We had some enquiries about our recent annual Dawn Chorus. For those who couldn't be here for 4.30am to watch the first light and to hear the huge burst of early morning bird song, here are some notes from Peter, our volunteer guide for the morning...

This a monthly summary, so if you want more recent nature sightings, please click on the recent sightings tag on the RSPB Middleton Lakes web page. The month started cold, so this was the new spring, warmth came with no wind and temperatures of 12C...

The great spotted woodpecker feeding station dance - the climb and slide, followed by the climb and twist - has started again. Great spottie was seen to climb a feeder support branch, looked to see if a feeder port was free – yes – so she...

The first Sunday in May is the day we hope for fine weather in the Northern Hemisphere. This is the day when people get up and visit their local nature reserve for a 4.30am start of an extraordinary experience. From March, through to April and then...

Our keen-eyed moth-ers have been out recently with their Skinner lightboxes and have sent us their sightings. Dark Chestnut , Brindled Beauty , Brindled Pug , Clouded Drab , Common Quaker , Early Thorn , Early Toothed-stripe , Powdered Quaker, ...