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Wildlife Sightings - 09/10/2021

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Weather: sunny spellsRiver wear tide level:midWader lake:Moorhen - 11Shoveler - 1Bullfinch - 3Saline lagoon:Black-headed Gull - 7Other birds noted around site:Grey Wagtail - 1Chiffchaff - 1 (Hollowood)Willow tit - 1 (Filter reed bed)Cormorant - 1 (flying)

wildlife Sightings - 20/03/2022

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Weather: sunnyWind speed: lowRiver wear tide level: lowA.M Wader lake:Grey Heron - 38Mute swan - 2Canada goose - 20Greylag goose - 45Baranicle geese - 1Shelduck - 27Gadwall - 8Shoveler - 8Wigeon - 5Teal - 15Oystercatcher - 5Saline Lagoon:Grey heron - 1Tea

Wildlife sightings - 31/05/19

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a.m. Tide Level: LowWader LakeAvocet 33 (2 chicks)Oystercatcher 3 + 2 chicksLapwing 12 + 1 chickRedshank 4Black-tailed godwit 1Common tern 148Black-headed gull 23Lesser black-backed gull 2Gadwall 18Shoveler 4Shelduck 16 adSaline LagoonLapwing 2Oystercatch

Enjoy a wildflower summer

News News And Stories Blog Enjoy A Wildflower Summer

Wildflowers are surely one of the joys of summer in the UK. Whether it’s a sea of swaying oxeye daisies in a vast wildflower meadow, or the cheerful faces of red poppies growing on a city wasteland, they can’t fail to lift the spirits. Wildflowers

Wildlife Sightings - 1/09/2021

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Weather: overcast Wind speed: low River wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake:Redshank - 25Snipe - 4Lapwing - 58Teal - 13Grey heron - 9Black headed gull - 11Curlew - 15Black tailed Godwit - 1Ruff - 2Moorhen - 10Mallard - 7Saline lagoon:Shell duck - 1Mallared

wildlife Sightings - 16/10/2021

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Weather: CloudyWind speed: lowRiver wear tide level:lowA.MWader lake:Teal - 50Shelduck - 1Mute Swan - 5Moorhen - 8Lapwing - 1Snipe - 1Saline Lagoon:Little Egret - 1Grey Heron - 1Black-headed Gull - 8Cormorant - 1Other birds noted around site:Coot - 1Tufft

Danielle Carbott

Our Work Wetland Conservation Unit Meet The Team Danielle Carbott

Danielle Carbott Senior Project Manager (Community Bluescapes and Slough Sponge) Contact details danielle.carbott@wwt.org.uk LinkedIn About me With a background in Psychology (Brunel U

wildlife Sightings - 21/10/2021

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Weather: Brigh / coldWind speed: BreezyRiver wear tide level: midA.MWader lake:Teal - 28Moorhen - 6Saline lagoon:Water rail - 1Redshank - 2Wigeon - 1Teal - 3Other birds noted around site:Cormorant - 1 (River wear)Great Blackbacked Gull - 1 (River wear)Kin

Recent Sightings - 15th March 2021

News News And Stories News Recent Sightings 15th March 2021

The following sightings were taken on Monday from the reserve at Castle Espie at low tide. This week has seen an increase in Black-headed gulls on site, as they build on their breeding grounds. Within the flock there is an occasional Mediterranean gull

Stonechat and Wheatear on the grazing marsh

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2 Wheatear - grazing marsh3 Stonechat - grazing marsh1 Common Sandpiper - main lake5 Snipe, grazing marsh, main lake, wader scrape1 Hobby - hunting over the main lake and grazing marsh1 Kestrel - flew high over the main lake1 Peregrine - perched on the ho

Wildlife sightings for w/c 14th September 2020

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1 Whinchat - grazing marsh (20th)2 Common Sandpiper - main lake (17th)1 Green Sandpiper - grazing marsh (16th)19 Common Snipe - grazing marsh (16th)1 Redshank - main lake (16th)1 Little Egret - flew over low West (20th)1 Hobby - over reservoir lagoon (20t

Wildlife Sightings for 31st December 2023

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3 Pintail - reservoir lagoon1 Goldeneye - main lake1 Shelduck - main lake1 Water Rail - sheltered lagoon1 Stonechat - marsh66 Lapwing - main lakeClouds whizzing overhead on the last day of the year. Golden sunshine breaking through in drips. Good numbers

Owl spectacular on the reserve

News News And Stories News Owl Spectacular On The Reserve

Owls are incredibly specialised birds of prey. Their round heads and flat dished faces, with forward-facing eyes make them well adapted to hunting their typical prey of frogs, insects, mice and other small mammals. Most are nocturnal or crepuscular (ac

Fall for nature’s spectacle at WWT Martin Mere this autumn

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Just as wetlands offer sanctuary to thousands of animals over the colder months, they also make the perfect place to safely escape the everyday and appreciate one of nature’s greatest shows - autumn. For WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre, it is a spectac

Welney sightings - 11/11/2023

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Why not get closer to nature by staying at one of our cottages on site – available to book through Airbnb or by visiting the ‘Experience’ page of our website. Highlights Whooper Swan Curlew Pochard Cattle Egret - 10 Whooper Swan Mute Swan