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Wildlife sightings - 24/08/2018

Wildlife sightings - 24/08/2018

Wader Lake (AM, low tide): Avocet 2 (1 adult, 1 juvenile) Grey heron 5 Lapwing 65 Common snipe 6 Dunlin 2 Green sandpiper 1   Hawthorn Wood feeding station: Goldfinch 25 Blue tit 9 Chaffinch 11 Coal tit 3 Greenfinch 10 Great tit 7 Bullfinch 4 Robin 1

24 August 2018

Wildlife sightings for 24th August 2018

Wildlife sightings for 24th August 2018

2 Green Sandpiper - scrape 7 Snipe - scrape, marsh (3 flew in from the scrape), main lake 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 1 Garganey - scrape 4 Swift - reservoir lagoon 1 Common Tern - reedbed, main lake 2 Willow Warbler - wildside 2 Chiffchaff - wildside,

24 August 2018

Med Gulls & Little Gull

Med Gulls & Little Gull

An influx of Gulls to the Mere mid afternoon contained 3 Mediterranean Gulls (2 juvs, 1 adult) also the sub adult Little Gull from the other day was in the same flock before a big rainstorm came through, the flock flushed again and no further sign of th

23 August 2018

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

Mute swan Whooper swan + cygnets Greylag Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Teal Coot Moorhen Crane Grey heron Little egret Avocet Snipe Common sandpiper Starling House martin Swallow Yellow wagtail Pied wagtail Tree sparrow House sparrow Goldfinch Great tit Blue

23 August 2018

Thursday's sightings

Thursday's sightings

A nice mix of waders continue with most of them on the South Lake this morning including the juvenile Spotted Redshank and Wood Sandpiper.  An Osprey also drifted south over the centre. South Lake Hides The Wood Sandpiper started the day on the Tack Pie

23 August 2018

Wader migration

Wader migration

Pectoral Sandpiper at Slimbridge This week, a rare American visitor dropped into WWT Martin Mere in the form of a pectoral sandpiper. The bird dropped into the mere on Monday amid all the rainy weather and attracted a

23 August 2018

Reserve Update Thursday 23rd August

Reserve Update Thursday 23rd August

Good range of species down on the Flood Ground this morning with Shoveler joining the mix.  Over 180 Teal were observed there yesterday but numbers have dropped right down again first thing this morning.  Rather bedraggled Kestrel perched on the fence l

23 August 2018

Wildlife sightings for 23rd August 2018

Wildlife sightings for 23rd August 2018

2 Garganey - scrape, then one bird flew to the NW corner of main lake a.m. 1 Black-tailed Godwit - scrape 2 Green Sandpiper - scrape 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 3 Snipe - scrape 11 Swift - reservoir lagoon 6 House Martin 1 Buzzard - drifted SE p.m. 1 H

23 August 2018

NW Bird Festival

NW Bird Festival

Whooper Swans on a very calm mere at Martin Mere See over 70 species of wild bird as well as special guest speakers TV presenters George McGavin and Miranda Krestovnikoff, wildlife photographer Alan Hewitt, the Orchid

23 August 2018

Little Gull

Little Gull

Sadly no sign of the Pectoral Sandpiper today despite a few observers on site looking for it. The best bird of the day was a sub adult Little Gull on the Mere briefly in the morning before being flushed by a Peregrine and wasn't seen afterwards. At least

22 August 2018

The Argentine red shoveler.

The Argentine red shoveler.

In support of Wildfowl Wednesday this week we will be taking a closer look at the beautiful and fascinating Argentine red shoveler. An adult male red shoveler showing off his stunning blue features. The red shoveler

22 August 2018

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

Mute swan Whooper swan + cygnets Barnacle goose Greylag Shoveler Mallard Garganey Teal Cormorant Coot Moorhen Crane Grey heron Little egret Ruff Avocet Common sandpiper Starling House martin Sand martin Swallow Yellow wagtail Tree sparrow House sparrow Go

22 August 2018

Wildlife sightings - 22/08/2018

Wildlife sightings - 22/08/2018

Wader Lake (AM, mid-tide): Lapwing 283 Black-tailed godwit 1 Common tern 6 Dunlin 1 Avocet 1 Redshank 12 Common snipe 13 Lesser black-backed gulls 3 (1 adult and 2 juveniles)   Saline lagoon: Common snipe 1 Greenshank 1 Green sandpiper 1 Curlew 1 &nb

22 August 2018

Wildlife sightings for 22nd August 2018

Wildlife sightings for 22nd August 2018

1 Garganey - wader scrape 1 Green Sandpiper - wader scrape 3 Common Sandpiper - main lake, reservoir lagoon 5 Snipe - wader scrape, main lake 1 Kingfisher - reservoir lagoon 1 Sedge Warbler - reservoir lagoon 1 Peregrine - perched on the hospital   J

22 August 2018

Pectoral Sandpiper

Pectoral Sandpiper

The highlight of the day was the discovery of an adult or 2nd cal year Pectoral Sandpiper early afternoon on Sunley's viewable from Ron Barker Hide. This North American wader is an almost annual visitor to the reserve but this is the first record this ye

21 August 2018