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Good numbers of Teal today with around 300 just from the Scrape hide! Shelduck had also increased around the site with a total count of 21. Red kites were showing well from the Ramsar hide and over the hanger this morning. A Stoat was a surprise view from
8 December 2013
Today's highlights
Lagoon 2 great white egret, 30 little egret, spotted redshank, 2 greenshank and 11 redshank. British Steel hide Peregrine, water rail, greenshank, 349 black tailed godwit, 35 redshank, 100 lapwing, 171 dunlin, 60 curlew, 257 wigeon, 8 little egret,
8 December 2013
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Tide - High/Time - AM Grey Heron - 2 Greylag - 2 Mallard - 36 Teal - 30 Shelduck - 1 Saline Lagoon Teal - 10 Grey Heron - 1 Other Birds Tawny Owl - North Wood - 1 Redwing - Hawthorn Scrub - 26 Mistlethrush - Old Oak Meadow - 2 Tufted Duck - R
8 December 2013
Latest Sighting
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 138 Tufted Duck 61 Wigeon 130 Shoveler 8 Mute Swan 67 Canada Goose 92 Greylag Goose 4 Folly Pond Green-winged Teal 1 ♂ Teal 200 Wigeon 300 Shoveler 20 Black-tailed Godwit 2 Flood Ground Teal 250 Wigeon 400 Shoveler 4 Tufted Du
8 December 2013
Wildlife sightings for 8th December 2013
1 Bearded Tit - calling from grazing marsh, right hand side of the channel, amongst the purple loosestrife 1 Bittern - main lake S shore 1 Pintail - scrape, female 1 Mandarin - reservoir lagoon 66 Shoveler - main lake, scrape 1 Jack Snipe - grazing marsh
8 December 2013
Today's sightings
Glossy Ibis 1 juvenile GLOSSY IBIS was seen yesterday when it landed on the Rushy during the 4pm feed. The Zeiss Hide BITTERN 1 Showed well at times Bar-tailed Godwit 1 Juvenile Black-tailed Godwit 11 Little Stint 1 Dunlin 942 Golden Plover 87 Lapwing 1
7 December 2013
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Tide - Mid/Time - AM Teal - 33 Curlew - 2 Redshank - 19 Shelduck - 2 Grey Heron - 2 Saline Lagoon Grey Heron Other Birds River Wear: Mallard - 32 Teal - 15 Curlew - 4 Grey Heron - 1 Redshank - 11 Cormorant - Flew upstream - 8 Hawthorn Wood Gre
7 December 2013
Wildlife sightings for 7th December 2013
3 Bittern - main lake N and S shore 4 Pintail - wader scrape, marsh 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital ledge November bird highlights: Goosander, Brent Goose, Bittern, Peregrine, Jack Snipe, Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, Tawny Owl, Water Pipit, Ro
7 December 2013
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 143 Tufted Duck 61 Wigeon 123 Shoveler 12 Mute Swan 67 Canada Goose 92 Greylag Goose 4 Gadwall 3 Folly Pond Green-winged Teal 1 ♂ Teal 200 Wigeon 300 Shoveler 10 Black-tailed Godwit 2 Flood Ground Teal 200 Wigeon 400 Shoveler
7 December 2013
Little Egret
A Little Egret was a new bird on site today, still a good bird on site with only a few records a year. The Tawny Owl is still present along the track to UU hide but no reports of the Woodcock today. A Dunlin was with c80 Ruff on the Mere this evening alon
6 December 2013
Explore the Mystery of Migration with Mike Dilger and WWT
On Monday 9 and Tuesday 10 December 2013 WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre will be featured on the BBC One Show as part of their two-part film entitled ‘Mystery of Migration’. Thousands of swans migrate from Iceland to their temporary home at Martin Mer
6 December 2013
Today's sightings
The South Finger Bittern 1 The Holden Tower Bar-tailed Godwit 1 Curlew 2 Avocet 6- Then landed on the TNP Dunlin 300 Lapwing 900 Brent Goose 1 Barnacle Goose 160 Peregrine 1 Buzzard 1 Skylark 18 The Tack Piece White-fronted Goose 133 Greylag Goose 220 Com
6 December 2013
Today's sightings
British Steel hide Peregrine, sparrowhawk, water rail, kingfisher, 6 greenshank, 250 black tailed godwit, 28 redshank, 35 lapwing, 300 dunlin, 50 curlew, 250 wigeon and 6 little egret. Millennium wetlands 4 little grebe, 48 gadwall, 77 mallard, 42
6 December 2013
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 155 Tufted Duck 58 Wigeon 138 Shoveler 12 Mute Swan 67 Canada Goose 87 Greylag Goose 4 Gadwall 3 Folly Pond Green-winged Teal 1 ♂ Teal 130 Wigeon 300 Shoveler 10 Flood Ground Teal 200 Wigeon 400 Shoveler 4 Tufted Duck 1 Mute S
6 December 2013
Wildlife sightings for 6th December 2013
1 Bittern - main lake N shore 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital roof 1 Green Sandpiper - main lake 53 Lapwing - main lake 4 Snipe - grazing marsh 41 Redwing - came in to roost around the sheltered lagoon 3 Siskin - sheltered lagoon November bird hi
6 December 2013