News
Red-breasted Geese Goslings
Three Red-breasted geese goslings have hatched at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre. It has been 15 years since the centre last bred this species successfully. Martin Mere has had a very successful breeding season – in fact one of the best we have had, cul
20 July 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Pintail Teal Cormorant Coot Moorhen Grey heron Little egret Black-tailed godwit (x30) Ruff (x8) Greenshank Redshank Avocet Green sandpiper (x2) Common sandpiper Snipe Little-ringed plover Lapwing Co
20 July 2018
Recent Sightings (18th-20th July)
Millennium Wetlands The juvenile Goshawk was seen again on the 18th near the new viewing screen. On Deep Water Lake counts include c.100 Black-Tailed Godwit, 2 Knot, 45 Mallard, 2 Cormorant, 1 Moorhen, 5 Little Grebe and 4 Coot and a Mediterranean Gull.
20 July 2018
Wildlife sightings for 20th July 2018
7 Common Tern - main lake, reservoir lagoon 17 Teal - reservoir lagoon, scrape 5 Mandarin - reservoir lagoon 1 Peregrine - perched on the hospital 1 Kingfisher- wildside 1 Little Egret - grazing marsh p.m. Please note there will be essential manage
20 July 2018
Friday 20th July
Rushy Avocet 2 ad and broods of 3,2 and 3 fledged young. Green Sandpiper 1 Shelduck 22 young Lapwing 2 Tufted broods 3, 2 and 2 Oystercatcher 1 Holden Tower and Walkway Avocet 1 Green Sandpiper 2 Lapwing 7 Peregrine 1 Buzzard 1 Reed Warblers especially fr
20 July 2018
Wildlife sightings for 19th July 2018
4 Common Tern - main lake, reservoir lagoon 1 Redshank - marsh/scrape 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 15 Teal - reservoir lagoon, scrape 3 Mandarin - reservoir lagoon 1 Hobby - main lake 4 Chiffchaff - south route, sheltered lagoon 2 Little Grebe - main la
19 July 2018
Become a Wildlife Ranger this Summer at UK Wetland Centres
Families can join Dusty’s Wildlife Rangers by taking part in exciting new Ranger Camps, picking up their very own free log book and becoming fearless wildlife rangers at seven WWT Wetland Centres this summer holiday. A full day of discovery and adventur
19 July 2018
WWT cautiously welcomes Environment Bill
The Prime Minister has announced England will have an Environment Bill. This is great news. Firstly, well done to all WWT members for your part in securing this. In 2015 you gave us your ideas for a Bill, in 2016 we presented them to Parliament as part of
19 July 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag Shelduck Shoveler Teal Mallard Coot Moorhen Grey heron Little egret Avocet + chicks Black-tailed godwit Ruff Curlew sandpiper (Friends) Green sandpiper Dunlin Redshank Snipe Lapwing Little ringed plover Black headed gull Sta
19 July 2018
Appeal for missing Mandarin duckling
Earlier this week, a Mandarin duckling was taken from inside our newly renovated outdoor Duckery. Sadly, we believe this happened between 2pm and 3pm on Monday 16 July, just hours after our five Mandarin ducklings had graduated from indoors. We're contin
19 July 2018
Wildlife sightings for 18th July 2018
1 Yellow Wagtail - flew over heading NW 5 Common Tern - main lake, reservoir lagoon 2 Little Egret - flew over heading E 4 Sedge Warbler - wildside, main lake 1 Kestrel - South route 1 Peregrine - perched on the hospital Please note there will be
18 July 2018
Sightings for Wednesday 18th July
A warm start to the day here at WWT Welney, all hides and Summer walk are open and already a good number of birds seen with more waders turning up to feed on the areas where water levels are dropping. Sightings so far today: Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag
18 July 2018
Reserve Update Wednesday 18th July
Wood Sandpiper present on Flood Ground this morning. Avenue Tower is a good place to visit with 67 Lapwing and 24+ Curlew present feeding in the surrounding fields. Snipe are present all around the wetland areas but do take a bit of seeing at times!
18 July 2018
Great Whites
Great White Egrets Although two have summered on the reserve an extra arrival of this large white heron species is rather obvious today, dispersal from breeding areas has become 'normal' in France and the UK in July. At least four present today and touri
18 July 2018
A cooler day
Male Ruff on the South Lake We may now have eleven males and the adult reeve on site. Rushy Hide One of the Avocet families (family of 4) has moved out to the estuary but the other five families remain. Tufted Duck broods are easy to see on the top pond
17 July 2018