Once again the weather has caught us again and just after all of our pools defrosted, they are frozen solid once again. It makes for beautiful pictures but sadly the wildfowl don't agree and head off the reserve to the free flowing rivers and estuary. The only ice free pond again is our Whooper Pond where the swans are doing a fantastic job in keeping it free.
Whooper Pond
Whooper Swan 109
Mute Swan 50
Wigeon 1100
Tufted Duck 50
Canada Goose 110
Greylga Goose 9
Avenue’s
LESSER REDPOLL (not that common here)
Yellowhammer
Reed Bunting
Brambling
Tree Sparrow
Fieldfare
Song Thrush
Treecreeper
Coal Tit
Saltmarsh
Hen Harrier 1
Merlin 1
Geese
Barnacle Goose 800 (due to snow and heavy frost most are on the saltmarsh areas)
Pink-footed Goose 5,000 (at dawn)
Whooper Pond & Badger Cam
Dont miss our live feed from the Whooper Pond and Badger Webcam!! During the day the camera points out onto the Whooper Pond, then come 5pm, the camera is moved so you can watch our badgers feeding. http://www.wwt.org.uk/visit-us/webcams/caerlaverock-badgers
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