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Some great winter birding to be had on and just off the reserve at the moment added to the excellent weather forecast for the next week ahead. Winter birding at it's best. No counts as yet in 2018. Certainly over 1000
6 January 2018
Wildlife sightings for 6th December 2018
1 Bittern - main lake 2 Shelduck - main lake 4 Pintail - main lake 17 Redwing - sheltered lagoon 1 Water Pipit - wader scrape 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 1 Grey Wagtail - wader scrape 2 Peregrine - perched on hospital ledge December bird highlights:
6 January 2018
WWT Martin Mere review of the year 2017
As promised a review of 2017! During the year 151 species of birds were recorded and this was one of the lowest counts in recent years. It did however included two first's for the reserve and a number of species unrecorded for over 20 years. January start
5 January 2018
Today's Highlights
Mute swans Whooper swans Bewick's swan Greylag Pink-footed geese-40 Pochard Tufted duck Wigeon Pintail Mallard Coot Moorhen Great egret Redshank Snipe Golden plover Lapwing Black-headed gull Goldfinch Linnet Tree sparrow Reed bunting Starling Pheasant Buz
5 January 2018
Recent Sightings (3rd-5th Jan)
Photo by Rob Werran British Steel Hide Storm Eleanor combined with high tides brought in many birds in the last couple days. With high water levels many ducks have been seen including 115 Wigeon, 135 Teal, 46 Gadwall
5 January 2018
Reserve Update Friday 5th January - still wet and now a little murky as well!
The rain yesterday means that it is till very wet under foot on the reserve, but the ducks are loving it in the fields. Large flocks of Wigeon and Teal are just about visible in the flooded fields around the Avenue Tower first thing joined by some of th
5 January 2018
Wildlife sightings for 5th January 2018
1 Bittern - main lake 2 Shelduck - wader scrape 2 PIntail - main lake 1 KIngfisher - reservoir lagoon 9 Redwing - sheltered lagoon 11 Siskin - sheltered lagoon, South route December bird highlights: Jack Snipe, Goldeneye, Brent Goose, Little Egret, Grea
5 January 2018
Wildlife sightings 05/01/18
a.m. high tide Wader Lake Black tailed godwit Lapwing 50 Canada goose 55 Greylag goose 5 Canada/greylag cross Shoveler 6 Shelduck 25 Eurasian teal 20 Curlew Snipe 3 Black headed gull 30 Saline lagoon Eurasian teal 21 Redshank Lesser black backed gull 5 Ha
5 January 2018
Get kids outdoors!
It’s official! Being outdoors is great for children! New research has shown that when children spend quality time outdoors, it affects them in lots of positive ways. The most recent research by Forest Schools, shows that children develop better social s
5 January 2018
Tidal surges after Storm Eleanor
The last two days have seen Storm Eleanor passing through with another storm following close behind. It coincided with very high tides pushing them up a bit higher than was expected. The Dumbles has been completely flooded, the receding tide has left shal
4 January 2018
Todays sightings
Whooper swan Bewick's swan Mute swan Tufted duck Pochard Mallard Wigeon Coot Moorhen Redshank Water rail Snipe Golden plover Lapwing Great white egret Marsh harrier Lesser black-backed gull Pied wagtail Wren Tree sparrow House sparrow Starling
4 January 2018
Latest Sightings - 4th January - still wet
A wet start to the day, on top of the flood water from yesterday means there is a lot of standing water around the reserve. Not as much grass for the geese, as the fields are flooded, so they are concentrated onto a few areas around the Avenue Tower and S
4 January 2018
Wildlife sightings for 4th January 2018
1 Bittern - main lake N shore 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 1 Caspian Gull (4cy) - main lake 1 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 1 Water Pipit - wader scrape 18 Siskin - sheltered lagoon 7 Fieldfare - grazing marsh, South route 11 Redwing - sheltered lagoon 5
4 January 2018
Sightings
Happy New Year to all our readers!! A round up of sightings so far in the New Year include the first Woodcock of the year which was flushed along the reed bed walk area by one of the wardens. A Raven was seen on Woodend Marsh. We still have up to 5 Mars
3 January 2018
Wildlife sightings - 3/1/18
Wader Lake (AM, low tide): Curlew 6 Lapwing 10 Teal 22 Wigeon 1 Shelduck 10 Shoveler 8 Saline Lagoon (AM, low tide): Curlew 6 Teal 18 Black-headed gull 44 Hawthorn Wood feeding station: Goldcrest 1 Nuthatch 1 Great-spotted woodpecker 2 Willo
3 January 2018