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Whooper swan Mute swan Greylag Canada goose Shelduck Mallard Shoveler Wigeon Teal Pochard Pintail Coot Moorhen Black-tailed godwit Curlew Lapwing Black-headed gull Starling Fieldfare Tree sparrow House sparrow Goldfinch Blue tit Collared dove Wood pigeon
13 December 2017
Winner: Photo competition
WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre have announced the winner of the 2017 Martin Mere Wildlife Photography Competition. Steve Liptrot, who grew up in Leyland, has won the competition with an amazing image of a peregrine hunting. Steve, who now lives in South W
13 December 2017
Whooper swan blog
One from December 2010 (Andy Bunting) Hello Everyone I am Damien and I've been lucky enough have been asked to give you a round up of the recent whooper swan season at Martin Mere. First a bit of background on myself.
13 December 2017
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low 100% Frozen Lapwing - 1 Black-headed Gull - 7 Hawthorn Wood Greenfinch - 1 Robin - 1 Bullfinch - 10 Chaffinch - 9 Blue Tit - 7 Nuthatch - 1 Great Tit - 4 Coal Tit - 1 Other Birds Grey Heron
13 December 2017
Wildlife sightings for 13th December 2017
1 Bittern - main lake 1 Goldeneye - main lake 3 Pintail - main lake 1 Shelduck - main lake 1 Peregrine - perched on Charing cross hospital 50 Redwing - entrance lake/bank 1 Siskin November bird highlights: Green Sandpiper, Dunlin, Snipe, Little Egret,
13 December 2017
Recent Sightings (9th-12th Dec)
British Steel Hide Wader counts from the hide have included c.400 Oystercatchers (estuary), 182 Lapwing, c.450 Black-tailed Godwits, 58 Knot, 87 Dunlin, 2 Greenshank and 3 Redshank. Wildfowl counts include 118 Wigeon, 62 Mallard, 4 Teal, 11 Shoveler, 1 P
12 December 2017
Coldest night of the winter
Above- European White-fronted Geese over the Severn The cold night (-4) caused most of our wetlands to freeze, only the Rushy Pen and South Lake remained open partly due to the large numbers of birds moving about. A few other spots with a water flow rema
12 December 2017
Minus 6
Some proper winter weather in the past few days even if the snow avoided the area. Temperatures reached -6ºC so there has been plenty of ice and frost around. The biggest count of Whooper Swan this winter with 1670 birds this morning.
12 December 2017
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low 100% Frozen Curlew - 200 Black-headed Gull - 30 Saline Lagoon 100% Frozen Hawthorn Wood Robin - 5 Blackbird - 1 Dunnock - 1 Great Tit - 5 Blue Tit - 8 Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1
12 December 2017
Sightings Tuesday 12th December
Bright but chilly start to the day, all hides remain open Part of Summer walk still open as well. Sightings today: Bewick's swan Mute swan Whooper swan Canada goose Greylag goose Gadwall Mallard Pintail Pochard Shelduck Shoveler Teal Wigeon Black-tailed g
12 December 2017
Wildlife sightings for 12th December 2017
3 Bittern - main lake (all visible from the Headley hide) 4 Pintail - main lake 2 Shelduck - main lake 37 Redwing - entrance lake 16 Snipe - South route, main lake, scrape, marsh 3 Water Rail - sheltered lagoon, reedbed 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh Novemb
12 December 2017
Latest Sightings - 12th December - Bewick's Swan briefly this morning
A Bewick's Swan arrived on the reserve yesterday and spent the day with the Whooper Swans on the Whooper Pond. It was still here first thing this morning, but has since flown east. It could be with another flock of Whooper Swans near Thwaite and Ru
12 December 2017
Dawn Swan Count for 11th December 2017
Mute swan 21 Whooper swan 2565 Bewick swan 59
11 December 2017
Wildlife sightings - 11/12/2017
Wader Lake (AM, high tide, frozen): Mediterranean gull 1 Black-headed gull 169 Curlew 123 Starling 1 Lapwing 54 Saline lagoon (frozen): Herring gull 12 Black-headed gull 140+ Hawthorn Wood feeding station: Jay 2 Great-spotted woodpecker 1 Bl
11 December 2017
Webs Count for 11th December 2017
Cormorant 12 Greylag goose 310 Canada goose 291 Shelduck 7 Wigeon 2954 Gadwall
11 December 2017