UPDATE: The Royal Bank of Canada Garden won a showgarden Gold Award at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. It's also up for a People's Award - you can vote for it online via the BBC website. WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre staff have been to Chelsea to meet the d
22 May 2017
The following sightings were recorded today at high tide, with plenty of activity in the reserve. Estuary Shelduck 2, Balck-headed Gull 15. We are still having relatively good numbers of Black-tailed godwit, seen both inside the reserve feeding
22 May 2017
Bright and sunny start to the day with lots of dragonflies on the wing. Sightings today: Whooper swan Gadwall Red crested pochard Shelduck Tufted duck Avocet Little ringed plover Redshank Kingfisher Spoonbill Great white egret Little egret Linnet House ma
22 May 2017
As we approach the end of May and head for June we are seeing much reduced migration, our local birds settling in to breed or starting to feed their young. House Martins and Swallows are busy collecting mud for their mud cup nests on the centre buildings,
22 May 2017
A nice mild morning on the reserve and flat calm conditions allowed for a nice view of around 1000 Common Scoter rafting out on the Solway. Possibly a non-breeding flock. Whilst watching these an Osprey flew in off and right past the Saltcot carrying a fi
22 May 2017
a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Common tern 130+ Avocet 24 + 11 chicks Ringed plover 1 Black-tailed godwit 1 Oystercatcher 3+ 2 chicks Grey heron 29 Stock dove 2 Tufted duck 8 Shelduck 26 + 12 ducklings Gadwall 1 Saline Lagoon Avocet 4 Shelduck 16 Hawthor
22 May 2017
8 Shelduck ducklings and 4 adults - resr lagoon 2 Shoveler (male) - scrape 2 Little Ringed Plover - resr lagoon 1 Redshank - resr lagoon 15 Lapwing - marsh, main lake, resr lagoon, scrape 1 Mandarin (male) - main lake 2 Whitethroat - scrape bank, entranc
22 May 2017
Credit: Marianne Majerus Bringing the boreal to the North West: Royal Bank of Canada donates RHS Chelsea Flower Show Garden to WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre Inspired by the boreal forest, the Royal Bank of Canada
22 May 2017
At least 3 Ruff (1 male + 2 female) were on site today, females from Ron Barker and the male from UU Hide. A single Dunlin was on the Mere all day and plenty of Little Ringed Plover and Ringed Plover to be seen. An adult male Peregrine was seen to take a
21 May 2017
South Lake The Avocet colony is still defending their nests and chicks, we have broods of 1, 2, 3 and 4 on the lake with at least seven more nests to hatch. The Crane pair 'Bart and Ruby' continue to incubate two eggs near Hogarth Hide, please move slowly
21 May 2017
Red Kite Shoveler Mallard Lapwing Avocet and chicks Gadwall Redshank Shelduck Tree Sparrow Linnet Little Egret Reed Bunting Sedge Warbler Swallow Common Tern Meadow Pipit Corn Bunting Skylark Roe Deer Black-tailed Godwit Red-crested Pochard Kestrel Whoop
21 May 2017
AM, mid tide Wader Lake: Avocet 26 + 11 chicks Black-tailed godwit 1 Oystercatcher 2 + 3 chicks Ringed plover 2 Shoveler 1 Gadwall 2 Swift 3 Common tern 126+ Kestrel (pair observed food passing) 2 Lapwing 16 + 4 chicks Black-headed gull 32 &
21 May 2017
8 Shelduck ducklings and 4 adults - resr lagoon 2 Little Egret - wader scrape 2 Little Ringed Plover - main lake, wader scrape 2 Redshank - main lake 1 Whitethroat - singing beside entrance bridge May bird highlights: Wood Sandpiper, Grey Plover, W
21 May 2017
Bright Sunny start to the day with lots of activity on lady fen and main reserve. Sightings today: Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag goose Gadwall Garganey Mallard Pochard Red crested pochard Shelduck Shoveler Wigeon Little egret Spoonbill Coot Moorhen Cormo
20 May 2017
Rushy Avocet 12 with three young feeding on the lower pool. Several tufted ducks and a couple of gadwall. Lapwing 2 on the causeway. Little gull 1 in front of InFocus No sign of the med gulls by 10:30. Tack Piece Cattle egret 1 with the cows. Lapwing pa
20 May 2017