Latest sightings
Bewick's Swan
Bird of the day was a Bewick's Swan found on Top Mere by the potato pile, it will be interesting to compare photo's to see if it's the same bird that appeared early this winter. The appearance of the Bewick coincided with an influx of some new Whooper Swa
7 January 2016
Firecrest
The nights slowly drawing out. A good day to be out and about, great in the sun by mid afternoon. Some good coverage round the reserve today resulting in a couple of sightings of the Firecrest inside the Waterfowl Gar
6 January 2016
Belated Green-winged Teal and Harriers
Starting off with the drake Green-winged Teal which we gleaned from the internet was present on the 2nd Jan. As usual the bird was seen from the Ron Barker Hide. Do bear in mind that the 3000+ Teal end up being regularly flushed by the 4 Marsh Harrier and
4 January 2016
The New Year
A belated happy new year to you all. Longing for a nice crisp winters day when all that is on offer at the moment is more rain. Lucky we have plenty of hides to dodge the showers! At the start of any new year many birders restart a new 'year list' which g
3 January 2016
Bird news
A brief bit of beautiful weather was enjoyed by the few who were out this morning before the next batch of weather came in, hopefully this one doesn't have a name! Between 3-4 Marsh Harriers were around today, the usual Common Buzzard, Sparrowhawk and Kes
31 December 2015
Yellowhammer and other birds
Storm 'Frank' was luckily a damp squib in our region so all of the hides and all but a small part of the Waterfowl Gardens are completely open. Yellowhammer is a species which can be found present within the local vicinity of the reserve. One near the Ca
30 December 2015
Green
All the 'greens' today, one being a regular winter visitor from North America the other is possibly the first record for WWT Martin Mere! Starting with the potential first! There were two sightings of a male Green Woodpecker along the edge of the reserve
29 December 2015
Latest Sightings
The water levels are now dropping out on the reserve making access to all but the United Utilities Hide possible. The Waterfowl Gardens are still out of bounds which makes looking for the Firecrest difficult unless it spends time along the Nature Trail be
28 December 2015
Back again but this time with more water...
A lovely day with pretty much dawn til dusk sunshine. The last 36 hour previous was characterised by non-stop rain which has meant limited access to the Wildfowl Gardens and that the UU, Harrier, Janet Kear and Gladstone Hides have been closed until the w
27 December 2015
Merry Xmas !!
Few reports in recent days, a Barn Owl was out hunting near Ron Barker this morning, still 2-3 Marsh Harrier over the reserve, no reports in recent days of the Firecrest but no doubt it is still around, there are plenty of Tit flocks and small numbers of
24 December 2015
Green-winged Teal and Lapwing
The biggest haul of Lapwing on the reserve for some time with over 2500 birds. Spectacular to see in flight dodging the attention of Peregrine. Lapwing take flight. The Green-winged Teal is still present after no repo
22 December 2015
Winter birding
A lovely start to the day in sunshine and a single early shower. The wind picked up early afternoon making it feel cooler before some rain at dusk. Over 70 species can be seen on and around the reserve at present. The Firecrest was seen again twice near
20 December 2015
Firecrest still present
The Firecrest was seen again inside the collection area this afternoon, also 3-4 Goldcrest, Coal Tit and Long-tailed Tit. A pair of Bullfinch were also seen here today. A pair of Goldeneye were on the Mere and a Barn Owl was out hunting in the windmill fa
19 December 2015
Bird News.
A good variety of small passerines seen today, with some of the less well birded areas of the reserve being put under greater scrutiny by people searching for the Firecrest which has been present on and off for several days. At least 4 Siskins and 5 Red
18 December 2015
Bird News
The Firecrest was seen again today in the same general area as for the last couple of days. Peregrine, Common Buzzard, Sparrowhawk and Marsh Harrier all still present. 40+ Ruff around the Mere 50+ Fieldfare in the car park.
17 December 2015