• Winter is Here
    RSPB Mersehead Recent Sightings 1 st – 8 th January 2021 With temperatures forecast to reach -7 o C tonight, winter has finally arrived in Dumfries & Galloway. Throughout the Christmas break, the weather...
  • Ice Ice Baby
    RSPB Mersehead Sightings 16th – 20th January 2023 It has been a cold week here at Mersehead and our wetland birds have been struggling to find any wet land with most of the reserve being frozen over...
  • Not Seen You Here Before?!
    RSPB Mersehead Recent Sightings 29 th May – 4 th June 2021 Sunhats and sun cream were suddenly required this week as temperatures soared to 23 o C. These high temperatures will accelerate the development...
  • Buzz Around Town
    Mersehead Recent Sightings 8 th -14 th June 2019 Sightings from our visitors this week include Whitethroat, Linnet, Sand Martin, House Martin and Swallow . A Sparrow Hawk appeared right outside the...
  • Make Hay While the Sun Shines
    Mersehead Recent Sightings 6 th – 12 th July 2019 With high pressure and temperatures of 20 o C forecast for the next couple of weeks, the hay mower has been retrieved from the depths of the machinery...