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Today's sightings-Seal
The South Lake SPOONBILL 1 Ruff 1 Redshank 69 Lapwing 278 Black-tailed Godwit 152 Green Sandpiper 1 Common Tern 5 The Tack Piece Greenshank 3 Green Sandpiper 4 The Rushy Green Sandpiper 2 Snipe 1 Black-tailed Godwit 22 The Holden Tower Ringed Plover 65 Du
11 August 2013
Cuckoo still
The juvenile Cuckoo is still around, seen along the perimiter fence by the reedbed walk and from the Harrier Hide, also a Little Egret was again seen from HH hide along with Little Grebe, Wigeon and Gadwall. A Greenshank was a brief visitor to Vinsons poo
10 August 2013
Wildlife sightings for 10th August 2013
55 Teal - main lake, wader scrape, reservoir lagoon 22 Shoveler - main lake 1 Greenshank - wader scrape 1 Green Sandpiper - wader scrape 1 Redshank - reservoir lagoon 6 Snipe - wader scrape 1 Whitethroat Recent bird highlights: Little Egret, Peregrine, Re
10 August 2013
Today's Sightings
Rushy Green Sandpiper 7 Black tailed Godwit 7 Ruff 1 male Robbie Garnett Hide No sign yet of Wood sandpiper but keep looking. Green Sandpiper 5 Common Sandpiper 1 Teal 16 Grey Heron 2 Common Tern 1 Holden Tower Whitethroat 1 Lesser Whitethroat 2 Curlew 60
10 August 2013
An update on the "making babies" boom
Slimbridge is still a veritable hive of flamingo breeding activity. With many Caribbean chicks toddling around their enclosure and Chilean nest building going through the roof (in a manner of speaking). The eminent re-arrival of another summer heat wave i
9 August 2013
New attraction opens at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre
[yframe url='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tx3NO9eYlE&feature=youtu.be'] An exciting new attraction has opened today at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre. The ‘Weird or Wonderful?’ (WOW) development celebrates fascinating bird shapes, sounds and ch
9 August 2013
Todays Sightings
Rushy Green Sandpiper 9 Black Tailed Godwit 6 Knott Hide and Willow Hide Lesser Whitethroat 3 Blackcap 1 Willow Warbler 1 Chiffchaff 2 Robbie Garnett Hide Green Sandpiper 4 Wood Sandpiper 1 Greenshank 1 Holden Tower Curlew 70 Sanderling 15 Dunlin 110 Ring
9 August 2013
Wildlife sightings for 9th August 2013
58 Teal - main lake, wader scrape 31 Lapwing - main lake 5 Snipe - main lake 3 Chiffchaff - wildside, sheltered lagoon 1 Kestrel - sheltered lagoon Recent bird highlights: Little Egret, Peregrine, Red Kite, Hobby, Redshank, Greenshank, Oystercatcher, Gree
9 August 2013
Microscopic life of wetlands to be revealed LIVE for first time
Triops cancriformis - the tadpole shrimp - (c) Edmund Fellowes Previously unseen adaptations of wetland animals, plants and even slime will be revealed live online and onscreen at WWT Slimbridge in Gloucestershire thi
8 August 2013
Wildlife reserve update
I’m pleased to report that all 12 avocet young have successfully fledged from Wader Lake. An avocet In the past, once the young avocets have fledged, they quickly depart site. But this year, the young birds have b
8 August 2013
Wetlands in bloom: record orchid display on the reserve
It’s been another good year for orchids on the reserve with best counts yet so far for Southern Marsh Orchid, Bee Orchid and Pyramidal Orchid. This chart (click to enlarge) shows how well they’re doing. The Dactylorhiza x grandis in the chart refers
8 August 2013
New exhibit opening tomorrow: 4th new species
Friday, WWT Martin Mere will be officially opening our new Weird or Wonderful? development. As part of this development we have 4 new species coming to Martin Mere and everyday this week we will feature one of the new species before the launch on Friday
8 August 2013
Today's sightings
The South Lake Spoonbill 1 adult Black-tailed Godwit 181 Redshank 87 Lapwing 365 Ruff 2 Common Sandpiper 1 Green Sandpiper 1 The Rushy Green Sandpiper 7 The Tack Piece Green Sandpiper 5 The Zeiss Hide Green Sandpiper 2 Redshank 2 Teal 180 The Holden Tower
8 August 2013
Wildlife sightings for 8th August 2013
45+ Teal - main lake 21 Shoveler + 2 broods - main lake 4 Snipe - main lake, resr lagoon 2 Green Sandpiper - flew in from the W 0900hrs, circled the reserve and landed on main lake (W end) 4 Chiffchaff - wildside, sheltered lagoon (2 singing a little)
8 August 2013
Barn Owls
Four or five Barn Owls hunting on the reserve early this morning. The usual raptors with Marsh Harrier, 3+ Common Buzzard, Kestrel and Sparrowhawk. Some small flocks of Lapwing present C.150, 10+ Common Snipe, 2 Ruff and Green Sandpiper.
7 August 2013