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Today's sightings
Waxwing - 1 Crane - 1 (on Lady Fen) Ferruginous duck - 1
14 December 2012
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide BITTERN 1 Showing very well all morning Water Rail 1 Cetti's Warbler 1 Buzzard 2 The Rushy Bewick's Swan 200 Pochard 220 Pinatail 115 The Tack Piece Ruff 3 Dunlin 500 Teal 500
14 December 2012
Winners of WWT Photography Competition 2011/12
Wetland Wildlife winner - Egg Thief by Wayne Davies WWT are pleased to announce the national winners of the Canon/WWT Photography Competition 2011/12. Thousands entered and voted for the People's Choice award on our w
14 December 2012
Prize-winning photographs capture the wonder of wetlands
These prize-winning photographs taken in wetlands capture the beautiful wildlife of one of nature’s most vulnerable ecosystems. A panel chaired by TV presenter and wildlife photographer Chris Packham judged the Canon/WWT Photography Competition. Richie
14 December 2012
Wildlife sightings for 14th December 2012
2 Bittern - main lake N shore, main lake S shore 4 Snipe - main lake, grazing marsh 1 Pintail - reservoir lagoon 1 Peregrine - on hospital across river 4 Redpoll - wildside 5 Siskin - entrance lake Additional sightings from yesterday: 1 Snow Bunting - fl
14 December 2012
Photograph captures the wonder of wetlands to win national recognition for local talent
A stunningly colourful sunset illuminates the winter sky over WWT Washington Wetland Centre’s Wader Lake... Sunset from the hide by Ian Cook This striking image has scooped second place for photographer Ian Cook, in
14 December 2012
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 109 Mute Swan 50 Wigeon 100 Tufted Duck 50 Canada Goose 110 Greylga Goose 9 Pintail 3 Shoveler 4 Teal 60 Avenue’s Yellowhammer Reed Bunting Tree Sparrow Fieldfare Song Thrush Treecreeper Coal Tit Linnet Saltmarsh Hen Harrier 1
13 December 2012
Wildlife sightings for 13th December 2012
1 Goosander - (female) main lake 3 Bittern - main lake S shore, main lake N shore, resr lagoon W end 1 Little Egret - flew on to main lake from river 13 Fieldfare - flew E 8 Siskin - world wetlands and wildside 10 Redpoll - wildside and sheltered lago
13 December 2012
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Estuary Dunlin 500 Wigeon 600 Barnacle Goose 140 Egyptian Goose 1 Buzzard 2 Tack Piece Peregrine 1 in the oaks Teal 90 Wigeon 30 Lapwing 60 Bewick's Swan 21 Rushy Bewick's Swan 150+ Around 1200 of other wildfowl species. The pair with six cyg
13 December 2012
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide BITTERN 1 showing very well walking around on the ice for most of the day LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1 Stood on ice Black-tailed Godwit 91 Teal 300 The South lake Shoveler 93 The Rushy Bewick's Swan 172 Pochard 200 Pintail 1300 The Holden Tower
12 December 2012
Wildlife sightings for 12th December 2012
2 Bittern - both on main lake N shore, then one bird flew into the middle of the main reedbed (1510hrs) 8 Redwing - flew NW (a.m.) 8 Lesser Redpoll - 4 flew NW, 4 flew into wildside from the E (a.m.) 5 Snipe - marsh and scrape
12 December 2012
Woodcock still
Woodcock showing again towards the back of the pond in front of the Janet Kear Hide. The feeders are lively there with Reed Bunting, Brambling, Chaffinch, Greenfinch and Goldfinch. Assorted Tits are present as well as Great-spotted Woodpecker. An adult Eu
12 December 2012
Latest Sightings
Once again the weather has caught us again and just after all of our pools defrosted, they are frozen solid once again. It makes for beautiful pictures but sadly the wildfowl don't agree and head off the reserve to the free flowing rivers and estuary. Th
12 December 2012
Winter weather and flamingo friends
The cold weather continues and freezing temperatures bring that worst of all enemies to the flamingo - ice. Flamingos are not well designed to cope with iced-over water and it is one of the main causes of death in wild flocks, as well as the number one wa
11 December 2012
Wrap up warm
Classic winter weather which makes visiting Martin Mere a visual treat. Pretty much dawn til dusk sunshine with a hard frost, concentrating big numbers of water fowl on the Mere. An adult European White-fronted Goose was with Greylag on the Mere this morn
11 December 2012