2 Snipe - main lake 1 Little Grebe + 2 juveniles - main lake 5 Common Tern - main lake, reservoir lagoon, wader scrape 1 Hobby - sheltered lagoon 1 Kestrel - South route 2 Peregrine - perched on hospital Please note there will be essential management work
21 July 2018
Great views of Reed Warblers from many of the hides today especially Zeiss and Knott Hides Rushy Avocet 4ad broods of 3 & 1. Shelduck 28 Gadwall 7 Tufted Duck brood of 5 Holden and Walkway Black Tailed Godwit 100
21 July 2018
Plenty of waders on the move at the moment, a juvenile Wood Sandpiper has been on site for a few days now but is very mobile, best looked for from Ron Barker where it was in Langleys Brook this morning. Also up to 5 Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Sandpiper, 9
20 July 2018
Visitors to WWT wetland centres can help save butterflies by recording how many they see – and help themselves feel good at the same time. You can pick up a Big Butterfly Count 2018 spotter sheet until 12th August, and record how many butterflies you
20 July 2018
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Avocet 26 (12 adults + 14 young) Little egret 1 Shelduck 3 (2 adults + 1 young) Northern shoveller 6 ( 1 adult + 5 young) Tufted duck 2 (1 adult + 1 young) Little ringed plover 3 (2 adults + 1 young) Common tern 61 Redshan
20 July 2018
A new pair of African crowned cranes have been released into WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre’s aviary. Grounds Manager, Steve Nasir, said: ”Crowned cranes are very popular with our visitors and we are very pleased to have a pair back at Martin Mere. Th
20 July 2018
Three Red-breasted geese goslings have hatched at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre. It has been 15 years since the centre last bred this species successfully. Martin Mere has had a very successful breeding season – in fact one of the best we have had, cul
20 July 2018
Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Pintail Teal Cormorant Coot Moorhen Grey heron Little egret Black-tailed godwit (x30) Ruff (x8) Greenshank Redshank Avocet Green sandpiper (x2) Common sandpiper Snipe Little-ringed plover Lapwing Co
20 July 2018
Millennium Wetlands The juvenile Goshawk was seen again on the 18th near the new viewing screen. On Deep Water Lake counts include c.100 Black-Tailed Godwit, 2 Knot, 45 Mallard, 2 Cormorant, 1 Moorhen, 5 Little Grebe and 4 Coot and a Mediterranean Gull.
20 July 2018
7 Common Tern - main lake, reservoir lagoon 17 Teal - reservoir lagoon, scrape 5 Mandarin - reservoir lagoon 1 Peregrine - perched on the hospital 1 Kingfisher- wildside 1 Little Egret - grazing marsh p.m. Please note there will be essential manage
20 July 2018
Rushy Avocet 2 ad and broods of 3,2 and 3 fledged young. Green Sandpiper 1 Shelduck 22 young Lapwing 2 Tufted broods 3, 2 and 2 Oystercatcher 1 Holden Tower and Walkway Avocet 1 Green Sandpiper 2 Lapwing 7 Peregrine 1 Buzzard 1 Reed Warblers especially fr
20 July 2018
4 Common Tern - main lake, reservoir lagoon 1 Redshank - marsh/scrape 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 15 Teal - reservoir lagoon, scrape 3 Mandarin - reservoir lagoon 1 Hobby - main lake 4 Chiffchaff - south route, sheltered lagoon 2 Little Grebe - main la
19 July 2018
Families can join Dusty’s Wildlife Rangers by taking part in exciting new Ranger Camps, picking up their very own free log book and becoming fearless wildlife rangers at seven WWT Wetland Centres this summer holiday. A full day of discovery and adventur
19 July 2018
The Prime Minister has announced England will have an Environment Bill. This is great news. Firstly, well done to all WWT members for your part in securing this. In 2015 you gave us your ideas for a Bill, in 2016 we presented them to Parliament as part of
19 July 2018
Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag Shelduck Shoveler Teal Mallard Coot Moorhen Grey heron Little egret Avocet + chicks Black-tailed godwit Ruff Curlew sandpiper (Friends) Green sandpiper Dunlin Redshank Snipe Lapwing Little ringed plover Black headed gull Sta
19 July 2018