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Today's Highlights
Crane- 3 in front of main observatory Quail- singing near reedbed hide
2 June 2015
Today's sightings
Rushy Pen Avocet 8 pairs Lapwing 2 Oystercatcher 2 Black-tailed Godwit 30 Tack Piece Avocet 8 Holden Tower Little ringed Plover 1 Dunlin 1 Avocet 8 pairs (2 broods) Estuary mudflats at high tide Sanderling 3 Dunlin 15 Ringed Plover 30 Curlew 1 South Lake
2 June 2015
Tuesday 2nd June 2015
RESERVE; Dunnock, Cetti's/ Sedge/ Reed warbler, Nuthatch, Wren, Black cap, Goldfinch, Chaffinch, Great spotted woodpecker. Great/ Blue/ Long-tailed tit, Reed bunting, Mute swan & cygnets, Mallard & ducklings, Greylag & Canada geese & gos
2 June 2015
Latest Sightings
Click on Map for larger view Although ever optimistic about the potential arrival of new migrants on the back of the wild weather in the past 24 hours, we can report that nothing obviously has appeared so far... Two C
2 June 2015
Murky past of Britain's rarest duck revealed by Big Ben
The downfall of Britain's rarest duck, the common scoter, could be written in the murky sediment at the bottom of lochs in the Flow Country, the UK's largest expanse of wetland. To find out, scientists from WWT and UCL have been driving a giant sediment c
2 June 2015
Wildlife sightings for 2nd June 2015
1 Little Egret - marsh 1 Hobby 2 Little Ringed Plover - scrape 1 Redshank - scrape 1 Kingfisher - flew S over car park with food 30+ Swift - main lake May bird highlights: Bittern, Wood Sandpiper, Little Egret, Ring-necked Duck, Garganey, Hobby, O
2 June 2015
Todays Highlights
Quail- singing by reedbed hide Crane - 2 (Lyle hide) Marsh harrier
1 June 2015
Curlew Sandpipers
Two Curlew Sandpiper dropped in on the edge of the weather front this morning and were still present 16:30. An excellent run of late, these 'Curlew Sands' are the 24th species of wader recorded on site this year. One of th
1 June 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Avocet - 12 Oystercatcher - 2 & 2 chicks Lapwing - 14 & 2 chicks Black-tailed Godwit - 1 Wigeon - 1 male Gadwall - 14 Shelduck - 20 & 6 chicks Redshank - 2 & 2 chicks Little Ringed Plover - 2 Bla
1 June 2015
Duckling nursery opens its doors every weekend at WWT Martin Mere
Families can enjoy seeing the cute sight of ducklings in the duckling nursery every weekend at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre. Every weekend in June and up to 19 July come to WWT Martin Mere to visit our duckling nursery between 12 noon and 3pm and learn
1 June 2015
Today's sightings
Rushy Pen Avocet 20 Lapwing 2 Oystercatcher 2 Shelduck 30 Tufted Duck 10 Tack Piece Avocet 8 Lapwing 2 Barnacle Goose 20 Holden Tower Avocet 10 + 5 chicks (brood of 2 and 3) Dunlin 1 in the scrape Mudflats at high tide-view distantly from the H. Tower Du
1 June 2015
Wildlife sightings for 1st June 2015
1 Little Ringed Plover - scrape 2 Redshank -marsh 1 Shoveler - scrape 1 Peregrine - flew E 30 Swift - reservoir lagoon, main lake 1 Coal Tit - south route 2 Mandarin - south route 1 Little Egret - marsh May bird highlights: Bittern, Wood Sandpip
1 June 2015
Latest Sightings
High Tide 12:19 8.6m Whooper Pond Mute Swan 2 - with 5 cygnets (often on the Back Pond) Mallard 5 Oystercatcher 2 - nesting House Martin 4 - nest building on the Peter Scott Obs Folly Pond Oystercatcher 2 Gadwall 2 Mallard 9 - 6 ducklings Shelduck 7
1 June 2015
Today's Highlights
Quail- singing by reedbed hide Avocet chicks Lapwing chicks Golden plover Little owl
31 May 2015
Curiosity is Rewarded at Secret Swamp
Brothers Toby and Archie McKelvey were amongst the first children to discover the Secret Swamp at Castle Espie when it opened on Saturday 30th May 2015. Castle Espie Wetland Centre has revealed The Secret Swamp - a n
31 May 2015