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Wildlife sightings for 25th April 2012
2 Shelduck - scrape 1 Little Egret - marsh 3 Little Ringed Plover - main lake, 2 of which were mating 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 1 Peregrine - flew over, carrying prey for the chic [...]
25 April 2012
Today's sightings
Holden Tower/Middle Point 0830-1030 A large visible passage of Arctic Terns and Bar-tailed Godwits was in evidence. Bar-tailed Godwit-many small flocks noted, up to 100 seen Arctic Tern- som [...]
25 April 2012
Common Crane flies into WWT Martin Mere
For only the third time in 35 years, WWT Martin Mere has welcomed a wild crane to the reserve. The last time a crane was seen at Martin Mere was in 1999 and previously to that was in the 70s. The adult crane has been on the reserve for 2 days now and is s
24 April 2012
Intruder male still about
Today the female osprey has been doing all the incubation herself and just before 1pm she became quite agitated and the unringed intruder male flew in and tried in vain to mate with her, she quickly shoo'd him off the nest. Then later at just after 2.30p
24 April 2012
More avocet chicks!
And then there were three! A bit hard to make out but there really is a trio of avocet chicks in this here nest. Thanks to Ian Hamilton, one of our volunteers, for donating the pic. The avocets, of co [...]
24 April 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Avocet - 8 (first chick hatched) Oystercatcher - 4 Lapwing - 10 Redshank - 5 Common Tern - - 7 Shoveler - 15 Gadwall - 15 Shelduck - 9 Tufted Duck [...]
24 April 2012
Avocet chick
Happy birthday to our first avocet chick of the season! Pics to follow and looks like mam is possibly brooding a second. [...]
24 April 2012
Bittern
A bittern has just been flushed from Top Meadow, looks like it headed down to Wader Lake! [...]
24 April 2012
Common Crane again
Common Crane showing from both the United Utilities and Ron Barker Hide 5.45pm at least. Other sightings have included Whimbrel, 2 Common Sandpiper, 100+ Avocet, 6+ Ringed Plover, at least 2 [...]
24 April 2012
Tuesday sightings
It is very still with a hint of north westerly, mild with intermittent showers. Around the Visitor Centre and Farm House Tower swallows and house martins are hunting. Starlings have nes [...]
24 April 2012
Wildlife sightings for 24th April 2012
Several Swifts: our first of the year 5 Redshank - wader scrape, grazing marsh 6 Cetti's Warbler - sheltered lagoon, main lake,reedbed, wildside, reservoir lagoon 2 Willow Warbler - wi [...]
24 April 2012
Today's sightings-Iceland Gulls
The Holden Tower ICELAND GULLS (2) First summers sat with other gulls and feeding on a large dead fish in the Estuary from Mid-day Avocet 2 Female still siting on eggs Brent Goose 2 Whim [...]
24 April 2012
Still looks like 2 eggs and male osprey taking his turn on the nest
Looking through the recorded footage again it looks as though we had a visit from the other male osprey on Saturday the 21st at 1.15pm, it was the unringed bird that has been hanging around the nest for a few days. He tried to mate with the female
23 April 2012
Green-winged teal
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23 April 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake AM Avocet - 8 Oystercatcher - 5 Common Tern - 1 Teal - 26 Lapwing - 16 Shelduck 24 Shoveler - 2 Swallow - 8 Grey Heron - 41 Tufted Du [...]
23 April 2012