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Today's Sighting's
WADER LAKE / AM / MID TIDE Avocet - 16 + 3 chicks Common Tern - 115+ Shoveler - 6 Gadwall - 2 Tufted Duck - 16 Ringed Plover - 2 Lapwing - 10 Shelduck - 8 + 6 chicks Redshank - 3 SALINE LAGOON Gadwall - 6 Shelduck - 8 OTHER BIRDS Sedge Warbl
25 May 2016
Freckled ducks - a duck's eye view...
Whilst worming a group of 2015 hatched stifftails this morning the lively topic of conversation amongst my colleagues was "name your top three" birds at Slimbridge. My top three was: Freckled duck Black-headed duck White-winged wood duck This was imme
25 May 2016
Wednesday May 25th
Much cooler and overcast today, albeit dry, making for better visibility. Little change on the wildlife front from recent days Today's high tide is at 15:17, 8.6m Around the reserve today: Whooper Pond Mallard 10+ Oystercatcher 2 Mute Swan 2 - wit
25 May 2016
Rare sighting of Goosander
Greater Crested Grebe taken by James Lees (Archive Picture) Rushy Cranes 2 (Still incubating in front of hide.) Avocet 25 (some birds sitting on nests) Lapwing 2 Wigeon (male & female) South Lake Black Tailed Godw
25 May 2016
Today's sightings - 25/02/16
a.m. Tide level: Mid Wader Lake Avocet 16 + 3 chicks Common tern 115+ Shoveler 6 Gadwall 2 Tufted duck 16 Ringed plover 2 Lapwing 10 Shelduck 8 + 6 chicks Redshank 3 Saline Lagoon Gadwall 6 Shelduck 8 Hawthorn Wood Great-spotted woodpecker 1 Willow tit 2
25 May 2016
Wildlife sightings for 25th May 2016
1 Kestrel - over south route 2 Little Ringed Plover - scrape 1 Kingfisher - entrance lake 100+ Swift - low over reserve May bird highlights: Shelduck, Little Egret, Knot, Whimbrel, Common Sandpiper, Little Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Greenshank, Ringed
25 May 2016
Tuesday May 24th
Not a lot of change today; the stint posted on Twitter yesterday didn't stay, but was probably a Temminck's. Still plenty of birdsong in the main avenue particularly - great for brushing up on those more common warblers Today's high tide is at 14:42 8.
24 May 2016
Today's sightings - 24/05/16
a.m. Tide level: Mid Wader Lake Common Tern 132 Oystercatcher + single chick 2 Grey heron 29+ Ringed plover 1 Little ringed plover 1 Avocet 15 + 2 chicks Lapwing 12 Shoveler 2 Saline Lagoon Kestrel 1 Shoveler 1 Lapwing 1 Tufted duck 8 Hawthorn Wood Great
24 May 2016
Wildlife sightings for 24th May 2016
1 Kestrel - sheltered lagoon 2 Lapwing chicks - main lake 2 Little Ringed Plover - scrape 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 80 Swift 1 Whitethroat - singing wader scrape bank Additional sighting from yesterday: 1 Common Sandpiper - scrape May
24 May 2016
Tuesday morning sightings
Red kite in flight (Archive picture) 10 Red Kite over at 1045am. Rushy Pen 24+ Avocets, two broods and 10 nests. Wigeon pair Oystercatcher pair with young Crane pair nesting (Monty and Sedge) Tack Piece 54 Greylag Gee
24 May 2016
Monday 23 May highlights
Swift in flight. (Archive picture) We have at least 57 adult Avocet on the scrapes with two broods of 4 and 1+ on the Rushy Pen. Four pairs of Oystercatcher have now hatched young. 36 Black-tailed Godwit are also to b
23 May 2016
Great-crested Good News!
Amazed to come in this morning to see our pair of Great-crested Grebe which originally turned up on the 7th April have built a nest! This is the first time this has occurred at Martin Mere. Will they be successful? Watch this space or better still spe
23 May 2016
Recent Sightings
Millennium Wetlands Black-Tailed Godwit 285 Knot 11 Lapwing 11 (7 adults and 4 chicks!) Black-Headed Gull 352 Mediterranean Gull 11 Spotted Flycatcher 1 Sedge Warbler 10 Common Whitethroat 12 Willow Warbler 4 Blackcap 18 Lesser Whitethroat 2 Reed Warble
23 May 2016
Wildlife sighting - 23/05/16
a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Grey heron 30 Common tern 114 Shovoler 2 Avocet 16 + 3 chicks Oystercatcher 3 Shelduck 34 Gadwall 2 Little ringed plover 1 Lapwing 19 Saline Lagoon Tufted duck 2 Gadwall 2 Sedge warbler (calling) Hawthorn Wood Jay 1 Willow
23 May 2016
Recent sightings - 23rd May
The following sightings were recorded today by Toni Castello, warden, at low tide. Main lake – visible from Sensory garden and Visitor centre Mallard 45, Tufted duck 8, Black-headed gull 90, Shelduck 3, Coot 2, Greylag 4, Little egret 1. Freshwater
23 May 2016