News
Animals creep out of hibernation during the mild weather
But have they heard the forecast? Slow worm - Mike Caiden While Britain battens down the hatches in preparation for an icy blast from the north, the bats at WWT London Wetland Centre have been making the most of the m
10 January 2013
Award submission
I am pleased to day that today we have made a submission to the national tourism awards: England in Excellence, for the award Best Sustainable Tourism. We can enter this award as a result of winning the award regionally in the Marketing Lancashire touri
10 January 2013
Swans make the most of floods
2012 was the second wettest year on record and over the last few months, newly flooded scrapes have appeared all over the country, encouraging flocks of Bewick’s to disperse and discover new roosting and feeding sites (Met Office).
10 January 2013
Today's sightings
Holden Tower/Tack Piece E.White-fronted Goose- 175 showing well on the Tack Piece this morning of which 35 are juveniles. This represents 20% of the total as young birds from 2012. It is also the lowest count in our history for this time of year. Golden
10 January 2013
Flooding – New guidance could help protect homes and wildlife
People and wildlife could be better protected from Britain’s worsening flooding problems and even use them to gain a range of benefits through new guidance published today. The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) and RSPB have developed a guidance manua
10 January 2013
Snipe on the increase again
Bird count taken on Jan 8 2013 Two song thrush sing against each other in the hangar overlooking Arundel Wetland Centre. The spring-like weather this morning will be replaced by wintery rains again by the time this column appears in the paper. In this mo
10 January 2013
Wildlife sightings for 10th January 2013
1 Smew (female) - resr lagoon p.m. 1 Bittern - main lake S shore 61 Wigeon - marsh and scrape 1 Pintail - resr lagoon 4 Water Rail - marsh, resr lagoon, main lake 4 Siskin - wildside Recent bird highlights: Red-breasted Merganser, Bittern, Peregrin
10 January 2013
European Whitefront.
European White-fronted Goose with Pink-footed Geese late morning on Plover Field viewed from the United Utilities Hide. Green-winged Teal mid afternoon from the Ron Barker Hide. Raptors included the first Marsh Harrier of the year, an immature bird, 4 Com
9 January 2013
Recent Sightings
Sightings from the 5th January have included: High numbers of Shelduck and Oystercatchers on Lough, with pockets of Brent Geese (40 near the Pier). Peninsula Salt Marsh – 1 Little Egret, 1 Black Headed Gull and 10 Oystercatchers. Mammals – Grey Squir
9 January 2013
Evening speakers announced for Slimbridge’s Festival of Birds 2013
Waders flying at Sunset Two well-known wildlife experts will be giving evening talks as part of Slimbridge’s Festival of Birds later this month. Mark Avery Mark Avery
9 January 2013
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide Bittern 2 reported this morning Water Rail 1 Teal 1600 Wigeon 500 Cetti's Warbler 1 The Tack Piece Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 50 Ruff 8 Dunlin 300 Black-tailed godwit 80 Golden Plover 250 Lapwing 1800 Peregrine 1 The Rushy Bewick's Swan 23
9 January 2013
Today's Sightings
WADER LAKE/AM/LOW TIDE Shelduck - 27 Teal - 86 Mallard - 37 Redshank - 43 Lapwing - 22 Grey Heron - 7 RIVER/AM Black Headed Gull - 80 Great Black Backed Gull - 2 Coot OTHER BIRDS/AM Long Tailed Tit (Pond Zone) - 15 Kestrel (Stream Channel)
9 January 2013
Today's bird sightings
Today’s highlights include; water rail. peregrine, buzzard, sparrowhawk, 7 little egret, 300 lapwing, spotted redshank, 21 redshank, 17 snipe, 2000 dunlin, 105 wigeon, great spotted woodpecker and 5 redwing.
9 January 2013
Record Year List Review of 2012
2012 turned out to be a record year at WWT Martin Mere with 170 species of wild bird recorded. It’s interesting to reflect why this was so. There are certainly a number of factors. The reserve management, for example Cetti’s Warbler which was the only
9 January 2013
Wild Wetland Writing Workshop
Join experienced poet and workshop facilitator Susan Richardson on Saturday 23 February, for an afternoon of Wild Wetland Writing. Explore the Martin Mere reserve and respond, through either prose or poetry, to the wildlife and wetland landscape that you
9 January 2013