Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low 100% Frozen Curlew - 200 Black-headed Gull - 30 Saline Lagoon 100% Frozen Hawthorn Wood Robin - 5 Blackbird - 1 Dunnock - 1 Great Tit - 5 Blue Tit - 8 Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1
12 December 2017
Bright but chilly start to the day, all hides remain open Part of Summer walk still open as well. Sightings today: Bewick's swan Mute swan Whooper swan Canada goose Greylag goose Gadwall Mallard Pintail Pochard Shelduck Shoveler Teal Wigeon Black-tailed g
12 December 2017
3 Bittern - main lake (all visible from the Headley hide) 4 Pintail - main lake 2 Shelduck - main lake 37 Redwing - entrance lake 16 Snipe - South route, main lake, scrape, marsh 3 Water Rail - sheltered lagoon, reedbed 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh Novemb
12 December 2017
A Bewick's Swan arrived on the reserve yesterday and spent the day with the Whooper Swans on the Whooper Pond. It was still here first thing this morning, but has since flown east. It could be with another flock of Whooper Swans near Thwaite and Ru
12 December 2017
Mute swan 21 Whooper swan 2565 Bewick swan 59
11 December 2017
Wader Lake (AM, high tide, frozen): Mediterranean gull 1 Black-headed gull 169 Curlew 123 Starling 1 Lapwing 54 Saline lagoon (frozen): Herring gull 12 Black-headed gull 140+ Hawthorn Wood feeding station: Jay 2 Great-spotted woodpecker 1 Bl
11 December 2017
Cormorant 12 Greylag goose 310 Canada goose 291 Shelduck 7 Wigeon 2954 Gadwall
11 December 2017
2 Bittern - main lake 1 Goldeneye - main lake 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 50 Redwing - entrance lake p.m. 27 Fieldfare - entrance lake p.m. 2 Shelduck - wader scrape 2 Pintail - main lake 81 Lapwing - main lake, grazing marsh 1 Chiffchaff - Wildside
11 December 2017
Snow at Castle EspieCr. Carys Williams The following sightings were recorded today at low tide from the reserve at Castle Espie. The reserve is very icey this morning, with the wadermarsh and the freshwater lagoon nea
11 December 2017
Robin and male House Sparrow from the Willow Hide Rushy Hide/Peng Observatory 40+ Bewick's Swans, Little Stint, 252 Teal, 80 Pintail, 247 Mallard, 137 Shelduck, 257 Tufted Duck, 82 Pochard, 2 Mute Swan and 55 Greylag. Tack Piece 800 Wigeon, 2 Bewick's Sw
10 December 2017
With Christmas holidays already creeping up on us we have loads of activities going on at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre for the whole family to enjoy. Whether you want to get outdoors to walk off the Christmas turkey or your new year’s resolution is ge
10 December 2017
Slightly disappointed that we've had no snow. Green-winged Teal still present this morning from the Ron Barker Hide. At least 5 Marsh Harrier including a green wing tagged bird from Norfolk. At least 5 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel and 2 Sparrowhawk. Waders; 700 Lap
10 December 2017
Barn owl Kestrel Tree sparrow Chaffinch Reed bunting Goldfinch Robin Great tit Starling Pintail Pochard Shoveler Wigeon Mallard Moorhen Greylag geese Whooper swan Mute Swan Lapwing Dunlin Snipe Grey heron
10 December 2017
2 Bittern - main lake 1 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 3 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 1 Goldeneye - main lake 2 Meadow Pipit - grazing marsh 2 Shelduck - wader scrape 2 Pintail - main lake 15 Redwing - entrance lake 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 1 Chiffchaff -
10 December 2017
Again a brief update. Check the past few days for a fuller picture. Green-winged Teal on Sunley's Marsh again. Three Goldeneye on the Mere. Pintail in the hail Waders; 600+ Lapwing, 70+ Black-tailed Godwit, 60+ Ruff,
9 December 2017