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Sunshine at last on the nest
Today has been sunny but there is still a chilly wind from the west which has been ruffling the feathers of the birds on the nest. We saw the male bird come in this morning with a fish for his mate which she took off to eat as usual and he took his turn
Water voles very active
A couple of snippets of water vole activity from this afternoon. There are two water voles very active on the visitor centre pond. the best thing is that there isn't much vegetation at the moment so they are easy to spot and they don't mind the rain!
Cuckoo
First Cuckoo of the year showing well on fence posts next to the United Utilities for most of the afternoon. Great to see this increasingly rare summer migrant. This species puts our year list on 145. picture by Brian Treadwell Waders included 2 Ruff, 2
Latest Sightings
A quiet start to the morning in terms of wildfowl but there are good numbers of passerines throughout the reserve. Spring Migrants & Passerines Blackcap Sedge Warbler Chiffchaff Willow Warbler Common Whitethroat Swallow House Martin Sand Martin Wheate
Wildlife sightings for 14th May 2013
4 Common Tern - 2 pairs on main lake and reservoir lagoon rafts 2 Redshank - main lake, wader scrape 35+ Swift - over site 5 Swallow - main lake, grazing marsh 7 House Martin - main lake, wildside 1 Garden warbler - South route To allow the sand martins t
Todays sightings
RESERVE: Pied wagtail, Wood pigeon, 2 Buzzards, Pheasant, Dunnock, Reed bunting, Cetti's, Reed & Sedge warblers, Black bird, Song thrush, Jackdaw, Crow, Blue tit, Great tit, Chaffinch, Green finch, Great Spotted woodpecker, Wren, Water voles, Water ra
Out on the reserve today
Peregrine - 2 Cuckoo - 1
Out on the reserve today
Main observatory Common sandpiper Little ringed plover Lyle hide Avocet - 30 pairs nesting Garganey Friends hide Black-tailed godwit Warblers (sedge and reed) Water voles very active on the front pond Green veined butterflies Yellow wagtail on Lady Fen Sw
Mega!
A proper blow today, strong Westerlies with the occasional squally showers. An adult Gannet flew South West over the reserve c.10:40. A mega for your 'Martin Mere List' as this is only the third record for the reserve in over 30 years. Two more new additi
Today's bird sightings
Todays highlights include 2 swift, 2 lesser whitethroat, 3 whitethroat, 15 reed warbler, 11 chiffchaff, 2 willow warbler, 15 blackcap, 3 cetti’s warbler, 25 swallow, 370 black tailed godwit, 53 shelduck, 49 gadwall, 18 tufted duck, 6 little grebe, 11 l
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Canada Goose - 4 Greylag Goose - 8 + 7 chicks Lapwing - 5 Little Ringed Plover - 1 Common Tern - 9 Avocet - 10 Oystercatcher - 4 Tufted Duck - 17 Mallard - 38 Heron - 31 Shelduck - 12 Saline Lagoon Reed Bunting - 1 Tufted duck - 6 Hawthorn Wood
Todays Sightings
Holden Tower Wheatear 1 lapwing 16 Crane 3 flying over. Zeiss Hide Black Tailed Godwit 2 Lapwing 12 Oystercatcher 2 Mute 2 (chicks hatching on nest under hide) South Lake Black Tailed Godwit 9 Oystercatcher 6 Black Headed Gull 70
Wildlife sightings for 13th May 2013
9 Lapwing chicks - scrape (4 broods, of 3, 3, 2, and 1 chicks) 1 Peregrine - being mobbed by a gull 4 Common Tern - main lake and reservoir lagoon 50+ Swift - feeding over scrape and main lake Additional sighting from yesterday: 1 Spotted Flycatche
Todays sightings
RESERVE: Water voles, Swallows, House Martins, Red kite, Peregrine, Dunnock, robin, collared dove, Black bird, Blue tit, Great tit, Green finch, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Nut hatch, Coot & chicks, Moorhen & chicks, Mallard & ducklings, Pochard &am
Three calves born on reserve
Three Long-horn cattle calves were born yesterday at Martin Mere. They can be seen from the community reedbed walk. We will create a video ealry next week (once the rain has stopped!) showing the calves and how the cattle help to maintain our reserve.