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This view is from Campfield Marsh Reserve looking north across the Solway towards Criffel

Robin on Campfield Lonning.

Art sketch showing the Solway as it is today. Get yourselves up here. Its quiet, the air is clean, its a haven for tired overworked people. You know you have always wanted to start birdwatching. Its really easy. Stacks of good books on the subject. You can either dabble or you can give meaning to the...

Estimated about 200 geese in the flock

A digital oil-style painting of Barnacles coming in at dusk over the Meadow Pools, with Skiddaw in the distance - by John Rogers

These two became restless due the the activity of nearby Merlin and Hen Harrier and took off for a fly around. They were part of the mixed flock of Pinkfeet and Barnacles grazing on the wetland pastures at North Plain Farm.

A small group of Barnacles flew onto the saltmarsh from a SW direction at 13.00 pm. They grazed for a while along the edge of the marsh and then flew off west again.

An oil-style painting in Artrage/Photoshop showing a group of Barnacles on Campfield Marsh by John Rogers

As the tide was coming in at 15.20 a flock of about 500 Barnacles dropped in onto the mudflats in front of West Common. They were probably seeking shelter from the cold strong southerly wind, as they settled down in the lee of the saltmarsh. As the tide pushed them in further, some came up onto the marsh...

Digital artwork by John Rogers of Barnacles grazing and drinking on Anthorn Marsh.

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This small group of Barnacles came up onto the saltmarsh to graze the short grass here .

Spring passage of Black-tailed Godwits have been using the wetlands in front of the hide and other pools on the Reserve since 23rd of March. Numbers have varied with a maximum of 26 having been recorded.

Spring passage Black-tailed Godwits have been using the wetlands in front of the hide and other pools on the Reserve since 23rd of March. Numbers have varied with a maximum of 26 having been recorded.

Three Black-tailed Godwits on meadows in front of the hide.

This painting shows the track entering the raised bog system from the back road from Bowness-on-Solway. This is an access track to Rogersceugh, the farm on the drumlin in the middle of the Common. There is a small carpark on the roadside and is fully signed and gated.

A detail of Pinks flock.

After a period of freezing weather the thaw has set in. These Teal were enjoying the sunshine and melting ice on the Meadow Pools, after being absent from them for a number of days.

This wary Crow, having built its nest adjacent to the lonning, was keeping and eye on comings and goings.

A Curlew landed on the Saltmarsh as two Shelduck swam by.

Spring flowers in bloom along Reserve entrance

Manipulated artwork of photo of Spoonbills - recent arrivals on Saltmarsh Pool.

They seemed also to be enjoying the warmth of the sun on the metal roof of the old grain silo.

One of a pair of Woodpeckers who have frequented the area of North Plain Farm throughout the winter.

At the entrance to North Plain Farm Lonning.