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Wildlife sightings for 30th August 2012
3 Green Sandpiper - wader scrape, grazing marsh 1 Common Sandpiper - wader scrape 65 Shoveler - wader scrape, main lake 2 Buzzard - flew NE, NW 2 Hobby - over site 1 Whinchat - grazing marsh 2 Chiffchaff - entrance lake Recent bird highlights: Garganey,
30 August 2012
Bird News
An early heavy rain front moved through to produce some excellent viewing condition. A squally rain front with thunder and lighting came through early afternoon followed by sunshine. Highest count of Common Snipe of the autumn with 140+, Ruff are up to 29
29 August 2012
Recent Sightings
Sightings from the 25th August have included: Estuary – 75 Curlew, 1 Greenshank, 1,500 Oystercatchers and 1 Black Tailed Godwit Limestone Lake – 3 Little Grebes, 3 Mallard, 1 Kingfisher and 1 Tufted duck Main Lake – 3 Little Egrets, 120 Black Heade
29 August 2012
Today's sightings
The South Lake No sign of the spotted crake today but it did show well yesterday evening. The Zeiss Hide LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1 Black-tailed Godwit 210 Ruff 8 Greenshank 1 Redshank 10 Snipe 35 Ringed Plover 10 Wigeon 5 Teal 120 The Tack Piece WOOD SANDPI
29 August 2012
Black terns
Black tern - 7 (Lyle hide)
29 August 2012
Wildlife sightings for 29th August 2012
100 Teal - scrape, main lake 64 Shoveler - scrape, main lake 2 Snipe - scrape, main lake 1 Green Sandpiper - scrape 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake Additional sightings from yesterday: 1 Buzzard - flew SW 2 Coal Tit - singing entrance area and Queen
29 August 2012
What a fantastic August!
We have had a great August at Martin Mere comfortably meeting all of our targets and everyone seems to have really enjoyed their visit. The play area has been so popular, although sometimes overcrowded as so many families are using the facility - but we
29 August 2012
Latest Sightings
Folly Pond RED NECKED PHALAROPE (juv) Black-tailed Godwit 3 Snipe 2 Lapwing 20 Curlew 130 Teal 300 Shoveler 30 Wigeon 1 Whooper Pond Tufted Duck 2 Mute Swan with cygnets Teal Pond Little Grebe (juv) Saltmarsh Osprey 1 Peregrine 1 Canada Goose 100 Pink-foo
28 August 2012
Wildlife sightings for 28th August 2012
62 Shoveler - main lake, wader scrape, reservoir lagoon 1 Wigeon - grazing marsh 1 Green Sandpiper - grazing marsh 1 Common Sandpiper - wader scrape 4 Snipe - wader scrape, main lake 1 Common Tern - main lake 1 Kingfisher - wader scrape 2 Peregrine - 1 a
28 August 2012
Spotted Crake viewing attempts this evening and tommorow morning (WWT Members only and free)
Meet in the car park at 6.50pm for a 7.00pm-8.00pm search for this bird. Spotted Crakes tend to show at dawn and dusk or in the rain. Early opening for WWT members 0730am to South Lake Observatory-Holden Tower-Robbie Garnett and Rushy Hides only, the res
28 August 2012
Latest sightings - spotted crake
Spotted Crake on the South lake JSLees The South Lake SPOTTED CRAKE 1 1st winter showed several time this am feeding at the back of the scrape. LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1 Adult in winter plumage Black-tailed Godwit 230 Redshank 75 Lapwing 110 Shoveler 78
28 August 2012
Beaver camera
The beavers have been up to no good over the weekend! We came in on Monday morning to find that they had knocked over the webcam. The webcam is on a metal pole and you can see the tracks all around it where they have been curious about it. This is the f
28 August 2012
Good Weather for Ducks...
Pretty much solid rain for the first half of the day, certainly the massed ranks of eclipsed plumaged Mallard and Teal seemed happy enough. A small flock of Shoveler dropped in and a single Tufted Duck appeared out of the gloom. Female Red-crested Pochard
27 August 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake/am/Mid tide Redshank - 29 Black Tailed Godwit - 1 Lapwing - 192 Tufted Duck - 10 Canada Goose - 16 Gadwall - 11 Mallard - 55 Black Head Gull - 16 Grey Heron - 2 Curlew - 1 Saline Lagoon Mallard - 16 Black Headed Gull - 28 Wood Pigeon - 12 Dunno
27 August 2012
Latest Sightings
Please note, from today for the next two weeks (approx) the Flood Ground area is going to be heavily disturbed due to habitat work being carried out in the field. We hope that this new management work will provide both great habitat for wintering wildfowl
27 August 2012