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Yellow wagtail Tree sparrow in nest box by cafe Goldfinch Little egret Shelduck Shoveler Mute swan and cygnets Whooper swan and cygnets Avocet and chicks Lapwing and chicks House martin Swallow Little owl Barn owl Buzzard Kestrel Snipe Black-tailed godwit
25 May 2017
Wildlife sightings for 25th May 2017
1 Shelduck - wader scrape 2 Little Ringed Plover - reservoir lagoon 2 Redshank - grazing marsh 2 Common Tern - main lake 1 Whitethroat - singing by the entrance bridge May bird highlights: Wood Sandpiper, Grey Plover, Whinchat, Oystercatcher, Gree
25 May 2017
Reserve Update Thursday 25th May - Orchids start flowering
With the recent spells of sunny weather interspersed with rain showers ever more wild flowers are coming into colour. The first Orchids have now been spotted in the Meadow and there is one that has popped up alongside the path down to the Peter Scott O
25 May 2017
Sightings
The first Little Gull of the year appeared on the Mere mid afternoon, a 1st summer bird. Also 2 different 1st summer/2nd cal year Mediterranean Gulls on the Mere in the morning and a breif visit by a pair of 2nd summer/3rd cal year Mediterranean Gulls in
24 May 2017
Floating islands launched to help scoters
Artificial islands made of redundant materials from fish farms have been floated at two Scottish lochs as safe nest sites for common scoters. Common scoters are one of the UK’s rarest breeding birds. They nest at just a small number of Scottish lochs. R
24 May 2017
Spring to Life at Slimbridge
Saturday 27th May to Sunday 4th June 2017 A week-long celebration dedicated to spring and all things new at Slimbridge! Slimbridge is preparing to greet lots of visitors for its brand new Spring to Life at Simbridge, a week-long celebration with lots of n
24 May 2017
Wildlife sightings - 24/05/2017
AM very low tide Wader Lake : Avocet 26 + 11 chicks Black-tailed godwit 1 Gadwall 1 Swift 2 Eurasian starling (flying over) 14 Common tern 126+ Eurasian teal 2 Kestrel 1 (female) Northern shoveler 2 Grey heron 28 Saline lagoon: Avocet 2 Shel
24 May 2017
Wildlife sightings for 24th May 2017
2 House Martin - reservoir lagoon 2 Shelduck - wader scrape 2 Little Ringed Plover - reservoir lagoon 2 Redshank - reservoir lagoon, main lake 1 Common Tern - main lake 1 Whitethroat - singing by the entrance bridge 3 Mandarin Duck - main lake 2 Black-hea
24 May 2017
NEW Celebrity Dusty Duck Trail at WWT Llanelli this May Half Term
A very different type of duck, designed by the world-famous Aardman studios, is landing at WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre this week ready for May half term. Dusty Duck has been designed exclusively for the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) by Aardman studio
24 May 2017
Recent Sightings
Goldfinch Cr. Russ Myners Millennium Wetlands Little Grebe 4 Little Egret 2 Grey Heron 1 Mute Swan 10 (incl. 8 cygnets) Canada Goose 4 Shelduck 5 Gadwall 11 Mallard 8 Shoveler 3 Pochard 11 Tufted Duck 5 Moorhen 4 Coot
23 May 2017
Come and visit a zoo with a difference this half term
Come and visit our Grass Animal Zoo this May half term, from Saturday 27 May until Sunday 4 June. The display includes a bear and giraffe, a hippo and a camel. Discover which of the eight animals live in wetlands and which of them can go for days witho
23 May 2017
Wildlife sightings - 23/05/17
a.m. Tide Level: Wader Lake Common tern 120 + Avocet 23 + 6 chicks Black-tailed godwit 1 Oystercatcher 2 Gadwall 2 Shelduck 20 + 12 ducklings Lapwing 14 + 8 chicks Tufted duck 8 Mute swan 1 Saline Lagoon Shelduck 15 Hawthorn Wood Great-spotted woodpecke
23 May 2017
Wildlife sightings for 23rd May 2017
2 Shelduck - wader scrape 2 Little Ringed Plover - reservoir lagoon 2 Redshank - reservoir lagoon 1 Common Tern - main lake 1 Whitethroat - entrance lake May bird highlights: Wood Sandpiper, Grey Plover, Whinchat, Oystercatcher, Greenshank, Whimbrel, Litt
23 May 2017
Royal Bank of Canada donates Chelsea garden to Martin Mere
UPDATE: The Royal Bank of Canada Garden won a showgarden Gold Award at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. It's also up for a People's Award - you can vote for it online via the BBC website. WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre staff have been to Chelsea to meet the d
22 May 2017
Recent Sightings - 22nd May 2017
The following sightings were recorded today at high tide, with plenty of activity in the reserve. Estuary Shelduck 2, Balck-headed Gull 15. We are still having relatively good numbers of Black-tailed godwit, seen both inside the reserve feeding
22 May 2017