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Little Stint still present from the Ron Barker Hide, 6 Curlew Sandpiper, 3 Dunlin, 20 Ruff, 12 Snipe, Greenshank and 300+ Lapwing around the reserve. At least 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Common Buzzard, Perergrine and Kestrel. Kingfisher again from the Ron Barker
10 September 2013
Today's sightings
South Lake Little ringed Plover 1 juvenile Ruff 5 (1 adult) Redshank 45 Green Sandpiper 1 Lapwing 343 Teal 90 Tufted Duck 45 Kingfisher 1 Zeiss Hide Ruff 3 Black tailed Godwit 94 Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 9 Lapwing 4 Garganey 1 Shoveler 64 Wigeon 116 Pi
10 September 2013
Wader watch sightings so far
Little-ringed Plover - 1 Common Sandpiper -1 Redshank - 1 Black-tailed Godwit - 6 Ruff - 6 Little Stint - 1
10 September 2013
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake (High Tide, Time - AM) Gadwall - 22 Shoveler - 10 Teal - 36 Mallard - 31 Redshank - 26 Lapwing - 114 Curlew - 2 Common Snipe - 3 Saline Lagoon (High Tide) Cormorant - 3 Black Headed Gull - 60 Mallard - 42 Other Birds Grey Heron - River Wear -
10 September 2013
Wildlife sightings for 10th September 2013
2 Garganey - wader scrape 5 Snipe - main lake, wader scrape 40 House Martin - feeding over sheltered lagoon, reservoir lagoon, main lake 15 Sand Martin - feeding over sheltered lagoon, reservoir lagoon, main lake 2 Blackcap - sheltered lagoon 5 Chiffchaff
10 September 2013
Did you see BBC Breakfast this morning?
John Maguire from BBC Breakfast was here at Martin Mere bright and early this morning to do live links into the national programme. John spoke to Tom Clare at 6.50am, 7.20am and 7.50am to discuss our project to fit bird diverters to power lines for the sa
10 September 2013
Building homes for people and wildlife
A leading house builder is ensuring both people and wildlife have a safe and comfortable place to live in Lancashire. Persimmon Homes is sponsoring a new beaver lodge at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre in Burscough, close to the company’s new homes devel
10 September 2013
Today's sightings
Today’s sightings include lesser yellowlegs, spoonbill, 7 curlew sandpiper, ruff, 851 black tailed godwit, 52 greenshank, spotted redshank, 91 knot, 376 redshank, 326 curlew, 41 lapwing, snipe, 91 teal, 17 shoveler, 14 wigeon, 27 pintail and 31 little e
9 September 2013
Wader watch sightings so far
Little-ringed Plover - 2 Curlew Sandpiper - 3 Green Sandpiper - 2 Common Sandpiper - 2 Redshank -1 Greenshank - 2 Black-tailed Godwit - 10 Ruff - 20 Osprey - 1 Hobby - 4
9 September 2013
Today's sightings
Zeiss Hide Snipe 25 Wigeon 25 Gadwall 12 Teal 230 Redshank 7 Black-tailed Godwit 109 Ruff 3 South Lake Little ringed Plover 1 juvenile Redshank 42 Ruff adult Black-tailed Godwit 1 Tufted Duck 65 Dumbles from Holden Tower/Middle Point fence Yellow Wagtail
9 September 2013
Crackdown on invasive non-native plants and animals welcomed
WWT has welcomed today’s announcement of a Europe-wide crackdown on non-native invasive plants and animals which are damaging wildlife in the UK and across Europe. A new European-wide Regulation will aim to better prevent the spread of invasive species,
9 September 2013
One Show visiting Martin Mere
The One Show are visiting WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre on Friday 13 September along with presenter Mike Dilger to film a piece about the beavers at the Centre. The beavers first arrived at WWT Martin Mere in July 2007 as they have been busy beavers sinc
9 September 2013
Waders fest continues
Little Stint present this afternoon from the Ron Barker Hide. A minimum of 3 Curlew Sandpiper around the reserve probably 5. Four Greenshank flew in mid morning onto the Mere before heading towards Woodend Marsh. Other waders included 7 Dunlin, 2 Ringed P
9 September 2013
Latest Sightings
Folly Pond Teal 650 Wigeon Shoveler Snipe Ruff Saltcot Tower Peregrine Osprey Greylag Goose Canada Goose Lapwing Curlew Oystercatcher Ringed Plover Flood Ground Teal Wigeon Shoveler Avenue Tower Whinchat 6 Whooper Pond Tufted Duck Shoveler Teal Mute Swan
9 September 2013
Wildlife sightings for 9th September 2013
2 Hobby - flew over S, very high and calling to each other 3 Wigeon - sheltered lagoon 46 Shoveler - site count 6 Snipe - scrape 1 Green Sandpiper - heard flying overhead during heavy rain shower 7 Swallow - flew S 25 House Martin - feeding over waterb
9 September 2013