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Wildlife sightings for 29th July 2017
1 Buzzard - flew over W 2 Peregrine - perched Charing Cross Hospital 2 Hobby - marsh 1 Yellow Wagtail - feeding on marsh 4 Chiffchaff - wildside, reedbed filters 4 Willow Warbler - sheltered lagoon 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 1 Common Tern - sheltere
29 July 2017
Latest Sightings
Sunshine and showers with more to come makes for an interesting week ahead. Risky to predict anymore rarities but we wouldn't want to rule out the chance of a wader or two dropping in. It's all calmed down a little since Wednesday's Gull-billed Tern, wher
28 July 2017
Today's Sightings
Whooper Swan Little Ringed Plover House Sparrow Tree Sparrow Swallow House Martin Redshank Avocet Corncrake Starling Yellow Wagtail Grey Heron Hobby Common Sandpiper Green Sandpiper Shelduck Mallard Pied Wagtail Kingfisher Marsh Harrier Black-tailed Godwi
28 July 2017
Recent Sightings
Millennium Wetlands Black-headed Gul 14 Black-tailed Godwit c.20 Bullfinch 4 Buzzard 3 Coot 29 Gadwall 23 Grey Heron 2 Kingfisher 1 Lesser-black Backed Gull 1 Little Egret 48 Little Grebe 3 Mallard 12 Moorhen 6 Mute Swan 10 Pochard 5 Sand Martin c.40 She
28 July 2017
Today's sightings
High tide around lunchtime produced an adult Kittiwake floating down river between the Dumbles shoreline and the island. An adult Sanderling stopped off briefly before carrying on down river with a small flock of Dunlin and over 100 Curlew were roosting
28 July 2017
rare bird starts migration
Last week, Martin Mere played host to its first ever gull-billed tern. The tern dropped into the mere on Wednesday amid all the rainy weather and attracted a small group of twitchers. Normally, this bird comes no closer to the UK than the Mediterranean re
28 July 2017
Sightings - 28/07/2017
Another juvenile Redstart was present down at Saltcot yesterday, showing very well along the path to the hide. There were 30 Scaup on the Solway at high tide, but they're extremely distant and hard to make out on the choppy water. These numbers w
28 July 2017
Wildlife sightings Fri 28/07
a.m. High tide Wader Lake Avocet 5 Lapwing 120 Common tern 60 Redshank 55 Shoveler 4 Teal 5 Black headed gull 82 Herring gull Oystercatcher 2 Saline lagoon Redshank 2 Oystercatcher 2 Lapwing 3 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker Bullfinch 3 Greenfinch
28 July 2017
Wildlife sightings for 28th July 2017
3 Teal juvs (2 week old) - sheltered lagoon 1 Wigeon (female) - main lake 2 Gadwall broods - sheltered lagoon(3), main lake(10) 1 Green Sandpiper - flew over main lake towards the marsh 1 Black-tailed Godwit - main lake 1 Hobby - main lake, scrape 6 Chif
28 July 2017
Todays sightings
Whooper swan Mallard Crane (2 adults, 2 Juv's) Moorhen Coot Redshank Snipe (x6, Friends hide) Green sandpiper (x3) Avocet Oystercatcher Corncrake (calling at Lyle hide) Cormorant Black-headed gull Kingfisher (x2) Tree sparrow House sparrow Goldfinch Gre
27 July 2017
Wildlife sightings - 27/07/17
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Avocet 8 Dunlin 1 Black-tailed godwit 2 Lapwing 230 Redshank 72 Common tern 74 Grey heron 11 Sand martin 16 Saline Lagoon Black-headed gull 53 Herring gull 5 Swallow 4 Hawthorn Wood Great-spotted woodpecker 1 Jay 1 Bullfin
27 July 2017
Sightings update - 27/07/2017
There have been a couple of noteworthy sightings over the last few of days. Osprey sightings from Saltcot are becoming a much more regular occurrence, as adults are trying to find food for their ever growing chicks. One bird gave very good view
27 July 2017
Wildlife sightings for 27th July 2017
1 Arctic Tern - main lake a.m. 1 Sandwich Tern - flew NW over main lake 1525hrs 1 Common Tern - main lake 2 Little Grebe juv - scrape 1 Lesser Whitethroat - south route/main lake bank 1 Garden Warbler - wildside 8 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon, wildside
27 July 2017
Gull-billed Tern a first for the reserve
Exciting start to the day when an adult Gull-billed Tern flew in during a rain shower onto the Mere. Never before recorded on the reserve this species does occur annually in the UK in small numbers but breeds in Southern / South-Eastern Mediterranean. A f
26 July 2017
Today's Sightings
Cranes Marsh Harrier Kestrel Tree Sparrow House Sparrow Little Ringed Plover Swallow House Martin Redshank Corncrake Lapwing Avocet Kingfisher Snipe Common Sandpiper Whooper Swan Mute Swan
26 July 2017