Martin Mere WWT Help wanted please?

AdrianW1963

AdrianW1963

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I am planning a visit shortly after the let down of species at Slimbridge, I am hoping for better luck at Martin Mere WWT.

I would be very grateful if I could get a list of current species on show please.

Please don't say look on ZTL as I did with Slimbridge, only to find the list was way off what was actually at the collection.

Have there been any new changes since 2020 as this was the last time I visited?
 
I was at Slimbridge back in January and due to avian flu species which I had been hoping to see were either shut away or I somehow missed seeing them such as the Andean & James's flamingo. I can however give you the list of captive species in which I saw when I visited:

Amphibians:
African clawed frog
Alpine newt
Great crested newt
Golden poison frog
Golden mantella
Axolotl
European tree frog
Iberian ribbed newt
Common toad
Orange-legged leaf frog
Blue poison frog
Amazon leaf frog
Yellow-bellied toad

Fish:
Lemon cichlid

Birds:
Lesser scaup
Greater scaup
Common goldeneye
Barrow's goldeneye
Canvasback
Redhead
Smew
Bufflehead
American flamingo
Chilean flamingo
Dark-bellied brent goose
Emperor goose
Southern pochard
Garganey
Redshank
Ruff
Black-tailed godwit
Little egret
American comb duck
Bewick's swan
Black-necked swan
Coscoroba swan
Chiloe wigeon
Patagonian crested duck
Common crane
Nene
Ring-necked duck


Mammals:
Eurasian harvest mouse
Water vole

I may have forgotten some :confused:
 
Will be visiting on May 04th so if anyone wants any photographs or info please feel free to add here or pm me.
 
AdrianW1963 said:
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Sorry, yes, you already told me in your p.m. From the list of what they have, I'd be interested in any photos you can get of any of the Sheldgeese family; they are listed with; Andean/Cereopsis/Ruddy/Ashy-headed. Also Magpie Goose.
 
As you all know I am visiting Martin Mere WWT on the 04th I do have a few things I have to note on my way round.
I will also be visiting the hides and will put on here a list of species seen from each hide so forgive me if the same species appear more than once.
If you'd like I will put my photographs in the Martin Mere gallery or do you want me to put them in the UK wild gallery?
 
AdrianW1963 said:
As you all know I am visiting Martin Mere WWT on the 04th I do have a few things I have to note on my way round.
I will also be visiting the hides and will put on here a list of species seen from each hide so forgive me if the same species appear more than once.
If you'd like I will put my photographs in the Martin Mere gallery or do you want me to put them in the UK wild gallery?
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I'd also enjoy the answer to this as I worry a bit now that I have been doing it wrong - I have put wild birds seen at WWT in the wild gallery and WWT captive ones in the WWT one.
 
Lafone said:
I'd also enjoy the answer to this as I worry a bit now that I have been doing it wrong - I have put wild birds seen at WWT in the wild gallery and WWT captive ones in the WWT one.
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Although people often put photos of wild birds into zoo galleries (because they were photographed on the zoo grounds), they should be placed in the relevant Wildlife gallery.
 
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