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rare bird starts migration
Last week, Martin Mere played host to its first ever gull-billed tern. The tern dropped into the mere on Wednesday amid all the rainy weather and attracted a small group of twitchers. Normally, this bird comes no closer to the UK than the Mediterranean re
28 July 2017
Sightings - 28/07/2017
Another juvenile Redstart was present down at Saltcot yesterday, showing very well along the path to the hide. There were 30 Scaup on the Solway at high tide, but they're extremely distant and hard to make out on the choppy water. These numbers w
28 July 2017
Wildlife sightings Fri 28/07
a.m. High tide Wader Lake Avocet 5 Lapwing 120 Common tern 60 Redshank 55 Shoveler 4 Teal 5 Black headed gull 82 Herring gull Oystercatcher 2 Saline lagoon Redshank 2 Oystercatcher 2 Lapwing 3 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker Bullfinch 3 Greenfinch
28 July 2017
Wildlife sightings for 28th July 2017
3 Teal juvs (2 week old) - sheltered lagoon 1 Wigeon (female) - main lake 2 Gadwall broods - sheltered lagoon(3), main lake(10) 1 Green Sandpiper - flew over main lake towards the marsh 1 Black-tailed Godwit - main lake 1 Hobby - main lake, scrape 6 Chif
28 July 2017
Todays sightings
Whooper swan Mallard Crane (2 adults, 2 Juv's) Moorhen Coot Redshank Snipe (x6, Friends hide) Green sandpiper (x3) Avocet Oystercatcher Corncrake (calling at Lyle hide) Cormorant Black-headed gull Kingfisher (x2) Tree sparrow House sparrow Goldfinch Gre
27 July 2017
Wildlife sightings - 27/07/17
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Avocet 8 Dunlin 1 Black-tailed godwit 2 Lapwing 230 Redshank 72 Common tern 74 Grey heron 11 Sand martin 16 Saline Lagoon Black-headed gull 53 Herring gull 5 Swallow 4 Hawthorn Wood Great-spotted woodpecker 1 Jay 1 Bullfin
27 July 2017
Sightings update - 27/07/2017
There have been a couple of noteworthy sightings over the last few of days. Osprey sightings from Saltcot are becoming a much more regular occurrence, as adults are trying to find food for their ever growing chicks. One bird gave very good view
27 July 2017
Wildlife sightings for 27th July 2017
1 Arctic Tern - main lake a.m. 1 Sandwich Tern - flew NW over main lake 1525hrs 1 Common Tern - main lake 2 Little Grebe juv - scrape 1 Lesser Whitethroat - south route/main lake bank 1 Garden Warbler - wildside 8 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon, wildside
27 July 2017
Gull-billed Tern a first for the reserve
Exciting start to the day when an adult Gull-billed Tern flew in during a rain shower onto the Mere. Never before recorded on the reserve this species does occur annually in the UK in small numbers but breeds in Southern / South-Eastern Mediterranean. A f
26 July 2017
Today's Sightings
Cranes Marsh Harrier Kestrel Tree Sparrow House Sparrow Little Ringed Plover Swallow House Martin Redshank Corncrake Lapwing Avocet Kingfisher Snipe Common Sandpiper Whooper Swan Mute Swan
26 July 2017
Wildlife sightings - 26/07/2017
Wader Lake (AM, high tide): Avocet 5 adult and 1 fledged young Dunlin 1 Oystercatcher 1 Teal 3 Lapwing 2 Little-ringed plover 127 Black-tailed godwit 1 Greylag goose 39 Common tern 69 Pied wagtail 2 Saline Lagoon: Canada goose 17 Black-headed gull
26 July 2017
Time for a preen
This morning's rain seemed to encourage most of the birds to take the opportunity to preen, a vital part of looking after their plumage especially as they currently undertake their moult. Rushy Hide At least 7 Green Sandpipers were present this morning, a
26 July 2017
Wildlife sightings for 26th July 2017
1 Little Egret - grazing marsh 1 Dunlin - main lake 1 Common Tern - main lake 9 Teal - sheltered lagoon, wader scrape 1 Lapwing juvenile - grazing marsh 1 Brood of 3 Pochard - wader scrape 1 Garden Warbler - WWF hide 1 Kingfisher - scrape Additio
26 July 2017
Recent Sightings
Reed Warbler cr. Russ Myners Millennium Wetlands Blackcap 9 Cetti’s Warbler 2 Chiffchaff 9 Coot 7 Gadwall 9 Goldfinch 39 Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 Green Woodpecker 2 Jay 2 Kingfisher 1 Linnet 5 Little Egret 17 Litt
25 July 2017
Latest Sighting
Looking interesting for the next couple of days as a fast moving pressure system is swept across the Atlantic by the jet stream. Will that mean an influx of rare North American waders on the West Coast of the UK? Probably not but we can only hope. Wader c
25 July 2017