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Saturday Sightings
Water rail photographed on Fri 3 March by visit Linda Hammant. Species sightings from the WWT wardens morning walk: Reserve & Grounds: 4 buzzard, reed bunting, water rail, pochard, long-tailed tit, tufted duck,
4 March 2017
Lost Cygnet !
Rushy Only the lone Bewick`s Swan Cygnet on the pond this morning, Still a good number of Duck including 60 Pintail, 80 Tufted Duck and 36 Pochard. South lake High water levels after yesterdays rain, a dense flock of 203 Black Tailed Godwit were roosting
4 March 2017
Wildlife sightings for 4th March 2017
2 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon 5 Pintail - main lake 1 Redshank - grazing marsh 1 Stonechat - grazing marsh 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital ledge February bird highlights: Bittern, Firecrest, Brent Goose, Shelduck, Jack Snipe, Redshank, Mediterranean
4 March 2017
Bird News
A male Goosander on the Mere today was real turn up for the books. Although this species is quite common in the right habitat within it's range, Martin Mere is not the right habitat ! Goosanders generally prefer much deeper water, and the species is recor
3 March 2017
Wildlife Highlights
Spotted Redshank, Dunlin and Lapwing Cr. MJ McGill Millennium Wetlands Little Grebe 2 Cormorant 7 Little Egret 1 Mute Swan 3 Shelduck 5 Gadwall 7 Teal 13 Mallard 9 Pintail 6 Shoveler 4 Pochard 4 Tufted Duck 9 Moorhen
3 March 2017
Today's Highlights
We are due some rain today but fortunately the ducks don't mind that. Still plenty to see with Spring in the air. Little egret Curlew Snipe Moorhen Coot-territorial in-fighting Lapwing Oystercatcher Black-tailed godwit Wigeon Teal Goldeneye Shelduck Shove
3 March 2017
Swan woman has tea with the Russian Ambassador
WWT’s ‘swan woman’ Sacha Dench had tea with Russian Ambassador, Alexander Yakovenko, yesterday, during which they discussed the protection of endangered wetland birds and possible future collaboration with Russian organisations. The invitation to Sa
3 March 2017
Wildlife Sightings - 03/03/17
a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Avocet - 5 Oystercatcher - 4 Lapwing - 118 Redshank - 56 Common Snipe - 10 Mute Swan - 3 Shelduck - 42 Shoveler - 14 Wigeon - 5 Teal - 62 Grey Heron - 51 Saline Lagoon Curlew - 4 Wigeon - 2 Shoveler - 4 Shelduck - 4 Hawthor
3 March 2017
Today's sightings
The Bewick's Swans are down to just 6 birds, a family of five and a seemingly lost cygnet. The family of five have spent most of the morning on the Tundra Pen in the collection, next to the Eider Pen. South Lake Hides Just one pair of Oystercatchers wer
3 March 2017
Recent Sightings
Kingfisher photographed on Wed 1 Mar by Chris Lay. Fri 3 March Lapwing hide: 3 lapwing, Canada geese, mallard,greylag geese, 8 teal, blackbird, black-headed gull, cormorant Ramsar hide: 4 lapwing, 3 cormorant, great e
3 March 2017
Latest Sightings - 3rd March - Yellowhammer singing!
A drizzly start to the day, and the birds are making the most of the flooded fields rather than the ponds! We have started to see more Brown Hares around the reserve lately, and it is feeling a bit more spring-like with Yellowhammers singing opposite the
3 March 2017
Wildlife sightings for 3rd March 2017
3 Shelduck - wader scrape 169 Shoveler - site count 133 Wigeon - site count 196 Tufted Duck - site count 2 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 3 Snipe - grazing marsh, main lake 3 Stonechat - grazing marsh February bird highlights: Bittern, Firecrest, Brent G
3 March 2017
Today's Sightings Thursday 2nd March
Golden Plover Wigeon Teal Snipe Mute Swans Whooper Swans Great White Egret x 2 Peregrine Barn Owl Pintail Avocet Little Egret Oystercatcher Kestrel Marsh Harrier Shoveler Gadwall Shelduck Tufted Duck Redshank Curlew Goldeneye Great Crested Grebe Stonechat
2 March 2017
Today's sightings
Rushy Hide & Peng Observatory We're down to 23 Bewick's Swans this morning, with just 11 on the Rushy for the feed. The rest of the flock had already made their way out on to the Dumbles. Also present were a pair of Oystercatcher, a single Redshan
2 March 2017
Wildlife Sightings - 02/03/17
a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Avocet - 3 Lapwing - 145 Redshank - 67 Oystercatcher - 4 Common Snipe - 4 Wigeon - 12 Teal - 61 Shoveler - 14 Shelduck - 48 Grey Heron - 46 (22 Nests) Mute Swan - 2 Saline Lagoon Oystercatcher - 2 Curlew - 2 Teal - 9 Hawt
2 March 2017