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Eric! Bending beaks.
Introducing my favourite flamingo photo to date... They truly are so wonderful with those soft little eyes and geeky aspect. Having becoming weaned from syringe food (and regretting it almost constantly) number 2's beak started to bend almost over
26 November 2011
Record Numbers
The largest flock of European White-fronted Geese ever recorded on the reserve flew in today around midday. The previous record was actually from last week with 13 birds. At least 27 were seen togethe [...]
26 November 2011
Wildlife sightings for 26th November 2011
1 Shelduck - scrape 1 Pintail - main lake 2 Peregrine - on long shingle island on main lake 1 Buzzard - flew NW at 14:30 1 Jack Snipe - scrape 14 Common Snipe 49 Lapwing - main [...]
26 November 2011
Todays sightings
Holden Tower Grey Plover 20 Golden Plover 900 Lapwing 3000 Peregrine 1 Linnet 80 Rushy Bewicks 40 (92 last night) Pochard 208 Pintail 70 Grey Wagtail 1 Robbie Garnett Hid [...]
26 November 2011
Studies point to rapid changes in the waterbird world, but what does it mean for conservation?
Two studies hitting the news this week have highlighted big changes for waterbirds. On Monday, a Finnish study measured how much later wildfowl in Northern Europe are setting off on their autumn migrations. Yesterday, the State of the UK’s Birds reports
25 November 2011
Starling murmuration at WWT Llanelli - video
This fantastic video was filmed this week at WWT Llanelli by Barry Stewart. It shows tens of thousands of starlings in the sky above the centre. Visitors are currently enjoying watching the starlings forming flocks from around 3.30pm onwards. [yframe ur
25 November 2011
PORTRAITS fashion to feathers
Justin de Villeneuve photographic exhibition at London Wetland Centre An elegant new exhibition - PORTRAITS fashion to feathers - at WWT London Wetland Centre pairs images of models and rock stars with exotic birds and highlights some striking similarit
25 November 2011
Rumour has it!!!
With autumn supposedly over we would normally use this quiet time to sit back and reflect, upon this year’s migrants. However with such mild weather around, there is still the possibility of new birds into the reserve such as the American Green-winged T
25 November 2011
Dawn swan count
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25 November 2011
Today's sightings
Wader Lake - AM - Tide Level: Low Wigeon - 10 Teal - 54 Mallard - 50 Shoveler - 2 Shelduck - 8 Black-headed gull - 117 Common gull - 4 Redshank - 11 Othe [...]
25 November 2011
More Geese
At least 10 European White-fronted Geese with Pink's this afternoon. At least 60 Barnacle Geese, although many of these birds are likely to be feral. Difficult to assess the numbers of Pink-footed [...]
25 November 2011
Looking great in the sunshine
Rushy Bewicks Swan 65 Pochard 230 Pintail 70 Grey Wagtail 1 Martin Smith Hide Water Rail 1 Snipe 6 Robbie Garnett Whitefronted Geese 55 Wigeon 350 Teal 70 Lapwing 120 [...]
25 November 2011
Thank you to The Mileage Company
The Mileage Company kindly sponsored 100 children from St Margarets CofE Primary School in Warrington to come to Martin Mere today to do some fun activities including meeting the otters, creating their own wetland critter, see the swans and go wild on th
24 November 2011
Recent sightings at Castle Espie
Refuge Light bellied brent now down to 500 within the estuary gathering close to the Limekiln Observatory at high-water. Wigeon similarly reduced to approximately 130 with northern shoveler up to 38, shelduck now approaching 1000 and up to 320 eider regu
24 November 2011
Another Divorcee and Mr Bond!
It’s been another busy week on Swan Lake with a steady stream of new arrivals, bringing yet more intriguing stories! After the arrival of one of the divorcees, Saruni, a week ago, we wondered whether her ex. partner Sarindi would arrive. We didn’t h
24 November 2011