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We had a great Sunday here on the reserve - lots of people out enjoying the lakes and the start of spring in very different ways! Our hares were the runners of the inaugural Swavesey half marathon and 5 miler . The routes included many of the surfaced tracks around the reserve and the Busway cycle...

Yesterday we had a lesser scaup grace our meres, this great American duck is a very common sight across North America and gets its name from the its size difference from its cousin the scaup, or greater scaup. As the lesser is a tad smaller but in the UK when theses rare birds turn up this make them...

Hi, So what goodies could the first month of spring bring to Saltholme? Here are my top spots for March 2013: Chiffchaff . For me the song of this little brown warbler heralds the arrival of spring. Chiffchaffs are short- distance migrants with many birds wintering in Northern Africa or the...

Tantalising view of geese across the flooded meadows. We had been aware for a few days that there was goose activity back over on the Reserve and local prominent birders, after much hard work, had estimated that there were in excess of 10.000 Pinkfeet on the Solway. So, in the middle of the afternoon...

February has seemed alternately a prelude to spring and a variation on winter! Some days it's been as cold, windy and flooded as at Christmas; on others you can sense by the teaming bird song and new lightness in the air that warmer days are on the way. Looking on the bright side, the muddy paths...

Barnacles flocks in snow at Cardurnock The weathermen had been quite precise with their forecast with snow at low level followed by sleet turning to rain. So on awakening to a world of white, I said to Judith, “I'll get the van ready while you get your camera stuff together. We can look...

Hi, February’s WeBS count was undertaken during the week. I was allocated the Haverton circuit which incorporates all the pools you can see in front of the Haverton Viewpoint and adjacent Allotment pool. Setting off from the Visitor Centre I was hoping to get Red-Throated Diver (a WeBS MEGA...

Hi, When wet and windy weather dominates the weather forecast, you expect it to be pretty quiet on the wildlife front as creatures hunker down to avoid the worst of the conditions. However a quick glance of this week’s sightings shows that we’ve had a pretty good week. Star bird goes to...

Posted on behalf of Amanda Martin, our Community Outreach Officer : On Sunday 3 rd February the Saltholme Wildlife Explorers began a session to learn about the five species of owl we have in the UK and ended up making an important discovery about small mammals in and around Saltholme nature reserve...

Avocets (Recurvirostra avosetta) in flight. Poole Harbour, Dorset, UK. From the Middlebere side of the channel.

Avocets (Recurvirostra avosetta) in flight. Poole Harbour, Dorset, UK. From the Middlebere side of the channel.

Avocets (Recurvirostra avocetta) in flight (montage). Poole Harbour, Dorset, UK. From NT hide.

Avocets (Recurvirostra avocetta) in flight (montage). Poole Harbour, Dorset, UK. From NT hide.

Barn owl fledgling at the nestbox entrance. Arne, Dorset, UK. 14:35, 06/08/11. Taken with permission of the RSPB.

Young barn owls venture out of the nestbox. Arne, Dorset, UK. 22/07/11. Bright sunshine outside so didn't fancy sweating it out in the box perhaps. They are growing bolder every day but still staying very close to home.

Barn owl hunting from a tall perch overlooking a crop field. Arne, Dorset, UK. 04/07/11.

Barn owl returns to the nestbox at RSPB Arne, Dorset, UK. 27/06/11.

Male broad-bodied chaser dragonfly. 27/04/11.