Your recent sightings at Mersehead
Your recent sightings
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Zero
RSPB Mersehead Recent Sightings 27 th October – 2 nd November 2018 A cold and frosty morning with temperatures dipping below zero. Initially, all is quiet on the reserve, then gradually the volume increases starting with Pink-footed Geese leaving...
Posted 02 Nov 2018 by Mersehead -
From birds to Butterflies
RSPB Mersehead Recent Sightings 20 th – 26 th October The week started off with a flurry of good sightings when, on Monday, a 1 st winter Marsh Harrier was seen hunting over the wetlands from Bruaich Hide, whilst from Meida Hide a Sparrowhawk and...
Posted 26 Oct 2018 by Mersehead -
A charm of finches
RSPB Mersehead Recent Sightings 13th-19th October A Busy week counting birds comes to an end at Mersehead as we had our 3rd coordinated Barnacle Goose survey as well as the 2nd Wetland bird survey and our first Winter Passerine Survey of the seaso...
Posted 19 Oct 2018 by Mersehead -
Mini-Murmurations
RSPB Mersehead Recent Sightings 6 th – 12 th October 2018 It’s wild and windy at Mersehead today as Storm Calum hits the reserve. Very different to the last couple of days when temperatures have reached a balmy 23 o C and Red Admiral and Peacock...
Posted 12 Oct 2018 by Mersehead -
Birds of a feather flock together
RSPB Mersehead Recent sightings: 29th September – 5th October 2018 Autumn feasting is very much on the cards for our feathered friends at this time, with many flocks gathering along our hedgerows and trails. Around 30 greenfinches were spotted on...
Posted 05 Oct 2018 by Mersehead -
They're back!
RSPB Mersehead Recent Sightings 22 nd – 28 th September The biggest news of the week here at Mersehead has been the arrival of the Svalbard Barnacle Geese on Tuesday morning when 38 birds dropped into the wetland. This is 13 days earlier than last...
Posted 28 Sep 2018 by Mersehead
Grid Reference: NX9256 (+2km)
- Tree Sparrow (0)
- 08 Nov 2018
- Water Rail (1)
- 05 Nov 2018
- Barnacle Goose (2500)
- 10 Nov 2018
- Wigeon (1)
- 10 Nov 2018
- Gadwall (4)
- 10 Nov 2018
- Pintail (250)
- 10 Nov 2018
- Shoveler (6)
- 10 Nov 2018
- Goldeneye (1)
- 10 Nov 2018
- Ringed Plover (11)
- 10 Nov 2018
- Dunlin (5)
- 10 Nov 2018
