News
The winter heat of the WWT Photography Competition is going strong with the deadline looming!
The heat is on as the days start to lengthen, which can mean only one thing – there is not much time to enter photos in the winter heat of the WWT photography competition. Following on from the success of the autumn heat which received an influx of ov
25 January 2012
Win a Romantic Nature Date this February
Visit the lovebirds at Arundel Wetland Centre in February to win a boat ride, lunch and wine. Black-necked Swan by Graham Maples In February our hearts and minds turn to gifts to express our love. Will it be flowers,
25 January 2012
Winter (or should that be spring!?) wildlife update
This morning felt, looked and sounded like spring at WWT Washington. And the sunny, relatively warm start to the day must have trigged something in our wildlife! An oystercatcher The first oystercatcher of the year arrived on Wader Lake, only five d
25 January 2012
Winning snap! A hunting lizard wins a prize for a wildlife photographer
Common lizard eating a spider - Saut Hutabarat Saut Hutabarat has won a WWT Photography competition People’s Choice prize with this striking photo of a hungry lizard. Visitors to the WWT photography competition webs
25 January 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake AM/Mid Tide Oystercatcher 1 Lapwing 14 Redshank 7 Shelduck 21 Wigeon 8 Grey Heron 9 Hawthorn Wood Treecreeper 2 [...]
25 January 2012
Oi oi oystercatcher!
The first oystercatcher of the year has just returned to Wader Lake (10.10am). [...]
25 January 2012
Cetti's Warbler, a first for the reserve.
A brilliant day's birding at Martin Mere with no less than 4 new birds added to the year list; Kingfisher, Golden Plover, Corn Bunting and last but by no means least, Cetti's Warbler. The bird [...]
25 January 2012
Todays Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 120 Wigeon 150 Tufted Duck 20 Avenue Tower Teal 200 Wigeon 100 Barnacle Goose 1000 Teal Pond Gadwall 3 Saltcot Merse Observatory GREAT SKU [...]
25 January 2012
Wildlife sightings for 25th January 2012
101 Wigeon – marsh, scrape, main lake 3 Pintail – 2 male, 1 female. Main lake and marsh channel 15 Snipe – grazing marsh, main lake 2 Reed Bunting – male singing ne [...]
25 January 2012
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide BITTERN 1 still showing well on and off Teal 700 Dunlin 1000 Lapwing 2000 Golden Plover 150 Cetti's Warbler 1 The Holden Tower MERLIN 1 male Peregrine 1 [...]
25 January 2012
Ready, steady, cook with the Centre Manager
Tomorrow is our event in the cafe in the afternoon. I am taking part in the entertainment Ready, Steady, Cook when the guests arrive and I am dreading it! I can't cook to save my life, I can grow veg and supply all the materials but I don't think I will b
24 January 2012
Artist of the month - February
Artist Irene Hilsdon was born in North Shields and was originally inspired to take up painting by her father Larry Bedigan, who loved painting watercolours of landscapes and various views from the River Tyne. Asian short-clawed otter She joined the Wo
24 January 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake/AM/Tide - Mid Shelduck - 26 Teal - 48 Wigeon - 8 Tufted duck - 10 Grey heron - 4 Mallard - 56 [...]
24 January 2012
Harriers
Not the best of days for viewing, very murky condition until mid afternoon. Apart from Pink-footed Geese which are dropping back in numbers the reserve was looking jam pack, particularly on the Mere w [...]
24 January 2012
Recent Sightings
Reserve. On the 21st January the first signs of spring appeared with 12 shelduck visiting the main lake alongside 12 little egrets. 28 oystercatchers were spotted on the brickworks and on the 22nd [...]
24 January 2012