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Today's sightings
Chiffchaff struggling to find food in the grounds this morning, Copyright JSLees Common Crane on the Tack Piece, Copyright JSLees The Holden Tower Littl-ringed Plover 4 Dunlin 80 Wigeon 50 The Tack Piece Tundra Bean Goose 1 White-fronted Goose 12 Common
29 March 2013
Spring is on its way to WWT's wetlands
The cold weather seems relentless but the seasons are still revolving slowly on and we’re seeing signs of spring and new life across our wetlands. If you’re feeling the winter will never end and longing for that bit of fresh air, come and be inspired
28 March 2013
Out on the reserve today
Main Observatory Black-necked grebe - 1 Goldeneye - 3 Avocet - 3 Scaup- 1 Lady Fen Marsh Harrier - 1 Peregrine - 1 Hen Harrier - 1 Buzzard - 1
28 March 2013
More migrants
Water Rail still showing very well from the Willow Hide Copyright JSLees The Holden Tower Wheatear 1 male (First of the year) Chiffchaff 1 Meadow Pipit 40 Ringed Plover 15 Dunlin 150 Bar-tailed Godwit 2 (First of the spring) Curlew 180 Peregrine 3 Buzzar
28 March 2013
How do we catch up the birds for a health check?
Every year in March we catch up all of our birds to giv ethem a health check and innoculations for DVE which can be a serious illness for waterfowl. But how do we catch the birds? Watch this video that shows what we have to do and why to ensure we have a
28 March 2013
Wildlife sightings for 28th March 2013
2 Shelduck - main lake 85 Shoveler - site count 2 Redshank - scrape 5 Snipe - scrape, marsh 1 (possible) Hen Harrier - drifted W ca. 1100hrs 5 Chiffchaff - wildside, world wetlands 1 Kingfisher - reservoir lagoon and wildside 1 Stonechat - marsh and ree
28 March 2013
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Avocet - 7 Black-tailed Godwit - 2 Common Snipe - 1 Redshank - 8 Lapwing - 4 Oystercatcher - 4 Grey Heron - 8 (6 on nests) Black-headed Gull - 62 Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2 Carrion Crow - 6 Hawthorn Wood Gr
28 March 2013
Keeping the birds cosy when it snows.
The unseasonal March weather (read that as temperatures around freezing and lots of snow flurries) have seen the flamingo flocks at WWT Slimbridge being given extra care and attention (more so than what is normally lavished on them) to stop them from feel
27 March 2013
Lunch with the birds - interview with our reserve manager John Gowland
Our reserve manager John Gowland met up with the Sunderland Echo's Alison Goulding on her lunch break, as part of Bird Watching magazine's Birding Lunch campaign (1-5 April 2013
27 March 2013
Today's highlights
A firecrest has been seen near the heron hide this afternoon. The spoonbill is present present in front of the British Steel hide, along with up to 6 white wagtail, 68 black tailed godwit, 8 greenshank, 27 wigeon and an adult Mediterranean gull has mixed
27 March 2013
Visit the treasure island of Martin Mere this Easter
The Easter theme this year is 'Treasure'. Visit the Island of Martin Mere, but beware, you may need to build a raft and create a treasure map to escape from the pirates! This is the Island of Martin Mere - can you spot where the ten telescopes are in our
27 March 2013
Latest Sightings
Drake Green-winged Teal with Eurasian Teal on Folly Pond. Photo by G.Youdale Migrants The first Chiffchaff of the year was heard at 1730pm last night Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 5230 Mute Swan 40 Wigeon 95 Tufted Duck 50 Canada Goose 3 Greylag Goose
27 March 2013
Today's sightings-Goshawks displaying
Highlights GOSHAWK (2) Male and female seen displaying over the reserve this afternoon for the first time ever. MARSH HARRIER 1 Female Hunting the foreshore and reserve The Holden Tower Ringed Plover 6 (First of the spring) Little-ringed Plover 2 Dunlin 8
27 March 2013
Spring's first ray of sunshine
Coltsfoot Despite the weather putting a dampener on the weekend and birds activity almost going in reverse, the first flowers of coltsfoot have appeared beside the front pond. Cotlsfoot (Tussilago farfara) is a welc
26 March 2013
Spring flowers bloom
Spring flowers are blooming uo around the Martin Mere reserve at the moment which is really important for early emerging insects such as bubble bees and butterflies. See if you can see these flowers on your next trip to the centre. Snowdrop Bullace Primr
26 March 2013