1 Wheatear - marsh (north bund) 0950hrs 1 Blackcap - sheltered lagoon 5 Chiffchaff - wildside, sheltered lagoon, south route 2 Sand Martin - scrape, sheltered lagoon 7 Reed Bunting - reedbed, main lake, sheltered lagoon 2 Little Egret - marsh 4 Shel
18 March 2017
a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Avocet - 22 Lapwing - 51 Redshank - 30 Common Snipe - 17 Jack Snipe - 1 Oystercatcher - 4 Black-tailed Godwit - 1 Mute Swan - 2 Gadwall - 6 Shoveler - 10 Wigeon - 2 Teal - 43 Shelduck - 16 Common Gull - 2 Black-headed Gull
18 March 2017
Kingfisher Hide Lots of activity from the Kingfishers. Two birds both with pale bases to the bill have been excavating this morning. The Lapwing are very active over the new pieces with over 20 birds displaying. A Little Grebe and several Gadwall were
18 March 2017
It's dry so far and feeling quite spring-like at the moment. Birds are singing, Primroses are flowering, and so are the Blackthorn bushes! Black-headed Gulls are looking for nesting sites around the Flood Ground, some of them look like they could use our
18 March 2017
The Green-winged Teal seen this morninig from the Ron Barker hide was almost certainly the one which has spent most if not all of this Winter at Martin Mere, although it has been a number of weeks since it was last reported. The current weather seems to h
17 March 2017
The latest exhibition has been unveiled at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre by the Maghull and Lydiate Art Group. The art group has been in existence since 1970 and is an integrated member of the community with monthly meetings, professional painting demons
17 March 2017
Chiffchaff in song Cr. WWT British Steel Hide Great Crested Grebe 2 Cormorant 3 Little Egret 4 Greylag 38 Canada Goose 10 Brent Goose 135 Shelduck 163 Wigeon 115 Gadwall 6 Teal 7 Mallard 3 Shoveler 6 Tufted Duck 8 Pe
17 March 2017
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Avocet 22 Lapwing 53 Oystercatcher 4 Redshank 16 Mute swan 2 Gadwall 4 Wigeon 2 Teal 27 Shoveler 6 Shelduck 14 Kestrel 2 Saline Lagoon Mute swan 2 Avocet 2 Gadwall 2 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker 2 Willow tit 1 Bul
17 March 2017
2 Dunlin - marsh 1 Common Sandpiper - resr lagoon, then flew towards the river 1 Jack Snipe 4 Shelduck - scrape, main lake, resr lagoon 3 Redshank - main lake, marsh 1 Willow Warbler - wildside 1 Water Pipit - marsh 1 Wheatear - marsh p.m 5 Chiffchaff -
17 March 2017
Over the last few days we've seen the last few grasps of Winter start to loosen their grip on the reserve. It looks as though all the Pintail have now departed, as have the last six Bewick's Swans. Other winter flocks are also dropping as we're down t
17 March 2017
a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Little egret 2 Grey heron 46 Avocet 24 Lapwing 60 Redshank 10 Oystercatcher 4 Mute swan 2 Gadwall 4 Wigeon 6 Teal 27 Shoveler 8 Saline Lagoon Mute swan 2 Curlew 3 Grey heron 1 Hawthorn Wood Brambling 1 Chaffinch 28 Goldfinc
16 March 2017
WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre has lost some rather special ducks. A number of our GIANT yellow ducks have gone missing and we need children to help us and Dusty Duck find them this Easter holidays as part of Dusty’s GIANT Duck Hunt. You’ll need to
16 March 2017
A solitary drake Garganey returned to the Folly Pond yesterday afternoon and has been sighted once again this morning, this time using the borrow pit in Corner Field. It is best viewed from the top floor of the Peter Scott Observatory or the small green
16 March 2017
6 Sand Martin 5 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon, wildside 1 Water Pipit - marsh 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 4 Shelduck - resr lagoon, main lake 1 Little Egret - marsh 1 Green Sandpiper - over towards the marsh 1605hrs 5 Redshank - main lake, resr la
16 March 2017
a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Kestrel - 1 Avocet - 19 Black-tailed Godwit - 1 Eurasian Teal - 10 Wigeon - 2 Grey Heron - 45 Tufted Duck - 12 Shoveler - 6 Shelduck - 8 Gadwall - 2 Saline Lagoon Avocet - 2 Oystercatcher - 2 Mute Swan - 1 Gadwall - 2 Wigeo
15 March 2017