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Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag Barnacle goose (Main Obs) Shelduck Mallard Garganey Teal Little grebe Coot Moorhen Grey heron Little egret Black-tailed godwit (Lyle) Avocet Common sandpiper (Lyle) Starling House martin Swallow Yellow wagtail Pied wagtail W
25 August 2018
Wildlife sightings 25/08/18
a.m. low tide Wader Lake Avocet Lapwing 2 Pied wagtail Green sandpiper Herring gull (juveniles) 2 Saline lagoon Green sandpiper Common snipe Grey heron Lapwing Common sandpiper Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch 3 Goldfinch 16 Willow tit Greenfinch 9 Chaffinch 13 Ja
25 August 2018
Wildlife sightings for 25th August 2018
1 Pied Flycatcher juv - entrance lake roundabout 0900hrs 2 Green Sandpiper - scrape 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 1 Whinchat - grazing marsh 1 Wheatear - south route 1 Hobby - sheltered lagoon 3 Little Grebe chicks - main lake Observatory (hatched overni
25 August 2018
Latest Sightings - Saturday 25th August
A brilliant sunny morning but a very cool breeze at the moment. The Hawthorns at the Avenue Tower are still busy: Lesser Whitethroat, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Dunnock amongst others. An duck ID challenge in the Flood Ground today. All in eclipse plumage, we
25 August 2018
Wood Sand and Spot Red
Rushy Ruff 1 Avocet 4 Green Sandpiper 3 Lapwing 8 Snipe 3 Wood Sandpiper 1 (10.00) Heron 1 Teal 24 Holden Walkway Greylag 33 Green sandpiper 2 Wood Sandpiper 1 (08.30 Robbie Garnet Hide) Teal 25 Marsh Harrier 1 juv flew through. Yellow Wagtail 2 among ca
25 August 2018
Bank holiday fun at Castle Espie
Join us before our summer of wetland adventures draws to a close! On Saturday, our expert guides will show you to construct a real woodland den, using bendy willow for walls as part we host Den Building sessions b
24 August 2018
Today's Highlights
Whooper swans + cygnets Mute swan Greylag geese Barnacle goose Mallard Teal Gadwall + juveniles at Nelson/Lyle hide Avocet Moorhen Coot Common sandpiper Green sandpiper Goldfinch Tree sparrow House sparrow Yellow wagtail Swallow House martin Sand martin C
24 August 2018
Wildlife sightings - 24/08/2018
Wader Lake (AM, low tide): Avocet 2 (1 adult, 1 juvenile) Grey heron 5 Lapwing 65 Common snipe 6 Dunlin 2 Green sandpiper 1 Hawthorn Wood feeding station: Goldfinch 25 Blue tit 9 Chaffinch 11 Coal tit 3 Greenfinch 10 Great tit 7 Bullfinch 4 Robin 1
24 August 2018
Wildlife sightings for 24th August 2018
2 Green Sandpiper - scrape 7 Snipe - scrape, marsh (3 flew in from the scrape), main lake 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 1 Garganey - scrape 4 Swift - reservoir lagoon 1 Common Tern - reedbed, main lake 2 Willow Warbler - wildside 2 Chiffchaff - wildside,
24 August 2018
Med Gulls & Little Gull
An influx of Gulls to the Mere mid afternoon contained 3 Mediterranean Gulls (2 juvs, 1 adult) also the sub adult Little Gull from the other day was in the same flock before a big rainstorm came through, the flock flushed again and no further sign of th
23 August 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan + cygnets Greylag Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Teal Coot Moorhen Crane Grey heron Little egret Avocet Snipe Common sandpiper Starling House martin Swallow Yellow wagtail Pied wagtail Tree sparrow House sparrow Goldfinch Great tit Blue
23 August 2018
Thursday's sightings
A nice mix of waders continue with most of them on the South Lake this morning including the juvenile Spotted Redshank and Wood Sandpiper. An Osprey also drifted south over the centre. South Lake Hides The Wood Sandpiper started the day on the Tack Pie
23 August 2018
Wader migration
Pectoral Sandpiper at Slimbridge This week, a rare American visitor dropped into WWT Martin Mere in the form of a pectoral sandpiper. The bird dropped into the mere on Monday amid all the rainy weather and attracted a
23 August 2018
Reserve Update Thursday 23rd August
Good range of species down on the Flood Ground this morning with Shoveler joining the mix. Over 180 Teal were observed there yesterday but numbers have dropped right down again first thing this morning. Rather bedraggled Kestrel perched on the fence l
23 August 2018
Wildlife sightings for 23rd August 2018
2 Garganey - scrape, then one bird flew to the NW corner of main lake a.m. 1 Black-tailed Godwit - scrape 2 Green Sandpiper - scrape 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 3 Snipe - scrape 11 Swift - reservoir lagoon 6 House Martin 1 Buzzard - drifted SE p.m. 1 H
23 August 2018