News
Crane pair hatch their first chick
Cranes Crane pair 'Bart and Ruby' have finally hatched a chick, after a number of false starts during recent years they incubated their two eggs carefully and have hatched at least one chick so far, we will wait to see what happens with the second egg. T
11 June 2017
Today's Sightings
Redshank Avocet Lapwing Little Ringed Plover Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Gadwall Black-tailed Godwit Swallow House Martin Tree Sparrow House Sparrow Goldfinch Whooper Swan Mute Swan Marsh Harrier Little Egret Cetti's Warbler Tufted Duck Buzzard Cormorant Ho
11 June 2017
Flamingo chicks
Four 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 talk everyday a
11 June 2017
Wildlife sightings for 11th June 2017
5 Redshank - 3 chicks with 2 adults - wader scrape 2 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 2 Common Tern - main lake 1 Hobby - over the main lake 1 Snipe - grazing marsh 1 Shoveler - reservoir lagoon 27 Gadwall - reservoir lagoon, grazing marsh, main lak
11 June 2017
Wood Sandpiper and Garganey
Wood Sandpiper and drake Garganey new in today. The Garganey is going into eclipse. The usual selection of raptors with 5+ Buzzard, 3 Kestrel and 2 Sparrowhawk. An adult female Peregrine was hunting over the Mere during the week and yesterday we received
11 June 2017
Wildlife sightings - 11/06/17
a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Avocet 26 + 17 chicks Black-tailed godwit 2 Little ringed plover 2 Redshank 4 Shoveler 2 Osytercatcher 1 Grey heron 8 Shelduck 12 Saline Lagoon Stock dove 1 Avocet 1 Oystercatcher 2 Shelduck 4 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted
11 June 2017
Today's Sightings
Avocet Little Ringed Plover Lapwing Black-tailed Godwit Swallow House Martin Whooper Swan Common Tern Shoveler Shelduck Mallard Pochard Gadwall Pied Wagtail Goldfinch Reed Bunting Sedge Warbler Meadow Pipit House Sparrow Tree Sparrow Skylark Blue Tit Blac
10 June 2017
Latest Sightings - 10th June - still very wet!
Even wetter Avenues this morning, so walking boots or wellies are essential for reaching the Avenue Tower and Saltcot Merse Observatory! We will do our best to make them accessible, but there is little we can do at the moment. Last night we conducted our
10 June 2017
Wildlife sightings for 10th June 2017
4 Redshank - grazing marsh, main lake 2 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 1 Common Tern - main lake 1 Shelduck - wader scrape 1 Teal - reservoir lagoon 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital ledge 1 Hobby - over the main lake May bird highlights: Wood Sandpi
10 June 2017
Bird News
The Little Gull is still lingering on the reserve, although it can be mobile with sightings at both ends of the reserve, although best views recently have been on the Mere itself. Also on the Mere today, up to 9 Black-tailed Godwits, 25 Oystercathchers, a
9 June 2017
Latest sightings - 9th June - very wet Avenues
If you are planning to visit this weekend, boots or wellies are needed to get down the Avenues. It is very wet underfoot thanks to the heavy rain last week. The Avenues are worth the walk at the moment, with fantastic numbers of young birds around. Recen
9 June 2017
Wildlife sightings - 09/06/2017
AM low tide Wader Lake Black-tailed godwit 2 Avocet 27 adults and 20 chicks Oystercatcher 4 adults and 1 juvenile Lapwing 21 Redshank 4 Little ringed plover 2 Grey heron 26 Common tern 140 Black-headed gull 60 Stock dove 4 Gadwall (two new broods) 8 adult
9 June 2017
Recent Sightings
Little Grebe Cr. Russ Myners British Steel Hide Cormorant 14 Little Egret 3 Mute Swan 2 Greylag 33 Canada Goose 8 Shelduck 38 Gadwall 14 Mallard 4 Tufted Duck 5 Lapwing 1 Black headed gull 12 Lesser black-backed gull
9 June 2017
The campaigning is over - time to start campaigning!
The campaigning is over – time to start campaigning! This is an invitation to join us to speak up about climate change in the new Parliament. In the run up to the election, many of us campaigned hard to make sure that the environment wasn’t forgotten.
9 June 2017
Recent sightings - 9th June
The following sightings were recorded today from the reserve at Castle Espie. The weather has been good lately and many of the flowers in the meadow are coming into bloom and there is a good show of butterflies and damselflies on the meadow. Estuary - vis
9 June 2017