News
Todays sightings
Great birding especially on the Tack Piece. Book up now if you want to join a Warden for a Bird Watch Morning at 08.00 on Sunday 8th January (£15). Robbie Garnett and Holden Tow [...]
30 December 2011
How has the year been
With the end of year coming I thought it would be good to reflect on how the year has been for Martin Mere, and I am pleased to say it has been very successful. We have had about 172,000 visitors this year which is up about 15,000 from last year - mainl
29 December 2011
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake - AM - Tide: Mid Lapwing - 14 Black-Headed Gull - 63 Teal - 78 Mallard - 111 Curlew - 5 River Goosander - 1 Comorant - 7 Grey Heron - 5 &n [...]
29 December 2011
Bird News
A drake Green-winged Teal from the Harrier hide was a great find today, and is the first record of this American visitor for the year. (Just in time to bring this year's reserve list up to 156 spe [...]
29 December 2011
Wildlife sightings for 29th December 2011
61 Wigeon - grazing marsh. 2 Pintail - males, grazing marsh 1 Kestrel - hunting above entrance lake 1 Jack Snipe - main lake 47 Lapwing - main lake 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh [...]
29 December 2011
Today's sightings
Dumbles and Tack Piece Huge numbers of birds commuting back and forth. Lapwing 5000 Golden Plover 1000 Dunlin 700 Ruff 7 Black-tailed Godwit 48 Starling 400 Wigeon 2200 Teal 370 [...]
29 December 2011
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake A.M. Low Tide Wigeon 17 Teal 180 Mallard 87 Shelduck 11 Lapwing 21 Tufted Duck 19 Moorhen 6 Black Headed Gull& [...]
28 December 2011
Today's wild bird sightings
2 greenshank 28 black tailed godwits c350 lapwing c300 curlew 9 snipe oystercatcher - on estuary Brent goose - on estuary great crested grebe greylag go [...]
28 December 2011
Wildlife sightings for 28th December 2011
72 Wigeon - marsh and scrape 160 Teal - marsh and scrape 1 Pintail - marsh 14+ Snipe - marsh and main lake 7 Siskin - wildside and entrance area 17 Redwing - wildside and entrance [...]
28 December 2011
Today's sightings
Holden Tower At high tide 0900-1000hrs the party of 15 Grey Plover were showing along with 600 Dunlin, 2000 Lapwing, 1200 Golden Plover, 45 Great Black-backed Gull, 110 Barnacle Geese, 4 'contin [...]
28 December 2011
Signs of spring!
Plants which normally flower in March, Magpies building nests, Ringed Plovers returning inland all noted today and all much more familiar in Spring rather than Mid winter! Despite the unusually mild D [...]
27 December 2011
Tufted duck high
Fantastic count of 106 tufted duck on swan lake yesterday, but down to only 32 this morning. Stunning views of at least a dozen Bullfinches aound the reserve today. [...]
27 December 2011
Wildlife sightings for 27th December 2011
1 Jack Snipe - marsh 16 Snipe - marsh and main lake 1 Rock Pipit - marsh and scrape 2 Siskin - waterlife 14 Redwing - entrance area, plus some flew W Recent bird highlig [...]
27 December 2011
Todays sightings and 1 January Birdwatch Morning news
Highlights The Lesser Scaup female was on the Rushy all day. 2 Bitterns showed on and off all day at the Zeiss Hide and 140+ Bewick's Swans were on the Rushy. Holden Tower At high tide a l [...]
27 December 2011
Out on the reserve today
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26 December 2011