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Today's Highlights
Quail heard singing at Reedbed hide, Main Observatory and Friends hide Green sandpiper-Main Obs Greenshank Yellow wagtail Lapwing Oystercatcher Little ringed plover Sparrowhawk Redshank Black-tailed godwit-Lady Fen Little egret Avocet chicks-14 at Lyle hi
8 July 2016
Recent sightings - 8th July
The following sightings were recorded today by Toni Castello, warden, at low tide. Main lake - visible from Sensory garden and Visitor centre Mallard +50, Tufted duck 12, Black-headed gull +50, Coot 3, Greylag 8 + 1 gosling, Little egret 1, Le
8 July 2016
Latest Sightings - 8th July - Ospreys doing well & Common Lizard seen
Apologies for the lack of news, the Reserve Team have been away at Martin Mere the past few days, but we are back now. Water levels are looking good after some more rain last night, perfect for waders which should be heading this way after breeding in the
8 July 2016
Recent Sightings, British Steel Hide
Mediterranean Gull 134 - another new record for the reserve, thanks to Wendell Thomas and Richard Davies for the count Black-Tailed Godwit 432 Redshank 139 Greenshank 11 Curlew 341 Whimbrel 56 Knot 4 Common Sandpiper 1 Green Sandpiper 1 Oystercatcher 4 D
8 July 2016
Wildlife sightings - 08/07/16
a.m. Tide Level High Wader Lake Avocet 34 Lapwing 10 Shelduck 14 Little ringed plover 1 + 3 juvenile Common tern 130 + 30 juvenile/chicks Gadwall 1 + 8 chicks Oystercatcher 2 Grey heron 4 Saline Lagoon Black headed gull 30 Lapwing 6 Oystercatcher 2 Hawtho
8 July 2016
Little Ringed Plovers
Ruff and Common Redshank with a Black-headed Gull at Slimbridge by James Leese (Archive Picture) Rushy Little Ringed Plovers 7 reported yesterday at least 5 still there today. Green Sandpiper 1 Avocet 3 Martin Smith G
8 July 2016
Wildlife sightings for 8th July 2016
1 Little Egret - grazing marsh 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 4 Tufted Duck broods - grazing marsh, world wetlands 1 Hobby - over grazing marsh briefly 3 Chiffchaff - wildside, sheltered lagoon June bird highlights: Little Bittern, Garganey, Shelduck, Li
8 July 2016
Wildlife sightings for 7th July 2016
3 Kingfisher - very visible and vocal on the sheltered lagoon 10 Teal - scrape and main lake 5 Tufted Duck broods - world wetlands, wildside, reservoir lagoon 1 Gadwall brood - still with 7 ducklings, wader scrape 3 Common Tern - over reedbeds Addi
7 July 2016
Kingfishers
July can be a quiet month if you just concentrate on 'rare birds', however there is plenty to see around the reserve with 60+ species of bird possible and as we go into summer plenty of dragon/damselfly and butterflies on the wing. Waders are also on the
6 July 2016
Today's Sighting's
WADER LAKE / AM / MID TIDE Avocet - 36 Lapwing - 6 Oystercatcher - 3 Little Ringed Plover - 1 Common Tern - 128 Black-headed Gull - 3 Shelduck - 16 Swallow - 4 SALINE LAGOON /AM Black-headed Gull - 26 Oystercatcher - 3 Lapwing - 4 OTHER BIRD
6 July 2016
Award winning show garden coming to Washington
The garden incorporates recycled materials and water plants A garden that shows people how they can help solve local flooding through gardening has won a Gold Award and Best Garden Award at the RHS Hampton Court Flowe
6 July 2016
Wildlife sightings for 6th July 2016
1 Gadwall brood - 7 ducklings still on wader scrape 4 Teal - scrape 2 Peregrine - perched on hospital 2 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 1 Whitethroat – edge of wader scrape 3 juvenile Cetti's Warbler caught and ringed 1 juvenile Whitethroat caught
6 July 2016
Sad news for spoon-billed sandpipers
These are the only critically endangered spoon-billed sandpiper chicks ever bred in captivity, but sadly neither survived for more than 60 hours. Each weighed only a few grammes and was barely bigger than a bumble bee. (c) Ben Cherry / WWT Seven eggs wer
5 July 2016
Bird News
A few signs that autumn is in the air, the Lapwing flock is getting larger by the day, now around 150 birds, also joined by 90+ Black-tailed Godwits on the Mere today. The elusive Green Sandpipers are still around and can be a challenge to find, try looki
5 July 2016
Sightings 5th July 2016
All paths and hides apart from Allport hide are open. Cuckoo Common Sandpiper (Lyle hide) Ruff (Lyle hide) Little ringed plover + chicks Black-tailed godwit (8 chicks fledged from 3 pairs = 6% of UK population) Lapwing Redshank Avocet Oystercatcher Grey H
5 July 2016