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Wildlife sightings 02/08/2016
a.m. Tide level: Low Wader Lake Avocet 8 + 2 young Common tern 50+ (Both avocet and common tern numbers are decreasing as the breeding season comes to a close) Lapwing 74 Common sandpiper 1 Black-tailed godwit 1 Eurasian teal 6 Pied wagtail 1 Grey heron 7
2 August 2016
Tuesday 2 August sightings-24 Green Sandpiper!
Rushy Pen Hide We still have three Little-ringed Plover on the mud (lower pond) but water levels are rising quickly after rain, this mud shelf may disappear later or tomorrow. Also present were 7 Green Sandpiper, 4 Black-tailed Godwit and 5 Redshank (of w
2 August 2016
Latest Sightings - 2nd August - Tawny Owl back
A busy morning with farmers on site early to continue baling and wrapping silage in the fields. The Meadow will be cut for hay soon, so if you want to see the wild flowers come down this week! Tawny Owl is once again in its tree along the Folly Hide path.
2 August 2016
Spoonbill!
Spoonbill 1 - The bird has been seen distantly on the estuary but is now regularly being seen on the scrapes in front of the British Steel Hide Greenshank 32 Black-Tailed Godwit 364 Whimbrel 11 Curlew 40 Spotted Redshank 1
2 August 2016
Wildlife sightings for 2nd August 2016
5 Common Tern - main lake 2 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital ledge July bird highlights: Little Egret, Shelduck, Garganey, Hobby, Whimbrel, Oystercatcher, Redshank, Black-tailed Godwit, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Li
2 August 2016
Todays sightings
Wood sandpiper Green sandpiper Common sandpiper Greenshank Dunlin Ruff Snipe Black-tailed godwit Avocet Redshank Lapwing Shelduck Teal Shoveler Gadwall Mallard Yellow wagtail Pied wagtail Sedge warbler Reed warbler Reed bunting Tree sparrow Sand martin Ho
1 August 2016
Latest Sightings
The arrival of August heralds a further increase in migration activity with more species leaving the breeding grounds and heading South. On the reserve it will generally be the waders that are obviously changing although many passerines also can pass thro
1 August 2016
WWT welcomes new invasive species law
A list of 37 invasive non-native plant and animal species including squirrels, a terrapin and a cabbage will be banned from being brought into the UK after this Wednesday – but only for as long as the UK remains in the EU.
1 August 2016
Today's sightings
Rushy Pen Hide 3 juvenile Little-ringed Plover, 5 Green Sandpiper, 14 Teal and a Black-tailed Godwit are the pick of the birds on the pools today. Tack Piece 6 Raven lingering in the Turkish Oaks, 5 Green Sandpiper, juvenile Yellow Wagtail, 15 Pied Wagtai
1 August 2016
Monday August 1st
No sign yet today, but yesterday morning gave great views of the young Marsh Harrier again, this time hunting over the upper merse terraces, close to Saltcot Merse Onservatory. While enjoying that spectacle, we were distracted by a Red Kite which dropped
1 August 2016
Bat nights at Martin Mere
Each year WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre take on 2 reserve placement students for 1 year who are studying conservation degrees, and they also undertake a project. Amy Sherwin is one of these students and she has undertaken a project to set up regular ba
1 August 2016
Wildlife sightings for 1st August 2016
2 Garganey - main lake, showing well from WWF hide 16 Teal - main lake, small increase from yesterday's count of 7 1 Whitethroat - scrub at edge of wader scrape 2 Sedge Warbler - scrub at edge of wader scrape July bird highlights: Little Egret, She
1 August 2016
Recent Sightings, Millennium Wetlands
Little Egret 66 Green Sandpiper 2 Barn Owl 1 Mallard 70 Tufted Duck 7 Gadwall 18 Pochard 4 Teal 2 Great Crested Grebe 1 Little Grebe 5 Moorhen 15 Coot 10 Water Rail 3 Mute Swan 7 Greylag Goose 3 Grey Heron 2 Black-Headed Gull 1 Cormorant 2 Kingfisher 1 W
1 August 2016
Today's Sightings
Green sandpiper Common sandpiper Golden plover - 3 Water rail - Friends hide Snipe Black-tailed godwit Hobby Little egret Yellow wagtail
31 July 2016
Today' sightings- Bittern!
Land rover safari Whilst out on the 1100-1245pm Land rover safari the visitors and staff all had great views of a Bittern in flight. We also had close views of a male Sparrowhawk as well as Marsh Harrier, Pintail, 5 Avocet, 10 Black-tailed Godwit, 70 Curl
31 July 2016