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Wildlife sightings for 5th June 2016
1 Little Egret 4 Shelduck - scrape and marsh 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 1 juvenile Coal Tit - explore feeders 2 Swallow - feeding over main lake Also: 2 Painted Lady butterflies - on bush near Peacock Tower bridge Additional sightings f
5 June 2016
Today's highlights
Mute swan and cygnets Lady Fen is looking fantastic in the sunshine, the pool nearest the centre is teaming with new life: Mute swan pair with seven cygnets Shoveler with ducklings Lapwing with chicks Redshank with ch
5 June 2016
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Very Low Avocet - 16 + 11 young Little Ringed Plover - 2 Oystercatcher - 2 Redshank - 1 Lapwing - 9 + 4 young Common Tern (85 nests) - 102 Shelduck - 15 + 12 young Grey Heron - 26 Gadwall - 4 Tufted Duck - 21
5 June 2016
Ruff
The highlight at the moment is a gorgeous male Ruff that has been present on the Mere for the last few days, still present today it is occasionally displaying to 3 female Ruff that are also present, giving a great opportunity to see the display of this st
4 June 2016
Saturdays sightings
Common Shelduck by Joe Connolly (Archive Duck) The Rushy COMMON CRANE The pair have one youngster and still incubating the second egg, we hope it will hatch in the next 24hrs Avocet 26 Oystercatcher 3 Common Tern 2 Se
4 June 2016
Today's Sighting
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Avocet - 16 + 12 chicks Lapwing - 9 + 6 young Little Ringed Plover - 2 Ringed Plover - 1 Oystercatcher - 3 + 2 young Redshank - 1 Common Tern (85 nests) - 142 Grey Heron - 43 Shoveler - 5 Shelduck (new brood 12)
4 June 2016
Wildlife sightings for 4th June 2016
1 Little Bittern - middle reedbed channel 4 Shelduck - wader scrape 1 Little Egret 1 Hobby - over reedbeds and grazing marsh 1 Golden Plover - wader scrape from 12-12:15 1 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 4 Common Tern -
4 June 2016
Reserve Update Saturday 4th June
The black-headed gulls were having a right set-to with three herons that had dared to get too close to the island in the flood ground. There must be chicks on it, we just haven't been able to see them yet due to the vegetation cover. The baby bird count
4 June 2016
Bird News
Little change from yesterday with a great variety of birds present and showing well ! The 2 Curlew Sandpipers were on the Mere all day along with several Black-tailed Godwits, Avocets, at least 2 Little Ringed Plovers, and 4 Ruff, one of which was the mai
3 June 2016
Recent Sightings, British Steel Hide and Observatory
British Steel Hide and Observatory Ruff 2 Black-Tailed Godwit 270 Black-Headed Gull 340 Knot 13 Little Egret 1 Herring Gull 6 Shelduck 45 Mediterranean Gull 1 Lesser Black-Backed Gull 48 Greylag Goose 12 Grey Heron 1 Teal 2 Gadwall 2 Shoveler 5 Pied Wag
3 June 2016
Gull chicks thrive
The Black-headed Gull colony at WWT Martin Mere was visited by our researcher this week in order to gain an idea of the total numbers breeding and how the breeding season is faring this year. We have monitored the black-headed gulls in the past but this i
3 June 2016
Wildlife sightings - 03/06/16
a.m. Tide level: low Wader Lake Avocet 16 + 12 chicks Lapwing 11 + 2 juvenile + 5 chicks Ringed plover 1 Oystercatcher 3 Common tern 210 (80 nests) Grey heron 15 + 25 young Saline Lagoon Grey heron 2 Gadwall 5 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker 2 Jay
3 June 2016
Latest Sightings - 3rd June - more sunshine and a Lego Damselfly!
Another lovely sunny day on the reserve. The Meadow is growing at a rate of knots, and more Northern Marsh Orchids can now be seen popping their purple heads up. Good numbers of Common Blue, Blue-tailed and Large Red Damselflies are around the Teal Pond,
3 June 2016
Baby Crane and Avocets
Male Gadwall at Slimbridge by James Lees (Archive Picture) Generally quiet around the hides, activity dominated by Avocets and Cranes. Rushy The Crane chick is becoming increasingly active walking around the parents w
3 June 2016
Wildlife sightings for 3rd June 2016
1 Little Bittern - perched high up in the middle reedbed channel 1 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 3 Shelduck - wader scrape, main lake 3 Redshank - grazing marsh 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 80 Swift - South route, main lake 1 Red Kite - over Sout
3 June 2016