News
NEW Celebrity Dusty Duck Trail at WWT Llanelli this May Half Term
A very different type of duck, designed by the world-famous Aardman studios, is landing at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre this week ready for May half term. Dusty Duck has been designed exclusively for the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) by Aardman studio
24 May 2017
Recent Sightings
Goldfinch Cr. Russ Myners Millennium Wetlands Little Grebe 4 Little Egret 2 Grey Heron 1 Mute Swan 10 (incl. 8 cygnets) Canada Goose 4 Shelduck 5 Gadwall 11 Mallard 8 Shoveler 3 Pochard 11 Tufted Duck 5 Moorhen 4 Coot
23 May 2017
Come and visit a zoo with a difference this half term
Come and visit our Grass Animal Zoo this May half term, from Saturday 27 May until Sunday 4 June. The display includes a bear and giraffe, a hippo and a camel. Discover which of the eight animals live in wetlands and which of them can go for days witho
23 May 2017
Wildlife sightings - 23/05/17
a.m. Tide Level: Wader Lake Common tern 120 + Avocet 23 + 6 chicks Black-tailed godwit 1 Oystercatcher 2 Gadwall 2 Shelduck 20 + 12 ducklings Lapwing 14 + 8 chicks Tufted duck 8 Mute swan 1 Saline Lagoon Shelduck 15 Hawthorn Wood Great-spotted woodpecke
23 May 2017
Wildlife sightings for 23rd May 2017
2 Shelduck - wader scrape 2 Little Ringed Plover - reservoir lagoon 2 Redshank - reservoir lagoon 1 Common Tern - main lake 1 Whitethroat - entrance lake May bird highlights: Wood Sandpiper, Grey Plover, Whinchat, Oystercatcher, Greenshank, Whimbrel, Litt
23 May 2017
Royal Bank of Canada donates Chelsea garden to Martin Mere
UPDATE: The Royal Bank of Canada Garden won a showgarden Gold Award at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. It's also up for a People's Award - you can vote for it online via the BBC website. WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre staff have been to Chelsea to meet the d
22 May 2017
Recent Sightings - 22nd May 2017
The following sightings were recorded today at high tide, with plenty of activity in the reserve. Estuary Shelduck 2, Balck-headed Gull 15. We are still having relatively good numbers of Black-tailed godwit, seen both inside the reserve feeding
22 May 2017
Sightings Monday 22nd May
Bright and sunny start to the day with lots of dragonflies on the wing. Sightings today: Whooper swan Gadwall Red crested pochard Shelduck Tufted duck Avocet Little ringed plover Redshank Kingfisher Spoonbill Great white egret Little egret Linnet House ma
22 May 2017
Breeding season birding
As we approach the end of May and head for June we are seeing much reduced migration, our local birds settling in to breed or starting to feed their young. House Martins and Swallows are busy collecting mud for their mud cup nests on the centre buildings,
22 May 2017
Sightings 22/05/2017 - Osprey!
A nice mild morning on the reserve and flat calm conditions allowed for a nice view of around 1000 Common Scoter rafting out on the Solway. Possibly a non-breeding flock. Whilst watching these an Osprey flew in off and right past the Saltcot carrying a fi
22 May 2017
Wildlife sightings - 22/05/17
a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Common tern 130+ Avocet 24 + 11 chicks Ringed plover 1 Black-tailed godwit 1 Oystercatcher 3+ 2 chicks Grey heron 29 Stock dove 2 Tufted duck 8 Shelduck 26 + 12 ducklings Gadwall 1 Saline Lagoon Avocet 4 Shelduck 16 Hawthor
22 May 2017
Wildlife sightings for 22nd May 2017
8 Shelduck ducklings and 4 adults - resr lagoon 2 Shoveler (male) - scrape 2 Little Ringed Plover - resr lagoon 1 Redshank - resr lagoon 15 Lapwing - marsh, main lake, resr lagoon, scrape 1 Mandarin (male) - main lake 2 Whitethroat - scrape bank, entranc
22 May 2017
New garden announcement
Credit: Marianne Majerus Bringing the boreal to the North West: Royal Bank of Canada donates RHS Chelsea Flower Show Garden to WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre Inspired by the boreal forest, the Royal Bank of Canada
22 May 2017
Sightings
At least 3 Ruff (1 male + 2 female) were on site today, females from Ron Barker and the male from UU Hide. A single Dunlin was on the Mere all day and plenty of Little Ringed Plover and Ringed Plover to be seen. An adult male Peregrine was seen to take a
21 May 2017
Settling into summer
South Lake The Avocet colony is still defending their nests and chicks, we have broods of 1, 2, 3 and 4 on the lake with at least seven more nests to hatch. The Crane pair 'Bart and Ruby' continue to incubate two eggs near Hogarth Hide, please move slowly
21 May 2017