British Steel Hide The undoubted highlight of the past few days has to be a Scottish ringed juvenile Osprey (25th) that graced the specially made platform and then proceeded to fly directly over the British Steel hide with its recently caught prey, muc
26 September 2017
It’s proving to be a very exciting start to the autumn season at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre with the wild September weather blowing unexpected birds inland from all over the place. The first unusual sightings were of Manx Shearwaters and Guillemots in
26 September 2017
A nesting platform recently installed at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre in the hopes of attracting ospreys to the Burry Inlet following their absence for hundreds of years has been graced by one of the stunning birds already. On Monday 25 September an osprey
26 September 2017
Crane flock by Tony Orwell This week we have been treated to a group of around 30 cranes using the reserve and surrounding farmland. This post-breeding flock of birds includes four families alongside adult birds.
26 September 2017
All hides are open including the Summer walk. Sightings today: Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag goose Canada goose Shoveler Teal Wigeon Crane - 33 from Lyle hide Grey heron Little egret Water rail Coot Moorhen Pheasant Red-legged partridge Green woodpecker
26 September 2017
1 Green Sandpiper - main lake 1 Stonechat - grazing marsh 4 Snipe - wader scrape 1 Peregrine - perched on the hospital 1 Kestrel - grazing marsh 2 Grey Wagtail - wader scrape Please note: there will be disturbance today to the grazing marsh and re
26 September 2017
WWT Martin Mere Photo Competition 2017 Enter the WWT Martin Mere Photo Competition 2017 and grab your chance to win prizes. Many of you take photos of the wildlife you see at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre and, this autumn, we want to see them. The basics
26 September 2017
The weather today looked superb for bringing in something unusual, very low cloud and rain/drizzle. Good numbers of Snipe with at least 250 possibly more were an indication of new birds in. Then at midday a pale adult/sub adult Arctic Skua flew over the I
25 September 2017
Bottom New Piece/Kingfisher Hide Two adult Dark-bellied Brent Geese were early for the season, no doubt disorientated by the poor weather. The adult Red-breasted Goose was also present among the Barnacle Goose flock. Top New Piece/Zeiss Hide Highlights to
25 September 2017
Cranes x 30 at Lyle hide Grey heron Common snipe Lapwing Golden plover Greenshank Ruff x 24-Main Obs Little stint-Friends hide Green sandpiper Wigeon Teal Shoveler Gadwall Mallard Greylag Whooper swans x 10 arrived at Main Observatory Meadow pipit Tree s
25 September 2017
The following sightings were recorded today at low tide from the reserve at Castle Espie. A clear day once the mist lifted, revealed a large number of Brent geese on the Lough. Autumn is definitely coming but there are still some signs summer is hold
25 September 2017
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Shoveler 3 Eurasian teal 54 Black-tailed godwit 12 Common snipe 6 Redshank 63 Lapwing 101 Curlew 1 Black-headed gull 90 Shelduck 2 Dunlin 1 Saline Lagoon Grey heron 1 Wigeon 4 Eurasian teal 11 Hawthorn Wood Nuthatch 2 Coal
25 September 2017
1 Redshank - wader scrape 1 Wheatear - wader scrape 1 Stonechat - grazing marsh 16 Snipe - grazing marsh, main lake 38 Wigeon - main lake 65 Pochard - reservoir lagoon, main lake 2 Black Swan - main lake, reservoir lagoon August bird highlights:
25 September 2017
Middle Point Over the high tide a Common Dolphin was seen, this marine mammal was ranging from the breakwater and out into mid channel but spent much of the time just North of the viewpoint. At low tide small numbers of Dunlin and Ringed Plover fed on
24 September 2017
Bright and Sunny start to the day and warming up so will be good for dragonflies: Sightings today: Whooper swan Gadwall Teal Tufted duck Shoveler Wigeon Grey heron Little egret Moorhen Black-tailed godwit Greenshank Lapwing Ruff Snipe Goldfinch Meadow pip
24 September 2017