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Today's sightings
Holden Tower Estuary Dunlin 500 Wigeon 600 Barnacle Goose 140 Egyptian Goose 1 Buzzard 2 Tack Piece Peregrine 1 in the oaks Teal 90 Wigeon 30 Lapwing 60 Bewick's Swan 21 Rushy Bewick's Swan 150+ Around 1200 of other wildfowl species. The pair with six cyg
13 December 2012
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide BITTERN 1 showing very well walking around on the ice for most of the day LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1 Stood on ice Black-tailed Godwit 91 Teal 300 The South lake Shoveler 93 The Rushy Bewick's Swan 172 Pochard 200 Pintail 1300 The Holden Tower
12 December 2012
Wildlife sightings for 12th December 2012
2 Bittern - both on main lake N shore, then one bird flew into the middle of the main reedbed (1510hrs) 8 Redwing - flew NW (a.m.) 8 Lesser Redpoll - 4 flew NW, 4 flew into wildside from the E (a.m.) 5 Snipe - marsh and scrape
12 December 2012
Woodcock still
Woodcock showing again towards the back of the pond in front of the Janet Kear Hide. The feeders are lively there with Reed Bunting, Brambling, Chaffinch, Greenfinch and Goldfinch. Assorted Tits are present as well as Great-spotted Woodpecker. An adult Eu
12 December 2012
Latest Sightings
Once again the weather has caught us again and just after all of our pools defrosted, they are frozen solid once again. It makes for beautiful pictures but sadly the wildfowl don't agree and head off the reserve to the free flowing rivers and estuary. Th
12 December 2012
Winter weather and flamingo friends
The cold weather continues and freezing temperatures bring that worst of all enemies to the flamingo - ice. Flamingos are not well designed to cope with iced-over water and it is one of the main causes of death in wild flocks, as well as the number one wa
11 December 2012
Wrap up warm
Classic winter weather which makes visiting Martin Mere a visual treat. Pretty much dawn til dusk sunshine with a hard frost, concentrating big numbers of water fowl on the Mere. An adult European White-fronted Goose was with Greylag on the Mere this morn
11 December 2012
Today's sightings
Waxwing - 4 right next to the front doors eating berries and sitting in the willow Water rail - 1 Back pond at the visitor centre
11 December 2012
An update on the winter goose counts
We have received the latest numbers for the Lancashire goose counts to try and determine the population of the Pink-footed goose. The last one will take place on 17 February 2013. Below is a table of all of the goose counts that have taken place and whe
11 December 2012
Today's Sightings
WADER LAKE/AM/LOW TIDE/25% FROZEN Shelduck - 5 Teal - 34 Mallard - 22 Herring Gull - 25 Lesser Black-Backed Gull - 4 Black Headed Gull - 26 Redshank - 5 Grey Heron - 4 Sparrowhawk - 1 SALINE LAGOON/100% FROZEN HAWTHORN WOOD/AM Great Spotted
11 December 2012
Latest Sighting
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 109 Mute Swan 50 Wigeon 1100 Tufted Duck 50 Canada Goose 110 Greylga Goose 9 Avenue’s Yellowhammer Reed Bunting Brambling Tree Sparrow Fieldfare Song Thrush Treecreeper Coal Tit Folly Pond Teal 10 Shoveler 1 Wigeon 10 Saltmarsh
11 December 2012
Wildlife sightings for 11th December 2012
2 Jack Snipe - main lake 2 Bearded Tit - marsh 2 Stonechat - moving between grazing marsh and main lake 10 Siskin - sheltered lagoon 3 Redpoll - wildside 2 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon, wildside Recent bird highlights: Great White Egret, Bittern, Little
11 December 2012
Today's sightings
The Rushy Bewick's Swan 168 Pochard 200 Ferruginous x Pochard Hybrid 1 Pintail 90 The Centre WAXWING 1 flew over calling just after 8am The Tack Piece Wigeon 1000 Hogarth Hide Long-billed Dowitcher 1 Black-tailed Godwit 80 Ruff 6 Lapwing 200 Common Crane
11 December 2012
Wildlife sightings for 10th December 2012
4 Pintail - scrape 1 Yellow-legged Gull 1st winter - main lake 2 Peregrine - hospital roof ledge 2 Snipe - marsh, main lake 4 Fieldfare - NW 6 Redwing - south route 1 Chiffchaff - wildside 1 Stonechat - marsh 5 Siskin - wildside 7 Redpoll - wildside, wor
11 December 2012
Woodcock again
Woodcock again throughout the day from the Janet Kear Hide. In the afternoon it spent sometime 'sun bathing' next to a tree stump, no photo I'm afraid. Just under 10,000 Pink-footed Geese roosting on the reserve. Marsh Harrier active today, one apparently
10 December 2012