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Adult Grey Heron quietly hunting.

9 12 11. Grey Heron are frequent visitors to the Reserve wetlands. This one had been in the pool next to the hide.

Keeping and eye on the Great White Egret which was fishing out on the wetland.

Grey waders roosting on saltmarsh awaiting the turning tide, on a very rough and blowy day.

Bathing and preening as the tide came in - Campfield Marsh.

This group of geese had gradually moved nearer to the hide as they grazed the wetland meadows.

Groups of Shellduck have been frequenting the mudflats off Campfield Marsh for the last fortnight now. This group was part of 24 seen for most of today here.

26 12 11 - Very large flock flying against a strong southwesterly gale, approaching Scargavel Point on Campfield Marsh.

One of four Leucistic Barnacles amongst a mixed flock of about 2,500 Pinks and Barnacles grazing floodland pastures on North Plain Farm, as viewed from the Hide.

Hunting along the dubs on Campfield Marsh.

Two of the three Little Grebe which have been on the Meadow Pools for over a week now.

17 12 11 - Still snow on the Scottish hills.

On garden seed feeder, West Common.

One of a pair frequenting the Meadow Pools.

One of two Pintail seen on floodwater on the LHS of the Lonning, Campfield Marsh Reserve - 19th Nov 2011

Watch out for Reed Buntings down the lonning. A pair were seen yesterday near the hide

6 12 11 A pair had landed on an area of floodwater on the LHS of the Lonning. Had been spotted earlier last night and this morning from the hide. A bit unusual for a sea duck!.

The Reserve has approximately two mile of marshland fronting the estuary. These saltings are regularly tide washed and have a mixture of fine and rough grassland intermixed with gorse and bramble. These cattle are introduced during the Summer months essentially as a grazing tool to control the marshland...

Mixed flock consisting of 1050 Pink and 1250 Barnacles (including 4 leucistics) were grazing the wetland pastures which had been specially managed for them by the RSPB.

This peacefully grazing flock, seen in front of the hide, was disturbed by the sound of a nearby light plane. They took off and headed out towards the raised moss area of the Reserve.

Enjoying the sunshine in a small marsh pool.

Good numbers of Pintail now on flooded pastures near the hide.

24 Pinks came in to land on wet meadows in front of the hide

A group of Barnacles and Pinkfooted geese grazing the wet meadows on North Plain Farm, as seen from the hide.

Large mixed flock of geese seen from hide overlooking flooded grassland. Whereas, currently, they are not on the farm smaller flocks of both species can still be seen in the Solway basin. Best chance of sightings in the Moricambe Bay area.