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Todays Moth Count
Bordered Pug - 1 Six Striped Rustic - 12 Sallow - 3 Frosted Orange - 1 Lempke's Gold Spot - 1 Rosy Rustic - 3 Lesser Yellow Underwing - 2 Canary Shouldered Thorn - 1 Mouse Moth - 1
6 September 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader lake/am/Mid Tide Black Tailed Godwit - 1 Redshank - 62 Lapwing - 109 Common Snipe - 4 Black Headed Gull - 52 Curlew - 5 Mallard - 52 Shoveler - 12 Gadwall - 5 Saline Lagoon/River Wear Black Headed Gull - 90 Mallard - 32 Grey Heron - 2 Cormorant - 1
6 September 2012
Wildlife sightings for 6th September 2012
2 Wigeon - resr lagoon 64 Shoveler - main lake, scrape 2 Green Sandpiper - marsh, main lake 8 Snipe - main lake 8 Meadow Pipit - flew NW Recent bird highlights: Garganey, Peregrine, Marsh Harrier, Hobby, Buzzard, Little Ringed Plover, Ringed Plover,
6 September 2012
Sand martin richness
Great excitement this morning as around 60 Sand martins were feeding over the reserve, then some twenty were observed at close quarters as they checked out the sand martin hide nesting banks. Several poked their heads in to the tunnels while many more hov
6 September 2012
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Marsh Harrier 2 at Middle Point Buzzard 3 Black tailed Godwit 39 Curlew 270 Tack Piece Wigeon 22 Rushy Green Sandpiper 4 Zeiss Hide Long-billed Dowitcher 1 Black-tailed Godwit 118 Red Knot 2 Snipe 5 Ruff 2 Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 15 Garga
6 September 2012
Not quite pink all over...
Look closely at the flamingos next time you visit a WWT Wetland Centre that houses these birds and you see that whilst everyone associates the colour pink with them, not all feathers on a flamingo are of that hue. In fact some of the most important feathe
5 September 2012
1000’s of Migratory Geese make a Surprisingly Early Return to Strangford Lough
Over 5000 Light-bellied Brent Geese have arrived early in Strangford Lough having bypassed their normal stopover in Iceland. This is an unusual occurrence and likely caused by strong tail winds which carried them on from Greenland to Strangford Lough. Som
5 September 2012
Martin Mere from a Volunteer Perspective
Martin Mere not only welcomes a huge range of birds and other wildlife, but also welcomes a large team of volunteers. As a recent volunteer in the shop and ‘behind the scenes’ with the marketing and administration departments, I’ve learnt a lot abou
5 September 2012
Wildlife sightings for 5th September 2012
70 Gadwall - site count a.m. 63 Shoveler - mostly main lake 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 1 Green Sandpiper - scrape 5 Snipe - main lake Recent bird highlights: Garganey, Peregrine, Marsh Harrier, Hobby, Buzzard, Little Ringed Plover, Ringed P
5 September 2012
Spotlight on our revamped amphibian ponds
Our reserve warden John and his team of dedicated volunteers have been working hard down at the amphibian ponds for the past few months, creating new habitat and revamping what was already there. Check out the fruits of their labour!
5 September 2012
Today's sightings
The Knott Pool NUTCHATCH 1 About the 6th site record Garden Warbler 1 Lesser Whitethroat 2 Common Whitethroat 5 Chiffchaff 4 Blackcap 10 Reed Warbler 1 The Zeiss Hide Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 17 Red Knot 6 Ruff 5 Lapwing 197 Black-tailed Godwit 158 Sni
5 September 2012
latest sightings Tuesday 4th September
An osprey was perched on the big tree washed up on the tideline off slatcot merse this morning. Still good numbers of teal, 182 on the folly pond with 25 shovelers and a lone wigeon. The wet areas of Prince Philip's field is proving to be a magnet for the
4 September 2012
Some Disturbance
Some disturbance today and probably tomorrow as the early autumn vegetation and grass cutting occurs around the reserve. The amount of rain received over summer is making hay cutting out on the marshy reserve fields very difficult. These cuts provide new
4 September 2012
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1 Red Knott 5 Ruff 5 Spotted Redshank 5 Redshank 93 Black-tailed Godwit 200 Green Sandpiper 1 Teal 500 The Holden Tower Whimbrel 3 Sanderling 2 Dunlin 90 Ringed Plover 35 Red Knot 1 Curlew 300 Black-tailed Godwit 45 Sh
4 September 2012
Wildlife sightings
At least 17 Teal from the Ramsar hide today, along with the usual herons. A Snipe has put in an appearance today, the first of the autumn. Highlight today was a Marsh Tit calling from the hedgerow at the edge of the wet grassland. This is a bird that is s
4 September 2012