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Today's Sightings
All of the hides are open the water levels are slowly coming up again so now we have had to close the dragonfly ponds. The Welney Wash Road section of the A1101 is open The bird feeders are very active today lots of tree sparrows and reed buntings Fantast
Breeding Summary - Slimbridge 2015.
Duckery seasonal summary 2015: WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre As many of you know, to guarantee purity and comfort we breed our wildfowl at WWT Slimbridge in bespoke purpose-built breeding pens off site at the Top Hut. Here the best of the
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Mid Black-headed Gull - 30 Shelduck - 12 Grey Heron - 14 Herring Gull - 10 Saline Lagoon Grey Heron - 1 Hawthorn Wood Reed Bunting - 1 Blue Tit - 10 Nuthatch - 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 Great Tit
Wildlife sightings for 17th February 2016
1 Caspian Gull 1st winter - marsh 2 Shelduck - pair, scrape 159 Shoveler - scrape, marsh, main lake 113 Teal - scrape, marsh, main lake 10 Mandarin - resr lagoon 4 Pintail - 3 males, 1 female on marsh 1 Redshank - main lake 77 Lapwing - main lake A
Latest Sightings - 17th February - wet again...
Very wet overnight means there are plenty of puddles for the start of the Scottish Puddle Jumping Championships today. Wellies are again recommended for getting down the Avenue and essential for the Saltcot Loaning. No sign of the Tawny Owl in the doorway
500+ Black-tailed Godwit
A few of the 500+ Black-tailed Godwit There is always an 'icelandic theme' to winter sightings at Martin Mere with the presence of Whooper Swan and Pink-footed Geese both of which breed there during the summer. It is
Todays Sightings
All of the hides are open the water levels are slowly coming up again so now we have had to close the dragonfly ponds. Wellies recommended to get to Reedbed hide but you can walk around the puddle in walking boots The Welney Wash Road section of the A11
Wildlife sightings for 16th February 2016
2 Bittern - main lake North shore, reservoir lagoon 3 Shelduck - grazing marsh, wader scrape 2 Water Rail - calling from the reedbed filter bed 20 Redwing - sheltered lagoon 12 Fieldfare - sheltered lagoon p.m. 1 Stonechat - grazing marsh additional sight
Today's sightings- Sunshine with a -3 start to the day!
White-fronted Geese by James Lees (Archive Picture) As usual with freezing weather the shallow water areas have froze this morning, it should thaw through the day encouraging birds to return to the field and scrapes f
Latest Sightings - 16th February - Tawny Owl back in its box
A cold wind is making temperatures feel a lot lower than they are today. Drake Greater Scaup and drake Green-winged Teal still in their usual places this morning. The Tawny Owl is back in its box overlooking the Whooper Pond. It is best viewed from the Pe
Todays Sightings
All of the hides are open the water levels are slowly coming up again so now we have had to close the dragonfly ponds. Wellies recommended to get to Reedbed hide The Welney Wash Road section of the A1101 is open Lady Fen the area in front of the centre
Back to the breeding grounds
The Bewick’s swans are on the move again! Over the last few days the birds have begun to undertake the long journey to their breeding grounds on th
Today's sightings-sunshine all day!
A Wigeon flock by Martin McGill (Archive Picture) A drier but colder week has meant that water levels have dropped around the site. A little ice was found in parts of the shallow water areas but melted very quickly.
Recent Sightings, Millennium Wetlands
Bittern 1 Cormorant 11 Coot 4 Gadwall 9 Grey Heron 2 Mallard 17 Moor Hen 3 Shelduck 8 Pochard 4 Tufted Duck 18 Herring Gull 5 Snipe 23 Shoveler 6 Teal 17 Lapwing 14 Mute 6 Little Grebe 2 Little Egret 4 Redwing 4 Red Kite 1 Great Crested Grebe 1 Buzzard 1
Wildlife sightings for 15th February 2016
2 Pintail - main lake 85 Lapwing - main lake 300 Black-headed Gull - site count February bird highlights: Bittern, Redshank, Jack Snipe, Iceland Gull, Caspian Gull, Yellow-legged Gull, Raven, Rock Pipit, Skylark, Stonechat, Siskin. Up to 4 Bittern