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Wildlife sightings - 10/2/2018
Wader Lake (AM, mid-tide): Lapwing 260 Redshank 4 Common snipe 6 Wigeon 2 Teal 44 Shoveler 10 Shelduck 26 Lesser black-backed gull 5 Herring gull 47 Black-headed gull 460 Curlew (flew off at 8.15am at headed west) 500 Saline lagoon: (AM mid-tide):
10 February 2018
Big Wigeon Count
Holden Tower Barnacle Goose 170 Red Breasted Goose 1 Crane 1 Wigeon 2800 here this morning with other flocks from around the site added this gives 3250 one of the highest counts of the winter. Pintail 110 look really good. Teal 143 Wader counts some wha
10 February 2018
Wildlife sightings for 10th February 2018
2 Bittern - main lake North shore 4 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon, main lake 112 Teal - wader scrape, reservoir lagoon, grazing marsh 6 Pintail - main lake 9 Fieldfare - wader scrape bank, entrance lake 1 Stonechat - main lake 2 Siskin - South route 1 Per
10 February 2018
Today's sightings
Rushy Hide & Peng Observatory All 120 Bewick's Swans were on the Rushy for this morning's feed. A single Redshank was amongst the Lapwing flock and duck included 121 Pochard. . Robbie Garnett Hide The Spotted Redshank was on the Tack Piece feeding a
9 February 2018
Today's sightings
Whooper swan Mute swan Tundra bean goose Greylag Shelduck Mallard Gadwall Pintail Wigeon Pochard Tufted duck Goldeneye (x2, displaying) Cormorant Coot Moorhen Great egret (x2) Black-tailed godwit (x200) Ruff Redshank Snipe Dunlin Lapwing Black-headed gull
9 February 2018
Wildlife sightings for 9th February 2018
2 Shelduck - wader scrape 1 Goldeneye - main lake 7 Pintail - main lake, wader scrape, sheltered lagoon 6 Snipe - wader scrape, main lake 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 5 Fieldfare - wader scrape bank Additional sightings from yesterday: 10 Redpoll - shelte
9 February 2018
Recent Sightings (7th-9th Jan)
Great White Egret, Russ Myners. British Steel Hide Three Red Kites have been over the reserve this week, other raptors include a Sparrowhawk and 2 Buzzards. On the Wildfowl front, there were counts of 20 Greyl
9 February 2018
Waders
The early spring build up of waders has begun, with increasing numbers of Oystercatchers currently up to 20 birds, also a good count of 128 Ruff, 1-2 Redshank, 1 Curlew, a few groups of Golden Plover in recent days including 30 yesterday. Also still rea
8 February 2018
Today's Sightings
Tree sparrow Lapwing Great white egret Crane (x3) House sparrow Reed bunting Moorhen Coot Mallard Buzzard Black-tailed godwit Wigeon Teal Whooper swan Mute swan Pochard Pintail Shoveler Starling Bewick's swan Goldfinch Goldcrest Redwing Fieldfare
8 February 2018
Hand-reared godwits found safe and sound in Portugal
Two of the first ever British wading birds to be released into the wild under a new conservation technique have been spotted alive and well – 1,200 miles away in Portugal. The two black-tailed godwits from Norfolk were among 26 that conservationists hat
8 February 2018
Wildlife sightings for 8th February 2018
1 Bittern - main lake N shore 13 Pintail - main lake 2 Shelduck - main lake 1 Goldeneye - main lake 93 Shoveler - main lake, reservoir lagoon 62 Wigeon - grazing marsh, reservoir lagoon, main lake 34 Pochard - main lake 68 Lapwing - main lake 1 Stonecha
8 February 2018
Hand-reared godwits found safe and sound in Portugal
Two of the first ever British wading birds to be released into the wild under a new conservation technique have been spotted alive and well – 1,200 miles away in Portugal. The two black-tailed godwits from Norfolk were among 26 that conservationists ha
8 February 2018
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Mid Grey Heron - 11 Shoveler - 14 (9 male/5 female) Eurasian Wigeon - 2 (pair) Lapwing - 274 Black-headed Gull - 360+ Shelduck - 20 Kestrel - 2 (pair) Herring Gull - 15 Common Snipe - 29 Saline Lagoon Frozen
7 February 2018
Today's sightings
Whooper swan Bewick's swan Mute swan Greylag Pink-footed goose (x12) Tundra bean goose Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Wigeon Teal Pintail Pochard Tufted duck Goldeneye Cormorant Coot Moorhen Black-tailed godwit Ruff (x11) Redshank Snipe Dunlin Golden plover La
7 February 2018
Sefton Artists
The latest exhibition has been unveiled at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre by Southport Artists. Sefton Artists are a group of local artists who exhibit regularly around Merseyside both as a group & as individual artists. The exhibition, running until
7 February 2018