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Today's sightings 9/12/16
a.m. Tide level: mid Wader lake Lapwing 60 Redshank 3 Eurasian teal 2 Shelduck 2 Saline lagoon Wigeon 1 Curlew 40 Eurasian teal 4 Kingfisher (river reedbed viewed from Lagoon View Hide) 1 Hawthorn Wood Blue tit 12 Chaffinch 15 Bullfinch 9 Robin 1 Coal tit
9 December 2016
Sightings 09/12/2016
A bit of a wet start to the day, however, a nice influx of Whooper Swans with 160 birds coming into the feed this morning. This gave us a chance to read some leg rings and 3 new birds were picked out. Orange YPJ & ZFJ were a new pair in with two cygne
9 December 2016
Recent Sightings - British Steel Hide
Black-tailed Godwit reflected in calm water Cr. Ray Cottrel. British Steel Hide Black-Tailed Godwit 1010 Bar-Tailed Godwit 2 Curlew 3 Knot 12 Grey Plover 1 Greenshank 18 Redshank 1 Dunlin 5 Lapwing 341 Shelduck
9 December 2016
Wildlife sightings for 9th December 2016
2 Bittern - main lake close to Headley hide 4 Pintail - main lake 5 Snipe - grazing marsh 34 Redwing - flew over heading South West 19 Fieldfare - flew over heading South 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 1 Peregrine - low over site Additional sightings from
9 December 2016
Today's sightings 8/12/16
a.m. tide level high Wader Lake Shelduck 4 Mallard 14 Teal 26 Lapwing 42 Redshank 22 Grey heron 2 Jay 2 Saline lagoon Teal 16 Redshank 4 Other birds Redwing 19 - lagoon scrub Grey heron 5 - river Cormorant 3 - river Hawthorn wood Great spotted woodpecker
8 December 2016
Sightings 08/12/16
A very misty but mild day with some nice sunny spells. Still no sign of the drake American Wigeon and the bad visibility is not helping. The Eurasian Wigeon numbers seemed to have dropped so it could have moved off the reserve with them for the time bei
8 December 2016
Today's Highlights
The results of the most recent Swan count, taken on the reserve at dawn on 5th December, are:- Whooper swans - 3,268. Bewick's swans - 1,112. Great white egret-on Lady Fen Little egret Kestrel Buzzard Black-tailed godwit Wigeon Teal Pochard Pintail Redsha
8 December 2016
Wildlife sightings for 8th December 2016
1 Jack Snipe - marsh 1 Bittern - main lake NW shore (near the Headley Hide 7 Pintail - main lake 1 Water Pipit - marsh 14 Meadow Pipit - flew SW 65 Redwing - flew W+SW 2 Siskin - sheltered lagoon 1 Chiffchaff - south route November bird highlights: B
8 December 2016
Greener UK for a greener world
Last year, 520,000 people across the EU answered a European Commission consultation, by far the largest ever response to an EU consultation. Yesterday, their call was answered with a brilliant victory. This year, one woman flew 4,000 miles from the icy
8 December 2016
The laws of nature: saved!
The UK’s most important environmental laws — the EU’s Birds and Habitats Directives — have been saved by an amazing campaign that has spanned the continent. Today, the European Commission agreed not only to keep the Directives, but to make a plan
7 December 2016
Today's Highlights
Short-eared Owl - Friends Hide Barn Owl Buzzard Marsh Harrier Kestrel Whooper Swan Bewick's Swan Curlew Dunlin Snipe - 100 Black-tailed Godwit - 800 Redshank Water Rail ( 4 at Reedbed Hide and 1 at Friends Hide) Redwing Fieldfare Kingfisher Stonechat -
7 December 2016
Last chance to see.....
SONY DSC Thousands and thousands of visitors have enjoyed looking at a very different type of duck, designed by the world-famous Aardman studios, at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre. Dusty Duck arrived in mid-October
7 December 2016
Wildlife sightings for 7th December 2016
1 Jack Snipe - marsh 7 Snipe - marsh, main lake 2 Bittern - main lake NW shore (near the Headley Hide) 52 Lapwing - main lake 4 Pintail - main lake, marsh, scrape 1 Water Pipit - main lake island and on the marsh 11 Redwing - entrance area November b
7 December 2016
Latest Sightings - 7th December - Otter!
Dull and windy this morning, but a bit warmer than it has been. No sign as yet of the drake American Wigeon, but it could be hiding somewhere on the reserve. The Eurasian Wigeon flock has split into a few smaller flocks, so it could be feeding anywhere o
7 December 2016
Bird News
2 Little Egrets on the Mere briefly today - although Little Egrets are seen fairly regularly on the reserve, 2 together is unusual. Also on the Mere, as many as 300 Shelduck, along with 20 Pochard, 3 Tufted Duck, a single male Goldeneye, 1 Black-tailed Go
6 December 2016