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Today's Sightings

Today's Sightings

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Mid Grey Heron - 11 Shoveler - 14 (9 male/5 female) Eurasian Wigeon - 2 (pair) Lapwing - 274 Black-headed Gull - 360+ Shelduck - 20 Kestrel - 2 (pair) Herring Gull - 15 Common Snipe - 29   Saline Lagoon Frozen

7 February 2018

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

Whooper swan Bewick's swan Mute swan Greylag Pink-footed goose (x12) Tundra bean goose Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Wigeon Teal Pintail Pochard Tufted duck Goldeneye Cormorant Coot Moorhen Black-tailed godwit Ruff (x11) Redshank Snipe Dunlin Golden plover La

7 February 2018

Sefton Artists

Sefton Artists

The latest exhibition has been unveiled at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre by Southport Artists. Sefton Artists are a group of local artists who exhibit regularly around Merseyside both as a group & as individual artists. The exhibition, running until

7 February 2018

WWT Consulting shares bird monitoring skills with international group in Dubai

WWT Consulting shares bird monitoring skills with international group in Dubai

The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust’s consultancy (WWT Consulting) has been showing conservationists in Dubai how to safely catch and ring waterbirds. Kane Brides and Bob Swann spent a week demonstrating how to use various catching methods including a who

7 February 2018

Wildlife sightings for 7th February 2018

Wildlife sightings for 7th February 2018

4 Snipe - main lake, wader scrape, world wetlands 2 Shelduck - wader  scrape 11 Pintail - main lake, sheltered lagoon 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 1 Redpoll - South route 4 Fieldfare - reservoir lagoon NE corner field 1 Peregrine - perched on the hospi

7 February 2018

Reserve Update Wednesday 7th February

Reserve Update Wednesday 7th February

Cool, crisp start to the morning with a load of frozen ponds and ice skating Whoopers!  Lovely flock of over 30 Linnets perched up in the very tree tops of a Sycamore down near Avenue Tower first thing.  They have a been a regular sighting there over th

7 February 2018

Two Whoopers

Two Whoopers

Rushy Hide and Peng Observatory 120 Bewick's Swans at the roost this morning with two Whooper Swan, the latter flew off to the Tack Piece for a time then headed off NE to Frampton on Severn/Fromebridge. A Little Stint was on the islands. Tack Piece 10 Ruf

6 February 2018

Recent Sightings (3rd-6th Feb)

Recent Sightings (3rd-6th Feb)

British Steel Hide A nice selection of birds have been seen from the hide over the past few days including a Water Pipit on the 4th, a Great White Egret (up until the 6th), the Spoonbill (up until the 6th) a Merlin and a 2nd winter Yellow-legged Gull (on

6 February 2018

Sightings for Tuesday 6th February

Sightings for Tuesday 6th February

All hides apart from Reedbed hide are now open, but you will need wellies to get to all hides apart from the main hide. Sightings so far today: Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag goose Pink-footed goose Pochard Shelduck Teal Tufted duck Cormorant Wigeon Coot

6 February 2018

Let it Snow

Let it Snow

Rare for snow to settle at Martin Mere A light dusting of snow is always a delight (if you like that sort of thing). Some brief reports. A mixed flock of 200+ Fieldfare and a few Redwing were seen just off the reserve

6 February 2018

Wildlife sightings - 06/02/18

Wildlife sightings - 06/02/18

a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Shelduck 27 Grey heron 6 Lapwing 242 Shoveler 3 Stock dove 2 Wigeon 2 Common snipe 6 Eurasian teal 20 *displaying Redshank 1 Black-headed gull 282 Herring gull 2 Saline Lagoon Redshank 1 Curlew 1 Shelduck 2 Hawthorn Wood Wi

6 February 2018

Wildlife sightings for 6th February 2018

Wildlife sightings for 6th February 2018

1 Goldeneye - main lake 2 Shelduck - wader  scrape 7 Pintail - main lake, wader scrape 2 Redwing - sheltered lagoon 1 Stonechat - main lake 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital   January bird highlights: Jack Snipe, Bittern, Goldeneye, Brent Goose,

6 February 2018

Whooper Swan roosted

Whooper Swan roosted

Rushy Pen The Whooper Swan appeared at the roost again last night and was still present this morning, 115+ Bewick' Swans were also present. Tack Piece Spotted Redshank, c10 Ruff and c10 Redshank were roosting or feeding on the shore opposite the Stephen

5 February 2018

Lapwings arriving to stake nesting territory

Lapwings arriving to stake nesting territory

Snipe in late afternoon at Ramsar hide by Romney Turner Lapwing flocks in the Arun Valley are breaking up and these waders are heading off for their nesting grounds, like the wet grasslands at Arundel Wetland Centre.

5 February 2018

Today's Highlights

Today's Highlights

Whooper swan Bewick's swan Mute swan Greylag geese Pink footed geese Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Pintail Teal Wigeon Pochard Tufted duck Gadwall Goldeneye Great crested grebe Coot Moorhen Black-tailed godwit Ruff Redshank Snipe Lapwing Golden plover Oysterc

5 February 2018