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Out on the reserve today
Pectoral sandpiper - 2 Spoonbill - 3 Both the sandpipers and the spoonbill are on the pools of water tyo the far side of the reserve as seen from the main observatory. Crane - 1
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake/am/Mid Tide Lapwing - 52 Curlew - 3 Redshank - 4 Shoveler - 5 Wigeon - 1 Other Birds Great Spotted Woodpecker - Spring Gill - 1 Nuthatch - Spring Gill - 1 Long Tailed Tit - Spring Gill - 14 Hawthorn Wood Nuthatch - 1 Willow Tit - 1 Great Tit -
Magical animal experiences at WWT Martin Mere
WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre is flying open it’s doors on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 September for the annual wildlife spectacular: Animal Magic. Animal Magic is the centres most popular family event, with over 4000 people attending last year. Hug a
WWT Martin Mere wins Sustainable Tourism Award
WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre won the Sustainable Tourism Award at last night’s Marketing Lancashire Tourism Awards. The award, presented by Wayne Hemingway at the event at Preston Guild Hall, was won for the following: Communication to our visitors a
Todays Sightings
Whooper Pond Tufted Duck 5 Canada Goose 50 Greylag Goose 2 Gadwall 1 Folly Pond Teal 50 Shoveler 2 Teal Pond Little Grebe 1 Avenue Tower Shoveler 15 Teal 30 Meadow Pipit 100 Mute Swan 30 Lapwing 50 Linnet 10 Corner Field Little Egret 1 Magpie 2 (still ver
Another American bird arrives
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Image MJMcGill At high tide this morning the WeBS count was interrupted by the discovery of a juvenile Buff Breasted Sandpiper. The bird was very mobile and associated with the Dunlin and Ringed Plover at times. The rising tidal
Cranes
Eurasian crane - 5 (moving between Lady Fen and the next field with straw bales)
Wildlife sightings for 16th September 2012
1 Green Sandpiper - marsh 76 Gadwall - site count 42 Meadow Pipit - flew W, plus a few birds on the marsh 1 Yellow Wagtail - scrape 1 Kingfisher - scrape Additional bird sightings from 15th - 3 Buzzard, 12 Siskin, 3 Reed Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler, 1 Swallo
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Mid Snipe - 4 Redshank - 2 Lapwing - 24 Black-headed Gull - 45 Curlew - 6 Teal - 25 Tufted Duck - 10 Grey Heron - 2 Saline Lagoon Time/AM Tide/Mid Grey Heron - 1 Hawthorn Wood Sparrow -
Bar-tailed Godwit
A juvenile Bar-tailed Godwit was a good start to the day, it appeared over the mere before settling down in front of Ron Barker hide. Other waders included upto 20 Ruff, 60 Snipe and 700 Lapwing. The main feature of the day was the big increase in Pink-fo
Todays Wildlife Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Lapwing - 68 Redshank - 2 Black-headed Gull - 58 Teal - 20 Grey Heron - 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2 Tufted Duck - 6 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch - 8 Chaffinch - 6 Nuthatch - 1 Robin - 1 Blue Tit - 10 Willo
Out on the reserve today
Black-tailed godwit - 7 So far on the main lagoon there are mallard, shoveler, teal and a pintail all in various stages of eclipse plumage. Plenty of dragonfly activity as well as the day begins to warm up! Green sandpiper - 4 Kingfisher - 1
Wildlife sightings for 15th September 2012
74 Shoveler - main lake, wader scrape 4 Snipe - main lake, wader scrape 6 Cetti's Warbler - wildside, reedbed, sheltered lagoon, south route, main lake 10+ Chiffchaff - wildisde, sheltered lagoon, south route 2 Willow Warbler - wildside 1 Peregrine - on h
Whooper swans
The first two migratory whooper swans have arrived back at Welney.
No Sea Birds
A windy start to the day making viewing difficult. As usual no pelagic species were blown in, always rare inland away from big bodies of deep water. Similar number of Pink-footed Geese to yesterday. Few reports received although the condition did concentr