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Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese: 6,000 around the reserve. Whooper Swans: 151 High tide: 15:39 8.4m Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 151 Mute Swan 45 Mallard 290 Tufted Duck 40 Wigeon 135 Gadwall 1 Teal 40 Canada Geese 160 Folly Pond Green-winged Teal 1 ♂ Teal 200 Mall
12 December 2014
Record Breaking Barnie!
Oldest Barnacle Goose on record seen on the Solway! WWT has been involved in a long running research project into the Svalbard breeding population of Barnacle Geese that winter on the Solway Firth. In the early 1960’s the first birds were caught at Caer
11 December 2014
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese: 4,000 around the reserve. Whooper Swans: 140 High tide: 15:00 8.7m Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 140 Mute Swan 45 Mallard 290 Tufted Duck 36 Wigeon 135 Gadwall 4 Teal 40 Canada Geese 154 Folly Pond Green-winged Teal 1 ♂ Teal 240 Mall
11 December 2014
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese: 5,000 around the reserve. Whooper Swans: 101 High tide: 14:24 9.0m - with the gale force winds and sea swell this could be quite spectacular. Aim to get to the Saltcot Merse Observatory 2 hours before high tide. Whooper Pond Whooper
10 December 2014
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese: 4,000 around the reserve. Whooper Swans: 133 High tide: 13:48 9.2m Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 133 Mute Swan 45 Mallard 290 Tufted Duck 36 Wigeon 153 Gadwall 1 ♂ Teal 45 Canada Geese 126 Folly Pond Green-winged Teal 1 ♂ Teal 240 M
9 December 2014
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese Around 5,000 on the reserve from Farmhouse Tower Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 134 Mute Swan 35 Mallard 250 Tufted Duck 60 Wigeon 140 Teal 5 Gadwall 1 Greylag Goose 1 Canada Goose 70 Folly Pond GREEN-WINGED TEAL ♂ Teal 200 Wigeon 200 Shovel
8 December 2014
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese Around 4,000 on the reserve from Farmhouse Tower Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 108 Mute Swan 40 Mallard 300 Tufted Duck 50 Wigeon 180 Teal 5 Gadwall 1 Greylag Goose 1 Canada Goose 70 Folly Pond GREEN-WINGED TEAL ♂ Teal 200 Wigeon 200 Shove
7 December 2014
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese: 7,000 around the reserve. Whooper Swans: 97 High tide: 11:54am 9.3m Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 97 Mute Swan 45 Mallard 76 Tufted Duck 25 Wigeon 128 Gadwall 1 ♂ Shoveler 5 Teal 8 Canada Geese 11 Greylag Geese 6 Folly Pond Green-wing
6 December 2014
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese: 7,000 around the reserve. Whooper Swans: 145 High tide: 11:12am 9.1m Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 145 Mute Swan 46 Mallard 260 Tufted Duck 46 Wigeon 160 Gadwall 1 ♂ Teal 11 Shoveler 1 Canada Geese 87 Greylag Geese 1 Folly Pond Green-
5 December 2014
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese: 5,000 around the reserve. Whooper Swans: 114 High tide: 9:31am 8.6m Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 114 Mute Swan 42 Mallard 290 Tufted Duck 62 Wigeon 270 Gadwall 1 Teal 9 Canada Geese 50 Greylag Geese 11 Folly Pond Green-winged Teal 1
4 December 2014
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese: 5,000 around the reserve. Whooper Swans: 114 High tide: 9:31am 8.6m Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 107 Mute Swan 42 Mallard 290 Tufted Duck 62 Wigeon 270 Gadwall 1 Teal 9 Canada Geese 50 Greylag Geese 11 Folly Pond Green-winged Teal 1
3 December 2014
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese: 7,000 around the reserve. Whooper Swans: 92 High tide: 8:30am 8.2m Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 92 Mute Swan 42 Mallard 288 Tufted Duck 62 Wigeon 265 Gadwall 1 Teal 9 Folly Pond Green-winged Teal 1 ♂ Teal 240 Mallard 16 Wigeon 550
2 December 2014
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese Around 4,000 on the reserve from Farmhouse Tower Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 85 Mute Swan 40 Mallard 140 Tufted Duck 65 Wigeon 130 Teal 5 Gadwall 1 Greylag Goose 1 Canada Goose 70 Folly Pond GREEN-WINGED TEAL ♂ Teal 200 Wigeon 200 Shovel
1 December 2014
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese: 5,000 around the reserve. Whooper Swans: 93 High tide: 17:22pm 8.5m Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 93 Mute Swan 54 Mallard 190 Tufted Duck 62 Wigeon 155 Gadwall 1 Teal 8 Canada Geese 42 Folly Pond Green-winged Teal 1 ♂ Teal 240 Mallard 1
29 November 2014
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese: 5,000 around the reserve. Whooper Swans: 107 High tide: 16:18pm 8.8m Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 106 Mute Swan 54 Mallard 190 Tufted Duck 62 Wigeon 155 Gadwall 1 Teal 8 Canada Geese 25 Folly Pond Green-winged Teal 1 ♂ Teal 240 Mallard
28 November 2014