• Otterly Frozen
    RSPB Mersehead blog 26 th November – 3 rd December 2021 This week’s blog starts on a sombre note. A severe outbreak of avian influenza is occurring along the Solway Estuary with the internationally...
  • Otterly brilliant!
    It has been another fantastic week here at RSPB Mersehead, with clouds of geese frequently filling the sky, aerobatic flocks of lapwing, hoards of dabbling and diving ducks on the expanses of open water...
  • The Tiger and the Pottinger
    Mersehead Recent Sightings 15 th – 21 st June 2019 The merse (saltmarsh) is currently brimming with colour and sound. Ragged Robin and Lesser Spearwort are in flower whilst overhead the Skylark ’s distinctive...
  • Blooming Marvellous
    Mersehead Recent Sightings 18 th – 24 th March Lesser celandine is one of the earliest wild flowers to bloom and is currently peeking out from beneath the hedgerows at Mersehead. The petals of lesser...
  • The Mersehead Soundtrack
    Mersehead Recent Sightings 19 th – 25 th November On reserve this week we have had some really interesting sightings, which have included a Green-winged teal , a Snow bunting , 6 Little egret and a...