Mersey Basin Campaign Blog

Gaggles of Geese

WWT Martin Mere currently has 18,000 Pink-footed Geese on the Mere, almost 10 times as many as this time last year.  (This time last year there were only 1,900 of the Pink-foots on the site).

Maybe they have decided to fly in earlier this year to celebrate Mersey Basin Week!

However, it’s more likely that cold weather coming down from the Arctic Circle may be driving the birds south early. They are remaining on site most of the day creating a birdwatching spectacle at dawn and dusk (after 7pm) when the geese fly over the mere and create a mesmerising sound.

Pink-footed Geese migrate from Iceland to winter in the UK and they should soon be travelling further south; so the next couple of weeks may be the only time to see such a huge flock of geese at Martin Mere this winter.

MWH Mersey Basin Week 2007

MWH Mersey Basin Week 2007 is now officially underway - and for the first time, you can access a full list of events on our website. Click here to visit the events guide and see what's going on in your local area.

There's something for everyone this year, from litter-picking in Lancashire to conservation in Cheshire, and mask-making on Merseyside. So get out and about and enjoy your local water environments.

Check back on the blog later in the week to see how some of the events went.