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I.D. guides issued as swans migrate across Europe
Simple guides to help people identify different swans are being issued across northern Europe ahead of the migration of the rare Bewick’s swan. The guides have been designed by the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) after finding that few people know t
28 February 2017
Today's Highlights
Amazing numbers of Golden Plover wheeling in the sky over Lady Fen, especially when disturbed by Red Kite, Marsh Harrier and Buzzard. Snipe-16 Lapwing-courtship displays Dunlin Little egret Great white egret-Reedbed hide Water rail Coot Moorhen-mating K
27 February 2017
Recent sightings
Mon 27 Feb Ramsar hide: lapwing, teal, greylag geese, black-headed gull, 2 oystercatcher, shelduck, Canada, common gull, snipe, pochard World Wetlands: tufted duck, Little grebe, 6 pochard Lapwing hide: 4 shoveler, 4 lapwing, teal Scrape hide: snipe, sh
27 February 2017
Sightings 27/02/2017 - Divers!
It has been a good morning for birds. With quite a high tide, large numbers of Dunlin were swirling around over the shore with 1700 briefly dropping into field 3, which already contained over 2000 Golden Plover, quite a sight! A large feeding flock of Sta
27 February 2017
Further Bewick's Swan departures
Rushy Pen With more birds leaving overnight we are down to 64 Bewick's Swans at the roost this morning. Last night 114 were present at 6.15pm (see pic below). The top lake held 100 Pochard and 150 Tufted Duck with 147 Pintail also present. Oystercat
27 February 2017
Sightings Monday 27th February
Lady Fen is looking particularly good at the moment with large numbers of waders and dabbling ducks. Golden Plover Dunlin Snipe Wigeon Teal Shelduck Shoveler Kingfisher Tree sparrow Reed bunting Green woodpecker 2 Red kite
27 February 2017
Recent sightings - 27th February
The following sightings were recorded today by Toni Castello, warden, at low tide. While the wintering birds are still quite stable in numbers and variety, we are feeling now a shift in the behaviour of passerine birds, which have started to sing quit
27 February 2017
See birds in watercolour
The latest exhibition has been unveiled at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre by Craig Daniel: Birds in Watercolour. Craig is a keen artist and has been since school. For years he has been developing skills in the art of watercolours and studying birds and wi
27 February 2017
Wildlife sightings - 27/02/17
a.m Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Grey heron 27 Avocet 3 Shoveler 6 Northern Lapwing 53 Tufted duck 2 Common snipe 7 Stock dove 5 Mute swan 3 Shelduck 26 Saline Lagoon Wigeon 2 Eurasian teal 17 Hawthorn Wood Brambling 1 Greenfinch 3 Siskin 2 Robin 5 Great sp
27 February 2017
Wildlife sightings for 27th February 2017
2 Bittern - main lake N shore 1 Jack Snipe - main lake 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 1 Meadow Pipit - grazing marsh 6 Pintail - main lake 2 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon Additional sightings from yesterday: 1 Jack Snip
27 February 2017
Departures
It was pretty clear that an number of species had left the reserve over the weekend, a couple of hundred Lapwing were all I could find with the only flocks being on the South Lake wader scrape (50), Rushy (20) and Bottom New Piece (20), on the plus side i
26 February 2017
Sightings Sunday 26th February
Water levels have risen slightly but all paths are clear, all hides apart from Allport hide remain open: Sightings today: Bewick's swan (friends hide 1 late afternoon) Mute Swan Whooper swan Greylag goose Goldeneye (7, 5 male 2 female, males displaying) M
26 February 2017
Sightings
The Woodcock is still being seen but is difficult to find at times, also the male Brambling is still visiting the bird table at Janet Kear Hide. A big increase in Avocet in recent days from 21 to 45 birds now present, also 100+ Oystercatcher, 6 Curlew, 1
26 February 2017
Wildlife sightings - 26/02/17
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Avocet 3 Kestrel 2 (pair) Grey heron 42 Shoveler 15 Eurasian shelduck 27 Oystercatcher 4 Lapwing 53 Redshank 16 Goosander 1 Lesser black-backed gull 1 Common snipe 3 Saline Lagoon Eurasian teal 22 Eurasian curlew 1 Hawthor
26 February 2017
Wildlife sightings for 26th February 2017
3 Shelduck - main lake 1 Bittern - main lake N shore 1 Jack Snipe - main lake 1 Common Snipe - main lake 4 Stonechat - grazing marsh 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 5 Pintail - main lake 1 Peregrine - perched on the hospital 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon
26 February 2017