Latest Sightings
We had an exciting day on Tuesday, with the arrival of eight Turnstone on the Mere. It is likely the windy weather brought them in from their usual habitat on the coastline. This is also a sight record for Martin Mere, the maximum we have had at once were two in 2009! Continuing to show well on the Mere are our Black-headed Gull nests, the young are well camouflaged and difficult to spot. We recently counted all the Black-headed Gull Nests across the reserve and have a total 1,165 nests!
Swifts have been making a regular appearance across the reserve, with 16 counted over Woodend Marsh and four showing well from Ron Barker Hide. The Bittern has still been spotted occasionally flying over the Reedbed as it heads out for feeding. This is likely a female as the male can still be heard booming.
From Ron Barker Hide, two resident Whooper Swans can been seen regularly. Two Whimbrel were also sighted flying over today, along with Little Egret, Great White Egret, and Swallows. A Grey Wagtail was also seen on the way to Ron Barker Hide and a mixture of Blackcap, Great Tit, and Long-tailed Tit can be heard singing in the trees.
Photograph of a Turnstone.
