today. Two Treecreeper in a mixed tit flock along the Nature
16 January 2015
Sunny day & loads of birds!
The Holden Tower/Robbie Garnett Hides Lapwing 6000 Golden Plover 2800 Dunlin 1100 Little Stint 2 Black-tailed Godwit 250 Curlew 220 Redshank 35 Ruff 8 Teal 1000 Wigeon 600 Shoveler 35 Pintail 160 White-fronted Goose 156 Pink-footed Goose 1 The Rushy Whoop
16 January 2015
Today's bird highlights
British Steel hide/estuary 2 peregrine, red kite, 11 black tailed godwit, 461 lapwing, snipe, 2 spotted redshank, 2 redshank, greenshank, dunlin, 148 wigeon, 88 shelduck, 39 tufted duck, 20 gadwall, 70 mallard, 20 greylag goose, 26 woodpigeon and 8 reed b
16 January 2015
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese: 5,000 around the reserve. Whooper Swans: 134 Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 134 Mute Swan 49 Mallard 64 Tufted Duck 39 Wigeon 70 Gadwall 2 ♂ Greylag Geese 1 Canada Geese 138 Oystercatcher 2 Folly Pond Green-winged Teal 1 ♂ Teal 2
16 January 2015
Today's Sighting's
WADER LAKE / AM / MID-TIDE Mute Swan - 2 Grey Heron - 5 Shelduck - 15 Teal - 50 SALINE LAGOON / AM / MID-TIDE Teal - 26 HAWTHORN WOOD / AM Great spotted woodpecker - 1 Jay - 3 Bullfinch - 26 Chaffinch - 7 Coal Tit - 10 Blue Tit - 22 Great T
16 January 2015
Wildlife sightings for 16th January 2015
1 Shelduck - Main lake 1 Chiffchaff - Wildside 1 Peregrine - Main lake 1 Bittern - Main lake 1 Snipe - Marsh 50 Wigeon - Marsh 54 Lapwing - Main lake Also: Pair of Great Crested Grebe displaying on sheltered lagoon Additional sightings from yesterday: 1 W
16 January 2015
Dawn Swan Count - International Swan Census
This weekend is the International Swan Census. This morning we went out to count the number of swans using the Ouse Washes to roost on. This mornings count: Bewick's swans - 2833 Whooper swans - 2091 Most of the Bewick's were infront of Friend's hide
16 January 2015
Woodcock
Woodcock early on from the Janet Kear Hide in vegetation beyond the back of the pool. A couple of other new additions to the year list with 2 Mistle Thrush feeding near mole hills in the overflow car park and 3 Red-legged Partridge from the Ron Barker Hid
15 January 2015
Meet Martin Mere's young volunteer of the year!
This is Abi Hayes who has been volunteering at Martin Mere since she was 16. She is just one of a group of young people who help out with family activities at weekends. Abi has proved to be ...a brilliant volunteer, showing her enthusiasm and commitment w
15 January 2015
Nature lovers: get ready for the best ever Festival of Birds!
Nature lovers are in for a treat as one of the highlights of the birdwatching calendar; the Festival of Birds at WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre in Gloucestershire returns this month. The annual festival is back on January 31 and February 1 and promises t
15 January 2015
Today's bird sightings
Millennium Wetlands Bittern, kingfisher, 25 lapwing, 3 water rail, grey heron, great spotted woodpecker, 2 little grebe, 34 tufted duck, 35 teal, 5 pochard and chiffchaff. Lagoon 86 shelduck, 27 tufted duck, 5 pochard, 5 teal, grey heron and 2 little egre
15 January 2015