The Whooper Swan influx starts here.
There is something quite special seeing the first groups of Whooper Swan arriving at Martin Mere. As the season progresses it becomes more difficult to point to a group of swans flying in and say these birds have just come in from Iceland (via Scotland). We now have 29 birds on the reserve including 2 juvenile birds which is rather early for a family group. It's unlikely that we will have more than a few hundred here by the end of the month but watch this space...
A few of the 29 Whooper Swan now on the reserve.
More signs of autumn passage with a group of 5 Greenshank dropping in during a spell rain late morning in front of the Harrier Hide. The usual waders present included 600+ Lapwing, 30+ Ruff and 20+ Common Snipe.
