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Cuckoos

Cuckoos

A lovely day warm in the sun from early on and plenty of insect life for birds feeing young. Four Cuckoo seen on the Outer Reed Bed Walk the birds are calling inside the grounds too and can be seen from the Harrier Hide, Janet Kear Hide and United Utiliti

19 May 2018

Wildlife Sightings - 19/05/18

Wildlife Sightings - 19/05/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/High Avocet - 36 + 3 chicks (9 nests + 2 broods of chicks) Lapwing - 14 + 4 chicks Oystercatcher - 2 Redshank - 4 Black-tailed Godwit - 6 Little Ringed Plover - 2 Grey Heron - 27 adults + 16 chicks Common Tern - 160

19 May 2018

Wildlife sightings for 19th May 2018

Wildlife sightings for 19th May 2018

2 Ringed Plover - circling site 1 Little Ringed Plover - main lake 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 1 Garden Warbler - sheltered lagoon 7 Reed Warbler - reedbed, reservoir lagoon, main lake 6 Blackcap - wildside, sheltered lagoon 25 Swift - main lake, rive

19 May 2018

Garganey

Garganey

A male Garganey on Woodend Marsh yesterday before moving on to the Mere briefly was our first record for the year of this handsome duck. It was present again on Woodend Marsh today, where 40+ Avocets with at least 9 chicks as of this morning can also be

18 May 2018

Flamingo chicks!

Flamingo chicks!

Eight greater flamingo chicks have hatched at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre this week. Centre Manager, Nick Brooks, said: “It is always great to see flamingo chicks at the centre. They are very popular with our visitors. We do a flamingo experience eve

18 May 2018

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag Shoveler Mallard Gadwall Garganey (2 male, 1 female) Tufted duck Coot Moorhen Cranes Bittern (heard booming near Reedbed hide) Black-tailed godwit Ruff Redshank (mating) Avocet Dunlin Little ringed plover Temminck's stint (

18 May 2018

Recent Sightings (16th-18th May)

Recent Sightings (16th-18th May)

Millennium Wetlands Its been a busy week out on the reserve. Still lots of nesting activity on the Deep Water Lake main island and stony islands by Black Headed Gulls and the Lapwings which are having a record year since their decline on the sight the pas

18 May 2018

Wildlife sightings for 18th May 2018

Wildlife sightings for 18th May 2018

1 Greenshank - main lake 1 Common Sandpiper - wader scrape 2 Redshank - wader scrape 1 Wheatear - grazing marsh 5 Lapwing chicks - wader scrape, grazing marsh 6 Shoveler - wader scrape 15 Swift - mostly over the main lake 4 House Martin - grazing marsh 8

18 May 2018

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

Mute swan Whooper swan Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Pintail Gadwall Wigeon Garganey Pochard Tufted duck Coot Moorhen Grey heron Bittern (heard near dragonfly pond) Little egret Black-winged stilt (Nelson-Lyle hide) Oystercatcher Black-tailed godwit Ruff Reds

17 May 2018

New Life event this May half term

New Life event this May half term

Wild ducklings are wandering the reserve during New Life event May 26 - June 3 The New Life event on 26 May - 3 June at Arundel Wetland Centre offers activities for families to explore what's new in nature this spring

17 May 2018

Wildlife Sightings - 17/5/18

Wildlife Sightings - 17/5/18

Wader Lake A.M Tide Level - Mid  Avocet - 36 Black-Tailed Godwit - 2 Redshank - 2 Little Ringed Plover - 3 Lapwing - 8 Oystercatcher - 2 Common Tern - 110 Black-Headed Gull - 21 Grey Heron - 33 + 15 young     Saline Lagoon A.M Tide Level - 

17 May 2018

Get nose to beak

Get nose to beak

Get nose to beak with ducklings this May Half Term at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre This May half term sees the return of the award winning egg-to-duckling experience at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre. The event, from Saturday 26 May to Sunday 3 June, al

17 May 2018

Who is your wetland hero? | Marsh Award 2018

Who is your wetland hero? | Marsh Award 2018

For the past two years, we have been rewarding people for their game-changing work with wetlands. So many people across the UK work hard to make a difference for wetland wildlife yet their enormous efforts are overlooked. That is why this year we have add

17 May 2018

Wildlife sightings for 17th May 2018

Wildlife sightings for 17th May 2018

5 Lapwing chicks - grazing marsh, wader scrape 1 Redshank - grazing marsh 17 Swift - main lake, South route 6 House Martin - wildside, grazing marsh 1 Kestrel - sheltered lagoon April/May bird highlights: Temminck’s Stint, Goldeneye, Jack Snipe, Dunli

17 May 2018

Reserve Update Thursday 17th May

Reserve Update Thursday 17th May

Plenty of Large-Red Damselflies down the avenue this morning. The Lapwing chick in Lochar Field is growing quickly, and there is still one adult on a nest. A Buzzard was witnessed swooping over the field, but thankfully the Lapwing saw it off! There are s

17 May 2018