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The chilly weather has transformed Martin Mere into a winter wonderland and the Whooper Swans look beautiful in the white snow. 38 Whooper Swans are on the Mere today, as well as 3 Mute Swans, although more may arrive for the daily 3pm Swan Feed.We are no
21 November 2024
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Our monthly Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) was carried out today. It allows us to monitor the populations of non-breeding birds. Numbers will fluctuate on a day-to-day basis as the birds move around the site and the surrounding landscape. Today, we have a goo
18 November 2024
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A foggy start to the day but the fog cleared in the afternoon and its a really wintery scene on the mere with hundreds of Whooper swans and various ducks and geese waiting for the 3pm feed.3 Russian white-fronted geese flew in to the back of the mere on t
14 November 2024
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We tallied 456 Whooper Swans and 4970 Pink-Footed Geese throughout our whole site at dawn today.You can see the Whooper Swans up close during our daily Wild Bird Feeds in Discovery Hide. You can also see Greylag Geese, Wigeon, Shelduck, Mallards, Pintail,
11 November 2024
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We have been open until 5pm down to the Harrier hide for the Starling murmuration from Saturday 2nd Nov. They are changing every evening and sometimes are in one large flock and somtimes in 3 groups. Sometimes they are over the mere and going down in th
7 November 2024
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There have been a good number of Lapwings and 11 Black-Tailed Godwits flying around the Mere today. The Snow Goose is still present, as well as the Pink-Footed Geese and Whooper Swans. You can view them from the Discovery Hide and Raine's Observatory duri
4 November 2024
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A huge murmuration of around 100,000 Starlings dazzled our visitors on Wednesday late afternoon.The Snow Goose has made a reappearance on the site. It was viewed from the Discovery hide earlier in the week and flew down to Woodend Marsh on Thursday - Gord
1 November 2024
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Even with a bit of light rain, Martin Mere offers plenty to explore and enjoy! The Pink-Footed Geese are very active today and are flying all around the site - around 8,000 were counted on Friday. There has been 1 Barnacle Goose and 1 Swan Goose spotted o
28 October 2024
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It's starting to feel like Autumn as the leaves fall from the trees. We had around 5,000 Pink-Footed Geese fly in for our Evening Goose Spectacular on Wednesday during a beautiful sunset. They can be seen on the back of the Mere during the day, alongside
24 October 2024
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Earlier today we conducted our monthly survey of wetland bird species (Webs). This months count is as follows:Pink Footed Goose6,180Whooper Swan102Wigeon70Gadwall10Teal685Mallard965Pintail55Shoveler48Pochard21Tufted Duck7Mute Swan3Shelduck122Greylag650Can
21 October 2024
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It's a beautiful morning here at Martin Mere, after yesterdays downpour. We're getting more Whooper Swans coming in every day - last count from yesterday puts their numbers at 375. Daily feeds are now being carried out at Discovery hide and Raines hide, s
17 October 2024
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Whooper Swan numbers are increasing daily, with 300 counted today. They can be seen from the Discovery hide, Ron Barker hide and Harrier hide. Daily feeds are now being carried out at Discovery hide and Raines hide, so you can view the swans up close whil
14 October 2024
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Another great day for bird watching with 39 Whooper Swans seen on the Mere. 2,830 Pink-footed Geese were sighted in our dawn count this morning along with 150 Greylag Geese and the Snow Goose. Wigeon, Pochard, Pintail and Shelduck can be seen on the Mere
10 October 2024
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On Wednesday evening’s Goose Spectacular, we saw over 10,000 Pink-Footed Geese flying over the Mere, as well as a Grey Heron and a Buzzard. We counted 2,834 Pink-Footed Geese still on the Mere at dawn. The captivating Snow Goose is still present and c
10 October 2024
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A total of 16 Whooper Swans were seen on the Mere on Friday. They are early arrivals from Iceland and there should be plenty more to follow by the end of October. The Whooper Swan can be identified by it's large size, black and yellow bill, and black legs
8 October 2024