Packed in tight. These Pink-footed Geese are regularly coming in onto the Mere from ~ 4pm No specific counts but undoubtedly 10000+ Pink-footed Geese are roosting on the reserve with birds coming and going througho
8 October 2018
Common darter dragonfly catches some autumn sun. We had a black tail godwit stop in at the Ramsar hide on Sunday. A visitor showed staff a photo so we were able to confirm its. Alas they did not send it to us or post
8 October 2018
Fieldfare Lapwing Black-tailed godwit Coot Moorhen Snipe Ruff x 5 Cormorant Black-headed gull Cranes x 28 on Lady Fen Whooper swans + cygnets Mute swan Greylag geese Teal Shoveler Wigeon Gadwall Pintail Mallard Jackdaw Rook Starling Meadow pipit Tree spar
8 October 2018
The following sightings were recorded yesterday from the reserve at Castle Espie. Impressive numbers of Brent geese, ducks and waders out on the estuary at present. Estuary – visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Observatory Brent Goose c,2500
8 October 2018
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Teal 25 Black-tailed godwit 2 Fieldfare 1 Redshank 3 Jay 1 Saline Lagoon Teal 15 Black-headed gull 2 Hawthorn Wood Robin 1 Great spotted woodpecker 3 Willow tit 2 Great tit 5 Nuthatch 1 Blue tit 3 Chaffinch 4 Goldfinch 7 Gr
8 October 2018
It's a blustery day today on the merse, the winds have encouraged many autumn leaves to fall onto the avenue making a lovely colourful walk. The same can be said about our waterfowl, with many of the shoveler and teal coming out of their eclipse plumage
8 October 2018
Holden Tower Four Cranes included two unringed adults. Over the tide a party of 10 Grey Plover, c10 Dunlin, 212 Shoveler, c30 Curlew, 14 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 7 Pintail and c40 Wigeon were pushed up by the tide. A Peregrine and Marsh Harrier kept th
8 October 2018
1 Jack Snipe - marsh 4 Snipe - marsh, main lake 1 Peregrine - charing cross hospital ledge 19 Greylag Goose - grazing marsh, 09:00 17 flew off W 2 Blackcap - wildside 1 Redwing - flew NW 7 Siskin - sheltered lagoon 2 Meadow Pipit - marsh September/
8 October 2018
Lapwing posing outside the in focus shop (Andy Bunting) Plenty of action today with thousands of Pink-footed Geese especially in the afternoon. A few Whooper Swan new in with peat stained heads. Waders around the Mere
7 October 2018
Migrants today included a Redwing and Wheatear. Holden Tower Song Thrush and Blackcap. 90+ Linnet, 2 Peregrine and a Buzzard on the Dumbles. A Siskin was calling from the Decoy. Two Marsh Harrier remain on the reserve and could be seen in flight to the N
7 October 2018
Cranes x28 Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag goose Egyptian goose Little grebe Mallard Moorhen Ruff Redshank Black-tailed godwit Snipe Lapwing Ringed plover Fieldfare Starling Tree sparrow House sparrow Chaffinch Goldfinch Blue tit Wood pigeon Carrion crow R
7 October 2018
5 Stonechat - grazing marsh 5 Snipe - main lake, wader scrape, grazing marsh 3 Chiffchaff - South route, sheltered lagoon, wildside 3 Meadow Pipit - grazing marsh 1 Peregrine - over the wader scrape 19 Greylag Goose - grazing marsh, 09:00 17 flew off W
7 October 2018
Cooler but brighter after a few overcast days. A flock of 45 Whooper Swan flew onto the reserve, our biggest influx so far. A group of freshly arrived Whooper Swan. Lapwing and a few Ruff are showing well from the Dis
6 October 2018
Whooper swans + cygnets Mute swans Greylag geese Gadwall Shoveler Teal Wigeon Pintail Mallard Cranes-35 on Lady Fen Great egret Little egret Black-tailed godwit Moorhen Snipe Coot Grey heron Cormorant Common gull Herring gull Black-headed gull Kestrel Mar
6 October 2018
Sighting of the day so far was a female Marsh Harrier hunting along the eastern Merses. The Otter was back on Whooper Pond first thing, although Whooper Swan numbers have dropped off again. There were forty Whooper Swans that joined us for the 11am Sw
6 October 2018