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Wildlife sightings for 22nd October 2013
93 Wigeon - grazing marsh, sheltered lagoon, wader scrape 104 Shoveler - main lake, wader scrape, grazing marsh 1 Mandarin - main lake 9 Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh 1 Peregrine - Charing cross hospital ledge 1 Chiffchaff - entrance lake Recent bi
22 October 2013
Raptors and Kingfishers
Good weather for ducks this morning with a couple of hours of misty rain reducing visibility across the reserve. Once the rain had passed the raptors were out in action. Three Peregrine throughout the day, having a go at assorted birds and also claiming t
21 October 2013
Health Check for our Beavers
After a 500 year absence from Lancashire, in 2007 two European beavers, a male and a female called Twiggy and Woody, became residents at Martin Mere. They went onto have kitts and this week we will be carrying out a health check on this little family. Ou
21 October 2013
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 10 Tufted Duck 40 Scaup 1 (drake) Wigeon 40 Teal 10 Pintail 1 Shoveler 2 Mute Swan 35 Folly Pond Black-tailed Godwit 138 Redshank 2 Snipe 72 Teal 130 Wigeon 350 Shoveler 10 Pintail 1 Flood Ground Pochard 3 (scarce bird at Caerl
21 October 2013
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Goldcrest-in the bushes Chiffchaff 2-in the bushes Wheatear- 1 on the scrape Grey Wagtail 1- on the scrapes with Meadow Pipits and Pied Wagtail E. White-fronted Goose 15 Peregrine 1 Zeiss Hide Little Stint 1 Curlew Sandpiper 2 Ruff 2 Lapwing
21 October 2013
Today's sightings
British Steel hide/estuary 2 great white egret, spoonbill, 17 little egret, 200 wigeon, 60 teal, 24 gadwall, 181 curlew, 6 black tailed goswit, peregrine and buzzard.
21 October 2013
Beardies return
Fantastic sighting of 3 Bearded Tits flitting over the top of the reeds in the main reedbed this morning. They promptly landed and disappeared. After much waiting and scanning no further sightings were made up to 2pm. They are very elusive birds so a good
21 October 2013
Update from the Netherlands
The Bewick's are continuing to move across the Netherlands with close to 1,000 birds now at various sites around the country, according to Dutch ornithologist Wim Tijsen. As Wim says 'it is all starting to move!' Jacob Jorritsma managed to capture this f
21 October 2013
Wildlife sightings for 21st October 2013
1 Peregine - charing cross hospital railings 2 Chiffchaff - world wetlands and wildside 1 Kingfisher - wildside 3 Siskin - south route + 1 flew W 8 Song thrush - flew W Recent bird highlights: Garganey, Pink-footed Goose, Bittern, Spoonbill, Jack
21 October 2013
WWT Welney starts winter with a swanfall!
Hundreds of swans are blown in on winter winds Bewick's at WWT Welney by Richard Dunn After a promising forecast for swan migration over the weekend, WWT Welney Wetland Centre is now home to over 600 whooper swans and
21 October 2013
Green-Winged Teal
Drake Green-winged Teal on the Mere this morning and from the Ron Barker Hide in the afternoon. More wildfowl turning up with greater numbers of Pintail, Wigeon, Shelduck and Pochard. Passage migration was very much in evidence this morning with 250 Fiel
20 October 2013
Today's sightings
7 Bewick's Swans seen at Northwick Warth, S Glos to the south of us this morning Holden Tower E White-fronted Geese 14 (aslo seen drinking in the Top New Piece) Crane- 1 wild bird with no rings and 7 Great Crane Porject birds (very mobile) Hen Harrier- j
20 October 2013
Today's highlights
2 glossy ibis have been seen in front of the British Steel hide today along with a spoonbill, 340 wigeon, 112 teal, 12 shoveler, 8 black tailed godwit, 2 greenshank, peregrine, buzzard and sparrowhawk.
20 October 2013
Wildlife sightings for 20th October 2013
102 Wigeon - marsh, scrape 4 Pintail - reservoir lagoon, scrape 15 Snipe - marsh, scrape 1 Stonechat Recent bird highlights: Garganey, Pink-footed Goose, Bittern, Spoonbill, Jack Snipe, Peregrine, Hobby, Marsh Harrier, Redshank, Greenshank, Green S
20 October 2013
Out on the reserve today
Glossy ibis by 11 year old James Stephenson Glossy ibis - 1 (on site from 3-4.15pm) Whooper swan - 500 Pochard - 18 Tufted duck - 3 Wigeon Shoveler Teal Pintail Gadwall Kingfisher Marsh harrier - 1 Green woodpecker
19 October 2013