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Todays sightings
Holden Tower Avocet 2 Lapwing 9prs Oystercatcher 2 Wheatear 5 Hare 2 Estuary (Mid point) Ringed Plover 9 Little Ringed Plover 1 (100 Acre) Common Sandpiper 1 Dunlin 2 [...]
28 April 2012
Traditional English Longbow course at Martin Mere
A new workshop is taking place at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 May with longbow specialist Tony Saunders, learning how to manipulate and craft wood into one of the most important weapons in British history. The two day cours
27 April 2012
There's never been a better weekend to get a water butt
It’s raining, it’s pouring, but there’s a drought.... so collect as much water as you can while the old man is snoring. Much of England is in drought. The current rainy weather is welcomed by wildlife, farmers and gardeners alike, but it is far from
27 April 2012
Wind dropped today and sun shining on the nest
After the strong NE wind yesterday it has been an easier day for our ospreys on the nest today. The female has built up the sides of the nest to shelter from the wind so it has made seeing the eggs difficult and when she took off earlier today, only on
27 April 2012
Out on the reserve today
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27 April 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake AM High Tide Avocet 8 + 4 chicks Oystercatcher 4 Pied Wagtail 2 Redshank 3 Lapwing 10 Common Tern 10 Swallow 15 San [...]
27 April 2012
Singing for Summer !
After yesterday's awful weather, today was warm and sunny and the reserve had a completely different feel about it. Birds were singing everywhere, with a number arrived of freshly arrived mi [...]
27 April 2012
Today's sightings
Three avocet have appeared on the saline lagoons in front of the British steel hide, where a short eared owl and brent goose have also been seen. Three Mediterranean gull have mixed company with the b [...]
27 April 2012
Wildlife sightings for 27th April 2012
6 Redshank - wader scrape, grazing marsh 5 Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh 7 Common Tern - main lake, wader scrape 2 Swift - main lake 25+ Sand Martin - wader scrape, main lake [...]
27 April 2012
More great visible migration.
A northerly wind, low cloud and rain might not sound ideal. But it has produced some excellent visible migration as birds drop below the clouds and land in areas of suitable habitat. Most activity [...]
27 April 2012
Visitors see red at Slimbridge
[yframe url='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfosAFI6npk&feature=player_embedded'] A Redstart taken in April 2012 by James Lees It is a flash of colour which signals summer is on its way. The Common redstart is one
26 April 2012
Avocet update
Four avocet chicks have now hatched in the first nest and are making tentative forays into the lake. There are still three clutches to go and our wardens are on standby to lower the water levels via t [...]
26 April 2012
Todays sightings
Wader Lake A.M/ High tide Avocet 8 + 4 chicks Oystercatcher 5 Lapwing 9 Common Tern 5 Gadwall 2 Shoveler 4 Grey Heron 46 Sheld [...]
26 April 2012
Bird News
The Common Crane was again present this afternoon, after having spent the morning nearby in fields off Mere Lane. Also on the reserve today, a Mediterranean Gull (from the Ron Barker hide), 2 Marsh Ha [...]
26 April 2012
Northerly Thursday
Strong northerly winds mean it is an unseasonably cold day on the reserve. Peter Scott Trail: Chiffchaff, willow warblers were the only audible species today however there was plenty of finch [...]
26 April 2012