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Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese Around 3000 around the reserve today, best viewed from the Farmhouse Tower Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 120 Mute Swan 30 Mallard 100 Tufted Duck 20 Wigeon 80 POCHARD 1 ♂ SCAUP 1 ♀ Folly Pond Teal 250 Wigeon 200 Shoveler 10 Pintail 4 Sheld
24 February 2015
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide Avocet 3 The Rushy Bewick's Swan 130 Pintail 150 The Tack Piece Common Crane 2 Wigeon 200 Shoveler 25 Black-tailed Godwit 150 The South Lake Oystercatcher 4 The Holden Tower Peregrine 1 Buzzard 2 Dunlin 1000 Lapwing 600
24 February 2015
Today's sightings- tidal flooding creates perfect feeding
Holden Tower The Dumbles is busy with wading birds, flocks of over 1200 Golden Plover, 800 Lapwing and 1000 Dunlin were present before the tide around 0900hrs. More may have arrived to roost and feed here through the day. Lesser numbers of Wigeon are pres
23 February 2015
Latest Sightings
A brief round up of recent activity. Avocet numbers have crept up to 11. At least 2 Ringed Plover, 50+ Ruff, 50+ Oystercatcher, 10+ Black-tailed Godwit, 600+ Lapwing, 2 Redshank and some Common Snipe. We can expect the first Curlew to arrive in the near f
23 February 2015
40th Anniversary: Comparison Pictures: Six Days To Go
Its only six days to go until the 40th Anniversary of WWT Martin Mere. Here are a series of comparison pictures to show how much the centre has changed over the past 40 years. Thank you to Damien and Emma for taking the pictures for us. Today we will sho
23 February 2015
Wet grassland surprise!
At midday a surprise Jack snipe was flushed up from the wet grassland. Good numbers of pre breeding Lapwing from the hides today with 10 from the Lapwing hide displaying and jostling for the best positions. A single Lapwing on the new Arun riverlife area
23 February 2015
Today's Highlights
Barn owl Bewick’s swan Black-headed gull Black-tailed godwit Blackbird Blue tit Buzzard Carrion crow Chaffinch Common gull Coot Cormorant Dunlin Dunnock Gadwall Goldeneye Great tit Greenfinch Green woodpecker Grey heron Greylag goose Herring gull
23 February 2015
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese Around 5000 around the reserve today, best viewed from the Farmhouse Tower Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 60 Mute Swan 50 Mallard 100 Tufted Duck 20 Wigeon 110 POCHARD 1 ♂ SCAUP 1 ♀ Folly Pond GREEN-WINGED TEAL ♂ Teal 250 Wigeon 200 Shove
23 February 2015
Low Water Count - 22nd February
The following sightings were recorded by Grounds and Reserve Manager Kerry Mackie. Estuary Teal 285 Wigeon 55 Shoveller 20 Shelduck 414 Red Breasted Merganser 2 Eider 18 Brent 113 Mute Swan 2 Whooper Swan 79 Oystercatcher 230 Bar Tailed Godwit 105 Black T
23 February 2015
Wildlife sightings for 23rd February 2015
5 Redwing - flew NW 6 Fieldfare - flew S 7 Snipe - marsh 73 Lapwing - main lake 1 Bittern - main lake N shore 1 Shelduck - main lake February bird highlights: Shelduck, Bittern, Peregrine, Pheasant, Black-tailed Godwit, Redshank, Kingfisher, Stonec
23 February 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/High Herring Gull - 30 Black-headed Gull - 120 Heron - 9 Shelduck - 20 Greylag - 3 Canada Goose - 14 Oystercatcher - 1 Lapwing - 6 Coot - 6 Mute Swan - 2 Saline Lagoon Mute Swan - 1 Shelduck - 4 Mallard - 20
23 February 2015
40th Anniversary: Comparison Pictures: Seven Days To Go
Its only a week until the 40th Anniversary of WWT Martin Mere. Here are a series of comparison pictures to show how much the centre has changed over the past 40 years. Thanks to Damien and Emma for taking the pictures for us. Today we will show you the c
22 February 2015
Sunday 22nd February 2015
Hello! Whilst walking around the reserve this morning, I spotted the following birds; Water rail, Mute swans, Pochard, Tufted duck, Song thrush, Blackbird, Long tailed/ Great/ Coal & Blue tit, Grey wagtail, Nuthatch, Dunnock, Reed bunting, Chaffinch,
22 February 2015
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Pool just east of the tower (these also birds viewable from Knott Hide) Ferruginous Duck female to 11.40am when it flew off toward the grounds Gadwall 4 Wigeon 80 Teal 30 Female Teal-image by Senior Reserve Warden-Martin Long Ground Pool (lo
22 February 2015
Today's Sightings
Time: AM / Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Black-headed Gull - 100+ Herring Gull - 52 Shelduck - 22 Tufted Duck - 20 Canada Goose - 8 Greylag Goose - 1 Grey Heron - 11 (10 on nests) Mute Swan - 2 Lapwing - 8 Wader Lake Path Dunnock - 1 Riv
22 February 2015