Tawny Owl this morning in the meadow, M.Youdale © Copyright 2012 WWT Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 2 Wigeon 110 Tufted Duck 86 Canada Goose 100 Greylag Goose 4 Tawny Owl - sat in entrance to Owl Box Folly Pond Teal 300 Shoveler 10 Wigeon 70 Black-tailed Go
25 November 2012
Folly Pond Teal 300 Shoveler 10 Wigeon 100 Black-tailed Godwit 1 Snipe 25 Lapwing 3 Corner Field Teal 224 Wigeon 125 Black-tailed Godwit 20 Lapwing 40 Snipe 2 Teal Pond Teal 10 Wigeon 15 Gadwall 12 Tufted Duck 2 Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 70 Wigeon 100 Tuf
22 November 2012
Folly Pond Teal 300 Shoveler 5 Black-tailed Godwit 10 Snipe 10 Redshank 10 Lapwing 3 Corner Field Teal 224 Wigeon 125 Black-tailed Godwit 26 Lapwing 40 Snipe 2 Teal Pond Teal 10 Wigeon 15 Gadwall 2 Tufted Duck 2 Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 70 Wigeon 100 Tuf
19 November 2012
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 20 Wigeon 100 Tufted Duck 96 Canada Goose 100 Greylag Goose 2 Folly Pond Teal 300 Shoveler 1 Black-tailed Godwit 1 Snipe 10 Corner Field Teal 224 Wigeon 125 Black-tailed Godwit 26 Lapwing 40 Curlew 10 Snipe 2 Teal Pond Teal 10 Wi
18 November 2012
Whooper Pond WAXWING 1 (next to observatory) Whooper Swan 50 Wigeon 100 Tufted Duck 76 Canada Goose 100 Greylag Goose 2 Folly Pond GREEN-WINGED TEAL 1 (drake) Teal 300 Shoveler 1 Black-tailed Godwit 1 Snipe 10 Corner Field Teal 424 Wigeon 225 Black-tailed
15 November 2012
The North American green-winged teal is showing really well this morning right in front of the Folly Pond Hide. 960 teal, 174 wigeon, 40 shovelers also on the Folly pond making a great scene as the rain actually stopped for a while. A 9.9m tide is due to
14 November 2012
photo by Mike Youdale The North American green-winged teal is showing well on the Folly Pond, displaying with the rest of the male Eurasian teal. He is one among over 2,200 teal on the reserve today, spread over the Flood Ground, Corner Field and the Fol
13 November 2012
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 80 Wigeon 115 Teal 2 Tufted Duck 85 Canada Goose 100 Greylag Goose 4 Corner Field Teal 224 Wigeon 125 Black-tailed Godwit 17 Lapwing 140 Golden Plover 220 Curlew 6 Teal Pond Teal 10 Wigeon 15 Gadwall 2 Tufted Duck 5 Flood Ground
11 November 2012
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 40 Wigeon 103 Teal 10 Tufted Duck 677 Canada Goose 70 Greylag Goose 10 Corner Field Teal 200 Wigeon 100 Black-tailed Godwit 12 Lapwing 40 Teal Pond Teal 10 Wigeon 15 Gadwall 1 Tufted Duck 1 Flood Ground Teal 1400 Wigeon 350 Whoop
7 November 2012
Great news, three waxwings eating hawthorn berries in Saltcot Loaning today. Hopefully the first of many sightings of these beautiful Scandinavian migrants. They can turn up in any location that has berries, supermarket car parks are a favourite!
6 November 2012
The highlight today so far has been three Waxwings showing well along the Salcot Loaning oppostite the Silver and Gold Hide. Waxwing along Saltcot Loaning this morning. Photo by Reserve Warden Mike Youdale © Copyright 2012 Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 50
6 November 2012
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 71 Wigeon 111 Teal 5 Tufted Duck 70 Canada Goose 90 Greylag Goose 10 Corner Field GREEN-WINGED TEAL 1 Teal 225 Wigeon 100 Black-tailed Godwit 9 Lapwing 100 Teal Pond Teal 20 Wigeon 6 Gadwall 1 Snipe 1 Flood Ground Teal 600 Wigeon
5 November 2012
Two little egrest were showing nicely on the Folly pond this morning as was the cracking male brambling with the chaffinches on the feeder in the farmyard. 5,670 barnacle geese were counted from the tower with at least twice that in the Caerlaverock paris
26 October 2012
Whooper Pond Tufted Duck 60 Wigeon 20 Whooper Swan 2 Teal 1 Folly Pond Whooper Swan 104 (Post Roost) Teal 900 Shoveler 40 Mute Swan 15 Snipe 2 Wigeon 120 Teal Pond Snipe 1 Kestrel 1 Teal 4 Gadwall 1 Avenue Tower Teal 700 Wigeon 350 Shoveler 5 Lapwing 100
23 October 2012
Whooper Pond Tufted Duck 60 Wigeon 20 Gadwall 3 Teal 1 Folly Pond Teal 400 Shoveler 4 Whooper Swan 3 Mute Swan 5 Snipe 1 Wigeon 20 Teal Pond Snipe 1 Kestrel 1 Magpie 1 (still scarce here) Teal 4 Gadwall 1 Avenue Tower Teal 700 Wigeon 50 Pintail 4 Shoveler
22 October 2012