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Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese Around 5000 around the reserve today, best viewed from the Farmhouse Tower Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 110 Mute Swan 60 Mallard 110 Tufted Duck 30 Wigeon 110 SCAUP 1 ♀ POCHARD 1 ♂ Little Egret 1 Gadwall 1 Oystercatcher 2 Folly Pond GREEN
1 March 2015
Don't walk past the lessers!
The lesser flamingos really are worth more than a second glance. Especially at this time of year when they look so beautiful. You can get some lovely close-up views of the this flock at present as they are inside their house, and the birds are very obligi
1 March 2015
73 Avocet
A brief round up of the weekends sightings. As expected the Avocet numbers continue to increase with 73 birds this morning. They were joined by a couple of Curlew along the back of the Mere. Oystercatcher numbers increased 112, also 400+ Lapwing, 60+ Ruff
1 March 2015
Sunshine and showers, tail end of winter and more spring signs
Holden Tower Lapwing are displaying over the Dumbles 200 Golden Plover 300 Dunlin 140 Little Stint 2 Peregrine 1 Barn Owl hunting seawall to South. Wigeon 90 Pied Wagtail 9 Little Grebe and Ferruginous Duck female on pool adjacent among the Wigeon/Tufted
1 March 2015
Todays Highlights
Cranes flew over Goldeneye Bearded tits at Reedbed hide Redkite Peregrine x 2 eating a woodpigeon on Lady Fen
1 March 2015
Sunday sightings
The most notable and obvious birds of the day were all the gulls out from the Ramsar and Sandmartin hides. There were around 1600 Blackheaded gulls, 300 Common gulls and 4 Mediterranean gulls. One Little egret, Teal, Gadwall, Shelduck and 5 Lapwing
1 March 2015
Wildlife sightings for 1st March 2015
7 Snipe - marsh 88 Cormorant - main lake 2 Stonechat - marsh February bird highlights: Shelduck, Bittern, Peregrine, Pheasant, Black-tailed Godwit, Redshank, Kingfisher, Stonechat, Brambling, Treecreeper. Good numbers of wintering wildfowl are sett
1 March 2015
Todays Highlights
Main observatory 3 Avocets Whooper swan Mute swan Pintail Shoveler Wigeon Goldeneye Dunlin Curlew Redshank Black-tailed godwits Lady Fen Barn owl Little egret Golden plover Lapwing Buzzard
28 February 2015
40th Anniversary: Comparison Pictures: Only One Days To Go
Tomorrow is the 40th Anniversary of WWT Martin Mere. Here is the last in the series of comparison pictures to show how much the centre has changed over the past 40 years. Many thanks to Damien and Emma for taking the pictures for us. Today we will show y
28 February 2015
Opening times changing
As we change to our summer opening times tomorrow, you will be able to visit our reserve and centre from 9.30am - 5pm daily.
28 February 2015
Diversion due to local road closures
From Monday 2 March to Tuesday 3 March there will be a road closure along the A1101 between the villages of Upwell and Lakes End. Anyone approaching us from Wisbech/Peterborough direction are advised to travel via Dowham market. From Wednesday 4 March u
28 February 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Time - AM/Tide - Mid Avocet - 1 Oystercatcher - 4 Lapwing - 62 Redshank - 6 Teal - 32 Mute Swan - 2 Heron - 18 Wigeon - 4 Shoveler - 3 Canada Goose - 15 Black headed Gull - 38 Tufted Duck - 36 Shelduck - 32 Saline Lagoon/Tide - mid/Time - AM Sh
28 February 2015
Geese and Ferruginous still
White-fronted Geese on the Tack Piece, taken by ©Michael Colquhoun The Rushy Ferruginous Duck 1 Female showing well Tufted Duck 80 Pochard 50 Pintail 147 Bewick's Swan 54 The Tack Piece Marsh Harrier 1 White-fronted Goose 164 Pink-footed Goose 2 Greylag
28 February 2015
Wildlife sightings for 28th February 2015
2 Bittern - main lake N shore and left of the WWF hide 66 Cormorant - main lake 2 Water Rail - main lake, south route 1 Redshank - scrape 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital 1 Pintail - marsh 8 Snipe - marsh 2 Stonechat - marsh 1 Pheasant - NE bank &nbs
28 February 2015
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese: 6,000 around the reserve. Whooper Swans: 113 High Tide 08:10 7.4m Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 113 Mute Swan 51 Greater Scaup 1♀ Pochard 1♂ Mallard 133 Tufted Duck 20 Wigeon 93 Gadwall 1♂ Oystercatcher 2 Little Egret 1 Folly Pond
28 February 2015