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Wildlife sightings for 17th June 2017
2 Common Tern - main lake 1 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 2 Shoveler - main lake 5 Collard Dove - entrance area 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital ledge 3 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon, wildside May bird highlights: Wood Sandpiper, Grey Plover, Whinc
17 June 2017
Latest Sightings - 17th June
The Black-headed Gull chicks are doing well on the Flood Ground, 3 of them have hatched on one of the rafts. The Oystercatcher chick on the Teal Pond is also doing very well as you can see below... The Mute Swan family are still on the Whooper Pon
17 June 2017
Bird News
Overcast and cooler today before it warms up for the weekend. Packed full of breeding birds and over summering species, it's possible to see 60+ species in a days birding on the reserve. Cuckoos are still present with at least 2 birds being seen around th
16 June 2017
Recent Sightings
Black Headed Gulls Cr. Rob Werran Millennium Wetlands Little Grebe 6 Cormorant 16 Little Egret 1 Mute Swan 2 Shelduck 6 Gadwall 35 Mallard 49 Pochard 10 Tufted Duck 16 Moorhen 2 Coot 8 Lapwing 2 (Fledged chicks!) Blac
16 June 2017
Today's Sightings
Avocet Lapwing Little Ringed Plover Black-tailed Godwit Whooper Swan Redshank Swallow House Martin Tree Sparrow House Sparrow Reed Warbler Sedge Warbler Cetti's Warbler Great White Egret Little Egret Pochard Pied Wagtail Common Tern Shoveler Gadwall Sheld
16 June 2017
Today's sightings
Another lovely sunny day with things getting warmer again for the weekend. Its a great time to catch up with insects across the reserve with lots of dragonflies and damselflies now on the wing. Look out for butterflies and moths too. This Hummingbir
16 June 2017
Latest Sightings - 16th June - Mute Swan cygnets!
The Avenues have completely dried out now, so there is no need for wellies. The Mute Swan family are now on the Whooper Pond, arriving to be fed this morning. They have hatched 4 cygnets, which are only a day or so old! You can see them in front of the
16 June 2017
Wildlife sightings for 16th June 2017
2 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 1 Snipe - reservoir lagoon 2 Common Tern - main lake 3 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon 5 Shoveler - main lake, reservoir lagoon 2 Mandarin - main lake 70 Swift - mostly over the river 2 Kestrel - hunting over the carpark
16 June 2017
Today's Sightings
Avocet Black-tailed godwit Redshank Mallard Stock dove Cuckoo Whitethroat Kingfisher Buzzard Marsh harrier Sedge warbler Reed warbler Kestrel Little egret Swallow House martin Reed bunting Teal Pied wagtail Tree sparrow Oystercatcher Grey wagtail Little r
15 June 2017
Today's sightings
Rushy Hide Three Mediterranean Gulls were present this morning, a single second-summer plumaged bird and two in first-summer plumage. A Green Sandpiper was on the lower pond along with 6 Avocet. Another pair of Avocet are still incubating on the upper
15 June 2017
Wildlife Sightings - 15.6.17
Am Tide/High Wader Lake Ringer Plover - 2 Avocet - 23 + 18 Chicks Oystercatcher - 12 Lapwing - 12 Gadwall - 5 + 12 Ducklings Common Tern - 100 + 1 Chick Shelduck - 30 + 6 Ducklings Saline Lagoon Lapwing 2 + 4 Chicks Shelduck - 2
15 June 2017
What's in a name? Introducing our baby otters!
What’s in a name? Well, more than you would realise when it comes to baby Asian short-clawed otters… The four new cubs - Buster, Irene, Shirley and Rita - with their older siblings, mam and dad. Pic by Ian Henderson.
15 June 2017
Wildlife sightings for 15th June 2017
1 Little Egret - main lake 2 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 2 Common Tern - main lake 2 Shoveler - wader scrape, main lake 2 Chiffchaff - South route, wildside May bird highlights: Wood Sandpiper, Grey Plover, Whinchat, Oystercatcher, Gree
15 June 2017
Cattle Egret
Warming up today feeling very summer like. A Cattle Egret flew onto the reserve around 1pm. Martin Mere had Lancashire's first record in 1999 but in the last two years they have been annual. Once mega rare Cattle Egrets ar
14 June 2017
Wildlife sightings - 14/06/2017
AM mid tide Wader Lake Kestrel 1 adult and 3 juvenile Little ringed plover 2 Black-tailed godwit 1 Oystercatcher 1 Avocet 23 adults and 21 chicks Shoveler 3 Shelduck 26 Common tern 90+ Hawthorn Wood feeding station Great-spotted woodpecker 2 Chaffi
14 June 2017