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Wildlife sightings for 12th January 2012
2 Shelduck - main lake 10 Snipe - marsh 1 Jack Snipe - main lake 13 Lesser Redpoll - world wetlands 3 Redwing - entrance area Additional sightings from yesterday: 1 [...]
12 January 2012
A visit from the Chief Executive
WWT's Chief Executive, Martin Spray, has visited Martin Mere today to give a motivational talk to our volunteers and staff this afternoon. I spent some time with him this morning walking around the grounds with him, but he is aiming to come to each cen
11 January 2012
Heavy Nene; yes it's time!
Everywhere you look Nenes are marauding in pairs. This can only mean one thing; that the breeding season is about to commence! After a more formal census is completed I can hopefully update you on all of the new marriages, divorces, affairs and losses, bu
11 January 2012
Year List
A new species for the year in the shape of two Oystercatcher. It was unlikely that we would miss this large (noisy) wader as a few pairs breed on site and spring passage numbers regularly top 100. The [...]
11 January 2012
Recent Sightings
Reserve A pair of red-breasted mergansers are still enjoying residency on the Saline lagoon and have been seen daily along with 3 little grebes, 9 gadwall and 40 oystercatchers. On the 28th [...]
11 January 2012
Today's wild bird sightings
806 lapwing greenshank redshank brent goose - on estuary c 150 shoveler - on estuary c800 pintail - on estuary c200 dunlin - on estuary c150 curlew - on estua [...]
11 January 2012
Wildlife sightings for 11th January 2012
1 Woodcock - flew on to main lake S shore from sheltered lagoon direction (a.m.) 160 Teal - marsh, scrape, resr lagoon 23 Snipe - marsh, main lake 1 Jack Snipe - marsh 22 Redwing - fle [...]
11 January 2012
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide Bittern 1 Cetti's Warbler 1 Water Rail 1 Teal 700 Roe Deer 2 The Tack Piece LESSER SCAUP 1 female White-fronted Goose 230 Wigeon 2800 Teal 1100 Golden [...]
11 January 2012
Reward a wetland hero
WWT are looking for the unsung hero responsible for the best wetland in the UK and they need your help. Use the online form to nominate the wetland you most love and admire. A panel of experts will choose the very best and the person who manages it will b
10 January 2012
Reward a wetland hero
WWT are looking for the unsung hero responsible for the best wetland in the UK and they need your help. Use the online form at wwt.org.uk/marsh-award to nominate the wetland you most love and admire. A panel of experts will choose the very best and the pe
10 January 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake/AM/Tide - Mid Shelduck - 20 Shoveler - 4 Teal - 67 Wigeon - 5 Mallard - 52 Gadwall - 1 Lapwing - 24 Curlew - 1 Grey Heron 1 (Starting to nest build/set u [...]
10 January 2012
Bewick's Swan and Green winged Teal
A single Bewick's swan spent the day mainly asleep on the far side of the Mere again as it did yesterday, this is only the 5th day of the winter Bewick's have been recorded, and the last 3 day [...]
10 January 2012
Today's sightings
The Holden Tower Possible Purple Sandpiper 1 seen flying with the grey plovers Grey Plover 13 Curlew 40 Shelduck 80 Egyptian Goose 2 Peregrine 2 Buzzard 1 The Zeiss Hide Wate [...]
10 January 2012
Caper flies in for his 23rd winter!
On yet another mild day with westerly winds, conditions not very suitable for migration to Britain, I was beginning to wonder how many more swans would arrive this winter. We were therefore pleasantly surprised to see a trickle of regulars push on ahead l
9 January 2012
Norfolk through the lens – WWT Welney winners of the Autumn heat
Swans by Ian Taylor Norfolk’s Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust Centre, WWT, located in Welney has named the four regional winners in the autumn heat of its nationwide photography competition. From the creative to the
9 January 2012