It's a bit wet and overcast this morning, but it's still a good day to visit us. You can duck in and out of our many hides and observatories as you make your way around the reserve. The rain means many birds are sheltering in the trees and hides, so keep
15 July 2017
1 Common Sandpiper - reservoir lagoon 2 Oystercatcher - circled main lake 3 Teal - main lake 6 Shoveler - main lake 2 Little Grebe Juv's - wader scrape 40 Swift - mostly over main lake 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital ledge June bird highlights: Oysterca
15 July 2017
Changeable weather over the past few days and similar for the weekend so could be interesting for waders. More Ruff arriving with at least 8 different birds present, quickly moulting out of breeding plumage. Highly variable birds including one with a Blac
14 July 2017
Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag goose Mallard Shoveler Shelduck Crane (x2) Moorhen Coot Black-tailed godwit Avocet Redshank Little ringed plover Little egret Green sandpiper Oystercatcher Lapwing Tree sparrow House sparrow Goldfinch Chaffinch Blue tit Grea
14 July 2017
Song Thrush cr. Russ Myners Millennium Wetlands Little Grebe 3 Cormorant 10 Little Egret 4 Grey Heron 2 Mute Swan 22 Gadwall 31 Teal 1 Mallard 22 Pochard 3 Tufted Duck 7 Moorhen 2 Coot 8 Black-tailed Godwit 2 Black he
14 July 2017
AM / high tide / Wader Lake: Avocet 12 Redshank 28 Lapwing 177 Ringed plover 1 Oystercatcher 6 Common tern 218 Grey heron 14 Black-headed gull 350 Gadwall 20 Teal 2 Greenshank 1 Saline lagoon: Black-headed gull 132 Lapwing 36 Hawthorn Wood:
14 July 2017
Sir David Attenborough has launched 2017's annual Big Butterfly Count at WWT London Wetland Centre. You can take part by downloading a spotter's guide from Butterfly Conservation Trust's Big Butterfly Count website or downloading their app.
14 July 2017
A cooler start to the day, but the meadow is still alive with butterflies and dragonflies. The wildflowers are in bloom and it is well worth a walk along the mown path. A Little Grebe has appeared on the Flood Ground this morning and there is still
14 July 2017
The UK will set itself free of EU law through a huge piece of legislation. The grandly titled European Union (Withdrawal) Bill was introduced to Parliament yesterday and will have a huge, huge effect on the environment. You'll find plenty of opinions a
14 July 2017
Rushy Pen Green Sandpiper 15, Greenshank 1, Redshank 1, Oystercatcher 2, Lapwing 6, Little Ringed Plover 1 South Lake Crane 2 ad 1 chick, Black Tailed Godwit 181, Ruff 3 ad, males including a very black bird, Redshank 6, Lapwing 80, Green Sandpiper 2
14 July 2017
1 Common Tern - main lake 6 Mandarin - reservoir lagoon 2 Teal - main lake 1 Hobby - over wildside 1 Peregrine - perched on charing cross hospital June bird highlights: Oystercatcher, Garganey, Curlew, Little Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper, Redshank, Bl
14 July 2017
WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre is hosting some new exciting events this summer – come along on special Evening Bat Walks starting on 21 July. This is a rare opportunity to see our reserve at night and the animals that inhabit them. In the UK there are 1
13 July 2017
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Lesser black-backed gull 1 Grey heron 8 Avocet 7 + 3 young (promptly leaving site) Little ringed plover 1 Oystercatcher 3 Common tern 150+ Saline Lagoon Black-backed gull 42 Lapwing 12 Jay 1 (over reedbed) Hawthorn Wood Gr
13 July 2017
Warming up here this morning at Welney and with the wind dropping should be good for dragonflies and butterflies, already Hummingbird hawkmoth has been seen on the reserve previous two days. Migratory birds are also dropping in like Knot yesterday afterno
13 July 2017
South Lake Hides A nice selection of waders on the scrape today including 204 Black-tailed Godwits, 4 Avocet, 28 Redshank, 20+ Lapwing, 6 very variable Ruff and a single Green Sandpiper and Oystercatcher. The Crane family were feeding along the shorelin
13 July 2017