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Sightings for Thursday 19th April
Water levels remain high but are now starting to drop so only Main Observatory is open but all other hides and footpaths are closed. Sightings so far today: Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag goose Crane Mallard Pintail Shelduck Shoveler Tufted duck Coot Moor
19 April 2018
On your marks......
Get your place at the starting line this Bank Holiday at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre On your marks, get set, go…………. WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre is making a splash this bank holiday weekend with the fifth annual plastic duck race on Monday 7
19 April 2018
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/High Avocet - 26 Little Ringed Plover - 1 Lapwing - 20 Redshank - 4 Grey Heron - (22 nests) 25 +4 young Oystercatcher - 2 Shoveler - 5 Gadwall - 10 Saline Lagoon Time/AM Tide/High Curlew - 2 O
19 April 2018
Wildlife sightings for 19th April 2018
1 Oystercatcher - main lake 1 Shelduck - wader scrape 5 Redshank - wader scrape, marsh 3 Snipe - flew from marsh to the wader scrape 1 Nightingale - on the corner of Peacock tower channel 1 Swallow - over marsh 3 Willow Warbler - south route, sheltered l
19 April 2018
Today's Sightings
Crane Goldeneye Tufted Duck Great crested grebe Avocet Greylag goose Lapwing Redshank Coot Mallard Tree sparrow Swallow Pintail Dunlin Pied wagtail Reed bunting Goldfinch Shoveler Gadwall Greenshank
18 April 2018
Southport Contemporary Arts
The latest exhibition has been unveiled at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre by the Southport Contemporary Arts group: ‘Nature Scapes’. Nature Scapes is an exhibition of work from across the network that celebrates the beautiful and inspiring natural env
18 April 2018
Sunshine birding
The weather forecast has seemingly got it right as we're bathed in glorious sunshine and 20oC+ temperatures. The sun broke through the clouds this morning in time for the high tide, peaking today around 10:30am at just over 9m. A Curlew roost of aroun
18 April 2018
Wildlife sightings for 18th April 2018
1 Redstart (female) - world wetlands by picnic area 1 Whimbrel - main lake long shingle island 3 Buzzard - circling high and drifting E (1040hrs) 1 Pheasant (male) - wader scrape S bank 1 Lesser Whitethroat - South route 10 Blackcap - wildside, South rou
18 April 2018
Reserve Update Wednesday 18th April
Our new arrival Willow Warblers and Blackcaps are making a valiant effort to make themselves heard over the gusting wind. There are good numbers of Golden Plover in Corner field, pushed up closer due to the high tide yesterday. There is due to be anot
18 April 2018
Bird News
Few reports received from around the reserve today, although there are lots of birds about. A few Swallows and singing Blackcap around the In Focus shop, 2 Wheatears on Woodend Marsh and 3 Great Crested Grebes in front of the Harrier hide. On the Mere, a
17 April 2018
Recent Sightings (14th-17th)
British Steel Hide A large high tide coincided with a WeBS count on the 16th. However, wader numbers on the saline lagoons were surprisingly low with counts of 3 Black-tailed Godwits, 6 Whimbrel, 11 Curlew, an Oystercatcher (on the lagoons), 265 Redshan
17 April 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Greylag Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Tufted duck Great crested grebe Little grebe Coot Moorhen Crane Oystercatcher Redshank Lapwing Black-headed gull Reed bunting Tree sparrow Goldfinch Chaffinch Great tit Wren Robin Song thrush Wood pigeon Pheasan
17 April 2018
Wildlife sightings - 17/04/18
a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Black-tailed godwit 2 Little-ringed plover 1 Avocet 26 Kestrel 1 Northern shoveler 5 Black-headed gull 34 Oystercatcher 4 Gadwall 8 Eurasian teal 2 Bullfinch 2 Grey heron 23 (4 chicks almost fledging) Saline Lagoon Oysterca
17 April 2018
LEGO(R) Brick Animals
The amazing GIANT LEGO® brick animal trail, the only one of its kind in the UK, is returning to WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre this spring with three NEW friends including Sam the Short-eared Owl. This new model was unveiled today at Martin Mere. It took
17 April 2018
Climate change and migratory birds inspire art exhibition at Caerlaverock
Faileas will include an interactive site-specific sound walk, a live performance and an installation featuring a video projection onto a large sheet of ice containing thousands of feathers, collected on WWT reserves. The reserve is located on internationa
17 April 2018