Latest sightings
Latest Sightings
As the warm weather continues, Martin Mere is teeming with wildlife, with a variety of creatures like butterflies, dragonflies, mammals, and birds visible to observe. Today on the Mere, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Hobby, 6 Common Tern, 2 Swift, 1 Grey Heron an
30 June 2025
Latest Sightings
The warm, rainy weather continues here at Martin Mere, and there is wide variety of wildlife about. On the main mere, which can be seen from Discovery hide, there has been Garganey spotted along with Tufted ducks, Shelduck, Oystercatcher and Lapwing. An e
27 June 2025
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Despite the summer solstice the autumn migration has started!On Woodend Marsh the first juvenile Icelandic black-tailed godwits have arrived on site. Also on Woodend are wood, green and common sandpiper with 6 green sandpiper observed from Gordon Taylor o
23 June 2025
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As the warm weather closes in, the birds here on the reserve at Martin Mere are out in abundance. Some birds, such as the 7 Cattle Egrets that were observed from the main mere on Wednesday, are now entering their breeding plumage.1 Ruff, 8 Teal, 195 Lapwi
19 June 2025
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It's a sunny start to the week here at Martin Mere with plenty of wildlife to be seen. Over the weekend 2 Kingfishers were from Ron Barker along with Skylarks, Cetti's Warblers, Linnets and Stonechats. Several different birds of prey were seen including a
16 June 2025
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The reserve team has carried out its third and final breeding bird survey. Most of the birds that can be found on the reserve have already reared their young, which have now fledged. Juvenile birds recorded on Woodend marsh include 10 Avocets, 1 Pied Wagt
12 June 2025
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There has been Bittern activity again over the weekend. It was sighted from Harrier Hide on Friday dropping into the Reedbeds at midday and again in the late afternoon. On Saturday, the Bittern was observed from United Utilities hide in the early afternoo
9 June 2025
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The Kingfisher had another successful breeding year, as 2 adults and 2 juveniles were spotted fishing together in the pools at Mereview hide and Ron Barker hide earlier this week.There are two pairs of Great Crested Grebe inhabiting the reedbed lake at Ha
5 June 2025
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After a rainy weekend, we can expect sunny weather throughout the week, making it perfect for birdwatching here at Martin Mere.On Thursday, 1 Spoonbill and 1 Bittern were seen from the United Utilities hide. This location is ideal for observing these two
2 June 2025
Latest Sightings
From Monday to Wednesday this week, many exciting wild bird species have been visiting the reserve here at Martin Mere.On the main mere on Monday, 3 Cormorants, 2 Common Terns, 2 Tufted Ducks, 1 Herring Gull and 19 Gadwall were seen, all of which were vis
29 May 2025
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Over 50 House Martins and around 10 Sand Martins created a fantastic spectacle at the weekend. They were loving the much-needed rain and were witnessed in a feeding frenzy, soaring around above the Visitor Car Park and catching flying insects.In other sig
26 May 2025
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There has been a new arrival to the reserve here at Martin Mere this week. 3 Curlew Sandpipers were seen - the first of the year - from the Discovery hide. Other birds seen on the main mere this week include 3 Common Terns, 2 Ruff, 1 Cormorant, 6 Swallows
22 May 2025
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7 Grey Heron and 3 Spoonbill have been recorded on the reserve - you might spot these birds in flight from the United Utilities hide.On Friday morning, 150 Black-Tailed Godwits were seen from Harrier hide, as well as 1 Buzzard. The Bittern was spotted fly
19 May 2025
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This week, the reserve team carried out another Breeding Bird Survey. Over 400 Black-Headed Gull nests were counted on the Mere islands. Some families are already visible from the Discovery hide, including Shelduck, Mallard and Greylag Geese.Other broods
15 May 2025
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Martin Mere is a fantastic destination for an enjoyable day out, especially during this extended period of warm, sunny weather.Over the weekend, we observed the arrival of some new species: 1 Garganey and 1 Spotted Redshank on Woodend Marsh, and 1 White S
12 May 2025