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Wildlife sightings - 31/08/2018
Tide level a.m.: mid Wader Lake Curlew 4 Black-tailed godwit 12 Redshank 47 Greenshank 1 Green sandpiper 1 Dunlin 1 Lapwing 26 Avocet 1 adult + 1 juvenile Grey heron 1 Teal 65 Water rail (briefly heard calling ) 1 Saline Lagoon Black headed gull 4 Curlew
31 August 2018
Today's Highlights
Whooper swan Mute swan Great egret Little egret Green sandpiper Common sandpiper Greenshank Ruff Moorhen Coot Little grebe Great crested grebe Mallard Garganey Teal Reed warbler Sedge warbler Lesser whitethroat Tree sparrow Goldfinch House martin Swallow
31 August 2018
Sightings at Slimbridge 31st August
South Lake 23 Redshank, 20 Ruff, 83 Black-tailed Godwit, Great Crested Grebe with chick, 2 Snipe, 37 Teal Holden Tower Pair Cranes, 2 Peregrine, 182 Barnacle Geese, 40 Greylags on Dumbles Summer Walkway Tree Pipit along hedge, also 5 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Mea
31 August 2018
Wildlife sightings for 31st August 2018
1 Wheatear - marsh 1 Greenshank - main lake p.m 4 Yellow Wagtail - marsh(3), and flying over SE(1) 1 Garden Warbler - Dulverton Hide 2 Blackcap - sheltered lagoon, south route 35 House Martin 6 Swallow 1 Garganey - scrape 1 Red Kite - flew N a.m. A
31 August 2018
Water Vole Monitoring
This month we have started to install water vole rafts in some of the freshwater ditches across the reserve. Using marine plywood and fencing pins to create platforms that the water vole can use as feeding stations or territory markers. We can then survey
31 August 2018
Pink-footed Geese!
The main news of the day was the first returning family group of Pink-footed Geese, and what a large family, 2 adults and 5 juveniles flew in high from the north at 10.30 this morning circled the Mere before dropping down on to Woodend Marsh. Later they w
30 August 2018
Dragonfly Training
This summer we were lucky enough to have had Dave Smallshire from the British Dragonfly Society on the reserve to record dragonflies and damselflies. In preparation for future years, Dave also included the training up of members of staff and volunteers al
30 August 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan + cygnets Barnacle goose Greylag Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Gadwall Teal Little grebe (café pond) Coot Moorhen Great egret Little egret Ruff Avocet Common sandpiper Little-ringed plover Lapwing Starling House martin Swallow Yellow w
30 August 2018
Wildlife Sightings 27-30th August
Spoonbill. Edward O'Connor British Steel Hide Green and Common Sandpipers have been regular visitors to our newly dug Dafen Scrapes, which are starting to fill up following the rainy weekend. The Goshawk is keeping o
30 August 2018
New Learn Zone
WWT Martin Mere launches new Learning Zone website for teachers planning ‘wild’ trips Teachers planning immersive, educational trips in the natural environment now have an invaluable resource at their fingertips, WWT Martin Mere’s NEW Learning Zone
30 August 2018
Wildlife sightings - 30/08/18
Wader Lake (AM, mid tide): Common snipe 3 Green sandpiper 1 Redshank 6 Avocet 1 Black-tailed godwit 5 Lapwing 41 Grey heron 3 Teal 4 Swallow 7 Black-headed gull 47 Lesser black-backed gull 1 Saline lagoon (AM, mid tide): Greenshank 1 Redshank 8 &nb
30 August 2018
Wildlife sightings for 30th August 2018
1 Garganey - scrape 10 Little Grebe - main lake 2 Common Sandpiper - main lake, reservoir lagoon 4 Snipe - scrape, marsh p.m. 1 Peregrine 1 Shelduck juv - main lake 2 Common Tern - main lake 1 Wheatear - marsh 1 Whinchat - marsh 2 Yellow Wagtail - marsh 4
30 August 2018
Hobby
A Hobby, probably a juvenile bird was seen mid afternoon being chased by a crow over the reserve, also an adult Peregrine was seen in the morning and a Marsh Harrier this afternoon also plenty of Common Buzzard sightings along with Kestrel and Sparrowhawk
29 August 2018
The Greater Brazilian duck.
The Brazilian duck is this week’s deserved subject of wildfowl Wednesday... This unique and colourful little duck is another South American speciality. A handsome adult male. ‘Brazils’ as we like to call them ar
29 August 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Barnacle goose Greylag Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Gadwall Garganey Teal Coot Moorhen Little egret Black-tailed godwit (x11) Ruff Avocet Common sandpiper Little-ringed plover Starling Swift Swallow Yellow wagtail Pied wagtail Tree spa
29 August 2018