{"id":3682,"date":"2013-09-10T20:29:40","date_gmt":"2013-09-10T19:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.billneil.co.uk\/blogs\/birding\/?p=3682"},"modified":"2013-09-17T11:32:16","modified_gmt":"2013-09-17T10:32:16","slug":"visit-to-wwt-martin-mere-10th-september-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billneil.co.uk\/blogs\/birding\/2013\/09\/visit-to-wwt-martin-mere-10th-september-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Visit to WWT Martin Mere : 10th September 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

Visit to WWT Martin Mere : 10th September 2013<\/h3>\n

Recent reports of the sighting of a Little Stint took us up to WWT Martin Mere<\/a> to see if we could locate the bird. Unfortunately we didn’t see it but we did have a couple of nice sightings staring at the Ron Barker hide where we saw a small number of Curlew Sandpiper.<\/p>\n

More Wigeon and Teal have arrived and even a couple of Whooper Swans could be seen at the side of the Mere. We had good sightings of one Marsh Harrier from Ron Barker and also a Peregrine sitting on a small mound to the right of the main body of water. We also saw two Marsh Harriers from the United Utilities hide. Also there was a small flock of Pink-Footed Geese – the first of the year returning for the winter; also a single Black Swan. Around the site in general there were still Swallows flying about. At the Hrrier hide there wee growing numbers of Gadwall and Wigeon.<\/p>\n

Bird Sightings : Ron Barker Hide<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Species<\/th>\nCount<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Greylag Goose<\/td>\n100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Canada Goose<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shelduck<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wigeon<\/td>\n100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Teal<\/td>\n100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grey Heron<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marsh Harrier<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Peregrine<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Moorhen<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coot<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lapwing<\/td>\n100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Curlew Sandpiper<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ruff<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Carrion Crow<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Bird Sightings : Kingfisher Hide<\/h4>\n

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Species<\/th>\nCount<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n

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Wren<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Bird Sightings : Janet Keir Hide<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Species<\/th>\nCount<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Pheasant<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Moorhen<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Woodpigeon<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Blue Tit<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Robin<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chaffinch<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Greenfinch<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Goldfinch<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Bird Sightings : Martin Mere Sightings<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Species<\/th>\nCount<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Whooper Swan<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Swallow<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pied Wagtail<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Bird Sightings : United Utilities Hide<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Species<\/th>\nCount<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Black Swan<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pink-footed Goose<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Greylag Goose<\/td>\n200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marsh Harrier<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Bird Sightings : Harrier Hide<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Species<\/th>\nCount<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Greylag Goose<\/td>\n30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Canada Goose<\/td>\n30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wigeon<\/td>\n60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gadwall<\/td>\n40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mallard<\/td>\n40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Visit to WWT Martin Mere : 10th September 2013 Recent reports of the sighting of a Little Stint took us up to WWT Martin Mere to see if we could locate the bird. Unfortunately we didn’t see it but we did have a couple of nice sightings staring at the Ron Barker hide where we … <\/p>\n

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