Your recent sightings at Saltholme
Your recent sightings
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Lap Lap Lap Lap Lapwing Lay a little egg for me
Hello, It has been quite some time since I last wrote a blog, this is because I have been busy helping with surveys around the site. This week has been a bumper week in terms of monitoring with lots of exciting animals being seen around the reserv...
Posted 13 Jun 2018 by Residential Volunteers -
Spoonbill, Cranes and Ringed Plovers RSPB Saltholme 7th- 13th of April 2018
Hello, It’s been a while since I have written a sightings post for RSPB Saltholme. The run up to the breeding season has proven to be very busy as we prepare the reserve for all things great and small. This week has been a special one for sighting...
Posted 13 Apr 2018 by Residential Volunteers -
Mole Hills and Knitted Creatures
What a week at Saltholme. It’s been wet and windy with a touch of snow thanks to storm Fionn. With the amount of water increasing so has the abundance of mole hills. Now on a walk down to the Saltholme Pools hide, you will notice the shear...
Posted 22 Jan 2018 by Residential Volunteers -
Important notice - Reserve Closure 19/01/18
Due to the icy weather we've taken the difficulty decision to close the the reserve for today. The paths are incredibly icy and whilst our team are out gritting it's just not safe for our visitors to be out on the reserve. The Visitor Centre, cafe...
Posted 19 Jan 2018 by Craig -
Weird going ons at Saltholme
Hello and happy new year! There has been some weird and unusual sightings this week at Saltholme. Yesterday I had a little walk around and noticed a variety of animals and creatures great and small located around the lake side path. Two green...
Posted 12 Jan 2018 by Residential Volunteers -
What colour is this ?
Like many terrestrial birds that come here for the winter, numbers of brambling vary each year according to the availability of their food. They breed in sub-arctic areas and breeding success has been linked to the abundance of Geometrid moths (th...
Posted 08 Jan 2018 by Dean H
Grid Reference: NZ5023 (+2km)
- Avocet (3)
- 18 Jun 2018
- Tree Sparrow (10)
- 16 Jun 2018
- Little Ringed Plover (1)
- 14 Jun 2018
- Shelduck (1)
- 18 Jun 2018
- Gadwall (6)
- 18 Jun 2018
- Shoveler (2)
- 18 Jun 2018
- Common Tern (8)
- 18 Jun 2018
- Pochard (5)
- 18 Jun 2018
