Latest Sightings
The kingfishers to the downstairs left of Ron Barker hide have still been showing well this weekend, along with a kestrel also seen nearby.
Cattle egret have also been spotted around the mere, as well as green, common, and wood sandpipers across the site (the latter of which has been spotted recently at Rees Hide).
At least 30 ruff and over 100 snipe have been seen all over Martin Mere this week, and 5 turnstone have visited woodend marsh this weekend.
North West Bird Watching Festival
Join us on the 14 & 15 October for the annual North West Bird Watching Festival. Celebrate the thousands of migratory wild birds that visit the centre over the autumn and winter period. With well-known guest speakers such as Ben Osborne, Lucy Lapwing, and David Goulson, plenty of exhibitors, and a weekend full of birding activities, this is an event not to be missed.
