Your recent sightings at Point of Ayr
Your recent sightings
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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 -
Reserve round-up: week commencing 4 March
Recent sightings We're seeing increasing activity from the great egrets , being seen more on the wettest parts of the wet grassland area from the visitor centre and aroung the large ditch that is near the barn. The grey herons are still building...
Posted 10 Mar 2019 by Megan B -
Reserve round-up: week commencing 25 February
Recent sightings The week started with an influx of avocets at Burton Mere Wetlands, with 48 counted on Monday and numbers remaining steady through the week, mainly preferring the main scrape and offering great views from the visitor centre. As we...
Posted 02 Mar 2019 by Dan Trotman