News
Kingfishers
July can be a quiet month if you just concentrate on 'rare birds', however there is plenty to see around the reserve with 60+ species of bird possible and as we go into summer plenty of dragon/damselfly and butterflies on the wing. Waders are also on the
6 July 2016
Today's Sighting's
WADER LAKE / AM / MID TIDE Avocet - 36 Lapwing - 6 Oystercatcher - 3 Little Ringed Plover - 1 Common Tern - 128 Black-headed Gull - 3 Shelduck - 16 Swallow - 4 SALINE LAGOON /AM Black-headed Gull - 26 Oystercatcher - 3 Lapwing - 4 OTHER BIRD
6 July 2016
Award winning show garden coming to Washington
The garden incorporates recycled materials and water plants A garden that shows people how they can help solve local flooding through gardening has won a Gold Award and Best Garden Award at the RHS Hampton Court Flowe
6 July 2016
Wildlife sightings for 6th July 2016
1 Gadwall brood - 7 ducklings still on wader scrape 4 Teal - scrape 2 Peregrine - perched on hospital 2 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 1 Whitethroat – edge of wader scrape 3 juvenile Cetti's Warbler caught and ringed 1 juvenile Whitethroat caught
6 July 2016
Sad news for spoon-billed sandpipers
These are the only critically endangered spoon-billed sandpiper chicks ever bred in captivity, but sadly neither survived for more than 60 hours. Each weighed only a few grammes and was barely bigger than a bumble bee. (c) Ben Cherry / WWT Seven eggs wer
5 July 2016
Bird News
A few signs that autumn is in the air, the Lapwing flock is getting larger by the day, now around 150 birds, also joined by 90+ Black-tailed Godwits on the Mere today. The elusive Green Sandpipers are still around and can be a challenge to find, try looki
5 July 2016
Sightings 5th July 2016
All paths and hides apart from Allport hide are open. Cuckoo Common Sandpiper (Lyle hide) Ruff (Lyle hide) Little ringed plover + chicks Black-tailed godwit (8 chicks fledged from 3 pairs = 6% of UK population) Lapwing Redshank Avocet Oystercatcher Grey H
5 July 2016
Meet Fred the Frog
NEW Fred the Frog joins the GIANT LEGO(R) brick animals trail returning to WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre this summer. A surprise new model, Fred the Frog, was unveiled today at Martin Mere by children from Gwladys Street School from Liverpool. Fred took
5 July 2016
Wildlife sightings for 5th July 2016
3 Little Egret - grazing marsh p.m. 3 Common Tern - main lake, reservoir lagoon 1 Gadwall brood - wader scrape 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital ledge June bird highlights: Little Bittern, Garganey, Shelduck, Little Egret,
5 July 2016
Some new arrivals
Lapwing at Slimbridge by James Lees (Archive Picture) Sightings from a quick hide round this morning...some of the birds move about the scrapes. Top New Piece (from Zeiss and Van de Bovenkamp Hide) WOOD SANDPIPER- adu
5 July 2016
Celebrity Dusty Duck Trail unveiled at Slimbridge
A very different type of duck, designed by the world-famous Bristol based Aardman studios, landed at WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre, Gloucestershire today. Dusty Duck has been designed exclusively for the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) by Aardman studio
4 July 2016
Today's sightings
Male Gadwall at Slimbridge taken by James Lees (Archive Picture) Holden Tower Dumbles Red Kite circling at 0810hrs before drifting off, the female Marsh Harrier is still roosting in the tall grass pasture so can be hi
4 July 2016
Today's Highlights
Avocet juveniles-18 at Lyle Hide Avocet adults bickering amongst themselves! Mallard and ducklings Shelduck and ducklings Little Egret Cetti's warblers - Seen and heard Cormorant Mute swan and 7 cygnets Whooper swan and 3 cygnets Black-tailed godwit Moorh
4 July 2016
Recent sightings - 4th July
The following sightings were recorded today by Toni Castello, warden, at low tide. Main lake - visible from Sensory garden and Visitor centre Mallard +30, Tufted duck 3, Black-headed gull +46, Coot 3, Greylag 10 + 3 goslings. Wadermarsh - visible
4 July 2016
Wildlife sightings for 4th July 2016
2 Common Tern - main lake 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 2 Sedge Warbler - marsh 1 Chiffchaff – singing on sheltered lagoon Additional sightings from yesterday: 1 Little Egret - scrape 3 Peregrine - flying toget
4 July 2016