Latest Sightings

Barnacle Geese: 3,000 around the reserve.

Whooper Swans: 107

High Tide 13:20  9.2m

Big tide today and a very strong wind could push ducks and waders close to the Saltcot Merse Obs.

A Warden will be at the Saltcot after the 11am feed.

Whooper Pond

Whooper Swan 107

Mute Swan 42

Greater Scaup 1♀

Pochard 1♂

Coot 1

Mallard 102

Tufted Duck 36

Wigeon 63

Oystercatcher 2

Folly Pond

Green-winged Teal 1 ♂

Teal 50

Wigeon 70

Shoveler 19

Shelduck 9

Mallard 7

Curlew 50

Redshank 35

Black-tailed Godwit 10

Oystercatcher 6

Avenue Tower

Teal 221

Wigeon 192

Mallard 4

Pintail 9

Tufted Duck 6

Whooper Swan 5

Lapwing 118

Black-tailed Godwit 1

Curlew 2

Oystercatcher 2

Roe Deer 3

Saltcot Merse Observatory

Barnacle Geese

Skylarks singing

Peregrine 2 (yesterday)

Merlin 1 (yesterday)

Hen Harrier 1♀(yesterday)

Peter Scott Trail

Water Rail 2

Avenues & Feeders

Reed Bunting

Yellowhammer

Sparrowhawk

Song Thrush

Mistle Thrush

Goldcrest

Treecreeper

Blue Tit

Great Tit

Coal Tit

Long-tailed Tit

Chaffinch

Goldfinch

Greenfinch

Linnet

House Sparrow

Tree Sparrow

Robin

Dunnock

Wren

Osprey & Badger Cam

We will hopefully be resuming Osprey Cam when the birds return from Africa in the Spring, and we are having trouble with our internet connection so badger cam will be up and running again as soon as we can fix it.

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Rare Bird Alert

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