News
The latest from our wildlife reserve
Read the latest wildlife reserve update from our reserve manager John Gowland... Wildlife sightings Despite the wet cool weather recently, a cuckoo was heard calling from the Wet Woodland area on Fr
17 June 2012
Avocets hatching
Four avocet chicks have hatched! Three from one nest, which are now venturing into the water with mam/dad, and one is just visible in a second nest. One brood down, two and two-and-two-thirds-ish to g [...]
17 June 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Mid Avocet - 8 Common Tern - 80 pairs - 14 chicks Oystercatcher - 4 - 2 chicks Gadwall - 5 Mallard - 15 - 7 duckling [...]
17 June 2012
Recent Sightings
Reserve On the 16 June a little grebe was spotted nesting on the limestone lake. On the wader marsh there were 6 Shelduck with young and 1 grey Heron. On the fresh water lagoon there were 6 godwal [...]
17 June 2012
Wildlife sightings for 17th June 2012
4 Teal - scrape and main lake 1 Redshank - main lake 1 Little Grebe chick - reedbed channel closest to wildside hide Additional sightings from yesterday: 1 Yellow-legged Gul [...]
17 June 2012
Today's sightings
The Holden Tower Common Crane 4 (GCP) Dunlin 12 Ringed Plover 3 Curlew 27 Barnacle Goose 28 Peregrine 1 The Zeiss Hide Avocet 9 The South Finger Cuckoo 1 The Rushy [...]
17 June 2012
16th of June Sightings
Wader Lake - AM - Tide Level: Mid. Avocet - 6 Common Tern - 80 pairs + 13 chicks Oystercatcher - 4 + 2 chicks Redshank - 2 Gadwall - 8 Wigeon - 1 Tufted Duck - 1 [...]
16 June 2012
Breeding Marsh Harriers
A first for the reserve in the form of breeding Marsh Harrier, a pair have nested this year and currently have 2 chicks and one egg. The birds are best viewed from either Ron Barker or United Ut [...]
16 June 2012
16th June 2012
Very little change from yesterday (15th), other than for the addition of several thousand gallons of water... 34mm of rain overnight. The Garden Warbler was singing this am from the Peter Scott Trail, [...]
16 June 2012
Wildlife sightings for 16th June 2012
2 Teal - main lake 1 Little Ringed Plover - main lake 19 Lapwing - main lake 1 Little Grebe chick - reedbed channel closest to wildside hide 1 Pochard brood - 4 chicks on main lake [...]
16 June 2012
Todays Sightings
Holden Tower Curlew 17 G B B Gull 19 Oystercatcher 2 Lapwing 1 ad (with chicks) Crane 1 + 3 flying. Canoe Trail Gadwall brood. Tufted Duck 23 + 3 broods Great Crested Grebe 2 [...]
16 June 2012
Teddy Bears Picnic event at WWT Martin Mere
Bring your teddy bears to WWT Martin Mere on Thursday 5 July to take part in a giant Teddy Bears Picnic as part of a joint fundraiser with Claire House Children’s Hospice. The bears can be big, small, fluffy, cute, old or new, the simple cost of each be
15 June 2012
Gloucestershire’s first avocet chicks take flight despite the weather
Avocet and Chick when first hatched taken by James Lees The first avocet chicks to have ever bred in Gloucestershire have successfully taken flight. In many other parts of the country wading birds have lost their youn
15 June 2012
15th of June Sightings
Wader Lake - AM - Tide Level: Low Avocet - 8 Lapwing - 4 Oystercatcher - 2 + 2 chicks Little Ringer Plover - 2 Common Tern - 80 pairs Gadwall - 7 Widgeon - 1 Shelduck - [...]
15 June 2012
Fish population moves into saline lagoon
Fish have begun to populate our saline lagoon! Wardens have just spotted a common tern making off with small fry in its beak, closely followed by three more making flying visits. Bui [...]
15 June 2012