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Latest Sightings - 1st September
A dry start to the morning with plenty of bird song in the air. Chiffchaffs are on the move, passing through the reserve as they head back south for the winter. Again, the mud on the Folly Pond is popular with waders, Lapwing and Black-tailed Godwi
1 September 2017
Garden opens
Inspired by the boreal forest and waterways of northern Ontario, the Gold medal winning Royal Bank of Canada Garden, as seen at the 2017 RHS Chelsea Flower Show has been relocated to WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre. The Royal Bank of Canada Garden from th
1 September 2017
Today's Highlights
Grey heron Tree sparrow and juvs Goldfinch Moorhen and juvs Ruff x 15 Snipe x 4 Black-tailed godwit Green sandpiper x 2 Whooper swan Bewick's swan Greylag geese Canada geese Garganey-Main obs Mallard Teal Shoveler Little egret Kestrel Marsh harrier Buzzar
31 August 2017
Super Sylvias
Yesterday's showers seemed to ground many of our migrating warblers, with the bulk of the number being chiffchaff and willow warbler. Birds were calling everywhere and there were even flocks of these great little warblers in the hedgerows - one flock of
31 August 2017
Wildlife sightings for 31st August 2017
5 Buzzard - circling high over site at midday 4 Black-tailed Godwit - scrape 2 Common Sandpiper - main lake, marsh, scrape 2 Yellow Wagtail - over SE+W 1 Kestrel - marsh 2 Willow Warbler - sheltered lagoon, wildside 18 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon, s
31 August 2017
Otter today
Good start to the day for head warden Tom Clare with the sighting of an Otter heading down Langley's Brook. That's the water way between Vinson's and Sunley's Marsh. It's the second sighting in that area in the last month. Hopefully more to come as we hav
30 August 2017
Todays sightings
Whooper swan Mallard Moorhen Grey heron Goldfinch Tree sparrow House sparrow Blue tit Great tit Robin House sparrow Wood pigeon
30 August 2017
Wildlife sightings - 30/08/2017
Wader Lake (AM, high tide): Curlew 3 Lapwing 80 Redshank 30 Black-headed gull 20 Black-tailed godwit 5 Saline Lagoon: Black-headed gull 15 Lapwing 5 Redshank 10 Hawthorn Wood: Bullfinch 6 Greenfinch 4 Chaffinch 4 Robin 1 Blue tit 2 Great tit
30 August 2017
Wildlife sightings for 30th August 2017
3 Black-tailed Godwit - wader scrape 2 Common Sandpiper - wader scrape 1 Kestrel - sheltered lagoon 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 6 Snipe - grazing marsh, main lake 4 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon, wildside 2 Blackcap - South route 1 Garden Warbler -
30 August 2017
Recent sightings
Little Grebe CR. Russ Myners British Steel Hide Spotted Redshank - 2 Greenshank - 77 Spoonbill - 3 Black-tailed Godwit - c.500 Dunlin - 34 Knot - 16 Redshank - 193 Ringed Plover - 3 Lapwing - 36 Teal - 3 Shoveler - 2
29 August 2017
Wader Weather
Some overnight rain looks like it brought some waders onto the reserve unless they've been hiding in the wet areas out on the far North western fringes of the reserve. More interesting weather throughout the week, by which we mean some rain fronts. A Wood
29 August 2017
Science Behind Steart - New QR Codes on Reserve
WWT Steart Marshes is collaborating in a Masters project at the University of the West of England which pilots the use of QR codes on our reserve to help communicate the scientific research going on at Steart. There are three QR codes on site which you ca
29 August 2017
Wildlife sightings 29/08/17
a.m. high tide Wader Lake Avocet 3 Black tailed godwit 6 Curlew Common snipe Lapwing 150 Redshank 38 Black headed gull 25 Saline lagoon Grey heron Black headed gull 21 Redshank 5 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch 5 Greenfinch 2 Chaffinch 6 Blue tit 4 Great tit 10 D
29 August 2017
Wildlife sightings for 29th August 2017
1 Common Sandpiper - wader scrape 2 Snipe - grazing marsh 3 Swallow - grazing marsh 6 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon, wildside 2 Blackcap - wildside 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital August bird highlights: Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Dunlin, Black
29 August 2017
Snipe show
Rushy Hide Brilliant views of Snipe again today. Up to four Green Sandpiper, 10 Black-tailed Godwit, 16 Lapwing and Little Grebe. Robbie Garnett Hide Green Sandpiper up to nine (13 on site today), 2 juvenile Ruff, 14 Gadwall and 16 Teal. Knott Hide/Hol
28 August 2017