Your recent sightings at Parkgate
Your recent sightings
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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 -
Reserve round-up: week commencing 13 May
Recent sightings Yet another fantastic week of wildlife! The wall brown butterfly has been showing well now on the reserve seen typically near the railway end but occasionally near the visitor centre. There have also been some azure and large red...
Posted 18 May 2019 by Megan B -
Reserve round-up: week commencing 29 April and 6 May
Recent sightings The end of April and beginning of May brought characteristically unsettled spring weather, but a flurry of notable birds. Swifts and a hobby were first seen at the start of last week, with sightings throughout the first week of Ma...
Posted 05 May 2019 by Dan Trotman -
Reserve round-up: week commencing 1 April
Recent sightings The scrape is still bustling with activity, with over 115 avocets pairing up for the breeding season. Black-tailed godwits are starting to change into their wonderful breeding colors, other waders include ruffs , oystercatchers ...
Posted 05 Apr 2019 by JakeP -
Reserve round-up: week commencing 25 March
Recent sightings Avocets continue to be the star attraction on the main scrape, but up to four Mediterranean gulls in amongst the vast numbers of black-headed gulls are great to see sticking around and will hopefully nest again. In addition to ...
Posted 01 Apr 2019 by Dan Trotman -
Reserve round-up: week commencing 11 March
Recent Sightings A windy and at times wet week has reminded us spring hasn't fully arrived, and the presence of small numbers of siskins , redwings and a merlin have reinforced the sentiment. However, avocet numbers continue to build, up to around...
Posted 16 Mar 2019 by Dan Trotman
Grid Reference: SJ2778 (+2km)
- Yellow Wagtail (Blue-headed - flava) (1)
- 25 Apr 2019
- Avocet (38)
- 14 May 2019
- Cetti's Warbler (3)
- 14 May 2019
