Your recent sightings at Parkgate
Your recent sightings
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Reserve round-up: week commencing 2 September
Recent Sightings Waders continue to steal the show, with regulars black-tailed godwit , lapwing , redshank, dunlin and big counts of snipe joined by ruff , greenshank , little ringed plover , green sandpiper , and common sandpiper plus small...
Posted 08 Sep 2019 by Dan Trotman -
Reserve round-up: week commencing 8 July
Recent sightings A wealth of waders have decorated the reserve this week, with the breeding avocets gathering for migration, lapwings and redshank joined by south-bound black-tailed godwits , a couple of greenshank , single common and green...
Posted 12 Jul 2019 by Dan Trotman -
Reserve round-up: week commencing 17 June
Recent sightings Well the weather has finally turned for the better! This, and the resulting receding water level has seen the return of the avocets to the Main Scrape along with lots of feeding black-tailed godwits , lapwings and redshanks . W...
Posted 23 Jun 2019 by Dan Trotman -
Reserve round-up: week commencing 27 May
Recent sightings A changeable week of weather meant a lot less activity from our colourful winged insects, but the birds once again did not disappoint. The three spoonbills are still present, and have spent a lot of time on Bridge Pool offering go...
Posted 30 May 2019 by Dan Trotman -
Reserve round-up: week commencing 20 May
Recent sightings A mostly bright and sunny week for us here. Lots of beautiful butterflies, dragonflies, damselflies and even a bat was seen during the day over the meres. Common lizards surprising some visitor appearing inside the Bunker Hide. So...
Posted 26 May 2019 by Megan B -
A quintet of herons makes the Dee feel like the Med
An incredible five different species of heron, some more commonly seen in the Mediterranean, have arrived at Burton Mere Wetlands this spring and are showing positive signs of breeding, which is very exciting! Here, our Site Manager, Graham Jones...
Posted 23 May 2019 by Annabel Rushton
