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Today's sightings
Whooper swan Mute swan Greylag Canada goose Barnacle goose Pink-footed goose (x13) Egyptian goose Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Pintail Gadwall Wigeon Teal Pochard Tufted duck Cormorant Coot Moorhen Grey heron Great egret Bittern (Nelson/Lyle hide) Curlew Bla
25 November 2018
Wildlife sightings - 25/11/18
a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Water rail 1 Shelduck 6 Shoveler 4 Snipe 1 Teal 7 Great black-backed gull 1 Saline Lagoon Teal 2 Shelduck 2 Long-tailed tits 8 Hawthorn Wood Sparrowhawk 1 Great tit 9 Chaffinch 5 Blue tit 5 Coal tit 4 Other birds Tawny owl
25 November 2018
Bittern showing very well from Headley Hide
1 Bittern - main lake (North shore) 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 3 Pintail - grazing marsh 2 Shelduck - main lake 5 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape 2 Peregrine - perched on hospital ledge 1 Grey Wagtail - world wetlands 2 Skylark - flew over hea
25 November 2018
Today's sightings
Whooper swan Mute swan Greylag Canada goose Pink-footed goose Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Pintail Gadwall Wigeon Teal Ringed teal (escapee) Pochard Tufted duck Cormorant Coot Moorhen Great egret Little egret Curlew Black-tailed godwit Ruff Redshank Snipe Du
24 November 2018
Saturday 24th November Sightings
Zeiss Hide Bewicks Swan 18 from Kingfisher hide. Whitefronted Goose 37 Barnacle Goose 231 Wigeon 314 Pochard 11 Golden Plover 115 Lapwing 1140 Dunlin 486 Ruff 9 Snipe 18 GBB Gull 48 a high count for this area. Holden Tower Peregrine 2 on cross fence, 3 B
24 November 2018
A Little Owl to start the day
1 Bittern - main lake (North shore) 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 3 Pintail - main lake, grazing marsh 2 Shelduck 2 Water Rail - main lake 4 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 18 Fieldfare - flew over heading SW 1 Little
24 November 2018
Bird News
Lots of birds around today - a great primer for the North West Birdwatching festival which takes place at Martin Mere this weekend ( https://www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/martin-mere/experience/north-west-bird-watching-festival/ ). 2 Avocets on the Mere
23 November 2018
Today's sightings
Whooper swan Mute swan Greylag Canada goose Egyptian goose Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Pintail Wigeon Teal Ringed teal (escapee) Pochard Cormorant Coot Moorhen Grey heron Great egret Little egret Curlew (x4) Black-tailed godwit Ruff Redshank Lapwing Black-h
23 November 2018
Falcons in the mist
2 Shelduck - wader scrape 6 Snipe - grazing marsh 14 Fieldfare - 2 on South route & 12 heading NW 1 Blackcap - sheltered lagoon 2 Kestrel - sheltered lagoon 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital ledge November bird highlights: Short-eared Owl, Shelduck,
23 November 2018
Recent sightings 21st-23rd November
Water Rail cc WWT stock image British Steel Hide It has been a good week for Lapwing on the salt marsh with around 150 being seen throughout the week. Black-tailed Godwit, Redshank and Greenshank have also been seen a
23 November 2018
Reserve Update Friday 23rd November - hen harrier again!
So another lovely flypast of the male hen harrier again today. This time flying across Teal Pond and heading south towards the merses. It could be it's presence that was causing all the Lapwing to keep taking flight with up to 100 in the air at any ti
23 November 2018
Today's sightings
Bewick's swan (x5) Whooper swan Mute swan Greylag Canada goose Pink-footed goose Egyptian goose Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Pintail Gadwall Wigeon Teal Ringed teal (escapee) Pochard Cormorant Coot Moorhen Grey heron Great egret Little egret Curlew Black-tai
22 November 2018
Wildlife Sightings - 22/11/18
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Canada Goose - 39 Shelduck - 4 Teal - 2 Redshank - 1 Black-headed Gull - 3 Saline Lagoon Time/AM Tide/Low Shelduck - 2 Teal - 2 Black-headed Gull - 6 Hawthorn Wood Great Tit - 3 Wil
22 November 2018
Reserve Update Thursday 22nd November - hen harrier
Lovely fly past of a male Hen Harrier at Saltcot. It then decided to tuck itself away down on the ground in amongst the gorse to the east of the Observatory but of course was still visible! Whooper numbers are creeping up now we progress through the win
22 November 2018
It's a cold one
With the mercury dipping below freezing overnight it wasn't a surprise to find many of the shallow water bodies at least partly frozen this morning. This pushes the duck into tight groups or to other deeper water, and can push waders off the reserve to
22 November 2018