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Latest Sightings
5000 Barnacle Geese around the reserve. 74 Whooper Swans this morning. Folly Pond GREEN-WINGED TEAL 1 drake still Teal 200 Wigeon 200 Shoveler 13 Black-tailed Godwit 18 Redshank 4 Snipe 3 Sparrowhawk 1 Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 74 Greater Scaup 1 drake st
8 November 2013
Latest Sightings
7000 Barnacle Geese around the reserve. 88 Whooper Swans this morning. Folly Pond GREEN-WINGED TEAL 1 drake Teal 200 Wigeon 200 Shoveler 12 Lapwing 13 Black-tailed Godwit 4 Snipe 2 Barnacle Goose 20 Tree Sparrow 2 Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 88 Greater Sca
7 November 2013
Latest Sightings
6200 Barnacle Geese around the reserve. 59 Whooper Swans. Folly Pond GREEN-WINGED TEAL 1 drake Teal 200 Wigeon 400 Shoveler 20 Snipe 7 Black-tailed Godwit 39 Curlew 9 Lapwing 19 Barnacle Geese Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 59 Greater Scaup 1 drake Mute Swan 5
6 November 2013
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 150 Tufted Duck 60 Scaup 1 ♂ Wigeon 50 Shoveler 2 Mute Swan 45 Canada Goose 20 Folly Pond Black-tailed Godwit 20 Snipe 10+ Teal 130 Wigeon 350 Shoveler 10 Pintail 1 ♂ Flood Ground Teal 600 Wigeon 200 Shoveler 10 Saltmarsh Pe
5 November 2013
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 45 Tufted Duck 80 Scaup 1 ♂ Wigeon 100 Shoveler 2 Mute Swan 45 Canada Goose 20 Folly Pond Black-tailed Godwit 20 Snipe 10+ Teal 130 Wigeon 350 Shoveler 10 Pintail 1 ♂ Flood Ground Teal 1100 Wigeon 400 Shoveler 10 Goosander
3 November 2013
Latest Sightings
7500 Barnacle Geese around the reserve. 74 Whooper Swans. Folly Pond GREEN-WINGED TEAL 1 drake - American duck, rare visitor to the UK Teal 300 Wigeon 300 Shoveler 17 Redshank 8 Black-tailed Godwit 9 Snipe 6 Whooper Swan 10 - family with 7 cygnets Whoope
2 November 2013
Latest Sightings - Green-winged Teal still
Green-winged Teal still on the Folly Pond today - Quite a rare American duck. 7500 Barnacle Geese 69 Whooper Swans Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 69 Mute Swan 40 Greater Scaup 1 male Tufted Ducks Wigeon Folly Pond Green-winged Teal 1 male Teal Wigeon Shoveler
1 November 2013
Latest Sightings - Green-winged Teal
Green-winged Teal on the Folly Pond this afternoon, first seen around 2pm and still present at 5pm - This is an American duck which has probably been blown across the Atlantic on the strong winds we've been having recently! 52 Whooper Swans on the Whoope
31 October 2013
Latest Sightings
7500 Barnacle Geese around the reserve this morning. Over 50 Whooper Swans on the reserve and in surrounding fields. Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 48 Greater Scaup 1 male Mute Swan 40 Tufted Duck 64 Wigeon 52 Gadwall 1 Teal 1 Folly Pond Teal 260+ Wigeon 200+
30 October 2013
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 45 Tufted Duck 60 Scaup 1 ♂ Wigeon 80 Shoveler 2 Mute Swan 45 Canada Goose 60 Folly Pond Black-tailed Godwit 80 Redshank 2 Snipe 70+ Teal 130 Wigeon 350 Shoveler 10 Pintail 1 ♂ Flood Ground Teal 2100 Pintail 2 ♂♂ Wigeon
29 October 2013
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 25 Tufted Duck 60 Scaup 1 ♂ Wigeon 40 Shoveler 2 Mute Swan 35 Folly Pond Black-tailed Godwit 100 Redshank 2 Snipe 70+ Dunlin 55 Teal 130 Wigeon 350 Shoveler 10 Pintail 2 ♂♂ Flood Ground Teal 2100 Pintail 2 ♂♂ Wigeon 1
28 October 2013
Latest Sightings
7200 Barnacle Geese around the reserve - best places are Newfields Hide and Saltcot Merse as of 10am. 301 Whooper Swans feeding in a field with sheep along entrance road and flying around site. Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 3 Mute Swan 29 Canada Geese 40 Grea
26 October 2013
Latest Sightings
9,600 Barnacle Geese around the reserve today, mostly on the merse. 248 Whooper Swans feeding in a field along the entrance road and flying around site. Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 8 Greater Scaup 1 Mute Swan 28 Tufted Duck 40 Wigeon 40 Gadwall 2 Little Gre
25 October 2013
Latest Sightings
11,000 Barnacle Geese around the reserve today in various fields and on the merse. 140+ Whooper Swans feeding in fields along the entrance road, on the reserve and flying around the site. Folly Pond Wigeon 200 Teal 200 Shoveler 12 Black-tailed Godwit 9 W
24 October 2013
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 12 Tufted Duck 40 Scaup 1 ♂ Wigeon 40 Shoveler 2 Mute Swan 35 Folly Pond Black-tailed Godwit 120 Redshank 2 Snipe 70+ Dunlin 55 Teal 130 Wigeon 350 Shoveler 10 Pintail 1 ♀ Flood Ground Pochard 3 (scarce bird at Caerlaverock)
22 October 2013