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2 years

Watching the starlings come in to roost is a great opportunity to see barn owls hunting! Who's excited for #murmuration season? 🙋 @BBCSpringwatch @ChrisGPackham #NaturePhotography (📸 by Beth Fox)

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The spectacle that just keeps on giving! Our #starling #murmuration was simply astounding again this afternoon - this vid of the #birds just before they went to roost barely does it justice. @UkStarlings @BBCSpringwatch @Natures_Voice

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2 years

What happens when you're sat #birdwatching in a hide and a hunting bird of prey flies in to join you? Find out in our latest blog post where our Site Manager Jarrod shares an unexpected interaction from earlier this week... @Natures_Voice Read it here:

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6 years

We can now confirm the fantastic news that #bitterns are breeding once again at Leighton Moss - a real #conservation success. Click here to read the story - Picture by John Bridges

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Classic conditions for a decent #murmuration this afternoon & the #starlings didn’t disappoint - wonderful views from Causeway. @UkStarlings @RSPB_N_England

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4 years

In these worrying times it's great to have some good news: last night we had 3 #bitterns booming! This is the first time that we've had 3 boomers since 1999. With more than 40 avocets here & #skydancing marsh harriers it's a great time to get out & enjoy the onset of #spring !

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7 years

Purple heron still on the reserve and seen by multiple visitors this afternoon. Bearded tits have shown brilliantly too. Pic by M Malpass

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7 years

Catch of the Day: Eyed Hawk-Moth (9th record for the reserve). What a cracker! @savebutterflies @BBCSpringwatch @BBCLancashire

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2 years

Our #volunteer Paula managed to get this shot of a #waxwing on her phone yesterday while the work party were busy coppicing up on Warton Crag - given how few there are around this year, lots of local #birders will be hoping this one stays put for a while!

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One of our visitors, Jeanie Lazenby, managed to photograph a rarity at Grisedale Hide this evening. This Squacco Heron is the first recorded sighting of this species in Lancashire for 93 years! Keep your eyes out tomorrow and please report all sightings back to the Visitor Centre

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6 years

Fabulous murmuration again this evening; included one dazzling white starling! #murmuration

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4 years

What a great way to start the day! Bumped into this lovely beast on the reserve this morning. #BarnOwl @Natures_Voice

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2 years

Well, this looks quite promising... 😉 The first #osprey to inspect our new nest platform was seen by lots of people visiting today! Even more saw it on the screen in the cafe! Fingers crossed this becomes a regular sight in the next couple of years. #builditandtheywillcome

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4 years

While preparing the hides to open, we were somewhat distracted by this little display right outside the window at the Eric #Morecambe Hide. This young #kingfisher was obviously still keen to be fed - not so sure the adult male was in agreement! @Natures_Voice

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2 years

After an absence of several weeks, around 30-40,000 #starlings displayed over the main reserve reedbeds this afternoon before settling to roost. Hopefully, this is the start of a regular pattern and we should see daily #murmurations for the next month or so!🤞 @BBCSpringwatch

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5 years

They may have taken their time but up to 100,000 #starlings are now roosting at Leighton Moss. Currently favouring the southern part of the reserve & Barrow Scout, they are best looked for from Grisedale or Lilian’s hides & the #Skytower .

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4 years

This cracking adult night heron was unfortunately in an area with no public access and close to sensitive breeding #birds in mid-June - so we couldn't put the news out at the time. Makes one wonder what else has been out there undiscovered! Photo by Jarrod Sneyd

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8 years

Male bearded tit spotted on the causeway this morning. Visit us during Autumn to try and see this beautiful birds! @Natures_Voice

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8 years

#WildlifeWednesday long-tailed tits form excitable flocks of up to 20 birds @RSPB_N_England @Natures_Voice

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4 years

Just like these ducklings, when visiting the reserve, please make sure you're following the signs around the one way system!

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5 years

It’s looking like the #murmuration may get going a little earlier this year - already c20,000 #starlings coming to roost at our Barrow Scout reedbeds. Watch this space! Pic from archive by Darren Andrews

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1 year

#Starlings heading into the reedbed to roost this evening. What a show!

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3 years

A great deal of work has gone into improving #bittern habitat on and around Leighton Moss in recent years and it continues to pay off - monitoring reveals at least FIVE males currently tuning-up! It's #Boom -time!

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9 months

Visitors in Lower Hide were treated to spectacular views of a Purple Heron at c7:20am this morning, seemingly posing for pictures for 30mins, before it headed towards Causeway. It has since been seen (c9:45am) flying across Causeway Pool, towards Lilian's Hide. (📸by M Jones)

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3 years

2 #bitterns booming loudly from the Causeway this morning. We're carrying out coordinated surveys in coming days to determine just how many are present on the reserve. Up to 5 have been heard so far, the greatest number since the early 1990s! #BoomTime Photo by Brian Howson

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5 years

Our wardening team had a nice surprise yesterday when they found this early spotted crake on an area of the reserve with no public access. After drawing a blank in 2018 let's hope we hear #singing birds this #spring !

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5 months

🎵 Waxwing... you make my heart sing... 🎵 These gorgeous northern nomads have been popping up all over the place as they range far & wide in search of berries & a flock of up to 17 #birds has been in nearby #Arnside in recent days. 📷 By Mario Chin (from archive) #Waxwings

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7 years

Great views from the Causeway Hide of one of our marsh harriers chasing an osprey today. Lots of happy faces in the hide!

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3 years

Born in Lancaster, Emily Williamson was the founder of what was to become the RSPB. There is a campaign to fund a plaque in Lancaster in honour of her - please donate below and help put this incredible woman & her legacy in the spotlight!

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6 years

It's boom-time at Leighton Moss! First booming bittern of the year heard last night and again this morning. Bring it on! #FridayFeeling #spring @BBCSpringwatch

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10 months

Did you see us on the brilliant Painting Birds with Jim and Nancy Moir earlier this year? If you missed it or want to see it again - tune into SkyArts on Sunday at 2pm: @SkyArts is a Freeview channel, no need to subscribe @ChrisGPackham @nancy_sorrell @JamesMoir10 #MorecambeBay

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2 years

Absolute scenes from the reserve this afternoon as c60,000 #starlings came in to roost - added to this awe inspiring spectacle was the sight of hen harrier, 5 marsh harriers & peregrine... wow! #murmuration Starlings by A Grubb Hen harrier: Andy Hay ()

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7 years

Has purple heron ever wintered in the UK? Looks like this bird might just set a new record! Showing well at Grisedale Hide this morning.

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1 year

Look at this stunning snap of a Morecambe Bay sunset, taken by our site manager Jarrod Sneyd on Monday evening. The Bay isn't just a beautiful landscape - it’s also designated as a Special Protection Area, a haven for declining species like redshank:

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4 months

More amazing #murmuration magic over the reedbeds this afternoon... @BBCNWT @GranadaReports #MorecambeBay

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2 years

This cracking common crane was in fields just to the north of the reserve today (between Silverdale & Arnside) before flying south toward Leighton Moss mid-afternoon. Keep your eyes 👀 peeled! Pic by Jarrod Sneyd

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3 years

Wonderful to see our first #fledged young marsh harrier emerging from the nest this morning! A little bit of a wobbly maiden flight but always a real treat to see. How many more will we spot in the coming days? #LoveNature #BabyBirds Pic from archive by Mike Malpass

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4 months

Nice to welcome @IoloWilliams2 and co to Leighton Moss today. Always a pleasure! #LivingTheDream

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Living the dream! Guiding for @Nature_Scotland at RSPB Leighton Moss @RSPBLeightonM

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Wow - what a day! Glorious sunshine ☀, #Waxwings by the visitor centre, Bearded Tits by the footpaths & c50,000 #Starlings came in to roost at dusk; they even did a bit of murmurating before settling down! #NotAnotherWaxwingPhoto #murmuration 📸 Waxwing by Jarrod Sneyd

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3 years

Wow. 3 #ospreys in one tree on the reserve yesterday (pic by Dave Dimmock). Not long ago this would have been totally unthinkable in #Lancashire ! Almost as good as the 6 #spoonbills (pic by Jarrod Sneyd) here today!

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7 years

It must be autumn; bearded tits have started using the grit trays, much to the delight of our visitors. Please report colour ringed birds.

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4 years

An amazing 11 great white #egrets fishing together on the Eric #Morecambe Pools today (along with almost 50 little egrets)! Incredible to think that this former rarity was first recorded at the reserve as recent as 2003 when it was only the 3rd #Lancashire record!

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7 years

Purple heron continues to be seen on the reserve. Best looked for from Grisedale Hide or in flight from the Sky Tower. Pic by @bradinho8

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4 years

Great news - there were two #bitterns heard booming on the reserve this morning. These lovely, calm bright mornings are perfect for listening out for this most unusual of #bird sounds & heralds the start of another nesting season! #spring #wednesdaymorning

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4 years

The least elusive water rail in the world? #DidntGetTheMemo

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5 years

A great morning at Grisedale hide today with at least 3 marsh harriers occasionally disturbing the good numbers of wildfowl (shoveler looking skyward!) - also close views of pintail, little grebe...Red deer stag with 4 hinds. Great nature moments 😀 Lots of snipe on pool edges.

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4 years

Yes! The Skytower is now open! Get a #bird ’s eye view of our stunning nature reserve here in beautiful #MorecambeBay !

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3 years

There's a whole lot o' booming going on at Leighton Moss right now as our male #bitterns are busy tuning up in an effort to appeal to the females. Read our latest #blogpost to find out more! #spring #lovenature Photo by Mike Malpass

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3 years

First #osprey of the year at Leighton Moss c12.30 today. The floodgates are open... @Foulshaw2 @LDBWSnews

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6 years

Catch of the day! This dazzling wood warbler was caught & ringed on the reserve this morning. What a cracker - imagine just how far this little sprite will fly to its tropical African wintering grounds! #TuesdayThoughts

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4 years

Stunner of a #starling #murmuration this afternoon. Activity from c3.40pm through to 4.15pm, c65,000 birds - best viewed from Skytower for the full eye-level experience or Causeway. Simply amazing.

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2 years

The Bay is one of the most special places in Europe for birds. Waders feed & rest here. It’s also a beautiful place for people to enjoy incl. a walk with our dogs. It’s best for the birds not to be constantly disturbed as they were by this dog, not under control, last night.

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2 years

Great to have our first #swifts of the year feeding over the reserve this morning - they came in with an influx of house martins. Always a wonderful sight! @LancasterSwifts @bandbswifts Pic by Chris Gomersall

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7 years

Purple heron present again this morning. Doesn't seem in to be in a hurry to go anywhere just yet! Pic by Paul Brady. @RSPBbirders

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2 years

It was a treat to discover this gorgeous common #lizard seeking shade from the blazing #sun ☀ behind the Visitor Centre today! These #reptiles are common locally along with slow worms (a legless lizard) but they're very rarely spotted on the reserve itself! @ARC_Bytes

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5 years

Eric #Morecambe Pools look like the #Camargue this morning! Dozens of little egrets feeding w/ spoonbill & GW egret plus tons of waders. Curlew sand there yesterday, so worth a look. Note: disturbance at Grisedale today for essential #habitat work. Pic by Martin Kuchczynski

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6 years

A couple of pics of today's spoonbill by #RSPB Wildlife Explorer Charlotte Cassidy - what a cracking bird! Thanks for the pics Charlotte.

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5 years

As anticipated, our first avocet arrived on the Eric #Morecambe & Allen Pools this morning. Spring is on its way - get out & immerse yourself in #nature ! #FridayMotivation Pic from archive by Mike Malpass

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1 year

We are thrilled to hear that @EdenProject has secured funding for Eden Project Morecambe! We are sure that the wonderful landscapes and rich biodiversity of Morecambe Bay will delight their visitors.

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1 year

Not only are the bitterns booming, but one individual is regularly being seen in the close by cut area from Causeway Hide. This bittern seems to be very happy to pose for photos - don't forget to tag us in your pictures if you're visiting this weekend! (Photo by Jarrod Sneyd)

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4 years

Get a load of this beauty! This Giant #Puffball has sprung up near our centre and is proving quite an attraction, particularly with our younger visitors! (adult human foot for scale...) #fungi #Mushrooms

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4 years

Beautifully evocative shots of yesterday afternoon's stunning #starling #murmuration courtesy of ace local snapper Darren Andrews. The spectacle is definitely best viewed from the Skytower at the moment! @UkStarlings

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3 years

It's been a bearded tit bonanza here today - lovely sunny conditions & lots of activity on the grit trays. Along with marsh harriers, whooper swan, bitterns & godwits galore it's an amazing time to visit! Pic from archive by Keith Kellet #Nature #birdwatching #Birding #Wildlife

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2 years

Lots of bearded tit activity this morning!

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7 years

#wildlifewednesday Nuthatches rarely venture far from the woodland they were born in! @RSPB_N_England @Natures_Voice

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5 years

#BabyBoomers ! Great news - 3 newly fledged #bitterns seen from Lower Hide this afternoon. Looks like our female did a grand job! @RSPBbirders

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6 years

Lovely evening last night and then afternoon today - on Morecambe Bay Special Protection Area. Bit of artistic licence with camera modes with the sunset - then spent time mesmerised by black-tailed godwits on Silverdale shore on today's falling tide.

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7 years

With us for record-breaking 10 wks but the purple heron has now departed. Seen heading high SW on Fri eve. It's been a treat. Pic M Malpass

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6 years

Evocative sounds of curlew over one of England's Special Protection Areas - Morecambe Bay from Silverdale this evening.

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9 years

we're super excited that our first avocets have arrived back at Leighton Moss @Leighton_moss #SignsofSpring http://t.co/0p8sSzE6si

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2 years

Ever changing Morecambe Bay. These boulders appeared just recently near Silverdale. Cord-grass is colonising the sand elsewhere; a sign that saltmarsh could return. Bird feeding areas change too. Wherever they are, they provide vital sustenance for birds like knot & oystercatcher

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Happy New Year from all at Leighton Moss! If you're planning a visit, PLEASE WEAR WELLIES! (It's a tad damp underfoot...) 🌧 👢 #Weather #NewYear2024 #Lancashire #Birdwatching #Nature

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3 years

Morecambe Bay is a Special Protection Area & Site of Special Scientific Interest for its bird interest. The saltmarsh pools host many of those special birds. They change every day - season, weather, tide. Great today with black-tailed godwit, ruff, knot & dunlin showing well

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5 years

From RSPB Warton Crag looking over Carnforth Marsh and Morecambe Bay Special Protection Area....The winter sun falls gradually over the sands - wow!

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3 years

As well as Leighton being full of wildlife, the Allen pool was a delight last night. Lovely light & clouds - calling redshank with pink-footed geese overhead - so evocative. Spotted redshank (3) as well. Finally, just before dark, a spoonbill dropped in & walked right in front!

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4 years

Big thanks again to @IoloWilliams2 for coming along & entertaining us y’day: if you couldn’t make it don’t despair, we have some signed copies of his fab new book ‘Wild Places UK’ on sale the shop! *while stocks last

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6 years

Ace shout-out from @ian_selfieking over the tannoy this morning at Lancaster train station: "All stations to Barrow-in-Furness - change at Silverdale for RSPB Leighton Moss and have a great day out!" Quality!

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8 years

Check out this stunning migrant hawker photographed on the causeway! #Wildlife #Wednesday @Natures_Voice @RSPB_N_England @Arnside_AONB

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4 years

First sand martin reported earlier today from Lilian's - plus 2 #bitterns booming mid-morning. It certainly feels like #Spring is on its way! #MondayMotivaton Pic from archive by Ben Hall

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4 years

With the annual 'gathering of the bearded tits' just around the corner, read our latest #blogpost to find out how we're providing opportunities to improve your chances of seeing these amazing rare #birds ! @BBCSpringwatch @Natures_Voice

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2 years

The #starling #murmuration was extraordinary this afternoon - 40 minute display over the reserve, best viewed from the Skytower. And at least a couple of us got ‘lucky’ with a gift from above… (tip: keep your hat on / hood up and your mouth closed while looking up in awe)

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6 years

Top #osprey action on the reserve in glorious sunshine today - much to the delight of many of our visitors! Plus swallows, lots of sand martins, chiffchaffs and of course marsh harriers and booming #bitterns ! Pic by Mike Malpass

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3 months

Whoosh!, “Wow”, “Amazing”. Last night the starlings came flooding in waves over the Visitor Centre and then delivered a murmuration spectacle from the Sky tower. ‘Dancing on clouds’ (not ice!). They dropped in to the right of the Sky tower. Incredible. Full points!!!

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2 years

Good morning from a sunny #Silverdale ! There’s so much to see - come and enjoy a day in #nature !

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3 years

Early mornings at Leighton Moss are just amazing. The first 3 images were early morning yesterday & the last is the light at just after 5 am this morning. Bittern booming, lots of warblers singing - grasshopper, garden, reed, sedge, willow - & blackcap & chiffchaff ....WOW!

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We have the first confirmed sighting of bearded tits using our grit trays @Leighton_moss . Over the next few weeks we can look forward to lots of sightings of these lovely birds! Photo credit: Richard Cousens. #Autumn #BeardedTits

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It's a great time of year! when BRITAIN'S BEST BITTERNS BOOM BEST IN BRITAIN'S BONNIEST BOG & the STARLINGS MURMURATE at the same time. As the days get longer, starlings roost later & our Centre opening hours will help going forward. From FEB 1st we go back to 5 PM for the spring

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8 years

#wildlifeWednesday Redwings are winter visitors and are the smallest true thrushes in the UK @RSPB_N_England @Natures_Voice

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5 years

Fantastic to be immersed in the #starlings experience (but under cover!). Birds started to come in between 3.30 and 3.40 pm again - moved to Jackson Hide to get closer and they were still swirling around (going around in circles?) until about 4.30 pm

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2 years

We heard our first #bittern 'mini-boom' this morning. A male was heard 'grunting' from the reeds to the south of the Causeway - these birds often start tuning up in advance of the full booming for which they're famous - how many will we hear this #spring ? Pic by Brian Howson

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4 years

#RSPB is committed to reducing single-use plastics & is at the forefront of significant change. Our members' mag #NaturesHome is posted out in a #compostable wrapper & we are increasingly removing plastic from our bird food packaging. Pop into our shop & stock up! #plasticfree

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4 months

The water levels are dropping slightly day by day (though you still need #wellies on most of the pathways) - it’s a fantastic time to see the otherwise elusive Water Rails, especially along the Causeway. #Birding @Natures_Voice 📸 by Jarrod Sneyd

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3 years

Despite my saying on @BBCLancashire this morning that #bitterns can be hard to see at this time of year - we’ve been getting amazing flight views just lately! Earlier today a pair were cavorting high above the reeds much to the delight of many visitors! @Gillylancs @Shigufta1

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5 years

Absolute scenes down the causeway this evening! Booming bittern, a gull calling bittern and 4 otters running towards me on the causeway!! Stunning sunset too!

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6 years

Incredible sight and sound of hundreds of black tailed godwits ferociously feeding in front of Lilian’s hide (with a couple of ruff and a bold water rail in the Warden’s newly cut areas at the front) #RSPBEcology

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6 years

Fabulous #bittern activity this evening: 3 gull-calling birds circling the reserve while a male boomed from the reed bed. A 5th bird was seen at Barrow Scout. Plus c10,000+ starling #murmuration & displaying marsh harriers. Wow!

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@RSPBLeightonM

3 years

Leighton Moss & Morecambe Bay is about BIGGER, BETTER more CONNECTED landscapes for ALL NATURE. This winter the warden team continued management to create varied structure & open space for flowers & rare butterflies - space for blue-moor grass & dog violets, both flowering now.

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@RSPBLeightonM

4 years

The #starling #murmuration was over the main reserve this afternoon, before the birds went to roost near Causeway. Skytower is probs the best place to look from for now, as you should see them wherever they go. Photo: copyright David Kjaer

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10 months

A Long-billed Dowitcher, visible yesterday from the Eric Morecambe Hide, has been reported again this morning from the same spot. (📸 by Kevin Eaves)

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@RSPBLeightonM

2 years

It has been a bumper week for bearded tit sightings on the grit trays, a sure sign of autumn. Red deer stags are have also been seen clashing antlers, warming up ahead of the rut. Who’s planning their weekend visit? (📸 by J Sneyd)

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