• Winter wonderland
    Hi everyone, Well what a difference a week can make to think this time last week I was reading all the emails about the snow and reserve closures elsewhere in Scotland whilst sipping a pina colada...
  • Winter colours
    Recent Sightings 17 th -23 rd December It’s been a fairly quiet week at Mersehead and we’ve been getting lots of odd jobs tied up before the holidays begin. The predator fence has been strimmed...
  • Winter Moth
    RSPB Mersehead blog 4 th - 10 th December 2021 The Mersehead Reserve count saw 3066 Barnacle Geese , 1700 Dunlin, 314 Lapwing , 281 Teal , 118 Wigeon and 100 Knot being the most abundant species recorded...
  • 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...
  • Winter migrants
    RSPB Mersehead blog 16th October - 22th October 2021 The unsettled weather this week has enabled water levels to continue to rise with the most noticeable difference being the field outside of the visitor...