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Wildlife sightings for 5th April 2018
6 Snipe - scrape 2 Jack Snipe - scrape 11 Sand Martin - scrape 1 Water Rail - reedbed 1 Red Kite - over NW a.m. 1 Sedge Warbler - middle reedbed channel 12 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon, wildside 9 Blackcap - sheltered lagoon, scrape bank, wildside Ma
5 April 2018
Ring Ouzel
Bird of the day Ring Ouzel, a male along the ditch edge over the metal gate into the reserve, near the gate entrance to the 'Wheatear Fields' at the end of the Long Hedge on the public footpath at 11.30am. This is only the 3rd reserve record. The first W
5 April 2018
Sightings Wednesday 4th April
Due to the recent heavy rain along the River Great Ouse, the Ouse Washes are currently flooding to depths where it affects access to our hides. Unfortunately the main hide is the only hide accessible. There is still a good variety of birds across the wh
4 April 2018
Wildlife sightings for 4th April 2018
2 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 5 Redshank - wader scrape 4 Pintail - main lake 2 Shelduck - main lake 3 Snipe - wader scrape 3 Swallow - flew over West 1 Willow Warbler - sheltered lagoon 7 Sand Martin - wader scrape 5 Chiffchaff - South route, sheltered l
4 April 2018
Reserve Update Wednesday 4th April
Spring is in the air......if only the weather would concur! Our two resident mute swan pairs have now moved from the Whooper Pond back to their respective breeding ponds. The female on the Teal Pond was even perched on one of their old nests first thi
4 April 2018
First Willow Warblers of the year
Migrants Our first Willow Warbler of 2018 was singing below the Holden Tower this morning, a second bird could be heard from the Kingfisher Hide. An increase in Chiffchaff was obvious, at least six singing birds around the site. Sand Martins were lingeri
3 April 2018
WWT Snapshot Jan-Mar 2018
Thank you to almost a million of you who visited WWT's nine wetland centres in the 12 months to April 2018. You are supporting huge amounts of conservation work around the world. Here's just a sample of what you've helped to achieve in the last three mo
3 April 2018
Latest Sightings
After the weekends cold weather it was noticeably warm this morning and feeling almost hot in the sun early afternoon. The early showers produced a few Sand Martin feeding in sheltered spots around the reserve and at least one Swallow. Bittern still boomi
3 April 2018
Gosling hatches
A cape barren gosling has hatched at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre Known as either the Cape Barren Goose or Cereopsis, these birds are well known at Martin Mere for being large grey birds with green bills and a distinctive grunting sound. They are exce
3 April 2018
Faileas
An exhibition by Artful Migration Artist-in-Residence, Angela Alexander-Lloyd Exhibition runs: 29th April - 31st August 2018 Artist Talk: Wednesday 2nd May 3pm Artful Migration is a residency programme being developed by Upland in partnership with Ginnie
3 April 2018
Recent Sightings (31st March-3rd April)
British Steel Hide Some 8m+ high tides have flooded the saline lagoons during the past few days leaving very few roosting spots for our waders. Despite this, there are were still a good amount to be found around the edges of the lagoons. The highest count
3 April 2018
Wildlife sightings for 3rd April 2018
2 Little Ringed Plover - grazing marsh 1 Common/Arctic Tern - over W 5 Redshank - grazing marsh 3 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 7 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape 2 Shelduck - wader scrape 4 Pintail - main lake 6 Sand Martin - wader scrape 2 Blackcap - sh
3 April 2018
Today's sightings
Tree sparrow House sparrow Goldfinch Reed bunting Great tit Jackdaw Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag goose Wigeon Tufted duck Shelduck Shoveler duck Mallard Moorhen Coot Crane Little egret Avocet Ruff Redshank Lapwing Oystercatcher
3 April 2018
Reserve Update Tuesday 3rd April
This morning there are still a few Whooper Swans around, so if you want to see them before they head off you best get visit soon! The majority of the swans remaining are juveniles. There were a good number of Redshank and Godwits on the Folly Pond
3 April 2018
Today's Highlights
Whooper swan Mute swan Crane Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Wigeon Gadwall Goldeneye Tufted duck Pintail Pochard Teal Oystercatcher Little egret Lapwing Black-tailed godwit Coot Moorhen Great crested grebe Little grebe Tree sparrow Goldfinch Reed bunting Pied
2 April 2018