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Wildlife Sightings - 07/06/2020

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Weather: wetWind speed: breezyRiver Wear Tide Level: midWader Lake - AM - water level midSwallow 10Avocet 44Common tern 179Lapwing 26Oystercatcher 3Pied wagtail 1Shelduck 21 adults + 28 youngBlack headed gull 68 adults + 2 youngHerring gull 1Gadwall 1Sali

Wildlife Sightings-4/4/22

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Weather: CloudyWind Speed: LowRiver Wear tide Level: HighWader LakeShelduck - 52Mallard - 18Tufted Duck - 3Greylag Goose - 10Canada Goose - 23Black-headed Gull - 44Grey Heron - 22Little Egret - 2Gadwall - 9Lapw

Wildlife Sightings for 23rd August 2023

News News And Stories News Wildlife Sightings For 23rd August 2023

4 Green Sandpiper - marsh, wader scrape1 Common Sandpiper - wader scrape1 Hobby - main lake1 Kestrel - sheltered lagoon3 Willow Warbler - south route1 Kingfisher - summer route1 Little Egret - wader scrape2 Blackcap - wildside6 Chiffchaff - wildside10 Lon

Reserve update - whilst we are closed let us bring the reserve to you

News News And Stories News Reserve Update Whilst We Are Closed Let Us Bring The Reserve To You 8

Whilst our Welney Wetland Centre is closed to the public, our much reduced team continue working behind the scenes. Caring for the wetland habitat and wildlife, bringing the reserve to you the only way we currently can on the website and social media. Hop

Wildlife Sightings - 01/06/2020

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Weather: sunny Wind speed: very light River Wear tide level: high Wader Lake – AM – water level low Avocet 37Lapwing 18 Shoveler 1 male Oystercatcher 2 + 1 young Common tern 247 Redshank 5 Little ringed plover 2 Curlew 1 Black headed gull 1

wildlife sightings 4/11/2021

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Weather - Clear skies, chilly morningWind speed - LowRiver wear level - LowWader lake - Teal 124, Shell duck 7, Moorhen 3, Lapwing 24, black headed gull 1, Snipe 1Saline Lagoon - Kingfisher 1, Grey heron 1, red shank 1, teal 1, Moorhen 1Hawthorn Wood - Go

Wildlife Sightings for 22nd March 2023

News News And Stories News Wildlife Sightings For 22nd March 2023

Birds:7 Chiffchaff- wildside, south route1 Water Pipit - marsh1 Kestrel - sheltered lagoon2 Oystercatcher - wader scrape13 Cetti's Warbler - site count3 Water Rail - main reedbed12+ Sand Martin - over site3 Snipe - marsh

Latest sightings

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The wet weather has arrived and caused an emergence of insects which is being exploited by the sand martins and swallows and hobby. The reed warblers have arrived now and are setting up territories and singing loudly. A few wheatears knocking about sat on

Wildflowers bloom at Martin Mere

News News And Stories News Wildflowers Bloom At Martin Mere

There is so much wildlife to see at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre at this time of year, but it is often forgotten that it is also an amazing time to come and see an array of wildflowers both on the reserve and as you walk through the grounds. With mor

Oystercatchers return

News News And Stories News Oystercatchers Return

A pair of oyster catchers were spotted feeding in the grass around Pelican Cove yesterday. The pair moved over to the rocky island on Arun Riverlife lagoon in Tuesday afternoon. We think this is one of our regular nesting pairs - likely the pair who have

The reserve is alive with chicks

News News And Stories News Black Headed Gull Chicks At Wwt Martin Mere Wetland Centre

At WWT Martin Mere the site is alive with activity. From the discovery hide sit and watch the antics of the black-headed gulls. We have 951 pairs this year which is a new site record, they nest right in front of the hide, and binoculars aren’t needed

Wildlife Sightings for 14th May 2024

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1 Common Sandpiper - main lake1 Common Tern - over site, main lake1 Kestrel - south route1 Little Grebe - wader scrape1 Oystercatcher - reservoir lagoon2 Sparrowhawk - south routeBreeding bird survey - singing birds (29/4): 75 Reed Warbler, 5 Sedge Warble

Warblers galore

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We have had some very sunny and calm days which has been great for our warblers, the reed and sedge warbler males have been singing loudly in the reedbed, in some areas the territories are very close together as they compete against each other. The great

Wildlife Sightings -22/10/2023

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Weather: cold and sunnyRiver wear tide level: low going outA.MWader lake:Redshank - 20Grey Heron - 3Lapwing - 6Kestrel - 1 (Heard only)Black-headed Gull - 76Teal - 41Moorhen - 7Mallard - 2Mute Swan - 1Pheasant - 1Goosander - 4Wigeon - 1Hawthorn wood:Wren

Recent sightings 30th June - 2nd July

News News And Stories News Recent Sightings 30th June 2nd July

British Steel hide324 black-tailed godwits have been seen feeding from the Steel hide on Tuesday with a few knot hiding in the flock. Our three spoonbill continue to show well in front of the hides. The black-headed gull fledglings have begun to disperse