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Todays Sightings
All of the hides are open the water levels are looking great lots of islands providing great feeding areas for waders The Welney Wash Road section of the A1101 is open Lady Fen the area in front of the centre is looking great There are a few spaces left o
Planted and Picked
A new exhibition, by Carol Dawber, called Planted and Picked has begun at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre. Southport artist, Carol, will display over 40 pieces of work which explores how best to use 'colours of the garden' to create art through textiles.
Wildlife sightings for 4th February 2016
2 Caspian Gull adult winter - marsh 1 Yellow-legged Gull 2nd winter - marsh, then on the main lake 1 Rock Pipit - main lake shingle island (close to the Peacock Tower) 2 Stonechat - marsh (N bund) 16 Siskin - singing in wildside January/February bird high
Latest Sightings
A compilation of the past few days sightings. We would have updated yesterday but our access to broadband was disrupted! Nacreous or Polar Stratospheric Clouds from Monday evening. As we go into February we can still
Todays Sightings
All of the hides are open the water levels are looking great lots of islands providing great feeding areas for waders The Welney Wash Road section of the A1101 is open Lady Fen the area in front of the centre is looking great There are a few spaces left o
Reserve update, Wed Feb 3rd
A dry bright day today for a change. Good goose nos. from the Farmhouse Tower, up to over 7,000 Barnacles. The otter has been disturbing the Whooper Pond again today - bit of a mixed blessing. Water Rails continue to confide under the bird feeders on the
Today's sightings
Black-tailed Godwit reflected in calm water by Ray Cottrell Holden Tower Peregrine 1 Tack Piece 1100 Golden Plover Zeiss Hide Pintail 8 Teal 100 Wigeon 150 Cetti's Warbler 1 South Lake Avocet 6 Great Crested Grebe 1 B
Wildlife sightings for 3rd February 2016
2 Bittern - north side reservoir lagoon 1 Peregrine - main lake 2 Stonechat - marsh, near wildside hide 1 Skylark - flew NW January bird highlights: Bittern, Brent Goose, Goldeneye, Jack Snipe, Caspian Gull, Stonechat, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Marsh
Happy World Wetlands Day!
WWT Caerlaverock wetland centre 2nd February is the anniversary of the Ramsar Convention being signed, to protect wetlands around the world. WWT founder Sir Peter Scott was the keynote speaker when the Convention was
Todays Sightings
All of the hides are open the water levels are looking great lots of islands providing great feeding areas for waders The Welney Wash Road section of the A1101 is open Lady Fen the area in front of the centre is looking great There are a few spaces left o
The barn owl & a sparrowhawk make surprise appearances
Two male pheasants battle on the wet grassland outside the Lapwing Hide. A red pol takes flight from an alder tree. This is Grounds Manager Paul Stevens’ weekly Wildlife Sight
Wildlife sightings for 2nd February 2016
1 Bittern - reservoir lagoon 2 Pintail - reservoir lagoon 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital ledge 6 Redwing - entrance area January bird highlights: Bittern, Brent Goose, Goldeneye, Jack Snipe, Caspian Gull, Stonechat, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Marsh Tit, Br
Today's sightings
Rushy Pen at 0815hrs... Shelduck 129 Greater Scaup 2 Pochard 170 Cranes 2 GCP Tack Piece Very busy with the wader and wildfowl flocks. Dunlin, Golden Plover, Lapwing and Black-tailed Godwit in numbers. 452 Pintail present here yesterday + 1800 Wigeon and
Todays sightings
All of the hides are open the water levels are looking great lots of islands providing great feeding areas for waders The Welney Wash Road section of the A1101 is open Lady Fen the area in front of the centre is looking great There are a few spaces left o
Recent sightings - 01 February
The following sightings were recorded today by Toni Castello, warden, near low tide. Main lake – visible from Sensory garden and Visitor centre Mallard +250, Tufted duck 22, Coot 2, Black-headed gull 20, Grey heron 1, Cormorant 2, Greylag 4. Wade