Flowers bloom
The sun is shining, flowers are beginning to bloom and the birds are singing; it finally feels more like spring is on the way!
Whooper Swan numbers have dropped below 100 today, with some feeding off the reserve still. They will only be here for another few weeks.
Plenty of Barnacle Geese in the fields today, they will stay until early May, a bit later than the swans.
The wind made for an enormous high tide yesterday so much of the merse is now flooded. This could bring some of the ducks like Pintail in closer to our hides. The tide today will still be big, but without the wind it will not be as spectacular.
High Tide: 13:54 10.1m
Opening times:
10am - 5pm every day except Christmas Day
Named Whooper Swan arrivals:
YHS - Solway Siren
Lost Darvic - Hagar
YJL - Linda H
YSJ - Sheldon Whooper
ZVY - Orchid
YFS - Obi Swan Kenobi
Lost Darvic - Princess Layer
XLN - Gylfi
YFU - Magnus
YHV- Wowsie (+ 1 cygnet)
ZXJ - Ruth C (+ 4 cygnets)
Z6L - Rooby & Z7S - Bowie (+ 2 cygnets)
Z5N - Andy
YFB - Eric Anthony
YTC - Margaret Ruth
Z9F - Hendrik
APR - Elsie Barbara
YRG - Lucky Linda
ZJA - Annabel
YRS - Stephen
YSK - Countess of Boulogne
YFF - Solway Annie
ZXP - Mary
ZGT - Butterbur
YRN - Douglas Flintoff
YSF - Topsy
Lost darvic - Kate Two
Lost darvic - New York Lady
Lost darvic - Atty
Lost darvic - Renfrew
Lost darvic - Paisley
Lost darvic - Aspen
APC - George
YFP - Bekah Jo (+ 3 cygnets)
YHH - Lady Ela (+ 1 cygnet)
XKA - Eleanor
Z6R - Archie
YPH - McMurdoston
YTF - Odette
YPV - McNoo
ZKZ - Hector
Lost Darvic - Snoopy
YRH - Rufus
Lost Darvic - Silje
Lost Darvic - Blackbill Cupcake
Lost Darvic - Suzanne
Lost Darvic - T. J. Whooper
Lost Darvic - Whoopie
ZVA - Bonsai
ZFJ - Beryl
Around the reserve:
Whooper Pond
Whooper Swan 90
Mute Swan 30
Canada Geese 2
Mallard 50
Tufted Duck 30
Teal 7
Wigeon 40
Moorhen 6
Oystercatcher 2
Cormorant 1
Folly Pond
Teal 100
Green-winged Teal 1 male
Wigeon 80
Shoveler 40
Mallard 10
Oystercatcher 2
Redshank 30
Black-tailed Godwit 10
Shelduck 3
Moorhen 2
Teal Pond
Teal 10
Mallard 6
Wigeon 4
Oystercatcher 1
Gadwall 1
Tufted Duck 4
Cormorant 1
Moorhen 4
Avenue Tower
Mallard
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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