Sightings - Martin Mere
Latest Sightings
Great start to February. Always an interesting month which can produce interesting geese, cold weather movements and the first signs of spring. Starting off with some wader sightings with 3 Golden Plover seen and heard flying over the reserve this mornin
1 February 2019
Willow Tit?
The relatively windless winter condition over the past two days have made for some excellent birding around the reserve.Another good raptor day with six species recorded; Merlin, Peregrine, 2 Marsh Harrier, 3+ Buzzard, 2 Kestrel and Sparrowhawk. Three Bar
31 January 2019
Latest Sightings
Update from the past 3 days, windy on Sunday, calm and sunny on Monday, rain and sleet today.Sunday and Monday were the best raptor days with 2 Peregrine, 3 Marsh Harrier, 3+ Buzzard, 2 Kestrel and 2 Sparrowhawk. Three Tawny Owl on show (ask at the in foc
29 January 2019
Latest Sightings
Just a brief note on Saturday's sightings including a soon to be replaced map. Watch this space!Check out a few days of the previous sighting to get a fuller picture as to what can be seen on the reserve.It should be possible to see over 60 species in a f
26 January 2019
We are back!
We are back with a new look sightings page / wwt website that is now mobile friendly, apologies for the break whilst the technical people sorted out the change over. A full count of wildfowl from the weekend with 804 Whooper Swan and 3200 Pink-footed Gees
24 January 2019
Raptor-fest
Continuing this winters run of good raptor days with at least 4 Marsh Harrier, Peregrine, 3+ Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 2 Sparrowhawk and Merlin over the weekend. At least 3 Barn Owl (two showing well from the Ron Barker Hide) and 2 Tawny Owl today again. Fif
14 January 2019
1078 Whooper Swan
A lovely frosty start to the day and this winter's highest count of Whooper Swan with 1078 birds present on the reserve this morning. Fairly static counts of roosting Pink-footed Geese with 5439 also present. Locally 4 European White-fronted Geese have be
9 January 2019
Latest Sightings
Overcast but not particularly cold in the light winds today. Solid numbers of wildfowl using the reserve with fifteen species of swan, geese and duck present with upwards of 15,000 birds; Mute Swan, Whooper Swan, Pink-footed Geese, Greylag, Canada, She
6 January 2019
Bewick's Swan
After no sightings on the reserve during the winter period 2017-18, 2 Bewick's Swan flew onto the reserve late afternoon. The decline of wintering Bewick's Swan has been dramatic given the record count at Martin Mere is 1046 during the winter of 1990-91.
5 January 2019
Great White Egret again
The Great White Egret was reported again distantly from Harrier Hide, also a Peregrine on view from here. A Water Rail has been showing from Ron Barker Hide in the ditch in front of the hide and a Chiffchaff was seen by Kingfisher hide yesterday. Up to 70
4 January 2019
Sightings
Happy New Year to all our readers! A summary of recent days sightings, a Great White Egret was seen again on New Years Day from Ron Barker Hide. Up to 3 Little Egrets can be seen around the reserve most days. Barn Owls have been showing well at times fr
2 January 2019
Raptors
Still excellent at the moment for birds of prey with a juvenile Peregrine showing very well on and off all day, still at least 1 female Merlin, 3+ Marsh Harrier also several Common Buzzard including a pale bird and the usual Kestrel and Sparrowhawk sigh
29 December 2018
Great White Egret
No reports so far today of the Great White Egret that was seen yesterday out in Plover Field and other areas on site, at one point alongside a Little Egret. Great White Egret with Little Egret (David Gibson) Si
27 December 2018
Happy Christmas!
Lapwing avoiding Peregrine over the Mere Happy Christmas to you all out there and a big thanks for all of your sightings that help us to compile these reports. Great to see a few more Pink-footed Geese on the reserve,
23 December 2018
Latest Sightings
A fine start to Wednesday morning. Sightings for the past couple of days. Not one but 2 Merlin seen on Monday in what has been an excellent early winter run of sightings of the uk's smallest falcon. At least 4 Mars
19 December 2018