News
Crane flock increases in number and becomes more regular on the reserve!
Crane family by Jane Rowe Since the start of October the crane flock has grown, so that we now have 17 individuals regularly using the reserve for roosting over night and feeding during the day. Visitors are getting
13 October 2016
Spooky Fun this Half Term
With October half term creeping up on us we have loads of spooky activities going on at WWT Martin Mere as part of our Pumpkin Festival. The whole family will enjoy spooky fun from Saturday 22 October to Monday 31 October. Visiting Martin mere is a great
13 October 2016
Today's Highlights
White-fronted goose Amazing sight and sound of 17 Cranes flying in over Lady Fen, very obligingly over the WWT Welney Centre building and onto the main reserve late morning. White-fronted geese-2 at main obs Marsh
13 October 2016
White-fronts arriving
Big increase in the number of White-fronted Geese overnight with at least 28 now on site, up from 5 yesterday. More good news is the arrival of our first juveniles, 12 in all. The tides are starting to increase now and the South Lake has been reaping
13 October 2016
Wildlife sightings for 13th October 2016
5 Stonechat - marsh 4 Siskin - south route + 3 flew NW 9 Snipe - marsh, scrape (6 flew in from NW direction) 3 Meadow Pipit - marsh + 9 flew W 27 Goldfinch - south route 1 Yellow Legged Gull - main lake p.m. October bird highlights: Wheatear, Stonech
13 October 2016
Catching flamingos in Wales
As autumn is a quiet time in the flamingo calendar, it is a good part of the year to organise and run a flamingo catch. As nesting is over, and birds are not really in display mode, there is minimal disturbance to the flock. The latest WWT flamingo catch
12 October 2016
Reserve Update Wednesday 12th October
Late update for the reserve today. Plenty of Barnacle Goose activity around the reserve today, predominantly caused by overflying aircraft causing the birds to lift off the fields. At least four leucistic birds have been observed within the different
12 October 2016
Wildlife sightings - 12/10/16
a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Black-tailed godwit 6 Eurasian teal 15 Redshank 4 Grey heron 2 Saline Lagoon Eurasian teal 6 Hawthorn Wood Willow tit 1 Blue tit 4 Chaffinch 3 Goldfinch 2 Robin 1 Dunnock 2 Bullfinch 6 Great spotted woodpecker 1 Other birds
12 October 2016
Sightings Wednesday 12th October 2016
10:30 am 17 Cranes have just flown in over Lady fen on to reserve. Todays sightings: Crane (17 in front of Lyle hide) Little egret Curlew sandpiper (Friends hide) Snipe Black-tailed godwit Ringed plover Golden plover Whooper swan Wigeon Teal Shoveler Gadw
12 October 2016
Ducks moving in
Our Reserve Team have been working hard over the last few weeks on the Rushy Pen and along the Holden Walkway hides, and the ducks are really appreciating our efforts. The Martin Smith Hide is providing great views of Pintail, Wigeon, Teal and this morn
12 October 2016
Wildlife sightings for 12th October 2016
1 Redpoll - sheltered lagoon 4 Stonechat - wader scrape bank, sheltered lagoon 2 Siskin - sheltered lagoon 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 6 Snipe - main lake, grazing marsh, wader scrape 1 Peregrine 140 Teal - scrape October bird highlights: W
12 October 2016
Latest Highlights
The classic autumn viewing at Martin Mere continues with new arrivals of Pink-footed Geese and wildfowl to scan through. The roost count from Monday morning produced just under 16000 Pink-footed Geese. The previous days European White-fronts indiciting ne
11 October 2016
Human swan injured on migration
Conservationist Sacha Dench has dislocated her kneecap whilst following the migration of Bewick’s swans in a paramotor. Ms Dench is tracking the swans for 7000km from Arctic Russia to the UK as part of a project by the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT
11 October 2016
More wetland protection after major conferences
WWT played a key part in two landmark four-yearly global meetings that have helped to provide future protection for wetlands. In China, WWT became a signatory to the Changshu Declaration on Wetlands at the 10th INTECOL International Wetlands Conference. T
11 October 2016
Sightings Tuesday 11th October
17 cranes can be seen on the reserve again today, active mainly around Lyle hide. Sightings so far today are: Crane (17) Little egret Black-tailed godwit Snipe Ruff Lapwing Wigeon Teal Shoveler Redwing 100+ Wheatear (near Allport hide) White wagtail Tree
11 October 2016