News
Flamingo Lagoon officially open
The new greater flamingo enclosure at WWT Slimbridge was officially unveiled today and the sunken viewing area provides visitors with an excellent chance of observing flamingo behaviour at close-quarters. Whilst the birds have only been installed in their
17 July 2012
The breeding season so far...... plus a swan update.
Unfortunately we have not had a very good breeding season on the reserve at Martin Mere with many of the species suffering from heavy rain washing away their nests, most notable was the sad news that the two Marsh Harrier chicks did not survive which woul
17 July 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Avocet - 6 + 3 chicks Lapwing - 116 Shelduck - 6 + 10 ducklings Grey Heron - 3 Common Tern - 80 + 20 chicks Little Ringed Plover - 1 Redshank - 1 Black Heade [...]
17 July 2012
Red Phalarope in breeding plumage!
A poor photograph of a mega bird! Apparently seen around 11am but only reported after 1pm and then as a Red-necked Phalarope, it spent time feeding on Vinson's Marsh from the Ron Barker Hide. Extr [...]
17 July 2012
Todays Sightings
High Tide GLAUCOUS GULL 1 Lapwing 597 Black-headed Gull 650 Common Gull 100 Lesser Black Backed Gull 120 Great Black-backed Gull 10 Redshank 5 Common Sandpiper 7 Oystercatcher 10 [...]
17 July 2012
Wildlife sightings for 17th July 2012
6 Tufted Duck broods - wader scrape, wildside, main lake, world wetlands 12 Teal - main lake, wader scrape 17 Lapwing - main lake Recent bird highlights: Spoonbill, Little Egret, [...]
17 July 2012
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Whichat adult female on the hedge Yellow Wagtail 2+ Dunlin 12 on the estuary Top New Piece/Zeiss Hide Dunlin 79 (includes 2 juveniles) Redshank juvenile Black-tailed G [...]
17 July 2012
The Bat Walk Night rises
Pipistrelle - R J Brookes / BCT 2012 is the United Nations’ Year of the Bat, and with the new Batman film hitting the big screen this week, now is a perfect time to explore the fascinating world of these nocturnal f
17 July 2012
Recent sightings
Reserve On the 15th July sightings on the main lake included 2 shelducks, 17 tufted ducks, 1 little grebe, 3 coots, 98 mallards. On the Limestone lake sightings included 1 little grebe with 4 young, 4 herons, 4 little Egrets and 1 kingfisher. Swallows
16 July 2012
Out on the reserve today
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16 July 2012
Todays Sightings
Todays Sightings Redshank- 2 Lapwing - 26 Avocet - 6 + 3 chicks Common Tern - 70 + 15 chicks Greylag Goose - 9 Canada Goose - 2 Shelduck - 4 + 11 ducklings Tufted Duck [...]
16 July 2012
Hobby and Swifts
Low cloud and the occasional shower provided excellent views of Common Swift (~100) hunting low over the reserve. Within the next four weeks the majority of local breeding birds will have departed for [...]
16 July 2012
Recent Sightings
Reserve On the 15th July sightings on the main lake included 2 shelducks, 17 tufted ducks, 1 little grebe, 3 coots, 98 mallards. On the Limestone lake sightings included 1 little g [...]
16 July 2012
Todays Sightings
Folly Pond No sign of Wood Sandpiper this morning Little Ringed Plover 1 Common Sandpiper 1 Curlew 29 Oystercatcher 4 Lapwing 1 Shoveler 1 Teal 3 Gadwall 2 Whooper Pond Mut [...]
16 July 2012
Wildlife sightings for 16th July 2012
10 Teal - main lake and scrape. 1 female spotted late on 15th with 2 ducklings (main lake) 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 60 Swift - feeding over main lake [...]
16 July 2012