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Recent Wildlife Sightings 10th - 18th August

News News And Stories News Recent Wildlife Sightings 10th 18th August

Regular showers throughout the week pushed most invertebrates into hiding, while new life is still emerging, and some familiar favourites have been performing for visitors to admire. Highlights: Kingfisher, Wood Sandpiper, Garganey, Great Crested Grebe

Wildlife Sightings for 25th September 2024

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1 Common Sandpiper - main lake6 Snipe - marsh1 Kingfisher - wader scrape1 Wheatear - Tundra (world wetlands)4 Meadow Pipit - flying over NW2 Skylark - flying over NW12 Chiffchaff - across site30 House Martin - over1 Hobby - wildside1 Kestrel - wildside120

07/04/2023

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Weather: cloudy with some bright spellsRiver wear tide level: midA.MWader lake:Grey heron - 36 ( 29 nests occupied) (5 nests with chicks)Little Grebe - 3Avocet - 2Lapwing - 16 (5 nesting on meadow)Redshank - 2Oystercatcher - 4Black-Tailed Godwit - 1Wigeon

Wildlife sightings for 10th April 2022

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2 Little Egret - marsh, scrape1 Green Sandpiper - marsh5 Snipe - marsh, scrape2 Oystercatcher - main lake1 Wheatear - marsh1 Willow Warbler - south route5 Sand Martin - scrape10 Blackcap - site count6 Chiffchaff - site countButterflies: Speckled Wood, Pea

Wildlife Sightings for 11th September 2024

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1 Dunlin - flew NE over site4 Snipe - wader scrape2 Green Sandpiper- main lake, Reservoir Lagoon1 Little Egret - Wader Scrape1 Buzzard - over site3 Meadow Pipit - over W/SW150+ House Martins- across site2 Willow Warbler - entrance lakes20+ Chiffchaff- Acr

Wildlife Sightings - 17/06/2024

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AMRiver Tide Level: Wader Lake SpeciesCanada Goose - 3Oystercatcher - 3Black-headed Gull - 103Grey Heron - 2Shoveler - 1 maleRedshank - 11Bird Species Noted Around Site

Latest Sightings

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Rain hasn't stopped play this week at Martin Mere and we've still been seeing a lot of activity. Some black-headed gull chicks have started to fledge on the mere, and 3 of the 5 common tern nests have hatched. The med gulls currently have 2 nests on the m

Wildlife Sightings for 26th October 2022

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Birds:2 Pintail - grazing marsh188 Shoveler - site count94 Gadwall - site count3 Green Sandpiper - reservoir lagoon, wader scrape1 Snipe - grazing marsh10 Fieldfare - flying west over site8 Siskin - around site20-30 Redwing - flying east over siteDragonfl

Wildlife Sightings for 7th February 2023

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Birds:1 Snipe - grazing marsh2 Meadow Pipit - wader scrap, grazing marsh1 Kestrel - south route130 Shoveler - site count4 Redwing - sheltered lagoon4 Reed Bunting - wildside50 Lapwing - main lake, wader scrape10 Water Rail - site count (2+ calling from w

Wading birds recorded so far this September

News News And Stories News Wading Birds Recorded So Far This September

This time of the year is always great for a variety of wading birds on the reserve, the Severn estuary mudflats and carefully managed wader scrapes attract them to our muddy shores and shallows to feed and rest. It has to be said that they can be mobile w

Wildlife Sightings for 17th September 2023

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3 Common Sandpiper - main lake, reservoir lagoon1 Green Sandpiper - main lake3 Snipe - marsh, wader scrape2 Hobby - main lake, marsh1 Peregrine - over1 Sparrowhawk - marsh1 Kestrel - south route1 Garganey - main lake140 Gadwall - site count29 Teal - site

Wildlife Sightings for 18th September 2023

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1 Garganey - main lake2 Common Sandpiper - main lake1 Little Grebe - main lake1 Peregrine - scrape34 Wigeon - site count60 Shoveler - site count25 Meadow Pipit - over NW/W1 Yellow Wagtail - over SW1 Grey Wagtail - world wetlands6 House Martins - over S2 C

Wildlife Sightings - 24/04/2020

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Weather: Sunny, 16°CWind speed: LightRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake - AM - MID water levelAvocet 33Oystercatcher 4Lapwing 16Redshank 4Common snipe 1Little ringed plover 1Black headed gull 32 (30 adults, 2 first summer birds)Herring gull 1 (2nd sum

Wildlife Sightings for 22nd September 2024

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13 Snipe - marsh, 2 flying West1 Great White Egret - marsh1 Green Sandpiper - marsh1 Common Sandpiper - main lake1 Marsh Harrier - over marsh and reedbed3 Yellow Wagtail - marsh2 Meadow Pipit - over site4 Blackcap - south route14 Chiffchaff - south route,

Wildlife Sightings for 3rd February 2023

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10 Water Rail - site count, mostly in wildside and reedbeds1 Pintail - marsh4 Redwing - entrance lakes4 Meadow Pipit - wader scrape8 Snipe - between the reedbeds, marsh and wader scrape7 Reed Bunting - wildside, reedbeds1 Little Grebe - sheltered lagoon12