Posted on 28th November 2011 by Tom Clare @ Martin Mere
We had the pleasure of hosting the North West Bird Watching Festival this weekend, and as normal with a high number of birders around we got some great records. So let’s start off with something that we definitely were [...]
Posted on 25th November 2011 by Tom Clare @ Martin Mere
With autumn supposedly over we would normally use this quiet time to sit back and reflect, upon this year’s migrants. However with such mild weather around, there is still the possibility of new birds into the reserve [...]
Posted on 23rd November 2011 by Tom Clare @ Martin Mere
Another quality day for any birders visiting the reserve. Difficult to call a highlight as you could choose from a number of different competing birdwatching experiences. Was it 1000+ Whooper Swan? Was it the excitement [...]
Posted on 21st November 2011 by Tom Clare @ Martin Mere
Six European White-fronted Geese dropped in at 2.15pm onto Plover Field yesterday with around 100 Pink-footed Geese. Also 4 Barnacle Geese with them. An early morning count showed that there are still 3,600 Pink-footed [...]
Posted on 17th November 2011 by Tom Clare @ Martin Mere
There are currently 1000 Whooper swans flying into the reserve everyday for the swan feeds at 3pm and 3.30pm. We will expect numbers to start creeping up even further throughout December and January, hopefully reaching a [...]
Posted on 16th November 2011 by Tom Clare @ Martin Mere
Five European White-fronted Geese with Pink-footed Geese were spotted yesterday morning with at least 3 Barnacle geese on the 14th . It’s shaping up to be an excellent autumn for interesting geese on the reserve[...]
Posted on 11th November 2011 by Tom Clare @ Martin Mere
Pretty murky conditions on the reserve for the past couple of days but plenty of activity nonetheless. Raptors in action included 3 Marsh Harrier, one with an unidentified bird (hopefully not Marbled Duck..) as prey [...]
Posted on 8th November 2011 by Tom Clare @ Martin Mere
A Marbled Duck was found 4.15pm with Common Teal from the Ron Barker Hide yesterday. It appeared to be fully winged and the assumption is that it will be the same bird that turned up on the Ribble on the …
Posted on 4th November 2011 by Tom Clare @ Martin Mere
Wild Svalbard Barnacle Geese migrate 3000km from Svalbard Island in the High Arctic to winter on Scotland’s Solway Firth, with thousands feeding at WWT’s Caerlaverock Wetland Centre. These magnificent animals [...]
Posted on 31st October 2011 by Tom Clare @ Martin Mere
The mild conditions of the last week have certainly been very busy in terms of the bird groups arriving on site. Some brilliant autumn birds are passing through, with flocks of Fieldfares and Redwings a constant sight and[...]
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