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Latest Sightings - 20th January
A bit of mist around today, but the ponds are all visible. The drake Green-winged Teal is on the Folly Pond as usual, and we are just trying to locate the drake American Wigeon but he is probably on the Flood Ground. Todays high tide is at 05:30, 7.7m Ar
20 January 2017
Bright frost and more Whitefronts.
Hard frost this morning so activity confined largely to the ice free areas of the Rushy, South Lake and Zeiss Hide. Rushy Bewick 154 Pochard 120 Teal 180 Lapwing 70 Dunlin 1 Little Stint 1 Snipe 5 Redshank 1 South Lake Looking great in the sunshine. 1350
20 January 2017
Wildlife sightings for 20th January 2017
5 Bittern - reservoir lagoon western end , main lake South shore 94 Wigeon - grazing marsh 1 Kingfisher - South route 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 1 Jack Snipe - grazing marsh 4 Snipe - grazing marsh 5 Redwing - wildside 2 Pintail - main lake January bi
20 January 2017
Wildlife sightings - 20/01/17
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Shelduck 20 Teal 11 Redshank 4 Common snipe 3 Jack snipe 1 Grey heron (In heron hedge) 1 Kestrel (Meadow) 1 Lapwing 1 Saline Lagoon Kingfisher (River reedbed pool) 1 Mute swan 2 Grey heron 1 Curlew 20 Hawthorn Wood Reed bu
20 January 2017
Geese
A party of 3 adult European White-fronted Geese were with c1000 Pink-feet in fields along Curlew Lane this morning. European White-fronted Geese, 2 birds out of a group of 3 as well as an aberrant Pink-footed Goose (T. Dis
19 January 2017
Sightings Thursday 19th January
All hides remain open apart from Allport hide, Water levels have started to rise and are now at around 90%. Water has just started to appear on the footpath near reedbed hide so suitable footwear is advised, all other paths are free of water. Sightings so
19 January 2017
Wildlife sightings - 19/01/17
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Mute swan 2 Shelduck 18 Teal 50 Wigeon 2 Shoveler 6 Lapwing 90 Redshank 10 Curlew 1 Grey heron 3 Saline Lagoon Teal 57 Redshank 5 Curlew 14 Kestrel 2 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker 2 Nuthatch 1 Long-tailed tit 10 B
19 January 2017
Wildlife sightings for 19th January 2017
1 Firecrest - wildside (last bench before the Wildside Hide) 4 Bittern - main lake, reservoir lagoon 2 Water Pipit - scrape, marsh 127 Shoveler - main lake, scrape,marsh 4 Pintail - main lake 13 Mandarin - main lake, resr lagoon 38 Fieldfare - over E+NE
19 January 2017
Climate Change Risk Assessment: published today
The Government’s Climate Change Risk Assessment 2017, published today, is a very welcome recognition by Government of the need to act on climate change adaptation in the UK. However, it includes a worrying line: “following the decision to leave the E
18 January 2017
Southport Palette Club exhibition
The latest exhibition has been unveiled at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre by the Council members of the Southport Palette Club. The Southport Palette Club has been in existence for over 90 years organising an annual exhibition of work for residents of Sou
18 January 2017
Sightings Wednesday 18th January
Water levels are about 50% and all hides remain open apart from Allport hide. Bewick's Swan Whooper swan Mute swan Canada goose Egyptian goose Greylag goose White-fronted goose Glauc Great crested grebe Pochard Pintail Teal Tufted duck Wigeon Great white
18 January 2017
Quality not quantity
It was rather quiet along the Tack Piece and out on the Dumbles this morning, but several thousand birds by contrast along the South Finger across the Top and Bottom New Piece fields. Zeiss Hide Star birds here this morning were a Bittern, seen flying tow
18 January 2017
Wildlife sightings for 18th January 2017
5 Bittern - main lake, reservoir lagoon 1 Bearded Tit (male) - Headley Hide 1 Jack Snipe - grazing marsh 7 Snipe - marsh, main lake 6 Pintail - main lake, wader scrape 1 Peregrine - hunting over main lake Additional sightings from yesterday: 14
18 January 2017
Reserve Update Wednesday 18th January
The Drake American Wigeon has once again been seen on the Flood Ground this morning with a sighting of a Male Hen Harrier from the Avenue Tower at the same time. It was a good morning for a bit of wader watching from the Farmhouse Tower. Twelve Red
18 January 2017
Residents clean up polluted stream
A local litter eyesore blighted by drug use and rough sleeping has a new lease of life after 25 local residents turned out over the weekend to clean it up. More than 40 bags of rubbish were cleared from the area opposite the Hindu Temple on Keel Drive. Al
17 January 2017