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Today's sightings
Holden Tower 0830-0930 Tundra Bean Goose- adult arrived and settled among the Barnacle Geese. Flew off with Greylags across the estuary. Greylag Goose- 5 (3 new big, pale birds arrived and joined the 2 sometimes 3 saltmarsh wintering birds) Dark-bellied
10 February 2014
Today's bird highlights
2 greenshank, spotted redshank, 3 snipe, 1500 dunlin, 120 curlew, 160 lapwing, 40 wigeon, 240 pintail, 11 brent goose, 7 goldeneye, 7 little egret and peregrine.
10 February 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Mid Shelduck - 21 Canada Goose - 6 Grey Heron - 19 Greylag Goose - 1 Moorhen - 2 Lapwing - 15 Mallard - 12 Widgeon - 4 Black-backed Gull - 2 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch - 10 Robin - 4 Chaffinch - 14 Blue Tit - 4
10 February 2014
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Seabirds A gusty day produced a few seabirds. Thanks to all for all the reports. Kittiwake- small flocks passing through from 0900 to 1.30pm with at least five heading back downriver after. Largest flock was of c50. Guillemot- one seen on th
9 February 2014
Wildlife sightings for 9th February 2014
2 Bittern - main lake 2 Shelduck - scrape 2 Pintail - main lake 1 Jack Snipe - scrape 4 Snipe 1 Golden Plover - flew W 2 Caspian Gull - marsh and main lake 1 Little Gull, adult winter - flew over main lake then went NE, c. 9:15 a.m. 1 Yellow-legged Gull,
9 February 2014
Avocet Returns
A single Avocet on the back of the Mere marks the spring return of this breeding species at Martin Mere. It is the earliest record for this species in Lancashire. It joins an excellent selection of waders keeping there heads down on a windy Sunday. At lea
9 February 2014
Todays Sightings
Holden Tower Barnacle Goose 140 D B Brent Goose 1 injured adult Glaucose Gull 1 2nd winter on Dumbles edge from 11.30 to 12.00 Little Stint 2 often around the cattle trough by the Holden Flash. Golden Plover 3000 Lapwing 2000 Dunlin 2000 Black Tailed Godw
8 February 2014
Plovers
A very reasonable start to the day. Recently most of the poor weather seems to have occurred late in the day or overnight and today has been no exception. Waders to the fore with the first Ringed Plover, a pair mostly along the back of the Mere and in the
8 February 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Tide - High/Time - AM Grey Heron - 34 Shelduck - 27 Teal - 24 Mallard - 44 Redshank - 22 Lapwing - 2 Mute Swan - 2 Saline Lagoon Teal - 25 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch - 21 Siskin - 11 Goldfinch - 2 Treecreeper - 1 Goldcrest - 1 Redwing - 5 Long Tai
8 February 2014
Wildlife sightings for 8th February 2014
1 Jack Snipe - scrape 1 Caspian x Herring Gull hybrid, 1st winter - main lake 1 Fieldfare 1 Brambling - explore feeders 1 Mealy Redpoll - explore feeders 1 Lesser Redpoll - explore feeders 1 Chiffchaff January/early February bird highlights: Bitte
8 February 2014
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 169 Tufted Duck 70 Wigeon 120 Shoveler 12 Mute Swan 40 Canada Goose 130 Oystercatcher 2 Folly Pond Green-winged Teal 1 ♂ Teal 300 Wigeon 450 Shoveler 20 Shelduck 1 Pintail 1 Golden Plover 330 Lapwing 94 Redshank 72 Oystercatch
8 February 2014
Today's highlights
Bittern, 2 water rail, 5 redpoll, grey wagtail, peregrine, buzzard, sparrowhawk, 380 lapwing, 30 black tailed godwit, snipe, greenshank, spotted redshank, 5 redshank, 4 goldeneye, 40 wigeon, 40 greylag goose, 3 little grebe, 37 gadwall, 19 shoveler, 47 te
7 February 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/High Grey Heron (17 Nests) - 22 Shelduck - 24 Greylag - 18 Canada Goose - 7 Redshank - 32 Lapwing - 4 Sparrowhawk - 1 Saline Lagoon Oystercatcher - 2 Teal - 20 Hawthorn Wood Siskin - 10 Goldfinch - 4 B
7 February 2014
Today's sightings
The Holden Tower GREENLAND-WHITE FRONTED GOOSE 1 adult European White-fronted Goose 266 Barnacle goose 140 Brent Goose 1 Golden Plover 3500 Lapwing 2800 Dunlin 3100 Little Stint 2 Curlew 380 Wigeon 700 Buzzard 2 Peregrine 1 The Zeiss Hide BITTERN 1 Avocet
7 February 2014
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 196 Tufted Duck 70 Wigeon 131 Shoveler 12 Mute Swan 46 Canada Goose 130 Oystercatcher 2 Folly Pond Green-winged Teal 1 ♂ Teal 450 Wigeon 300 Shoveler 22 Shelduck 4 Pintail 3 Lapwing 116 Redshank 7 Oystercatcher 4 Avenue Tower
7 February 2014