Blackthorn Blossoming
The Blackthorn flowers are looking lovely in full blossom at the moment. Other flowers are also in bloom such as the Primrose, and in the Wildlife Garden Pulmonaria, Daffodils and Aubretia. These plants are a vital early season nectar source for the queen bumblebees that are coming out of hibernation and are worth considering when planting up your own wildlife garden.
Elsewhere, the summer migrants are starting to make an appearance with two swallows around the yard just this morning and Ospreys seen in the area. They might regret that with the bitter northerly winds we have today!
High Tide: 12:24 8.7m
Opening times:
10am - 5pm every day except Christmas Day
Around the reserve:
Whooper Pond
Whooper Swan 27
Mute Swan 36
Canada Geese 1
Mallard 57
Tufted Duck 30
Teal 4
Wigeon 8
Moorhen 4
Oystercatcher 2
Cormorant 1
Folly Pond
Teal 41
Wigeon 5
Shoveler 30
Mallard 10
Oystercatcher 2
Redshank 7
Black-tailed Godwit 7
Shelduck 4
Moorhen 2
Black-headed Gull 2
Teal Pond
Mute Swan 2
Moorhen 3
Teal 2
Little Egret 8 - on bank of Back Pond
Avenue Tower
Mallard
Snipe
Shelduck
Teal
Shoveler
Wigeon
Gadwall
Pintail
Curlew
Lapwing
Golden Plover
Dunlin
Mute Swan
Whooper Swan
Barnacle Geese
Longhorn Cattle 2
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Pink-footed Geese
Barnacle Geese
Greylag Geese
Canada Geese
Peregrine
Merlin
Hen Harrier
Buzzard
Mute Swan
Shelduck
Mallard
Lapwing
Oystercatcher
Curlew
Little Egret
Great Black-backed Gull
Black-headed Gull
Common Gull
Herring Gull
Hebridean Sheep 12
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Yellowhammer
Bullfinch
Reed Bunting
Sparrowhawk
Coal Tit
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Robin
Blackbird
Chaffinch
Long-tailed Tit
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Treecreeper
Song Thrush
Great-spotted Woodpecker
Goldcrest
Webcam
The winter webcam is now showing the Whooper Pond during the day and the badger feeding area from 5pm onwards.
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