Cormorant and Little egrets by John Hewitt

Marsh harrier - 3 on marsh seen from Burton Point

Short-eared owl - 3 on marsh seen from Burton Point

Black-tailed godwit - 200+ on scrape

Curlew sandpiper - 1 on scrape

Knot - 1 on scrape

Jack snipe - 2 by reed bed screen

Water rail - 1 by reed bed screen

Siskin - flock of 15+ around Mere pools

Goldcrest - 1 by barn

Kingfisher - 2 over reception pool

Raven - 1 flew…

Curlew sandpiper by Anthony Lovatt

Peregrine - 1 hunting over reserve

Hen harrier - 1 over field behind scrape

Merlin - 1 over scrape

Sparrowhawk - 1 over scrape

Curlew sandpiper - 1 on scrape

Golden plover - 2 on scrape

Curlew - 1 on scrape

Ruff - 1 on scrape

Water rail - 1 by reception hide

Cormorant - 2 around Mere pools

Skylark - 42 flew over reserve

Greenfinch - 20+ on feeder by barn

Redpoll - 1…

Teal by John Hewitt

Marsh harrier - 1 hunting over reed bed

Sparrowhawk - 1 hunting over scrape

Curlew sandpiper - 1 by bridge screen

Ruff - 4 in front of Inner Marsh Farm hide

Golden plover - 1 on scrape

Redshank - 3 on scrape

Snipe - 3 on scrape

Water rail - 1 by reception hide

Blackcap - 2 on path to Inner Marsh Farm hide

Siskin - 1 on path to Inner Marsh Farm hide

Redpoll - 4 by barn

Greenfinch - 30…

Goldfinch and Greenfinch by John Hewitt

Merlin - 1 on fence post

Marsh harrier - 1 hunting over reed bed

Sparrowhawk - 1 sat at back of scrape

Spotted redshank - 3 on scrape

Curlew sandpiper - 1 on scrape

Ruff - 1 on scrape

Little stint - 2 on scrape

Water rail - 1 by reed bed screen

Tree sparrow - 2 on feeder by barn

Redpoll - 2 on path to Inner Marsh Farm hide

Greenfinch - 40+ in tree by barn

Cetti's…

Tree sparrow by Anthony Lovatt

Marsh harrier - 1 hunting over reed bed

Hen harrier - 1 seen on marsh from Burton Point

Peregrine - 2 hunting over scrape

Merlin - 2 seen on marsh from Burton Point

Sparrowhawk - 1 hunting over scrape

Curlew sandpiper - 1 on scrape

Pectoral sandpiper - 1 on scrape

Ruff - 1 in front of Inner Marsh Farm hide

Little stint - 2 on scrape

Golden plover - 41 on scrape

Redpoll - 1 by…

Little stint by Anthony Lovatt

Peregrine - 1 hunting over scrape

Marsh harrier - 2 hunting over reed bed

Hen harrier - 1 seen from Burton Point

Sparrowhawk - 1 hunting along pathway

Pectoral sandpiper - 1 on scrape

Little stint - 2 on scrape

Snipe - 6 on scrape

Black-tailed godwit - 100+ on scrape

Golden plover - 40 on scrape

Water rail - 1 in front of Inner Marsh Farm hide

Redwing - 4 on Burton Point

Spotted crake by Elliot Montieth

Marsh harrier - 2 hunting over reed bed

Spotted crake - 1 by reed bed screen

Water rail - 1 by reed bed screen

Jack snipe - 1 in front of Inner Marsh Farm hide

Snipe - 12+ on scrape

Golden plover - 32 on scrape

Pectoral sandpiper - 1 on scrape

Green sandpiper - 1 on scrape

Little stint - 2 on scrape

Greenshank - 3 by bridge screen

Black-tailed godwit - 100+ on scrape

Cetti…

Pink-footed goose by Anthony Lovatt

Marsh harrier - 2 hunting behind scrape

Peregrine - 1 hunting over reserve

Sparrowhawk - 1 flew over Inner Marsh Farm hide

Pectoral sandpiper - 1 on scrape

Little stint - 4 on scrape

Ruff - 6 on scrape

Snipe - 6 in front of Inner Marsh Farm hide

Water rail - 1 by reed bed screen

Golden plover - 6 in front of Inner Marsh Farm hide

Lapwing - 150+ in front of Inner Marsh Farm…

If you've visited Burton Mere Wetlands in the past couple of weeks, you'll have noticed that our site team has got rid of a fair amount of vegetation, and all for good reason. Al, our Warden, wrote this account of one of the days spent with a team of wonderful, willing volunteers.

"This morning truly felt like the beginning of Autumn. A freezing cold bike ride into work, hearing wigeon whistling through the…

Spotted crake by Joyce Rae

Well, the weather has most certainly changed in the last couple of days and Autumn is well and truly here. However, that means that there's literally thousands of birds gracing Burton Mere Wetlands now, including record numbers of some of our wildfowl as Helen has been reporting in her daily posts.

On Saturday we had a report of a spotted crake at the Reedbed Screen, photographed …

Morning mist by Helen B

Marsh harrier - 1 hunting behind scrape 

Peregrine - 1 flew over scrape

Pectoral sandpiper - 1 on scrape

Little stint - 3 in front of Inner Marsh Farm hide

Ruff - 2 in front of Inner Marsh Farm hide

Spotted redshank - 1 on scrape

Snipe - 3 on scrape

Water rail - 1 by bridge screen

Oystercatcher - 4 on scrape

Avocet - 1 on scrape

Pintail - 4 on scrape

Shoveler - 230 on reserve (record…

Greylag geese by John Hewitt

Marsh harrier - 2 hunting behind scrape

Peregrine - 1 flew over Inner Marsh Farm hide

Pectoral sandpiper - 1 on scrape

Green sandpiper - 3 on scrape

Little stint - 3 on scrape

Greenshank - 1 on scrape

Golden plover - 1 in front of Inner Marsh Farm hide

Ruff - 4 on scrape

Snipe - 4 in front of Inner Marsh Farm hide

Lapwing - 100+ on scrape

Cormorant - 1 fishing on reception poo…

Jack snipe by Anthony Lovatt

Marsh harrier - 1 hunting over reed bed

Sparrowhawk - 1 flew over Inner Marsh Farm hide

Teal - 4000+ around reserve

Pintail - 1000+ by Bridge screen

Little stint - 1 on scrape

Ruff - 3 on scrape

Jack snipe - 1 in front of Inner Marsh Farm hide

Common snipe - 2 by Marsh Covert hide

Pink-footed goose - 100+ flew over reserve

Kingfisher - 3 over Mere pools

Cormorant - 1 fishing…

Small tortoiseshell butterfly by John Hewitt

Marsh harrier - 1 hunting over reed bed

Sparrowhawk - 2 over Mere pools

Peregrine - 1 hunting over scrape

Pectoral sandpiper - 1 on scrape

Little stint - 2 on scrape

Greenshank - 4 on scrape

Spotted redshank - 1 on scrape

Ruff - 2 on scrape

Green sandpiper - 1 flew over scrape

Snipe - 3 on scrape

Lapwing - 300+ on scrape

Kingfisher - 3 over Mere pools

Barnacle…

Hoverfly by Dave Peate

Marsh harrier - 1 hunting over reed bed

Sparrowhawk - 1 over Inner Marsh Farm hide

Little stint - 1 on scrape

Spotted redshank - 1 on scrape

Golden plover - 4 on scrape

Lapwing - 200+ on scrape

Ruff - 5 in front of Inner Marsh Farm hide

Dunlin - 1 on scrape

Snipe - 14 in front of Inner Marsh Farm hide

Water rail - 1 by Mere pools

Kingfisher - 3 on Mere pools

Cormorant - 12 flew over…

Common darter dragonfly by Beth Eaton

Marsh harrier - 3 hunting behind scrape

Peregrine - 1 over scrape

Sparrowhawk - 1 over Inner Marsh Farm hide

Ruff - 7 on scrape

Little stint - 1 on scrape

Redshank - 1 on scrape

Snipe - 12 in front of Inner Marsh Farm hide

Green sandpiper - 3 by Bridge screen

Kingfisher - 1 on Mere pools

Cormorant - 2 by Mere pools

Yellow wagtail - 1 on scrape

Whinchat - 1 on fence…

Gadwall by Anthony lovatt

Marsh harrier - 2 hunting behind scrape

Green sandpiper - 1 in front of Inner Marsh Farm hide

Greenshank - 1 in front of Inner Marsh Farm hide

Snipe - 6 in front of Inner Marsh Farm hide

Ruff - 3 in front of Inner Marsh Farm hide

Lapwing - 80+ in front of Inner Marsh Farm hide

Cetti's warbler - 1 by Marsh Covert hide

Spotted flycatcher - 1 on pathway to Inner Marsh Farm hide

Kingfisher…

Burton Mere pool by Helen B

Marsh harrier - 2 hunting behind scrape

Peregrine - 1 over scrape

Sparrowhawk - 1 over scrape

Greenshank - 5 in front of Inner Marsh Farm hide

Ruff - 3 on scrape

Snipe - 10 in front of Inner Marsh Farm hide

Black-headed gull - 200+ on scrape

Lapwing - 200+ on scrape

Gadwall - 1 in front of Inner Marsh Farm hide

Wigeon - 2 on scrape

Great white egret - 1 seen from Burton Point

Kestrel by Anthony Lovatt

Sparrowhawk - 1 flew over reception hide

Little stint - 3 on scrape

Dunlin - 2 on scrape

Ruff - 3 on scrape

Greenshank - 1 by bridge screen

Snipe - 1 on scrape

Cetti's warbler - 1 by reed bed screen

Redstart - 1 by railway bridge

Wheatear - 1 on Burton Point

Kingfisher - 1 on Mere Pools

Green woodpecker - 1 on Burton Point

Yellow wagtail - 2 following cattle on scrape

Garganey…

Sunset over the reserve by John Hewitt

Marsh harrier - 1 hunting over reed bed

Peregrine - 2 hunting over scrape

Buzzard - 12 high over reserve

Sparrowhawk - 1 over reserve

Dunlin - 4 in front of Inner Marsh Farm hide

Little stint - 4 on scrape

Spotted redshank - 1 on scrape

Snipe - 11 on scrape

Ruff - 2 on scrape

Ringed plover - 1 on scrape

Lapwing - 40+ in front of Inner Marsh Farm hide

Barnacle goose…

Mere reflection by Helen B

Marsh harrier - 1 by Inner Marsh Farm hide

Peregrine - 1 over scrape

Sparrowhawk - 1 hunting over reserve

Spoonbill - 2 flew over reserve

Curlew sandpiper - 1 on scrape

Little stint - 2 on scrape

Dunlin - 7 on scrape

Ruff - 20 in front of Inner Marsh Farm hide

Curlew - 1 in front of Inner Marsh Farm hide

Snipe - 1 in front of Inner Marsh Farm hide

Green sandpiper - 1 in front…

Robin by Beth Eaton

Marsh harrier - 1 over reed bed

Green sandpiper - 1 on scrape

Ruff - 3 on scrape

Little stint - 4 on scrape

Curlew sandpiper - 1 in front of Inner Marsh Farm hide 

Snipe - 6 in front of Inner Marsh Farm hide

Greenshank - 3 by Bridge screen

Avocet - 4 by Bridge screen

Pintail - 4 on scrape

Kingfisher - 4 over reception pool

Green woodpecker - 2 flew over Marsh Covert hide

Migrant hawker dragonfly by Dave Peate

Marsh harrier - 1 over reed bed

Tawny owl - 1 roosting in tree around Mere pool

Little stint - 1 on scrape

Dunlin - 60+ on scrape

Curlew sandpiper - 1 on scrape

Green sandpiper - 1 on Bridge pool

Common sandpiper - 1 in front of Inner Marsh Farm hide

Greenshank - 2 on Bridge pool

Ruff - 25 in front of Inner Marsh Farm hide

Snipe - 4 on scrape

Pintail - 1 on Bridge p…

Kingfisher by Anthony Lovatt

Teal - 5000 approx. on reserve

Spotted redshank - 3 in front of Inner Marsh Farm hide

Ruff - 13 in front of Inner Marsh Farm hide

Dunlin - 1 on scrape

Little ringed plover - 1 on scrape

Snipe - 2 by Marsh Covert hide

Marsh harrier - 1 over reed bed

Raven - 1 over barn

Kingfisher - 2 over Mere pools

White wagtail - 1 by reception hide

Yellow wagtail - 4 on Burton Point

Meadow…

Swallows feeding by Beth Eaton

Peregrine - 1 flew over scrape

Sparrowhawk - 1 on island on scrape

Spotted redshank - 7 on scrape

Greenshank - 2 in front of Inner Marsh Farm hide

Ruff - 1 in front of Inner Marsh Farm hide

Black-tailed godwit - 150+ on scrape

Green sandpiper - 1 by Marsh Covert hide

Little ringed plover - 1 on scrape

Teal - 600+ on scrape

Kingfisher - 1 over reception pool

Cormorant - 2 fishing…