Latest Sightings - Friday 19th October - Whooper Swan families arrive

Plenty of Barnacle Geese around the reserve this morning and an influx of Whooper Swans overnight. We now have 58 on the reserve. This includes 3 family groups; with two cygnets, five cygnets & a massive family with eight cygnets. Well done those parents!

Family of Whooper Swans with 8 cygnets this morning

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

Around the reserve:

Whooper Pond
Whooper Swans 28 adults 1 cygnet
Mute Swan 16 adults 6 cygnets
Canada Goose 6
Mallard 115
Teal 6
Wigeon 24
Moorhen 7
Tufted Duck 24

Folly Pond
Whooper Swan 14 adults 15 cygnets
Mallard 10
Teal 400
Wigeon 70
Shoveler 20
Greylag Goose 1
Black-tailed Godwit 6

Teal Pond
Wigeon 3

Avenue Tower
Great White Egret 1

Mallard
Teal
Shoveler
Wigeon
Gadwall
Pintail
Curlew
Mute 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 9

Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Redwing
Reed Bunting
Sparrowhawk
Coal Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Treecreeper
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.

https://www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/caerlaverock/experience/webcam/

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